Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-20
TOWN TOPICS.

Hynes sells skates.
Lees Little Gem is the best broom.
NeCkwear. Sommers & La Velle.
Watch The ARGUS for holiday bar
gains.
Pocket books and card cases at
hingsbury's.
Newest neckwear in boxes SO cents.
Sommers & La Volle.
Christmas cards, booklets and col.
endars st Kingsbury's.
Fancy broken mixed candy cents
a pound st Young g. McCombs'.
Barney e. Berry skates, q large as
sorsment. at j. w. Stewards.
Buy your cut glass and save %
per cent at Young & McCombs'.
Miss Esther Roscnfeld returned
from Chicago Saturday evening.
When in need of timer call on
II. I. Siemon, 1916 Third avenue
Dolls, sleds. Christmas trees and
all kinds OF Christmas toys at
Mitseh's.
Attractive display OF pen knives,
carvors. razors, nut picks, etc., ct j..
w. Stewards.
Bedroom ruites and iron beds at
cost, at Spicer's, 4lO West Second
street, Davenport.
A great variety of combination
bookcases and writing desks at Gle
mann & Salzmann's.
Agent l.. II. Greer, OF the Milwau-
kee. left this morning for Beloit,
Wis, on o business visit.
George b. Sudlow returned home
Saturday evening from Ann Arbor
university for the holidays.
A varied assortment Of swell styles
in Christmas hats at very low prices
may be seen at Mrs. La Franz's.
Guuthor's best candies worth so
cents a pound, let-out-ssle price 50
cents pound at Young & McCombs'.
Fifty new styles rockers for
Christmas. Prices always the lowest
at Spicor's, 40 West Second street,
Davenport.
Capt. and Mrs. +. Blunt enter.
tain their tri-city friends at their
home at Rock Island arsenal Wednes.
day evening.
Misses Florence Mixter and Alice
keator reached home from school at
Washington. ID. c., Saturday night
for the holidays.
Chris Rasmussen aud Miss Andrea
Louisa Peterson. both of Moline,
were married Saturday afternoon by
Justice o. f. Cramer.
Adam DE Graft, half witted negro,
formerly OF the three cities, was found
dead iu the snow at Cedar Rapids
the other morning. He had frozen
to death.
Bescher has pu. in lire of TOYS,
glassware, chinaware, hosiery, hand
kerchiefs. towels, tablecloths, under
wear, overalls, shirts, etc. to be sold
very cheap.
Mrs. William Fee was surprised at
her home Saturday afternoon by "a
members OF Mayflower Camp No.
l0l, il. n. A. The hostess received
several fine presents.
Beecher has decided, on account of
getting late start fer the holiday
trade. to sell all toys, fancy cups
and ssucers. albums, etc, at cost
price rather than to carry them over.
They are starting movement in
Davenport: to induce the supervisors
to pat an elevator in the court house
:here. This is one Of the advantages
that the Rock Island court house was
provided with ut the start.
The Rock Island Stove works shut
down Saturday night for two weeks
for Inventory. The company will
probably establish big branch
house in Kansas City socn, with
George B!akesley in charge.
Farmer Martin Burns, the wrestler.
arrived from Big Rock. Iowa, this
morning, and tomorrow night he
meets Ed Anterior in the catch-as-
caseh-can wrestling match at Har.
per theatre. e.. The match promises to
be one Of the flnost exhibitions {,
science and strength ever presented
in Rock Island.
The Sterling Standard saws the
members Of company G, |. n. e,
OF Dixon. have received their paw
for the time they put in at Fulton
during the last riot there.
Evidently the state awaited
making the payment until it was
seen ii tie company would not he
sent over there sgain during TIE
posto flee row.
General Manager J. F. Lardner, OF
the Tri-Cjty Railway company. has
returned f.om Chicago where the di.
l. =.