Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-11
CITY CHAT.


Clear Havana Z. T. D.
For insurance, E. J. Burns.
Flour 81 a sack at WeckeTs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Homes for sale. A. Rush & Co.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Package coffees 10 cents at Week
els.
Canned tomatoes 10 cents at Week
els.
Nice big whisk brooms cents
apiece at BroOkman's.
Women's 20 cent black hose 10
cents tonight at McCabe's.
Ladies' tennis flannel gowns 25
cents tonight at McCabe's.
Mems % cent leather faced gloves
10 cents tonight at McCabe's.
21 pounds of graunlated sugar for
81 at Bartlett Bros. tonight.
Cloth bound books by well-knowr
authors, cents tonight at McCabe's.
Plenty of dressed turkeys and
chickens at Hess Bros. this evening.
Fancy pillow tops. to p cent
values. 1 cent to night at McCabe's.
Ebony combs. sterling silver
mounted, 10 cents tonight at Nc
Cabe's.
Children's spring heel shoes, but-
ton or lace, so cents tonight at Me-
Cabe's.
More of those strawberry cream
forms 10 cents pound tonight at
McCabe's-
Don't forget to attend the concert
given by Bluer's band at the Illinois
theatre Sunday afternoon.
Special for this evening: Fancy col
ored vases, dishes, etc, from il cents
up to 24 cents at Brookman's.
creamer with ? pounds of - cent
coffee at Bartlett Bros. tonight.
Peanut candy, morshmallow,
chocolate, molasses, cream taffies, 10
cents a pound at Peterson's, 1872
Third avenue.
Fine bottled wines and liquors for
medicinal purposes at wholesale
prices at Simon Lewis retail liquor
store on Market square.
We are now prepared to do all
kinds of uphOlstering. All work
guaranteed satisfactory. Helpen-
stell & Lowe, 1902 Second avenue.
Travel over the Rock Island bridge
yesterday was as follows: Foot
south, S64; north, S62. Teams-south,
679; north, GIL. Street cars-south,
1852; north, 163.
At the Race Course. fine descrip-
tive number, viii be played at the
concert given by Bleuer's band at the
Illinois theatre Sunday afternoon, c.
+. Toenniges, director.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the banquet of the
Municipal association haxe fixed up
on Jan. % as the date of the affair
and decided to hold it at the Harper
house.
For a safe investment that is bound
to multiply several hundred per cent,
as the stocks of other reliable Texas
companies have done, buy Black
Hawk Oil company stock at 10 cents
per share.
Don't wait to buy Black Hawk Oil
company stock until oil is struck,
and it is raised in price. This invest
ment offers large returns for a small
risk, and the stock will be worth
many times its present value within a
year.
The Black Hawk Fuel Oil COM
pany has let the contract for drilling
its well No. 1, and in a short time will
have 10000 barrel well. The driller
guarantees n siX-inch gusher or no
pay. Stock is now selling at 1Oc per
share, but Will be raised when n well
is brought in.
Fully 125 couples were in attend
ance at the second annual masquer-
ade ball given by the PIow Shop boys
at ArmOry hall last evening. Bleu-
er's full orchestra furnished the
music and the affair is considered,
from social standpoint, at least, to
have rivalled the recent policemen's
ball.
On and after Feb. 1st, 1902, Prof. L.
L. Philbrook will raise the price for
voice lessons. All present pupils and
those beginning before that time
may have the benefit of present