Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-22
TOWN TALK.

Sensible Christmas presents at SOM
mers & La Velle's.
A man who advertises is always ur
/ to the times.
a fine line of ebony goods at Brook
mans, the jeweler.
Plenty of fresh country eggs and
Eutter at Hess Bros.
| a few Cyclone cameras left at Hart
& Ullemeyer's; 81 each.
Mrs. ID. La Frenz. the miliner, has
| beautiful Christmas hats.
Mixed candy only ) cents a pound
this evening at Beecher's-
Place your subscription for your
magazine with Kingsbury.
See the life readers advertisement
in the want column today
Reduced prices on all hats for
Christmas ut Mrs. La Frenz's-
Place your order for fine boxes of
candies with the Palace of Sweets.
Dancing school ut Roche's hall Sat
urday night. Admission % cents.
Have your carving knives sharp
.ened for Christmas use at John Koch $.
Special sale of footstools, % cents
each, ut the Flemming Furniture COM
pany.
The frightening weather gave holt
day shopping an additional impetus
today.
John Peterson. 1912 Third avenue,
has plenty of Christmas trimmings
and fine candies.
Nice dressed turkeys 12l cents a
pound, and dressed chickens only 9
cents n pound at Beecher's.
Hundreds of pretty furniture pres
ents at Clemann II SalZmann's. Don't
miss seeing the exquisite line.
Dance at Beselin's hall Saturday
evening given by the Gayous club.
Tickets 81 cents. Ladies free.
cheap Christmas candies 90 to the
Palace of Sweets, 31S Twentieth street.
X. Champion &; Co. call particular
attention to their line of new books.
Some very swell editions now on sale.
Caps. mittens, gloves, sweaters and
clothing make good presents. \ large
variety here. Sommers & La Nelle.
Leopold, Davenport. has an an
nOuncement on page seven that will
save money for Christmas shoppers.
Special for Friday night, roll plate
link cur buttons worth 30 cents tor %
cents from to . O'Clock. The Lon
don.
Hook and ladder fire wagons and
police patrols. \ new lot just re-
ceived at n. j. Smith X Sons, Ddven-
port.
Choice timothy hay, choice prairie
hay, chopped brand and glucose chick
en- feed ut c. Hansgen IL Sons at low
prices.
The Davenport council last night
passed an ordinance limiting the
speed of trains i'll that city to y miles
an hour.
All members of-St. Paul lodge, X.
of p, are requested to be present ut
their hall this evening. Important
business.
On account of the absence of the
professor there will he no class in
penmanshiP at the Y. NJ. G. a. this
evening
Pianos that took medal and obtained
the strongest diploma granted to any
piano at the world ; fair, at Flanagan :,
Bengston block.
Yesterday was the shortest day of
the year The sun rose at 1926 and !
set at 4:31. The days viii now grow
gradually longer.
Calendars, booklets and Christmas |
cards make acceptable presents /!
very attractive line at one-half former |
price at Crampton's.
Millinery novelties, the seasons !
best offerings, ut greatly reduced |
prices from now until Christmas at
Miss Byrnes' millinery store.
For the best selections of Oxford !
muffiers see our line. Prices 81 to |
$3.50. We have some special patterns !
that you can not get elsewhere. The !
Fine leather goods, pocketbooks,
card cases, bill books, pocket crib
bage sets, drawing cases. cigar cases,
etc, large new stock of best grades, !
at Champions.
Pocketbooks. fancy books, new
books, stationery, pictures and frames
IN large variety to select from. In
ioing your holiday shopping 20 and
see what Kingsbury has 10 offer.
a shipment of large toy tea sets
and ten pins that should have arrived
some ago, arrived this morning. They
will be sold at sacrifice to close them
put in few days at Young Il Nc
Combs
Bv the provisions of the viii of the
ate Conrad Maurus, Of South Rock
Island, probated in the county court.
he deceased's widow, Mary Ottile
Maurus. receives all of his property.
The will was drawn Aug. 20, 1898.
"A visit TO our store viii convince
-ou that we know what we are talking
Lbout. More goods than all other
lealers in town combined, and for
in-to-date goods we leave il To the