Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-24
The weather We May Have
Showers tonight and Wednesday.
Today's temperature 70.
JIM. SHERIER, Observer.
CITY CHAT.

Buy one-a Kinshi{ cigar.
Butter 12l cents at Maucker's.
Spring chickens at Hess Bros.
Strawberries at Longs tonight.
Lees Little Gem is the best broom.
Use L. b. Strayer's aerated milk.
Summers 4 Co. for gasoline stoves.
Summers 4 Co. for Blue Flame oil
stoves.
For reliable fire insurance call on T..
j. Burns.
Summers Il Co. for stove repairs,
322 Twentieth.
Refrigerators, best made, $3 up, at
McCabe's annex.
Pier No. Z Of the Crescent bridge
has been completed.
Plenty of Strawberries at Hess
Bros this evening. "a
Have Summers & Co. clean and re-
pair your gasoline stove.
Telephone W. G. Maucker for lar
of butter for II! cents per pound.
Postmaster George Metzger is now
in charge of the Davenport postoffice.
Window screens, adjustable, the
good kind, II cents each, at McCabe' s
annex.
Business property, residence prop
erty and lots for sale in all parts of
the city by 4. j. Burns.
Remember that Miss Byrnes is pay
ing special attention to children's hats
and ladies' fine dress hats.
Capt. Townsend, the new engineer
in charge of the river improvement
Office here, is expected tonight.
Special expert demonstration War
ren's featherbone at McCabe's this
week. Waists boned free of charge.
The Tri-City Railway company
placed another handsome vestibule
car on the Elm street line this MORN
ing.
Notice the special prices on wash
dress goods for this week in McCabe' s
ad. Extra salespeople to care for the
rush.
If you want Il good secondhand
cook stove for summer kitchen, call
on Summers Il Co., 322 Twentieth
street.
Some good Rock Island real estate
to trade for eastern Nebraska, north
ern Iowa or southern Dakota prairie
land. Reidy Bros.
The new running arrangement of
cars on the Bridge line was inaugur-
ated this morning, and the plan gives
general satisfaction.
Bosin Wilson and Miss Dora Ken
drick. both of this city. were mar
ried last Saturday by Rev. j. W.
Washington, pastor of the Second
Baptist church.
The work of completing the double
track from here to West Liberty is
progressing rapidly by the Rock ISL
and. Construction forces are pro-
ceeding both ways from Wilton juno
ton.
Those sudden showers of last night
came without the knowledge of the
weather bureau, but now that they
are here, Observer Shericr seems dis
posed to advertise them for an indeii-
mite engagement.
Rev. Father Greve, pastor of st.
Mary's church, Moline, has been en-
tended call to st. Joseph's church
in Peoria. Father Greve has been in
Moline % years. The congregation
Is endesvoring to have Father Greve
remain.
Thirteen-cent gold band china
plates Z cents each, l0-cent borated
talcum powder 3 cents, 10-cent
granite iron pie plates 4 cents,
felt window shades. all colOrs, cents
each; other snaps" in the ad., page
five. McCabe Bros.
Lewis +. Damon, Of this city, and
and Miss Mae Proper, of Tiskilwa,
were married Sunday afternoon at
the parsonage of the First Baptis,
church by Rev. G. +. Taylor. The
groom is conductor for the Tri-City
Railway company.
The Rock ISLAND ARGUS states that
there is no doubt that the levee i'm.
provement at that city will be put
through this summer. The plan is
quite extensive. and will effect larg.
change in the appearance of the river
front of our sister city.-Davenport
Democrat.
Capt. o. Z. Mckinley, Capt. J. NJ
Burns and William Bledsoe left thi.
afternoon for Clinton. where the,
were joined by Capt. j. G. Moore
and at 3 O'Clock tomorrow morning
they leave for San Francisco direct