Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-15

ness Men ; rooms, moline, instead o
the Keator house.
Bowlby undersells everybody OF
everything in the musical instrument
line. Call and see before you buy
Large stock to select from.
None reserved--the entire line in
cluded-the newest and choicest line.
All Coon collars reduced to 12l
! cents at Simon * Mo.enfelder's.
Z. Z. Mansold formerly of Moline,
has leased the Housed store on Tween
ty-third street. and will remodel and
fit it up for a photograph gallery.
The Ladies Aid society of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church will meet at
the home of Mrs. Z. D. Folsom
Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The Union Mission free kindergar-
ten is carried on in the old German
English school building at the corner
of Fourteenth street and Fourth ave
| nue..
Mrs. Matlock and children wish to
thank their friends and neigh bors for
| their kindness during their sad affiic-
| tion-the loss of their husband and
father.
An immense stock of mandolins and
guitars to select from. Special price
for the holidays. Select one now
while the stock is large. Prices below
all competitors. Call and see the fine
stock at Bowlby's.
1.-THE horses of the No. hose COM
pany have been putting up at Frick X
Kautz's livery stable during the low
ering to grade of the house on Twen-
W in, ha Of ioh
brick walk has also been laid.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Ruby
were taken to Buffalo, Iowa, This
morning for interment. The body
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. II.
5. Ruby and Rev. Patterson, of Ke-
vance. Funeral services were held
at Buffalo at 9 a. m.
a practical and experienced man in
charge of our gents furnishing de-
partment, and the best value that
money can buy appeals to you and
your patronage. Boston Store, Da-
venport. n. B.-Buy Roots Tivoli"
underwear at the Boston Store, DaVen=
port.
We wish to state to our customers
that we will have more help to wait
on the numerous customers, as we
did not look for such a rush as we
are having. But we are bound to do
as we said and give pair of rubbers
with every pair of shoes bought for
man, woman or child. Dolly Bros.
Contractor J. y. Huntoon. in dig
ging up a load of gravel to he brought |
to the levee fill near the old abattoir |
Yesterday. discovered embedded 10 !
feet down a petrified tooth of unusual |
proportions and evidently of the !
mammoth period. Mr.. Huntoon will |
probably present his find to the |
Academy of Science, at Davenport.
Down in Peoria the people are fight
ing for the preservation of the river |
front. Just as they are in Rock Island, |
and the Herald of that city prints in |
large letters across the head of page: |
Hold fast to the levee until COM
petitive terminals are fully assured"
In Peoria one company is seeking to
gobble up all the privileges, and has
gained a foothold already, but the
people have called halt.
Rev. Wilson states that the open |
ing of the Second Baptist church has !
been postponed until the fourth Sun !
day in the month. Work on the build |
ing is going on rapidly. however, and |
tomorrow the firms of Donovan Bros. |
and PtafT Bros. will 90 down and do |
the plastering. having agreed to con-
tribute their services. The church |
will be furnished with chairs instead |
of benches, temporarily. The chairs |
cost 10 cents apiece, and all wishing
to help purchase them can leave their |
money either at TIE ARGUS or the !
Union office.
John W. Gates. one of the Chicago
capitalists. said to be interested in the
Terminal project, and president of the
Illinois Steel company, is ahead about
$50 600 as result of the way the
election went. OF course, Mr.. Gates
is a republican. The capitalist placed
a great deal of his money, so an eX-
change saws. in the hands of brokers
for bets. but was personally about the
hotels of New York the night before
election taking all he could get from
democratic enthusiasts-who were
game to the last.
/. G. Parker. an old man % years of
age. who had been,iving in restitution
in the ruins of an old building on
First avenue near Nineteenth street,
Moline, died Sunday night at the city
hospital. of senility and As result of
exposure and lack of care. The squalor
in which the old man had lived was
pitiful in the extreme. His home had
been an old shack which had neither
roof or window to protect him from
the inclemency of the weather. and
when found he was lying in filth
among some old rags in a corner which
he had used for bed. In another
corner a flock of chickens roasted
among the rafters.
Sir knights of tire Globe. Attention.
All members are requested to at