Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-17
TOWN TOPICS.

iiouobs Otkhub. 1Ottcus music
house.
Bissell's carpet sweepers at J. W.
Stewards.
Initial silk handkerchiefs rs cents.
The London.
Free oxtail soup at Henry Hancq's
Saturday evening.
Barney & Berry skates. q large as
sortment, at j. w. Stewards.
Division Supt. w. G. Bessler, Of
the c., u. & O., is in the city.
When in need of q timer call on
II. T. Siemon, 1916 Third avenue.
listers others claim to be worth
e12. selling at $3.50, our price $3.50.
The London.
BOYS and children's suits aud over.
coats one-third and one-half of at
Goldsmith'e.
Silk suspenders, one pair in a box,
plain and embroidered, rs cents up.
The London.
We have the stock and the lowest
prices on mandolins, guitars and
violins at Totten's music house.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Wells have re.
turned from their visit with H. G..
Ashbaugh and family at Esu Claire,
Wis.
Army and navy wool half hose for
men, worth Is cents, for Saturday
only. 8 pair for IS cents. The Lon
don.
Free dance at Tom Van Hecke's,
Twenty.second street and Fourth
avenue Saturday night. Music by
the band.
""Billy Baker. the pollution. is in
town from Springfield. Union.
Talk about billiards., how does that
strike your
DR.. j. C. Silvis is recovering nicely
from his recent operation, as his
friends will be pleased to learn. He
will not be able to be about for some
little time yet, however.
w. b. Mcintyre left last night for
Chicago to meet George w. Perkins,
third vice president Of the New York
Life Insurance company. Of which
Mr.. Mcintyre is representative.
New picture holdings, dainty and
artistic, the best as we'll as the
cheapest obtainable. at r. Champion
& Co.'s book store. Tribune frames,
limited quality for Is cents. includ.
ing glass and mat.
The arrest Of Wife Murderer Chris
Merry, and his accomplice Smith. at
Princeton, KY, relieves the tri-cities
Of the unpleasant suspicion that
they may be in hiding hereabout.-.
Davenport Democrat.
All are invited to attend our holt
day reception Dec. Is, from l to
p. m. Come and see our establish.
ment and have q cup Of Cucuta coffee
free. Washburn-Hslligan Coffee
company. 115 East Second street,
Davenport.
The governor of Iowa has com.
muted the sentence OF Richard Stein.
ecke Of four months in the Anamosa
penitentiary for attempting to shoot
his father, to four months in the
Scott county Jail, owing to the ma.
ture Of the crime.
Mrs. C. c. Coyne, of Port Byron,
has received letter from Mrs.
George Z. Merryman, who is in
Chicsgo, In which the latter states
that she will likely leave for the
Klondike with Capt. Knaack and
party in the spring.
"Klondike isn't in it," exclaimed q
citizen who was cleaning the walk in
front Of the place where he is en-
ployed. to q passerby this morning.
But just at that instant there was a
roar on the roof. and Q section OF
snow slid of, and the observer was
free forever from the temptations OF
q sinful world.
The small boy has brought spar
row heads to the city clerks Office in
the past few days as follows: Guy
Butler 81. jake Morton 20, Harry
Oblweiler 40, Arthur Schmitz 10.
Juno Brunswig IL, Blaine Bledso 81,
Anthony Fassnachs IS. Bert Charles
IL, Paul Bartholomew Is, Ralph Rob.
erts 16, and Otto Letter II.
General Manager j. F. Lardner, Of
the Tri-City Railway company, is in
Chicago comforting with the direc.
tors Of the company with reference
to the Objectionable Burlington
switch. pertaining to which the coun.
Gil recently reconsidered its action.
The matter may be arranged with
the C., b. & 2 road while he il
there.
A real estate exchange took place
yesterday between L. s. McCsbe and
Supervisor James W. Betty. OF Bowl.
ing, whereby the former becomes the
owner OF the e!atter's fine stock farm
OF 400 acres, situated four miles
south OF Milan. Mr.. Betty receive.
In return q residence in Davenport
and the MoCabe farm near Champion
Station in Henry county.
The Klondike social given at Me.
mortal hall last evening by the La
dies Aid society Of John Morris
camp. S. Of ". was largely attended
and Melted q neat sum for the society,
An entertaining program was car.