Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-13

fiers and smoking jackets in the city
at Simon & Mosenfelder'
For choice dairy butter and fresh
eggs 90 TO the Twin-City cash grocery,
Fifth avenue and Elm street
The Trinity Improvement guild will
! meet at the residence of Mrs. Greer
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
! II Won have forgotten to secure
seat for the Ottumwas do not stay
away; one will be found for you.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
/ and bridge at 8 n. m. was $50 and
falling; the temperature at noon, 9.
| Mems $3.50 and 81 shoes for $3.50
at the clearing sale. Hurst, agent for
Rock Island factory line. Open to-
night.
A large house will greet the popular
Ottumwas again this evening at the
Y. NJ. G. A. auditorium. Seats will
be found for all.
Ladies. are you looking for nice
gents present? Call at Stewards,
the halter, he can please you, as mems
goods is strictly his line.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Cen
trail Presbyterian church will meet at
the residence of Mrs. f. ID. Folsom at
3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Selection of suitable Christmas gifts
for him" made easy at Simon & Mos
enfelder's. No end of useful and ele-
CANT articles for men and boys.
In fine leather goods, pocketbooks,
card cases. portfolios, dressing cases,
etc, K. Champion IL Co.'S are I'M
surpassed in style and quality.
Fred Brockmann, acigarmaker. sui
cidsd at his home in Davenport last
night by hanging himself to a bed
post with his suspenders- He leaves
a wife and one son.
V. NJ. Banding has been appointed
administrator of the estate of f. p.
Pinneo, deceased, by Judge Adams.
The appraisers are NJ. NJ. Briggs, w.
j. Harold and Frank Weleh.
Beginning at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon Miss Mary Harrison will
dispose of ali her household goods at
public auction at the residence, 10Y
Thirteenth street. II. G. Harris, auc-
tioneer.
To thoroughly advertise that their
store is now open evenings, Simon IL
Mosenfelder will sell this evening, be-
tween and s, gentlemen's 2O-cent
initial handkerchiefs at two for %
cents.
At the clearing sale this week you |
get your choice of any pair of the !
finest grades of mems or women's |
shoes in the store for $3.50. Hurst, |
agent for Rock Island factory line. |
Open tonight.
Those looking for Christmas pres
ents can find large stock to select !
from at Clemann IL Salzmann's, and |
remember we keep open evenings !
from now till after Christmas. See |
ad for few suggestions.
1t was inadvertently stated in the
police court news that John Karle
was sent to the county Jail. 1t
turns out that such was not the case,
as John produced the spondulix nee
essary to pay his fine, and went his
way smiling.
The Rock Island factory's best Aus
tralian kangaroo skating shoes 81
a pair at the clearing sale. Russian
colt skin skating shoes $3.50, kid
skating shoes, with heavy soles, 1925
a pair. They're all made by union
labor. Open tonight.
Observer Sherier states that the
weather indicator reached one below
zero last night-not so severe as
those who were out bright and early
this morning imagined it was. Mr..
Sherier promises fair weather for to-
night and warmer tomorrow.
A delayed shipment of platinotypes
and other art goods reached K. Cramp-
ton & Co. Yesterday, and will he on
sale Wednesday Lovers of the beau
tiful in art will find this sale an ex-
cellent opportunity for making selec-
tons for Christmas presents.
The Davenport Business Mems as
sociation last evening adopted resolu-
tions favOring a special session of
congress for the purpose of financial
legislation. The trend of the resolu-
tions is favorable to the Perman-
ent fixing upon the country of the
gold standard.
Gus Miller. of Barstow, had his for
tune told by Gypsy woman at Mo-
line Yesterday. She told him it would
cost him 10 cents. but that he would
be obliged to place a quarter in his
mouth and a s. bill under his foot
all of which he agreed to do. Then
she and the boy knelt down and she
told him he would be rich and marry
a pretty girl. made few passes that
Miller, jerked the bill from
under his foot and flew Later the
woman was arrested by the police and
the money returned to the lad. P.