Rock Island Argus., 1900-12-17
TOPICS OF THE TOWN.
Leaf lard at Gilmore's.

LSal idTU at GiluOT0 >.
F.J. Dickman & Co. for fine Xmas
presents.
Full line of fancy china at P. R.
Mitsch & Co.
Everything in the way of slippers
at Wright & Barber's.
Dewey camp will hold it's annual
ball tomorrow evening at Industrial
home.
A boy or girl cannot be better
pleased than by receiving a pair of
Barney & Berry's skates. Cheap
while they last, at j. w. Stewards.
Best work in the city at C. E.
Smiths studio for from 81 to $12 q
dozen. Call early for Christmas orders.
Telephone 4372, opposite Harper
house.
The ladies of the Memorial Christian
church will serve a lucent lunch
Wednesday from 5 to s p. m. in the
parlors of the church. All are cor
daily invited.
We have mems every day working
shoes, a good line, with extra heavy
soles, at 81. so. 81. 81. .50-every pair
good pair. The Leader, opposite
Harper house.
Mr.. and Ms. E. j. Meek wish to
thank neigh bors and friends for as
sistance and sympathy shown during
the illness and death of their father,
George P. Crecelius.
A Christmas merrily spent and
money well invested if he is dra wing
the fragrant Havana from one of
those meerschaum pipes from the
Palace cigar store.
The Head Office club holds its first
social and entertainment in the Wood
men building this evening. There
will be a program and refreshments
for memb of the club.
Don't wait until the last few days,
but place your order now for one of
those pretty watch charms or pair of
cuff buttons with your friends pic
ture in them. Nj. I. Free.
Muscatine's new theatre, built by
George II. Johnston, who is promot-
ing a similar enterprise in Rock Is
land, will be formally opened Dec. %
with Herne's Shore Acres"
Marriage licenses were issued at
Davenport Saturday to Charles +. An
derson, Rock Island, and Mamie Dill
lon, Hillsdale, and Frank Nickel and
Anna Fassere, both of Rock Island.
city today is our line of perfect fitting.
perfect wearing and stylish patent
kid shoes at $3, IS SO, 81 and SIS.
The Leader, opposite Harper house.
The bridge committee of the county
board spent Saturday and today in
specting the sites for bridges that the
county has been asked to help con-
struct in Hampton, Bowling and Black
Hawk.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
will be held tomorrow at the Y. NJ.
G A chapel. A parliamentary drill
will be given, and the franchise"
department presented and discussed.
Current events will also be called for.
A musical entertainment has 6een
arranged by the local Salvation Army
corps to be given at the barracks
Wednesday evening. Features will
be songs and instrumental music by
Capt. Carlson and Lieut.. Lundgreen,
lady officers from Galesburg, and
Capt. Nelson and Cadet Weessman
and soldiers from Moline.
Richard Gemeinhardt died at St.
Anthony's hospital at 5 O'Clock Satur-
day afternoon from the effects of
broken neck, sustained in a fall from
the D., X. l. & n. w. trestle. as told
of in THE ARGUS of that day. An in
quest was held over the remains this
morning by Coroner L. V. Eckhart.
The jury, composed of w. A. Giles,
foreman; William Ryerson, John Bell,
c. H. Moody, Peter Ryersons and Ed
ward Baker, returned a verdict of
accidental death. The funeral was
held this afternoon.