Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11

cheapest prices. Economical buyers
see our slippers. The Boston.
Slippers make good Xmas gifts
see ours. Well save you money and
give you good values. See our 60
cent line Of mems. The Boston.
Mrs. G. P. Frysinger. 7O5 TWEEN
tieth street, entertained q party OF
lady and gentlemen friends from the
three cities at euchre last evening.
You can tell a good thing when
you see it. can't you? Well. see our
splendid all wool blue kersey over
coat at 50. 80. Sommers & La Velle.
Evangelist Nesbit speaks at the
United Presbyterian church tonight
on Aud Peter" His sermon last
evening was heard by . large audi
ence.
The Mckinley banquet and liter
airy and musical entertainment for
the benefit of the Second Baptist
church will be held this evening at
Killers hall.
Take advantage of our overcoat
sale on extra heavy frieze ulsters, in
black and oxford. worth SIS for $40
Buy now while We have all styles
SO to A. The London.
Ladies. remember we have Just the
thing you want for q gents present.
We cater to the wants of men. A
house full of new fresh up-to-date
goods. Stewart, the halter.
Lot of working shirts worth IS
cents, for Saturday only Is cents.
Only rs dozsn in this lot. Don't
kick if you are not in time to buy.
Only two to a customer. The Lon
don.
The iris around the doves neck,
the peacock's iridescent beauty and
the rainbow tints are all reproduced
in the folds of the new novelties in
neckwear just received at Stewards,
the halter.
Mrs. s. B. Edison, Mrs. Lloyd
Chandler and the Misses Lucy,
Blanche and Charlotte Buford, who
have been summering at Geneva,
Switzerland, have gone to Nice,
France, to spend the winter.
A musical and literary entertain
ment was given at the Aiken street
chapel last evening by the South
Rock Island Boys brigade. The en-
tertainment was well patronized. an
excellent program being carried out.
Contractor Larkin has ordered the
marble necessary to complete the
court house, and he SAWS the work
will not be retarded in the least bv
the bad faith of MIR. Ellis. the man
who had the contract for furnishing
this material.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Industrial Relief society
will be held at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon at the old No. 8 school
building. A full attendance is de-
sired, as business of importance
must be transacted.
The organ recital at the M. F..
church tonight. to be given by Prof.
Bodfors, of Augustana college, as
sisted by Mrs. Lund and Mr.. Will
son, cannot fail to please you. 1t
will be the finest of the season. You
cannot afford to miss it.
just received a carload OF fancy
china at 50 cents on dollar. Fancy
china pitcher Is cents. bon bon boxes
% cents. cracker jars 40 cents. worth
81 rs; Hsviland chop dishes only 81,
fine china spoon holder Is cents. and
many other bargains only at Young
& McCombs'.
Persons who have visited Young &
McCombs' candy manufacturing de-
partment. presided over by j. w.
Linn, are delighted. Everything is
so clean and neat. and the materials
which they saw M. Linn so deity
combine and transform into delicious
CONNECTIONS, are so pure, that the
prospect of munching them was in
deed alluring.
The directors picked the right man
exactly for secretary. Mr.. Dusin-
berre combines all the requisites,
from the affable host and prince Of
entertainers to the capacity for
discharging expeditiously the ardu-
Gus duties. routine and otherwise,
that will become part and parcel of
the secretary's lot. Here's to Sec
rotary Dusinberre!
Col.W. R. King, in charge of the
river engineer corps. was taken sud-
denly ill at his office in the new
postoffice building this morning aud
was driven to his home in the
suburbs. In response to a telephone
message to his house, The ARGUS
received assurance this afternoon
that he was feeling much better and
that he was simply suffering from
an attack Of malaria.
"Say. old boy. I have a splendid
joke to tell You on Jim. The other
evening we were invited out to .
friendly game Of cinque. After look.
ing over our wardrobe we came to the
conclusion that our best suits we're
scarcely good enough for good So
ciety, so down town we skipped, and
the FIRST place We dropped into Jim
jumped into q suit Of clothes for
which he coughed up SIS. I thought
the price rather steep these hard
| times and told Him 40 hrt 49,,