Rock Island Argus., 1901-12-31
CITY CHAT.


Clear Havana z. T. d.
For insurance, +. j. Burns.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Homes for sale. \. Rush & Co.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Odd dressers, an elegant line, at
Spilger's.
\ new line of tabouretes just re-
ceived at Spilger's.
Browns Business College reopens
Thursday morning.
Night school at Browns Business
College reopens Friday night.
Peanut candy and taffies 10 cents n
pound at Peterson's, 1929 Third
avenue.
See the greater New York Loan
bank, $40 Twentieth street, for big
bargains.
Judge Ramsay yesterday afternoon
adjourned the circuit court till 9 a.
IN. Thursday morning.
Plenty of fresh dressed turkeys,
geese and chickens at Hess Bros. to-
night and tomorrow morning.
The Augustana Conservatory of
Music and the Augustana Business
College open Thursday, Jan. 2d, at
a. IN.
The Afternoon club will hold its
second annual ball New Years after
noon from = to $50 p. IN. at Armory
hall.
Lange & Heitmann wish to an
nOunce to their patrons that their
store will be closed all day New
Years.
Mrs. jenkins, one of the old resi-
dents of the county, died this morn
ing at her home. two miles south
west of Milan. after a short illness.
i fire broke out this morning in the
foundry at the Rock Island arsenal.
1t is reported that. the damage was
slight.
a. II. Lift, corner Third avenue
and Eighteenth street, sells pure
wines and liquors for family use in
small quantities at wholesale prices.
Open evenings.
Remember the fun-maSing contest
at the Y. NJ. c. y. gymnasium New
Years night. beginning at o'clock.
Open to ladies and gentlemen. Ad-
mission, 10 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Arnold were
made the hosts at pleasant surprise
party at their home, 1920 Seventh
avenue. last evening. the occasion be-
ing their 21st wedding anniversary
y meeting of the property holders
in the city having houses to rent will
be held at Turner hall Friday,
Jan. Bird, at 1880 p. m, for the purpose
of organizing a house rent protective
association.
Maj. S. Z. Blunt reports total eX-
peuditure for wages during the past
y.ar at Rock Island arsenal Of ST41.-
900. This amount has been disbursed
in the three cities in addition l.. large
sums spent for m1:erials
Manager j. T. Lardner, of the Tri-
City Railway company, has been per-
sonally looking into the equipment
distribution, and consequently some
brightly repainted cars are being
added to the lines on this side of the
river.
With the beginning of the year
Freight Inspectors Il. +. King and T.
" VIII GNCAldliBC l1idNCS-
turning to the positions they held
prior TO two years ago. The former
will return to the Q and the S. Paul
and the latter TO the Rock Island and
the Peoria.
w. II. Bano, member of the Muir
ray Comedy company, this morning
gave an exhibition of releasing him
self from handouts and shackles at
the police station. Compeletely strip
ped he was fastened with four pairs
of shackles and two pairs of handouts
and then. in the middle of the floor,
with blanket thrown over him, he
unlocked them all in less than 10
minutes.
The scenic environment and the
costumes called for by the splendid
comedy Mistress Nell" which comes
TO the Burtis tomorrow afternoon
and evening, have been referred to
wherever the play has been presented
as absolutely correct. Nearly an en-
tire year in New York city alone has