Rock Island Argus., 1898-10-22
TOWN TALK.

So to Omaha and return.
Buy one-a Kinship cigar.
So to Omaha and return via c., r.
l. & P. railway, Oct. %.
The stove molders will dispose of a
Rock Island range at the dance given
Oct. %. Be sure and attend.
DR.. G. NJ. Babcock has secured Office
room with DR.. j. NJ. Silvis, where he
will be pleased to see his old patrons.
The Tri-City Christian Endeavor
Union meets next Tuesday evening at
the Second Congregational church in
Moline.
C.. p. Skinner has been decided on
by the insurance adlusters as the sue
cessor to w. +. Stevens, of Moline.
whose agency has been under investi-
CATION the past week.
Clinton j. Warren, the architect, re-
turned to Chicago, after making mod
ifcations in the plans for the Harper
house improvements, and the con-
tracts will be let in few days.
Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Miller's Glovine. 1t is not a liquid,
leaves no odor and can be used while
the glove is on the hand. For sale
only at Harper house pharmacy.
Holbrook' s special chair sale on rock
ers and dining room chairs will contin-
ue until Saturday, Oct. 20. Remember
little money will go long ways if
you buy your furniture and carpets at
Holbrook's.
More and more emphatically than
ever are the people realizing that
there is but one clothing store, and
that is the NJ. & K, the King cloth
iers, who are serving King treats ut a
Kings expense.
On account of Tri-City day at
Omaha the c., X. L. IL P. railway on
Oct. % will sell round trip
tickets to Omaha, at the very low rate
of SIS, good for return leaving Omaha
up to the evening of Oct. 81.
S. w. Zeigler, of South Moline, had
on exhibition at w. j. Harrold's dry
goods store last night some samples
of Rock Island county orchard pro-
ducts which are premium winners.
There were peaches that measured
nine inches in circumference and pears
that measured 10 inches.
The ladies of the B. B. T. society,
in connection with st, Anthony's hos
pital, have set next Wednesday as the
date on which at McCabe's store they
will serve coffee and cake between the
hours of 10 a. m. and . p. M, the
proceeds of which are to be applied on
the purchase of fracture bed at st.
hospital. This is for the |
use of the surgical staff of the insti |
tuition. The society. will be pleased |
to receive donations in addition to
the receipts of the sale.
The Tri-City Athletic club holds it's
second boxing contest at Claus Groth |
ing. Walter Bloom, 116-pound cham
pion of Virginia, and Maurice Raugh, |
champion of Chicago, will |
light 10 rounds to a decision for a
purse of $500. Malachy Hogan. of
Chicago, will be referee. Eddie San
try will also box six scientific rounds |
with local man. HarrT Glickauf,
Parson Davies private secretary, is
on hand to assist in the match.
Saws the Geneseo News: will Ben
nett of Moline, was driving after
with young lady on the
colona road. when a robber sprang at
The horses head. grasped the bits and
the occupants to get out
and deliver their cash. viii leaped
for the man. The latter snapped re-
Folver at him and ran. The young
lady was cool. She gathered the lines
when Win jumped out and remained
in the buggy She laughed merrily
As the robber ran away. This is the
tale As told by Will. The News here
by opens its columns to the robber to
give his version" !