Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-05


Young & McCombs' tonight.
A beautiful and useful souvenir
with each dozen cabinet photos, at
popular prices. at c. E Smiths stu
dio, opposite Harper house.
Hess Bros. have just received car
load of fancy Minnesota Burbank pO-
latoes. Now is the time to secure
something nice for winter use
Popular prices on all photo work
at C. Z Smiths studio. A beautiful
and ornamental souvenir with each
dozen cabinets. Opposite Harper
house.
When others fail to get your watch
to run right, or not to give satisfac-
ton, bring it to Brookman. the TWEEN
tieth street jeweler, as he guarantees
all his work.
Bring the babies and children to
Smiths studio for their pictures be-
fore anything happens them. You
will always be glad that you did. OPP
posite Harper house.
Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Miller's GloYine. 1t is not = liquid,
leaves no odor and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. For sale
only at Harper house, pharmacy.
Saloon license renewals: Sidney
Pearson. Albert Owen, F. Gross, P. p.
Siemon, Henry Kirdorf, Evo De
Muynck. Chris Schatz. Herman Bank
er, c. c. Kroeger, Christian Vogel,
August Webbing.
Pay no attention to cloudy days
when wishing to pose for portraits at
Smiths studio. Rapid working in
struments and a light built for the
purpose overcomes the difficulty.
Opposite Harper house
Special sale all next week. Organs
must 90. We are overstocked with
them. Now Is your chance to get an
organ cheap. Call and select one for
Christmas. You can buy one for 10
cents per week at BOwlby's.
Mandolins and guitars. special sale
next week. Big cut in prices. Now
is your chance for bargain. Prices
from So to 800. Select one now
while they are low for a Christmas
present. 20 to select from at Bowl
by's.
The Davenport, Rock Island &
Northwestern Railway company has
filed its answer at Davenport to the
for an injunction restraining the rail-
road company from building tracks
across its property on the river front.
Accompanying the answer is motion
for dismissal.
The sad news came from Butte
City, Mont, this morning of the
death there of Henry Hardin, who
was born and raised in Rock Island
and who moved away from here Is
wears ago. He leaves with his wife
two sisters, Mrs. Peter Schlemmer
and Mrs. Joseph Hitler, of this city.
The deceased was well known in Rock
Island, and many will grieve 10 know
of his death.
Charley Searle made 4 speech to the
republicans of the First and Second
wards at Stodd : hall. on Ninth street,
last night. He did not attract a very
large audience, but with the assist
ance of the favorable atmosphere he
succeeded in warming up, and deliv-
ering one of his old time pyrotech
nical spread-eagle "spiels." B. +.
Knox was also on deck, and said
| few words to jolly the faithful along.
Two nren, each heaving homeward
with large cargo of booze, resorted
to a fistic encounter on Fifteenth
street near Second avenue last night,
/ in order to settle some difference that
had arisen between them. There
we're several clinches aud knock
downs, and many maneuvcrs I'M
known to pugilistic science INDUCED
in, but neither antagonist was so
badly distigured but that his folks
could recognize him.
Now it is reported as quite probable
that within 4 few days the bondsmen
/ of W. Z. Stevens, of Moline, the in
surance agent charged with defraud-
ing companies he represented out OF
, several thousands of dollars in pre-
MUM money. will be made defendants
in n suit which will be brought by the
insurance companies to recover the
amount of their loss. The bondsmen
are the Wheelock estate, II. l.. Bull
len and ID. .. Reid.
The village of Sears is still in a stew,
in consequence of the withdrawal
| from the corporation of citizens rep
resenting $40 acres of the property
! formerly contained in the town. Sew
eral meetings of the trustees have
been called for the purpose of winding
up the affairs of the old corporation
and beginning anew. but so far efforts
to secure the attendance of the presi-
dent, treasurer and three of the trus-
tees have proven fruitless- The reg
ular session OF the village cOuncilmen
occurs Monday night, when new Off
GERS will be elected. providing 4 quo
rum is present
Saloon Lunches.
| The Grand ODeuino lunch occurs al