Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-04

| D, for the election of officers and other
special business. The attendance of
every member is urgently requested
The Christian Endeavor society, of
South Rock Island, meets at the home
of w. F. Flack tonight.
| Mrs. Gilmore, mother of Mrs. j. F.
Lardner, of Davenport. died at her
home in Chicago yesterday Mr.. and
Mrs. Lardner are attending the fun
eral.
A fire, accidentally started while the
gas was being lighted. damaged goods
in the east window of A. j. Riess'
idrug store last night. The blaze was
distinguished with few buckets OF
water.
The trial of Ed Kautz, in Justice
Cramer's court. on charge of keep
ing his saloon open on Sunday, COM
planned of by Robert Cox, has been
postponed until next Saturday after
uoon at o'clock.
| Don't fail to take advantage of bed
spreads; real Marseille spread for
81. 80, former price S1.9S. Others at
40 and 90 cents. former price 60 and
and 80 cents. Every article cut price
at Young e McCombs' clearing sale.
The Iowa state poultry show opened
in Davenport yesterday, with several
hundred birds shown by Iowa and
Illinois exhibitors. W. A. Shellabar
ger, of West Liberty, is the Judge
A decided increase is shown over last
years display.
Observer Sherier's meteorological
summary for the month of Decem Der
shows the mean temperature to have
been %; the highest, 80 on the goth,
the lowest 6 below on the 31st. There
were Is clear days, four partly cloudy
and 9 cloudy days.
Every article in our mammoth es-
tablishment cut in price. We have
inaugurated an original idea in regard
10 sales and will continue this sale
for one month, after which goods on
hand will be returned to their old
price. Young & McCombs' January
clearing sale.
1t keeps competitors guessing as to
what Young IL McCombs are doing. If
you was in our store Tuesday you
would see that our efforts to give
them a genuine, honest and true sale
did not disappoint them by the way
they took hold of the inducements
offered at the January clearing sale.
Most of the Chicago Sunday papers
devoted a couple of columns to the
there of Harry n. Pills
bury, the chess champion, who after
going from here to st. Louis. to show |
the experts down there some of the |
things they didn't know about the !
game. is now in Chicago for the same
purpose.
You'll notice that John King, the |
colored porter at the Harper house, is !
ant smile these days. The happy Sc
cret is out, and that old John bushes
all over himself when one inquiries as
TO the date on which he renounces his |
faith in bachelordom and leads to
the altar one of Davenport's col
pred daughters, Miss Florence Bea-
.rice. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred |
Galloway The engagement has been
by the young lady's pa
rents. Mr.. King says the marriage
axes place in about six months.
The meeting of the Tri-City Minis
-erials alliance was held in the Rock
Island Y. NJ. G. \. rooms Monday.
The topic discussed was The Week of
PRAYER" The value and need of
prayer were discussed; also the best
methods of making the week of
prayer of interest and profit to the
church membership. The next ses-
sion will be held the first Monday in
March, at which time two papers will
be presented: The Duty of the
Church to Our Colonies, Present and
by DIR. Marquis, of Rock
Island, and The Duty of the Church
% the City, by Rev. w. w. Willard.
IF Moline.
In his report to the department of
agriculture for December, Crop Cor
Campbell places the total
number of horses in the county, as
with last year, at 100 per
,ent, the average price per head under
me year old being $50; the average
price between one and two years old,
$50; between two and three years old,
so; over three years old 500. The
otal numbe of mich cows compared
With January, 1898, is 105 per cent;
he average price per head. S37. The
otal number of oxen and other cattle
with January, 1898, is 100
Der cent: the average price per head
lnder one year old, $12; between one
nd two years old, SIS; between two
nd three years old, $50, over three
ears old, $40. The total number of
logs compared with January. 1898, is
placed at 60 per cent, the average
rice per head under one year old,
=. 80.
A Card.
We, the undersigned. do hereby