Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-24
TOWN TOPICS.


Eberhart tunes pianos.
Indiana block at McKown's.
Lees Little Gem is the best broom.
Good roll butter 30 cents o pound
at Longs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McHugh
spent yesterday at Dubuque.
When in need of . timer call on
Il. 7. Siemon. 1916 Third avenue.
A station for long distance tele-
phone is being installed in the Har-
per.
Go to Richter's for useful and ap-
preciated Christmas gifts, 2l9 West
Second street, Davenport.
Mrs. L. ?. Stremmel and daughter,
Ruth, have gone to Warsaw, ILL.,, to
visit over Christmas with relatives
A pretty necktie in neat box
makes pretty Chrirtmas gift, at
Richter's, PIG West Second street,
Davenport.
All who enjoy the good things OF
life will find the best dinner OF the
season at the Delmonico restaurant
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. s. Kenield, and
little daughter Ruby, arrived from
Chicago last night to spend Christ.
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Sweeney
For Christmas presents see the
pretty neckwear and shirts, caps OF
suspenders in neat boxes, at Rich.
ter's, PIG West Second street, Daven.
port.
l.. F. Pealer, Of the Ffaternal
Tribunes head Offices, leaves this
evening for his home at Wyoming,
lows, to spend the holidays with his
folks.
MIR. and Mrs. L. 4. Cable, Misses
Fannie and Josephine Cable and Ber
Cable, of Chicago, will be Christina
guests at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Buford.
Rev. Philip Hahner. OF Warsaw
is filling the pulpit of the German
Methodist chur"h during the visi,
of the pastor. Raw. F. ii. HOLMAN
in California.
Fresh chocolates and bon bons this
evening. Oae pound box only rs
cents. Good Is some dealers ask 60
cents for ct the White Palace Of
Sweets.
Try Smith & Schillinger for you,
hard and soft coal. Our Camp Creel
soft coal is the best in the state and
is union mined. Office 1921 Second
avenue. Tel. 1898.
The Rock Island meat market i:
one of the busiest places in the city
gay in holiday trimmings and fancy
meats. just the place to get your
Christmas turkey and oysters.
Bob Long, Of Davenport, and
Charley Bell, Of Iowa City, are
booked for .'go" at Claus Groth
hall next month. The 1O-round
glove contest between Hayes Muhs
and Buck Hoffman Wednesday night
resulted in draw.
THE ARGUS has received a neat and
much-to be- appreciated Christmas
souvenir in the way Of an artistic ar.
rangement OF snap shot photos about
Rock Island and vicinity. the work
OF Miss Emma Fiebig. The views are
admirably taken, a particularly sue.
cessful accomplishment being the
photographing and reproduction OF
Barnum Il Bsiley's circus parade in
motion on Second avenue.
Gertrude Boggs, Carrie Hansen,
Aobie Roe. Zoe Blocker. Pea RI Davis
Mabel Sangren, Lola Taylor, Lulu
Albrecht and Paul Nicholas, of the
sixth grade. Building No. /, pre-.
sented their teacher, Miss Lucy
Coyne, with a box of candies and
fruits yesterday afternoon. The
children had also decorated Mis-:
Coyne's desk in the school room with
flowers. and carried out their plar
neatly and successfully.
Quite a number of Mai HAYES
force in the Woodmen head Offices
will spend Christmas out of Rock
Island. Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Ogden
left this morning for Greenville, ILL.,;
Will A. Myers goes to Somonauk
Miss Margaret Ward to Aurora; l.
l.. Sewers to Monticello, Iowa; c. S
Quayle and wife, M. T. Stevens
Miss Denault, Ed Dade, Miss Myrtle
Dade and Miss Harriet Fay to Full
ton, and Joseph McCrory to Charles
ton, Ill.