Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-26

Victor Beck presented his daughter
with fine upright piano for Thanks
giving. 1t was purchased at Bowl
by's bargain house.
| Delegates to the Industrial Home
association are requested to meet at
the Home at 2 p. IN. Sunday, Nov. %.
BY order of Louis Cohn, acting secre-
tary.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will have a sale of fancy and useful
articles Dec. 8 at the home of Mrs.
DIR. G. Z. Barth, S25 Twentieth
street.
You ought to call and see the i'm
mense stock of cameras at Bowlby' 8.
Special discount sale. Now is YOUR
chance for bargain.
w. l.. Velie's residence, in Moline.
was damaged several hundred dollars
by fire Thursday night. The blaze
originated from the hot air furnace
The damage is covered by insurance.
Some very special bargains in second
hand pianos and organs, some of the IN
only used short time; will sell them
on easy monthly payments, at Bowl
by's.
| If Totten's music house hasn't the
piece of music you want in stock, it
| will not cost you any more to have it
ordered. Twenty cents is the price
for all popular sheet music at Totten's
music house.
Have your piano tuned by an ex-
perienced and reliable workman. A
poor tuner will do YOUR instrument
more harm than good. Leave orders
at Bowlby's.
Flames issuing from chimney at
the home of Emil De Pape, 315 Ninth
| street, yesterday afternoon, resulted
in call for the fire department. which
| responded. Its services were not
needed, however.
Manager Charles McHugh, of the
Harper, is sending out to his friends
souvenir cards of his Thanksgiving
bill of fare. The card is of patriotic
able all the way through.
If you want to hear some fine pho
nograph music. call at Bowlby's. A
| fine line of the latest improved pho
nOgraphs just received for the holt
day trade. Prices the lowest.
The Poodle Ross concert to be given
at the Burtis Opera house next We'd
nesday evening under direction of
Prof. Otto promises to be very in
teresting affair. An excellent pro-
gram will be presented.
Why is it that Totten's music
house does the larger part of the
piano moving and boxing? Because
they have the finest equipments.
They have put pianos where others
have failed. References can be given.
Prices the lowest.
We don't offer something for moth
ing. Examine our mandolins and
guitars, compare our prices with
competitors, you then will satisfy
yourself, as others have, that Totten's
music house is the place for reliable
instruments and lowest prices.
William s. Winning, farmer near
Carbon Cliff, while feeding a corn
shelter Thursday, had one of his arms
caught in the machine and so badly
lacerated that its amputatiOn just be-
low the elbow was necessary. Mr..
Winning resides on the Ship Silvis
farm.
Ex-Gov. Larrabee, Hon. L. q.
Kline and Hon. John Cowrie, consti-
tuting the Iowa state board of con-
troll. inspected the Soldiers Orphans
home at Davenport yesterday. Moth
lug unusual in connection with the
conduct of the institution was devel-
oPed.
One of the pleasantest features of
Thanksgiving was the feast and enter
tainment given to the children of the
industrial kindergarten. Eighty-one
little tots were fed and made happy, |
The management of the school is !
deeply grateful to all who contributed 4,
to the success of the event.
A deal, heretofore referred to in !
The ARGUS. has been cOnsummated, (;
by which Capt. Walter Blair becomes !
owner of the steamer Volunteer. The !
consideration was $4,000. The Vol !
unteer. a rafter, will be converted .
into packet, and run in conjunction !
with the w. j. Young, Jr., in the
Rock Island-Burlington trade.
Fiebig is headquarters for photo
goods and sells first-class supplies
cheaper than any one else. Look at
the following: So Cyclone cameras
at 81 Air shutter folding cameras
at so. POGO cameras, 4x5. sell at
SIS: others ask So. 30. Five bv seven
cameras 500; others ask $50 for it.
And all other supplies cheap in pro-
portion. The largest stock in the |
city to select from.
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