Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-25
CITY CHAT.

NJ q 4. tomorrow-Davenport.
Simon pure s. for so cents. NJ.
& K.
Visit Peoria, second city in the
state.
John Lloyd, of Galssburg. is here
on . visit to his folks.
1t now reads NJ. & K, Davenport.
Is well as Rock Island.
The board of supervisors met in
special session this afternoon.
Large fancy strawberries. three
boxes for rs cents at Beecher's.
See Peoria in the hustle of every
day business. All stores open.
Children's suits half price-M. &
KS Davenport store-tomorrow.
President r. B. Cable, OF the Rock
Island road, was in town yesterday.
Take your bike to Peoria Decora-
ton day. B. 1. & P. will carry it
free.
Ksrler Bros for perfect carpet and
feather cleaning. III Seventeenth
street.
$3.50 to Peoria and return Satur-
day. Decoration day. via b. I. & P.
railway.
All Davenport are elated over the
NJ. & X. big store, which is to be
opened tomorrow at 9 q. m.
Take your lunch basket to Peoria
Saturday. Special provision for pic
nickers in the park pavilions.
Bicy slists, watch for q new de.
parture tomorrow. Something that
should interest every wheelman.
1t is now conceded that M. & X.
will continue to wear the crown as
the king Of clothiers of the tri-cities.
Commencement concert at August.
ana tomorrow night. Reserved seats
50 cents at Augustana Book Concern.
At precisely 9 O'Clock tomorrow
morning NJ. & X. will open the
doors Of their new Davenport store.
Beecher will sell you the Best on
Record -four. Gold Medal, Maud s.,
or Psttit's Best -four at only $1.15
sack.
Be on hand at 9 o'clock and get in
with the first crowd at the M. & K.
Davenport store. which opens tomor-
row. Simon pure dollars for 30
cents.
Contractor Larkin has commenced
the excavation operations for Scott
county's new Jail building at Daven-
port.
Hurrah for the NJ. & K. big new
Davenport sore. which opens tomor-
row.. G. Simon's dollars for 80
cents.
There will be a United Presbyter-
ian excursion to this city on Decora-
ton day from Burlington, Monmouth
and vicinity.
Commencement concert at Au-
gustana tomorrow night. Re-
served seats IS cents at Augustara
Book Concern.
j. s. Streeper has published q neat
time table folder for the Rock Island
& Peoria railway. It will be made
monthly sffair hereafter.
Trinity Improvement guild meets
at the residence Of Mrs. George Frys-
niger, in South Rock Island, Wednes-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Good for NJ. & K-they are the
people who never miss an opportun-
ity to serve the public with Simon
pure s. for SO cents. Tomorrow is
the opening day in Davenport.
Mayor Medill's proclamation des-
'gnating Saturday. May 20. as Deco
ration day, the calendar day COM
ing on Sunday. appears in this issue.
Poor Simon pays the loss; Nj. &
KS friends get the benefit. This
grand new stock of clothing and fur
nishing goods to be sacrificed at an
average of half price.
Says Davenport lady: 1--WE are
delighted that the NJ. & K. are locat.
ing here; it is a long felt want-a
first class clothing store. which we
know the M. & K. will give u.s."
Take your little ones to the First
Baptist church next Friday evening.
May %. that they may enjoy the
May festival to be given by her
majesty, the queen of May, accom-
panied by her attendants. fairies,
flowers and seasons. Admission 10
cents.
It's q great hit NJ & X. are max
ing in Davenport; it's the talk of the
town, the people are all enthusiastic
over it. and why shouldn't they be?
It's not an everyday occurrence
that one has an opportunity of buy
ing brand new. high grade clothing
at half price.
Joseph Gross. q plum Der for Baker,
Mcneil & Sess er, Of this city. was
doing some work for his firm in
Moline yesterday when he was
placed under arrest. Not having a
license to do plumbing in Moline is
the charge against him. He is hav.
ing his trial this afternoon.
Tomorrow Rock Islands hustling
clothiers, NJ & K, will embark in
their Davenport venture, and many
from this city will doubtless avail
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