Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-14

Stties ~ sHSSiAA ss4S this VSNAs <sO
reserve. Hinrichs Crockery com.
psny. Davenport.
Fire early this morning damaged
the Armour packing house at Front
and Perry streets. Davenport, to the
extent Of $500.
Black board on easel S3Il6 inches,
With lessons, z TO Q tonight, one to
. customer. for only l2i cents.
Young q McCombs.
Remember the bargains that Mrs.
Lafranz IL making on her Christmas
hats. They ere the best bargains
ever offered In the city.
II your stoves need repairing leave
orders with X. g. Summers, SIS
Tseniieih street, and your orders
viii receive prompt attention.
Owing to the storm last night
lstiss' fancy edge handkerchiefs, Is
10 IS cent values, at cents again at
7:so this evening at McCabe's.
II you've sead MeCsbe's big bill
you will know that each afternoon
this week ct 8 o'clock they sell Pep
erell L enc brown muslin at 81 cents
. yard.
Look over Il. Champion & Co.'S
stock OF art goods before making
your Christmas purchases. The
goods were never SO pretty and
cheap.
Iiyou've read MoCabe's big bill
you will know that at 10 O'Clock each
day this week they will sell 100
pounds wrapped c,ramels at s CENTS
q pound.
just the thing for Christmas gift,
aglass covered box containing sus-
penders, carriers and arm bands, at
Richter's, 2l9 We.t Second street,
Davenport.
The last lecture OF the University
Extension course will be given In the
High school assembly room Thurs
Thursday evening. The subject
will DO "Stories as o Mode OF Think.
ing"
The monthly meeting Of the Asso-
ciated Charities. which was to have
beea held last evening, was post
poned until Saturday evening at ESQ
at the rooms In Masonic Temple
building.
p. I. Holland, a young man resid-
ing on Thirty. eighth street. says he
has hen which has set the pace for
laying two eggs . dsy-a. least that
Is the record she made last Sunday,
hs claims.
II is now said In Moline that Su.
pcrvisor 7. A. johnson has with
drawn from the contest for the re.
publican nomination for sheriff and
entered the field for county clerk.
There certainly should be something
done for johnson.
The Moline Dispatch holds tha,
when the board Of supervisors and
the law come in collision at is o sad
day for the law" Indeed that is so.
The letting Of the contract for the
furniture for the new court house
was q striking case in point.
George W. Eckert, proprietor Of
the Maucker house. left last nigh;
over the Rock Island road for Hills.
boro, Tex. whittier he is sent by
Sheriff Hemonway to identify the
man under arrest there on sus.
picion Of being Thomas c. Dnffy.
For the Christmas and New Year
holidays, the Chicago. Milwaukee &
ST. Paul railway will sell excursion
tickets 90 all stations within a dis
;ance OF 200 miles at o fare and one
third for the round trip. tickets &c
be cold Dec. "a, IS and 81 and Jan
1. Return limit up to and includ
ing Jan. 4.
| The reading room and dispenssry
Of First Church Of Christ, Scientist
rwenty-third street, between Sew
enth aud Ninth avenues, are opel
daily except Sunday from 2 to 4
and Sunday evening from Z to 9. al
Christian Science literature on sale
sud q competent practitioner in OF
tendance for treatment OF the sicl
who are able to pay little or nothing
| Last evening occurred the fifth oil
the Tour Through England" serie
ries q eutertsinment at tn,
Broadway Presbyterian church. 4.
vas entitled "a Pilgrimage {,
Shahespcare's Birthplace and Tomb.
Theodore 5. Blskesley told Of 9TH
Ride From London to S.ratiord.on
Avon" Mrs Frank Mixter read ,
sketch Of Shakespesre's life; Mrs
Pail Mitchell gave q reading from
Shakespeare, and Mrs. II. ii. Cleave
land read an essay on Great Liter
AIRY Lights Of the Eiizs5ethan Age.
A number Of siereopiicon view
illustrating the scenes treated o
were given. The musical program
consisted Ct piano duets by Misse
Robbins and haverstick, and q violil
solo By Miss Tina McNevin will
piano accompaniment by Miss BESSIE
Bowlby.