Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-05
CITY CHAT.
itch THE ARGUS wants.

McIntyre-Reck Co. this evening.
Merrill pianos. Totten music house
The best broom-Lee's Little Gem
j. E. Montrose returned to Chi
csgo last evening.
Howard mandolins and guitars
Totten's music house.
Hosiery and underwear this even
ing at McIntyre-Reck Co.'S.
Have your pianos or organs tuned
and repaired BY W. G. Totten.
Quit wanting what you want. W.
want you to use Argus wants.
The Players are to appear at Har.
per's theatre tomorrow evening.
Postmaster j. F. McNabney, oil
Hampton, was in the city today.
Mrs. DR.. j. De Silva is GONZALES
cent after an illness from the grip.
Every department full of bargainl
at McIntyre-Reck Co.'S this evening
Delicious turkey lunch at the Pa.
ci6c sample room, 31O6 Fifth avenue,
tonight.
E. j. Carroll. postmaster of Brad
ford, ILL.,, is visiting in the city for 9
few days.
Turkey lunch at the Pacific sample
room, 3l06 Fifth avenue, thit
evening.
Mason & Hamlin pianos and or.
gans at Totten's music house, 1918
Second avenue.
W. F. Zimmerman sells new pianos
from $3.50 upward. 209 West Sec
ond street. Davenport.
The stage Of water at the Rock Isl.
and bridge this morning was 60, and
falling; the temperature So.
The Emerson pianos are sold only
by w. +. Zimmerman, 2O9 West
Second street, Davenport.
Furs, cspes, cloaks, manufactur
er's prices. Repairing done at once
Richter & Sons, Davenport.
Owing to the advance in the price
Of wheat, bakers are compelled te
sell bread at 5 cents per loaf.
Capt. and Mrs. Harrington, o.
Geneseo. are visiting at the home Of
their son, F. X. Harrington, on Sew
enth avenue.
Great array Of Christmas bargaini
at Eckhart's. Opportuniti.s thai
should not be passed by. See his ad
on page eight.
A new business will be opene d
next week on Eighteenth street.
wonder what it isp Between FRS,
and Second avenues.
The ferry Augusta went into win
ter quarters this afternoon. The j
P. Gage will attend to business alone
until navigation closes.
The ladies Of the Broadway church
will have their annual oyster supper
and Christmas sale next ThursC q
evening in the church parlors.
W. F. Zimmerman sells the Steck,
Sohmer and Emerson pispos at the
lowest prices and on easy pay men,
to suit purchaser. Davenport.
Henry Rinck, the enterpIising ton
soralist has added two bath tubs tc
his parlor at 1434 Seventh avenue
He charges only Is cents for baths.
Rev. E. H. Lovett, of Calvary Bap
tist church, Davenport, will speak
on the 'Perils of Manhood" at to.
m.orrow afternoons meeting at the
) Y. NJ. G. A. at $3.50.
Rock Island is to have a new in.
dustry. Morrison & Dolly, the enter
prising jobbers, having decided tc
add cigar making department t.
their establishment.
Prof. f. E. Sparks, Of the Chicago
university. is to confer with peopl,
interested in university extension
work at the First Baptist church q,
8 O'Clock this evening.
As the bridge is now open tn,
Vienna Steam bakery is ready to FL
all orders in the line of baking at
days notice. Telephone So. H
Korn & Sons, S17-319 Harrison street
Davenport.
Joseph Dietz will serve a Crane
opening lunch at his new saloon
northwest corner of Twelfth stree
and Seventh avenue, this evening
His friends and the public in genera
are cordially invited.
The Rock Island postoffice civil
service board conducted the semi
annual examination at the city coun
ell cham Der for clerks and carrier
this morning. There were FIVE can
didates under each class.
The Mckinley club has new quar-
ters in the Masonic Temple. where i
has leased the three rooms formerl,
occupied by the Sun accident asso
citation. The club has meeting to
night to permanently organize.
The finance and sewer committee
held another joint meeting at tn
city hall last night, but adjourne'
without forming q report of tn
T~enty-fourth street storm drail