Rock Island Argus., 1899-04-22
TOWN TALK.

Lear IarQ at GlImOre s,
Baseball goods at Hynes'.
For insurance E. j. Burns.
Best shoes. Fourth avenue sho,
store.
Ride a Monarch and keep in tn,
front.
Cut prices on comeras next weel
at Bowlby's.
Special prices on center tables a
Cordes' all next week.
When in need of a timer call on H
I. Siemon, 1916 Third avenue. Phone
4741.
Tommy RYAN will train Jim Jeffries
for the latter's fight with Bob Fitz.
simmons.
Building operations have been be-
gun at Geneseo by the st. Louis Il
Northern Short Line.
| For limited time the People 8
Power company will sell lump coke at
"a per ton, and crushed coke at 81. 40,
at the works.
The policy of expansion is all right.
Anti-Washboard soap is absolutely
the best and is made at home. Just
| eApounu on tnaI luea.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Order of
Railway Conductors will give social
at Engineers hall, foot of Elm street,
next Tuesday evening.
Made to measure shirts of every
description; fit guaranteed. If you
are hard to fit try us, We'll please
you. Stewart. the halter.
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homes for sale for from $500 to 81, 600,
located in all parts of the city, which
he is Offering ut bargains.
William McConochie, mayor-elect
of Rock Island, took the oath of office
at the city clerks office today as did
also City Clerk-elect Henry c. Schaf-
fer.
j. w. Simonson. of Port Byron,
has let the contract for hot water
heating plant in his handsome resi-
dence to Allen Myers & Co., of this
city.
John L. Noftsker is not claiming to
sell more wheels than anyone else,
but he does claim to be giving more
value for the money than other deal
ers. Try him.
The steamer Abner Gile sank the
other day at South Saltwater, where
she had been moored during the win
ter. The ice cut hole in her hull,
causing her to sink.
William H. Cation has decided to
retire from the the saloon business.
William Hayes and William Haley
have leased the White Seal and will
take possession Nav l.
The Davis company and Tolles &
Swan, of Moline, the Moline Journal
states, have purchased fleet of boats
ness to compete for river contract
work.
One of the handsomest styles ever
turned out by the Rock Island Shoe
is that new line of 81 black
kid shoes. All widths from AA to +
at Hurst's. he cuts the price, opposite
Harper house.
The great bargain sale on pianos
and organs will continue all next
week. If you want to buy an instru
ment cheap and on easy payments, |
now is your chance Call and see |
them at Bowlby's.
Remem Der when you buy a hat |
from us you get the very best that |
can be made for the price, as we buy |
only from the best manufacturers, |
which is guarantee in itself in quail
ity, as we'll as style. Stewart, the
halter.
The Amateur Musical club, at it's
meeting at the home of Miss Kathar-
inc Gest yesterday, voted $50 to the
Handel Oratorio society, the money to
be used for the employment of an or
;hestra to assist in the production of
The Messiah" by the Handel society.
Joe, the Turk at the Salvation
Army tonight will relate the conver-
sion of his sister in Turkey, Asia.
Today she is a missionary in that
country. Sunday night he will relate
lis life conversion. Subject, How /
Closed up the Hole in the Wall" He
will also sing a Turkish song with
clarinet accompaniment.
The closing entertainment in the
EXCELLENT series given during the win
er under the auspices of the Young
den's Christian association occurred
t Harper's theatre last night, when
ieOrge Kennan, the famous traveller,
old of thrilling experiences he had
ncountered in Siberia. His subject
vas Arctic Siberia.