Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-23

present. to distribute the presents on
the Christmas tree among the litsls
ones.
Toys and al holiday goods sold at
cost price and nice present free TO
every customer this evening at
Beecher's new store.
Don't miss the last Offering Of the
year, pair Of overgaiters Tree with
pair of ladies' or gents shoes from
$3.50 up. Dolly Bros.
Ribbon counters at McCabe's are
frequently lined with customers
three deep, variety unequaled. prices
the lowest on record.
Everybody should see the grandest
display OF choice dressed meats,
poultry, and game ever shown in the
three cities at Il. Tremann's Sons.
II you will drop into Bleuer Bros.
you will soon convince yourself that
it is worth your while to trade there.
A grand array Of jewelry novelties.
The Beth book, BY Sarah Grand.
author of "The Heavenly Twins"
one Of the popular new books; price
cut to IS cents at B. Champion & Co.
At HiIinger's you will find line
OF horsemen's supplies that are OF .
high grade, while the prices are down
low. Make your purchases Of him.
The Mignonette Card club met
with Mrs. Hardy Hetter last evening.
Mrs. Henry Holdorf won first prize
and Mrs. Rutledge the consolation
prize.
The hat and furnishing goods
store of W. B. Cousins Of 224 and
226 Brady street. Davenport, o.
signed yesterday under chsttel mort.
gage for $4,000.
The celebrated Camp Greek soft
coal. union mined, for sale at Smith
& Schillinger's, 1921 Second avenue.
Use it once and you will have no
other. Tel. 1898.
The Rock Island meat market is
one OF the busiest places In the city,
gay in holiday trimmings and fancy
meats. Just the place to get your
Christnas turkey and oysters.
C. p. 3. Williams and o. d. Tracy,
who have been in the three cities in
the interest Of the Fraternal Tri.
bunes, left last evening for their
home at Grand Island, Neb.. to spend
the holidays.
A poor camera is too dear at any
price. Fiebig keeps only such cam
eras as he can guarantee to make
pictures like samples. Dry plates
and photo supplies Of all kinds in
stock. Prices way down.
To accommodate the holiday rush
Postmaster Thomas has arranged 10
have the mailing and stamp windows
OF the poetofice remain open until 9
O'Clock tonight. and until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow evening.
A genuine bargains one pound
box OF French chocolates and bon
bons, only IS cents. Compare j.
with those candies bearing highs
sounding names at 40 and so cent
per pound. The White Palace OF
Sweets. r
See the Florentine cut goods at
Champions. Busts of Milton, Shake.
speare. Wagner, Beethoven and
others, only 81; smaller ones at 25
and So cents. Reynolds Cupids IS
cents, the Angel Choir SO cents.
Many others at low prices at Cramp-
tons.
1t has now been practically settled
that Mrs. Christine Bshrens will, a.
announced few days ago would
probably be the case, be brought
back to Davenport from Anamosa
Penitentiary to testify for the state
in the prosecution Of Henry Bendt.
beginning next Monday.
One Of the happy events of Christ
mas week will be double wedding
In Rock Island in which two sisters
will marry two brothers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hsnsgen having issued invi-
tations for the marriage Of their
daughters, Amelia w. and Matilda
c., to Victor H. and Hugo o. leu.
scher. respectively, at their home,
s4S Twentieth street, at 8 p. m. next
Sunday afternoon.
Zee Mcmahon thinks he 10 carving
an over abundance Of avoirdupois.
He las gone into training to reduce
1t. Bright and early every morning
now he can be teen out walking in
the outskirts OF the city, clad in .
sweater and cap. His trainer is
Davey Tobin. It's pretty chilly
work, Zee says. but he contends 10
the only remedy for bringing down
ones weight.
Here 10 the way one Illinois ex.
change puts it: when you talk
about there being better state than
Illinois. every potato winks ito eye,
every cabbage shakes its head, every
beet gets red in the face, every oat
field is shocked. every onion gets
stronger. the rye strokes its beard,
the corn'pricks up its ears, and every
foot Of ground kicks"
The 18th annual ball Of Island City
lodge No. II, Brotherhood OF Rail-
road Trainmer, will be held Christ.
mas eve at Armory hall. The event
will signalize the reopening OF the
hall. which has been provided with .
new floor, toilet rooms and other con-
veniencsss9 . FIRST class ball room.