Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-19
TOWN TALK.


Smoke +. B. q.
Skates ut Hynes'.
PAY your water rent.
For real estate, Z. j. Burns.
NY! how wicked we all feel these
slickery days.
Fancy goods and toys half price.
Taylor, manager.
Fine high grade Christmas perfumes
at Hartz X Ullemeyer's.
To Florida. Queen & Crescent two
fast vestibuled trains daily Cincinnati
to Jacksonville.
Kid Mccoy is likely to be one of
the spectators ut the Barry-LeOn fight
ut Davenport next week.
Wilhelm Middelschulte. organist at
the Chicago auditorium, will play at
the College chapel Tuesday evening.
Don't miss hearing him.
Twenty-four hours to New Orleans
or to Jacksonville via the Queen "
Crescent limited trains from Cincin-
natl. - hours through to Havana.
Gents useful Christmas gifts.
Neckwear and suspenders, nicely
boxed. silk mufflers, hat. cap or gloves
ut Richters' fur store, Davenport.
Shorter hours for the men and more
frequent cars for the public have now
been applied to the Bridge line rs to
other branches of the Tri-Lity system.
Better forward that package to dis
tant friends before the rush comes.
There will then be less occasion to
blame the express companies and the
postoilice.
Col. ID. j. Foster. of the 9th Illinois
infantry. is much grieved over the
loss of his corps badge. which was
presented to him by the officers and
men of his command when the regi-
ment was mustered out of the SER
vice.
The will of the late John NJ. Gallag
her. of South Rock Island, has been
admitted to probate in the county
court. All his property is left to his
niece, Mary Jane Daugherty. Benja-
min Dunlap is appointed executor of
the will, which was drawn Oct. %,
1891.
a musical and dramatic entertain
ment is to he given at Unity hall,
-
Wednesday evening for the benefit of
Ned Lees mission in that city. Some
of the best talent in that city. includ-
ing A. a. Mallon, character sketcher,
will participate.
y Pennsylvania katydid, alive, well
and kicking, is curiosity that is on
at Hess BIOS. grocery store
these days. Katy was discovered in
a barrel of apples, where she had been
holding forth since fall, when the
fruit was picked from the eastern or
chard. Katy complains of the wealth
er and refuses to sing.
The black ebony silver mounted
mallet won by Iron holders union
230, as the finest appearing organiza-
ton in the last Labor day parade, is
on exhibition ut Thomas drug store.
1t is n beautiful emblem, neatly en-
graved, As the gift of the Industrial
Home association to the union for its
Sept. >, 1898.
Interest in the contests of the shoot
ing experts of the west will center
this week in the live bird and target
events ut Kewanee. +. +. Baker,
Kewanee's shooting mayor. is in
charge of the affair, and the tourna-
ment, which started today, will last
until Thursday evening. Many of
the experts who have been engaged at
Watson's park. Chicago, for the last
week, are entered.
The members of the bar in Daven-
port have taken united action in favor
of the police magistrate being Il law
yer. Such 4 course would seem to be
Justifiable. not only on professional
grounds, but as matter of general
public policy Rock Island saw the
of selecting a magistrate
from the bar the last time one was
chosen and experience has demon
strated the wisdom of the act.
How Look GoOd.