Rock Island Argus., 1899-12-26
CITY CHAT.

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Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
For in|urande, Z. J. Burns.
For real estate, f. j. Burns.
Patee Crest cy ycles at Spencer's.
List your property with Reidy Bros
Phone Huesing for A. B. C. beer
The thermometer registered 2 above
zero at O'Clock this morning.
Hear the Northwestern Male quar-
tet Dec. %. This will be a treat.
Prize bowling for geese and ducks
at Harms restaurant all day Friday,
Dec. 90, and Saturday, Dec. 30.
Chief of Police Phil Miller and his
force of blue coats are feasting on a
box of Havanas presented by Mayor
McConochie.
A car was run over the Rock Island
arsenal extension of the Tri-City rail-
way Saturday night. The line will
be in operation Jan. 2.
Mayor McConochie has appointed
II. A. j. NJ cDonald collector of special
taxes, to fill vacancy caused by the
death of w. F. Johnson
N. w. u. NJ. Q. at the First NJ. F.
church Dec. %. They sing delight
fully. Admission % cents.
The ferry boat Augusta was taken
to winter quarters at the Kahlke boat
yard Sunday. The river is filled with
floating ice, making navigation diff
cult.
That excellent male quartet that
you heard so much about last summer
will be at the First NJ. Z. church Dec.
% at the very low admission of 25
cents.
The Northwestern quartet. NJ. E
church, Thursday evening. Admis
sion 25 cents. You'll miss it il you
miss it. Tickets on sale at III. X.
Walkers.
Charles Fitzpatrick was fined 50 and
costs for disoTderly conduct by Mag
istrate Stafford, who also fined two
vags. John Herman and Henry Reed,
$40 each.
The hearing of the case of Charles
Nessler and Arthur Swanson, of 213
Fifth street, charged with larceny,
was continued for one week by JUS
tice Schroeder.
The American Wringer company is
to move Its state headquarters from
Sprip gfield to Rock Island the first of
the year The Office will be located
mt 3lS Twentieth street.
Fire Chief Charles Hastings has APP
pointed George w. Newberry captain
Of. No. . Hose company, succeed
ing Joseph Exner, who mas been
transferred to the Centrals.
The Northwestern quartet at the
NJ. +. church Thursday evening prom
ises to be one of the star attractions
of the season, and the admission is
only 25 cents. Tickets on sale at
Won Koeckritz's.
Money loaned on personal property
such as household furniture. horses.
wagons, buggies. etc. without pub
licity or removal. Eastman & Co
17121 Second avenue. Office open
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
nights only.
On Dec %, "a, 25, 80 and 81.
and on Jan. l, the c.. NJ. & st. p
railway will sell excursion tickets to
points on it's lines within 200 miles
of selling station at a fare and one
third. good returning until and in
Guiding Jan. 2.
Capt. James F. Helms. inspector of
the 10Th lighthouse district. which ex-
tends from Cairo to New Orleans, has |
received orders to assume charge of
the 10Th district, which extends from |
St. Paul tU Cairo. on the Mississippi, |
and takes in the Illinois and Missouri |
rivers also.
Charles Wesley Dean. of Moline. |
said the world would come to an end |
before II clock last night. He based |
his prediction on the authority of |
Mary Baker Hadden, 1.-The supreme |
ruler of all things in the heavens and
controller of all things on earth Mr.. |
Dean has another guess coming.
The Epworth Lesgue of the NJ E
church are giving the public lower
rate TO hear the talented Northwest
ern quartet than any other place they |
appear in all this tour. They are |
magnificent organization and should
be well received. Thursday evening.
Only 25 cents. Tickets on sale ut
Bahnsen's.
Principals of the village schools of
the county met Saturday at the office
of Supt. Ferguson and effected a per-
manent organization. with 5. NJ. Cod
dington. of Port Byron, president.
and w. G.. Lawrence, of Cordova. sec
retary. The purpose of the orgapiza-
tiou is to further the educational work
of the county and unity the efforts of
the villsge schools in their High school
work.
Conductor Billy Tilton, of the
Milwaukee. Saturday met with the