Rock Island Argus., 1899-01-27

tomorrow by DR.. Stanley. the opti-
clan.
Tri-City lodge S8s, 1. A. of NJ, will
hold special meeting at its hall
Saturday night. By order Of the
NJ. NJ.
Congressman G.. ". Prince has rec
commended the appointment of Will
liam McMeekin as postmaster at
Galva.
| This is the last week in which you
can pick any pair of mems $3.50 and
81 GOODYEAR welt shoes for 81. so.
Hurst. He Cuts the Price.
You can borrow money on any kind
of personal property without Publici-
ty or removal. Eastman, 1712 Sec
ond avenue. Office open till 9 p. m.
If you'll examine those overcoats
| we have placed on sale at SO, you'll
certainly buy one. They are worth
anywhere from S15 to $50. The Lon
don.
All small lots of overcoats we have
placed in one lot and marked them
so. They're worth $15, S16.50, $1S
and S20. Call and see them. The
London.
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.
This is the last week in which you
can get your choice of any pair of
shoes in the store for $3.50. Hurst,
He Cuts the Price.
Make every purchase count. A
purchase of Rock Island soap of any
brand counts three times: Once for
good work. once for premiums and
once for the good of our town.
We have lots of cheaper overcoats
that we are giving big discount on,
but that lot of SO. $3.50, SIS and
$50 coats we are selling for SO are
the cracker jacks. The London.
Bunkerr. palmist and clairvoyant,
tells past. present and future; also
agent for Madame Bunkerr's mask cos
tunes. Over s., 3. & S. shoe store,
Davenport, Iowa, Harrison and Sec
ond streets.
Secretary Alger, of the war depart
ment, yesterday made request of
congress for an immediate appropria-
ton of 80, $50 for the reconstruction
of the power house at Rock Island
arsenal, which was destroyed by fire
Thursday, Jan. 3.
The executive committee of the
Fri City Labor congress has called
Il meeting of the congress for
next Sunday afternoon at =
o'clock to discuss the granting of
franchises TO street railway COM
panies.
The election of directors of the
Rock Island Club occurs tomorrow.
The polls will be open from l to 8 p.
M. There are three tickets in the
field. At the conclusion of the cleo
tion the annual meeting of the men,
bers will be held.
Morris Il Lewis, proprietors of the
Rock Island Iron works, Ninth street
and Seventh avenue, have built an
addition to their foundry. They have
secured large contract from the Mo-
line Plow company, and have not
rented the foundry, as has been here
tofore stated.
The wonderful Omaha automatic
gas lamp that produces from gasoline
a gas that rivals and even eXcels for
lighting purposes ordinary gas or
electric light will shortly be placed on
sale in Rock Island. 1t is said to be
Just what has been wanted for years
and is capable of producing Ocean
die power light seven hours for
cent. Davis & Mallette. OF Reynolds,
are exclusive agents for this section.
w. C. Maucker. with characteristic
enterprise, has purchased the Wheel
an grocery store on Fourth avenue
and will hereafter conduct it. In buy
ing for three stores, two in the city and
the one il south Rock Island, Mr..
Maucker feels that he will be able to
quote prices that will make the Mauck-
er stores the bright particular
places for profitable grocery merchan-
dising. The Wheelan store will be
restocked at once.
The Business Mems association of
Davenport has begun the distribution
of Il. +. Tillinghast's work. Rock
Island Arsenal, in Peace and in War. "
In the next few days the book will be
sent to $50 United States congress
men and to other prominent officials
ut Washington. The book portrays
the capacity of the great western
arsenal in n manner never before
done by any book heretofore pu ublished.
1t will undoubtedly awaken interest
in the arsenal, and prove of immense
advantage at this particular time.
when tri-city citizens are there en-
gagged in the task of securing for the
arsenal what it should properly have
in the way of approximations.