Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-31
TOWN TALK.

FOR insurance, r. % DurnS-
Eberhart is selling the pianos.
Special opening spring sale. Young
& McCombs.
The new reservoir will not increase
taxes an iota.
Attend Young & McCombs' grand
spring opening.
Beardsley & Bailey are now at their
new location. 217 Eighteenth street.
Dan Mckinney is the popular can
didate of the people of all classes in
the First ward
Purchase lot in Black Hawk addi-
ton. They are the finest and cheap
est in the city.
Knee pants cents, shirt waists 9
cents, blouse waists % cents, worth
so cents. NJ. IL X.
Scores of the Catton-Carter billiard
match will be received at the White
Seal saloon tonight.
Services were held in the Episcopal
and Roman Catholic churches today,
the occasion being Good Friday
There will he services at Trinity
church this evening at $50, and to-
morrow ut 10 n. m. and 4. p. IN.
n. o. Baker, arrested on complaint
of Lizzie Cox, was fined S. and costs
yesterday by Justice Cramer for dis
turbing the peace.
The policy of expansion is all right
Anti-Washboard soap is absolutely
the best and is made at home. Just
eXpound on that idea.
Every Wednesday and Thursday of
April, photos of babies Tin arms) at
half price at Smiths, opposite Harper
house, Second avenue.
The local BARRIERS union No. 113. at
it's last meeting, Endorsed the pro-
posed state BARRIERS license bill. and
urged its early enactment into law.
NJ. I. Free issues a cordial invita-
ton to all the babies of Rock Island,
between the ages of ) months and
years, to come to his studio baby day.
They are already addressing John
Snitzer as alderman up in the Sixth.
It's little early, probably, but Mr..
Snitzer will come by the title legally
next Tuesday.
and George G. Durman for assistant
supervisors. They are men of intel
ligence and experience. They will
make model officials.
1t costs nothing but your time to
see our immense stock of negligee
shirts. Stunning patterns, with sep
arate cuffs. at 30, 20 and 50 cents. and
the finest Manhattan shirts at 81 so.
can place money in amounts of
500, 5000, $500, $500, 81, 900 and up
in an investment that will pay to s
per cent. Apply to Z. j. Burns,
room II, Mitchell & Lvnde building.
Frank Ganahl was arrested on a
peace warrant sworn out by Miss
Kate Colmere, his sister-in-law. A
change of venue was taken from Mag
istrate Stafford to Justice Halves
court. The case was continued for
one week.
The Eclipse Installment company
has changed hands and hereafter will
be conducted under the name of the
Hill Mercantile company, with head
quarters at 1913 Second avenue. as
Patronage of old Eclipse
customers solicited.
Dan Corken's record in the council |
is standing monument to his hon
esty, ability and progressiveness. The |
taxpayers of the Third ward want |
him TO represent them in the NUM- |
cipal assembly again, and they will |
elect him by Il large majority next
week
You cannot deceive the people in the
benefit they are enjoying by attacking
and disappearing the means by
which they attain that enjoyment.
The people of Rock Island are begin
ming to realize the benefits of clarified
water, and it is costing them no more
than it has heretofore, either in taxes,
water rents or otherwise, nor will it.
The people know good thing when
they get it.
The American history, brought up
10 date, has already made its appear
ance. 1t carries the student all
through the Spanish war, and to the
signing of the protocol. The Ameri-
can Book company is the first in the
ield with this publication, and it is
known as John McMaster's School
History of the United States. The
events of the late war, as well as of
prior history, are carefully and relia-
bly, illustrated.
Messrs. McConochie and Miller
reached the down town bust
ness district this morning in
heir house to house canvass.
Willy Mac sends Miller into certain
places in each block where the ex-chief
s supposed to have pull. while the
nayoral candidates attends to the
est. and after block has been sub
nitted to this process the two meet
IN the corner and compare notes.
and then toward evening Willy VIII
lam turns up at the big corner" and
eports progress.
If you regard the interests of your
.itY from an ecnnnmic and hnsiness