Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

arrival of DIR. E. NJ. Sala, who re-
moved the bone.
Ladies' shoe sale. We are prepar-
ing lots of bargains, at slashed prices,
all through the stock. Watch for ad
or come in before and pick up snap.
The Boston.
E d. Sweeney was retained this
morning as associate counsel with A.
P. McGuirk and c. j. Searle for the
plaintiff in the McDermott-Schneil
d image suit
Clinton and return any time during
the season of 1899 for the return to
US of $50 Anti-Wash board soap wrap
pers. Begin to save them now. War
mock & Ralston.
No store west of Chicago will show
a larger assortment of spring shoes
than Adams will this season, so he
wishes to unload his large assortment
of s. shoes for 81. 40.
Timothy O'Neill entered upon his
duties today as township tax collec-
tor. His office is on the first floor of
the court house. He has appointed
j. f. Fleming as his assistant.
Make every purchase count. A
purchase of Rock Island soap of any
| brand counts three times: Once for
good work, once for premiums and
lonce-for the good of our town.
+ Chief Fender and nine of the pa
trolmen of the Rock Island police de-
APARTMENT attended the funeral of
Nicholas r. Rademann, a member of
the Davenport force, yesterday after
noon.
Mems shoe sale. $2.S5 for $3.50
regents, and 81 for all IS shoes, is at
tracing attention, as such an offer
does not happen every day in the
year. Some men buy three and four
pairs. The Boston.
Alden Benedict and well balanced
company gave a creditable perform
ance of "Fabio Romani," or The
Vendetta" at Harper's theatre last
night. Incidental to the play there
was some graceful dancing before the
steereopticon by Miss Grace Hunter.
Charles Mavis pleaded guilty to en-
bezzlement in the county court today
and was fined so and costs and
given a nominal Jail sentence by
Judge Adams. Mavis on the 18th of
December appropriated to his own
use So which he had collected for his
employer, w. j. Kerr.
The ladies of Trinity church will
give supper at the residence of Mrs.
Henry Curtis Thursday, Jan. II,
from 5 to O'Clock. Oysters cooked
in chatting dishes and various other
| WAYS, besides Boston baked beans,
! brown bread, cold meats. salads, cof-
fee, etc., will be served. All are cor
daily invited.
w. A. Corcoran is making an effort
to launch an American barber shop at
the Paris exposition in 1900. He has
communicated with Commissioner
Ferdinand Peck, of Chicago, and has
just received a reply from that gentle
man saying that while the matter of
establishing an American shop at the
fair has not been taken up, it will be,
and the captains application will re-
ceive due consideration.
A petition formulated by the en-
ployes of the Rock Island Lumber
company is in circulation, addressed
to Hon. Ben. I. Cable, requesting him
to permit the further use for period
of two years of the portion of the
property in which he recently acquired
an interest on Moline avenue adjoining
his iosyp residence sitet-by the lum Der
company, for continuation of the
purposes for which it has been used
heretofore, the storage of lumber.
Mr.. Gable purchased the land with a
view to including it in the plans to be
inaugurated in the spring of extern
sively improving his residence and
surroundings. The position taken by
the lumber company, that the further
use of the land is essential to the con-
tinued operation of the mill, has led
to this action on the part of its en-