Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-22

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You cannot afford to neglect the OPP
portunity to consult DIR. La Grange,
the eminent eye specialist, at Bleuer's
jewelry store, all this week. Consult
alton free.
A beautiful home Christmas gift is
fine sewing machine. We are head
quarters for every kind made; prices
SIS up, at Richter & Sons, furriers,
Davenport.
Good music. light music, deep
music. jolly music, classic music
Northwestern University Male quar-
tet, Dec. 2S; and Eliinwood's a star
impersonator.
Thirteen thousand dollars of the
sum due the city of Rock Island from
the state was received yesterday by
City Treasurer h. I. Anderson. The
balance will come later.
It's rush, run. n crowd al along
every aisle, every counter. every de-
partment, at McCabe's. Better carry
your own packages whenever you can
and avoid possible di-appointments.
No matter how difficult your case,
or how many opticians have failed to
help you, DIR. La Grange will under
take your case and refund the fee in
case of failure. Bleuer's jewelry
store every day till Christmas.
H. J. Bysche. manager for the Cen
trail Union Telephone company in
Moline, won the diamond emblem Of
fered to the most popular X. p of
Moline by Promoter Rod j. Mcdonald,
of the TriCity Midwinter fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Siegmund desire
to extend their heartfelt thanks to
their kind friends and neighbors for
sympathy and assistance rendered in
their sad bereavement, also for the
many beautiful floral offerings.
After the Northwestern University
Male quartet appeared in Davenport
last summer, the Daily Times said:
the best that ever came to Daven-
port" Hear them Dec. % at the
First NJ. Z. church. Admission 25
cents
The new Peoples Light company,
of Davenport, has increased it's capt.
ital stock to $3.50, 600 for the purpose
of installing gas plant and purchas-
ing the property of the Davenport
Light and Power company, for which
SO. 900 was paid, the transfer being
made yesterday.
John Davris, an escaped patient
from the Watertown asylum. was
found by his brother, Thomas Davris,
of Clinton, wandering ab-ut the
streets of Davenport the other
night. He was scantily clad and suf-
fering greatly from exposure. He was
taken back to WATERFOWL.
+ B. Goldberg, of the Excelsior steam
laundry, having sold his interest, has
retired from the business. The bust
ness will still continue at the old
stand under the style and name of
Excelsior Steam Laundry company,
and most earnestly solicit your pat
ronage. Get our special prices for
family washing.
Manager H. P. Stapely is justly
proud of the new local office of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
which has been esta bIished under his
direction in the Harper house, to
which the company's quarters in Rock
Island have been moved. The room
has been neatlyrepapered and repaint
ed and provided with fine new fixtures
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'.Charley's Aunt" and Jane" reaped
rich harvest from their American
tour, and certainly took their audi
ence by storm. There seems to he
more finish to comedies written by
English authors. And, by the way.
"A Wise Woman" was first produced
ut the Strand theatre, London. where
had a phenomenal run of 23S nights
and was the hit of the season. They
come high, but we must have them.
Joseph LsClaire, vino has been
holding up one wing of Davenport
dual police magistracy, received an
other frostbite from the city council
the other night when he addressed a
communication to that body asking
whether he was serving under the or
dinances as they existed prior to
March, 1898. or under the ordinances
as they now are. Upon motion of
Aid. Horne the communication was
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