Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-30

bought from $40 up we will give a
pair of overgaiters free. Dolly Bros.
Buy home manufactured goods and
build up your town. Anti-Wash-
hoard soap is by long odds the best
Those warmback ulsters, now
lSI1.25 at NJ. & ks, are the greatest
jack frost exterminators in tine mar
ket.
Simon & Mosenfelder are busy
marking down winter goods. Some
Igreat bargains in mems suits and
lovercoats.
Full dress protectors, full dress
shirts, the finest French lawn bows,
a new supply just in at Simon & Mos
enfelder's.
All 81 waists and blouses reduced
to 90 cents; those very fine flannel
blouse waists, former price $3.50, now
$1.69. NJ. & X.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge at a. m. was 3.95; at
noon it was 3.75. The temperature
at noon was 10.
Your choice of any pair of mems
shoes-in the store this week for g.. so.
Hurst. agent for Rock Island factory
me oPcu boHlSHL-
There are other soaps besides Anti
Washboard soap made here at home.
The wrappers of any of our brands
are valuable for premiums.
All $3.50 underwear SO cents, all 81
underwear 79 cents. all as cents I'M
derwear 50 cents. A $1,000 guaran-
tee that everything is as advertised.
NJ. & X.
Robert A. Cox yesterday afternoon
swore out 4 state warrant before JUS
tice Cramer against Edward Kautz,
charging him with keeping his saloon
open on Sunday.
We placed on sale this morning a
fine line of all wool kersev overcoats,
made and trimmed to perfection; at
$40. These were our $3.50 coats.
We back our statement with a 81 ZOO
guarantee. NJ. & X.
The Eureka club will give its first
grand masked ball New Years eve at
Beslin's hall, 1903 Second avenue.
Two grand prizes will be given away.
Tickets 80 cents, ladies free. Cos
tunes can be had at the hail.
The weather bureau hit it exactly
on its representations of yesterday
as to a radical decline in the tempera-
ture during last night. The mercury
slid down from 50 to 8 above between
yesterday afternoon and this morning.
A union made shoe has the union
stamp on every pair. No shoes are
union made unless they bear the
stamp. We have them for men and
boys from S1.50 to S.. 80 pair. Also
a line of ladies' shoes warranted.
Dolly Bros.
1t is officially announced that the
Muscatine North & South railroad will
be opened for traffic Jan. 20. Connec-
ton has been made with the Iowa
Central at Elrick Junction. w. X.
Stewart. of Muscatine, is president
and general manager of the company.
The clearing sale of mems shoes
will continue until the entire stock
now on hand is closed out. We want
to make room for spring goods.
While this sale lasts you get the $3.50
and 81 grades for - $3.50. Hurst,
agent for Rock Island factory line.
Open tonight.
The Tri-City Ministerial alliance
will meet next Monday at 2 p. m. at
the Rock Island Y. NJ c. A. chapel. !
Rev Marquis. pastor of Broadway
Presbyterian church, will present a
paper on The Duty of the Church to |
Our Colonies, Present and Prospec-
tive
The next lecture by Prof. Zueblin in
the University Extension Course, en- |
titled The Moral Life of Cities. will !
be given Monday evening. Jan. =, at
$3.50. That the largest mum Der posi- !
BILE may enjoy it the lecture will be !
given in the Broadway church, and |
will be made free to all. Like all |
the others in the course. the lecture I
will be fully illustrated with stereop- |
ticon views.
Observer Sherier, of the weather /
bureau. has prepared data of weather
for a period of % years ,
during the month of January. In |
that time the mean temperature was !
20, the warmest month being that of
1880 with an average of 81; the cold !
est that of 1875. when the average
was s. The highest temperature was ,
63 on the 1st. 1897, the lowest % |
below on the 5th, 1884. The average !
mum Der of clear days was 9, partly |
cloudy days IL. cloudy days IL.
The local civil service board has
received notification from Washing
ton that in addition to its present |
duties it will hereafter be expected to
perform such work as may come I'M
der the head of the board of GUS
todian service. such as receiving the i
applications OF those applying for the
positions of engineer, janitor, fireman,
ETC., at the postoffice building. APP
plicants can secure examination