Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-04-11

cost you IS In any retail store. The
stock in them is soft as velvet.
Sutcl.ffs has lots Of penny paper
left and gives more than one pattern
to make your selection frcm See
his big line before you buy.
Good times here. You will feel
richer when you see his goods and
prices. A few dollars goes a great
ways at George SATELLITES wall pap
store.
Notwithstanding the war talk it is
recognized fact that the fioea, wall
papers are to be found at the Adams
Wall Paper company. The prices,
too, are the lowest.
That article in yesterday mornings
Union twisting up Congressman
Prince will make pretty good after
nomination reading. if Prince is
again nominal. d, eh?
What's the use paying fancy prices
for ladies' shoes when you can get
the Rock Island factory's best grades
at the Peaslee shoe store for less than
it cost to make them?
Those ladies' shoes and oxfords,
selling for $l.25, $3.50 and $l.75 q
pair at the assignee's sale at the
Peaslee shoe store, would cost you
from so cents to $3.50 pair more at
any retail store.
The ]u'y in the Bishop. Alexander
case returned a verdict of not guilty
today. The attorneys who INDUCED
in Saturdays escapade were called
before the court and made satisiac.
tory explanation.
Township Collector Lee closed up
his books and turned in his report
today. 1t shows: Charged, $780,
2S3 Al; col 'ected, SIG 645 s.; telin-
quent, si9.6S7 80. Collectors COM
mission, $1,SS0.73.
SPECIAL sale Of books in sets and
single volumes at 4 Champion &
Cos. II you want q book on any
subject they can supply it, and now
is the time to get 1t. Prices cut in
two in order to reduce stock at Il.
Champion & Co.'S.
Notice Of the dissolution of the
firm OF Sievers & Anderson appears
in another column. MIR. Sievers re-
tires, while the business will be con-
Quoted in the future by MIR. Ander-
son. The latter has had years of ex-
perience and will be found servia =
bis patrons to The best possible.
The Y. w. c. T. u. meets at 1880
this evening in the Sunday school
room OF Memorial Christian church
The meeting will be in the interest
OF the Temperance hospital in Chi
cago. A good musical program will
be given and cordial invitation is
extended to all to be present.
DR.. 8. G. Plummer was pleasantly
remember with a visit yesteg dav
from his son, Fred H Plummer, and
wife. who came all the way from
Beatrice, Neb.. to congratulate the
doctor on his 77,h birthday. DR..
Plummer was also congratulated by
telephone by relatives in other dis
| tant cities.
One Of the Rock Island Ice com.
pany's teams became uumausgea BILE
on Third avenue this morning and
dashed down to Twentieth
street. where post supporting
one Of Uncle Sans mail boxes wa
collided with Pest and box we're
smashed 70 smithereens. The horses
were uninjured.
Coroner Eckhart and a jury com.
passed OF W. II. Cline, foreman, l..
Kramer, G w. Sample. g. F Krue.
ger, Alfred Larson and John Krentz.
field, held an inquest over John lit
ners body Saturday afternoon The
verdict was that Ittner came to his
death bv pistol shot in his head
fred by his own hand Thursday. April
3, 1898.
Owing to the fact that Turner hall
has been engaged for tonight, Coro.
ner l.. V. Eckhart has been obliged
to postpone the meeting called by
him for tonight until Wednesday
evening, when it will be held. A
number Of patriotic citizens have
already congratulated MIR. Eckhar,
on the move and expressed thei,
hearty cooperation and sympathy
with the movement.
To accommodate an anxious pub
lie in Rock Island The ARGUS yester
day arranged with the Associated
Press. OF which it is a member, tc
provide it with bulletin Of the wal
situation and developments Of tine
day. aud late in the afternoon
through this medium the CUSTOMARY
bulletin service was provided in
front OF The ARGUS building
The Davenport city council h,s
passed an ordinance granting ,oaa
rights to the b, Z. Z & N. AID The
Bridge d Terminal Co. along thu
river front. Under the new ordi
nance the nuisance of a slough be-
tween the fills required Of the two
companies is TO be obviated BY thu
requirement that each shall begin a,
the eastern line Of its property anc
do a certain amount of filing esct
year. 9
McCabe Bros. are having a Gro st
today. It's the first day of theil
spring opening sale, and that.