Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-03

watches. II karat, with an E'gln
movement. as low as $40, at
Brookman's?
We are now ready to fit out that
rev house of yours with either gas or
com binaticn fixtures. Also full line
of Welsbach NANTES and supplies.
Phone 1880. Rock Island Electric
Construction company.
A telephone directory of the tri-
, cities will be issued by the Central
Union Telephone company about Jan.
/. Prospective subscribers should
make application at once in order to
be listed in this directory.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Kincaid and
! family wish to return thanks to neigh
bors and friends for the many acts of
kindness and sympathy shown at the
death and funeral of their beloved
daughter and sister, Miss Alice j..
Kincaid.
At our Office. during Decem Der
only. every user of our soaps can Sc
cure premiums for soap wrappers.
Increase your supply of our soaps, as
the value of presents depends on the
mum Der Of wrappers returned. War
mock e. Ralston.
The only high grade women's shoes
| made in the United States by union
labor are manufactured by the Rock
! Island Shoe company. maker of the
Netherso!e 81 80 shoe for women.
The Leader, sole agents, opposite the
Harper house
John Peters, one of the fremen in
jured in the glucose works explosion
Thanksgiving night. died at his home
in Davenport yesterday, making in
all three deaths from the accident
| Peters leaves widow and three chill
drcn.
Simon Falkovitcn has opened a
VIII olesale and retail flour and feed
store at 80 Seventeenth street. He
guarantees his supply to be the best
, i'll the market. Transfers and pri-
vate families will profit by buying of
him.
Saturday evening at the home of
Mr.. aud Mrs. o. f.. Mckinley a fare
well party was given in honJr of Miss
Harriet Conwel'. who returned TO
Chicago Sunday afternoon. A large
number of friends enjoyed the evening
with music and cards.
Fred Woltmann, the jewcler. wishes
his patrons to know that his store
will be open evenings during Decem-
Der. lie has fine display of holiday
novelties aside from his usual large
stock of i4weIry, and invites inspec-
ton of the same.
Dec 10 and IL have been set by tie
Associated Charities as the dates for
the production at Harper's theatre by
home talent of the fairy spectacle.
The Pixies" which will be given
under the personal direction of the
author, W. a. Milne.
Augustana Lyceum delights in pre-
sentiDg DR.. Frank Bristol of Wash
ington, ID. G, pastor of the church
which President Mckinley attends.
next Wednesday evening, Dec. , Any
praise that could possibly be given of
the Little Giant of Methodist must
needs seem very inadequate, for to
hear him is truly banqueting your in
tellect. Remem Der, Dec. 5.
Don't forget the rummage sale for
the benefit of the Mission Kinder
garten. The wagons will collect the
rummage Wednesday. Please look
around and see if you have
anything you can spare. The ladies
would like particularly to have all
old rubbers sent, as they can sell them.
Viii the children help in this, and
collect all the rubberS they can from
their neighbors and friends?
Observer j. NJ Shcrier'5 meteor o.
logical summary for Novem Der shows
the mean atmospheric pressure to
have been 80 IL. The highest pres
sure was 80 60 on the 16t1, and the
lowest 20 66 on the 22nd. The mean
! temperature was 30, the highest be-
ing 66 on the 81. and the lowest l. on
the 18th. The mean temperature of the
, month for % years was 81. The pre-
{ vailing direction of the wind was west.
1t reached its maximum velocity for
| the month the 2lst, when the move
/ mcnt was ; Il miles an hour from the
I northwest. The total precipitation
/ was l ~ inches. There were / DAYS
/ with OF inch CT more of preci pitat ton
There were . clear days, 5 partly
, cloudy and Is cloudy days.