Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-21

1 most unlimited assortm emit to select
from, at the Palace cigar store.
Anyone wishing wood in stove
lengths by the load before the supply
is exhausted, call or address c. T.
GAZETTEER, III Seventeenth street.
Ladies' watch, gold filled. hand en-
graved case. with EIgin works, each
one guaranteed, only 1915. worth
$14. at Brookman's, the jeweler.
Lost all high prices on our purses
and are now selling the finest grades
at the lowest prices at Fred Bleuer's,
the up-to-date jeweler. 17oS Second
avenue.
We have mems every day working
shoes, good line, with extra heavy
soles, at 81. so. 81, 81. 50-every pair
la good pair. The Leader, opposite
Harper house.
A Christmas merrily spent and
money well invested if he is drawing
the fragrant Havana from one Of
those meerschaum pipes from the
Palace cigar store.
If in doubt of what to buy for
Xmas presents, call at our store will
lift the burden, as we have presents
for young and old. Fred Bleuer, the
up-to-date jeweler.
Well, did you get one of those ele-
CANT solid gold ladies' set rings for 81,
$3.50. $1.75 and 81 25 and up? They
are great bargains and are going fast
at Brookman's, the jeweler.
Rock Island has an opportunity to
secure another new industry-this
time from the east. The manufac-
lures committee of the Rock Island
Club has the matter in hand.
Have still good selection of cut
glass, being sold at cost. We handle
only the finest grade on the market
the Hawkes." Fred Bleuer, the up
to-date jeweler, 1908 Second avenue
The handsomest footwear in the
city today is our line of perfect fitting.
perfect wearing and stylish patent
kid shoes at So, IS. SO, 81 and SIS.
The Leader. opposite Harper house.
A beautiful home Christmas gift is
fine sewing machine. We are head
quarters for every kind made. Prices,
S1S and up, at Richter Sc Sons, fur
riers, Davenport.
There was an sold time party" at
Turner hall last evening that was en-
loyed by a company of jolly friends.
1t was arranged by B. Winter, John
Konosky, Fred Buchanan, P. Pfaff
and L. Eihl.
The Rock Island & Peoria road this
morning resumed the Improvement
of the levee between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets. A gang of men
and teams was set at work grading
the dirt that has been dumped there.
Holiday watch bargains. A boys
watch, stem wind and set $1.45.
90 nts' gold filled case, EIgin works,
only $3.50; and a ladies gold filled
case, fine jeweled works, only 1926.
Each one guaranteed, at Brookman's.
the Twentieth street jeweler.
Andre Brown, the Orion man
hose left foot was smashed while
boarding r. 1. & P. train recently,
and James McShane, of Reynolds,
who was operated on for the removal
of the left eye, were released from st.
Anthony's hospital yesterday.
The Galva Chronicle says that a
young lady who taught stenography
last summer at Kewanee forged note
of $40O and sold it for cash at a Cam
bridge bank. She also tried to work
a Kewanee bank, but failed. 1t is said
that the lady has settled the matte +
with the bank.
We are told of citizen in the Third
ward who won't take THE ARGUS on
account of its politics, but who makes
practice of borrowing the paper
every evening from the kind-hearted
wife of his next door neighbor, and
has had chance to read it. This is
pretty hard, but the suffering party is
contemplating heaping Goals of FIRE on
the others head by making him a
Christmas present of six months sub
scription.
For His ChrIstmaa.