Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-23

torman for the Tri-City Railway com
pany.
| You can't avoid the rush now. It's
| too late. Get into the band wagon,
and rush To McCabe's and get your
share of those clearance bargains.
BE sure and attend the closing out
sale of the SpiIger stock. Everything
in the store must go. Remember the
place 1905 Second avenue, opposite
the Illinois theatre.
Place your Christmas order with
Kuschmann. Everything for Il nice
dinner. Choice vegetables and fruits.
poultry, celery. oysters and lots of
fresh nuts and candies.
The red letter sale is in full blast
and is a success. as the prices are a
great saving. I'm invitation is extend
ed to come IT, the new shoe store,
Finne's. 1910 Second avenue.
Furniture. rugs. etc, at away below
cost at the Spleer closing out sale.
This is a chance to buy good, service
able Christmas presents at a very low
figure. Call and get prices.
The Spilger closing out sale is no
fake sale He positively is going out
of business. and all goods must and
will he sold regardless of cost. So go
at once and buy Christmas present
for a little money.
The annual Christmas concert by |
the choir of Memorial Christian
church viii he given at the church |
next Sunday evening. The concert |
will be directed by Mrs. w. f. Bradley. |
leader of the choir.
The state board of equalization has |
confirmed the assessment of Rock Isl |
and county for 1908 as returned by the |
local assessors and the board of re-
view. The assessment is not altered |
in any particular.
Oscar Hildebrant and Clint Cash. of |
the Illinois Smoker, are passing out |
with the compliments of the season e |
neat card with their photographs on
either end and a Havana in the middle
tied with Il bit of dainty ribbon.
See the red tags at Clemann &, Salz-
mann's that read sold" That will
prove to you that their store is the
place for Christmas gifts, new goods
arriving on all trains. \ bigger selec-
ton than ever to pick from.
Charles G.. Dack, who played half |
back on the local high school team
several years ago, has been elected |
captain of the team of Grinnell col
lege at Grinnell, Iowa, at which insti- |
tuition he is in his sophomore year.
What would be more acceptable for
a Christmas gift than handsome
piece of furniture. Lots of new goods |
Just received-see them at Clemann q |
Salzmann's. the money saving furni- |
ture store in the three cities.
Why worry when a visit to Clemann
d Salzmann's will give you the key to
the situation what to buy for a Christ |
mas gift. Every department of this.
the best and biggest furniture store, |
is loaded with useful and handsome |
goods.
Buy your Christmas wines and Ii |
quors at A. II. Lifts retail liquor
store, corner Third avenue and Eigh- |
teenth street. Everything under the |
head of spirituous liquors sold in small
quantities at wholesale prices. Goods |
delivered to any part of the city Open
evenings.
The spell of warm weather caused
a breaking of the ice in the channel
of the river at 1 o'clock this after
noon. There is an opening nearly to
the Crescent bridge, where a gorge
has formed. Above the Rock Island
bridge the river is clear of ice from
shore to shore.
When buying your liquors for Christ
mas DO not forget the Keystone sa-
loon, 1886 Fifth avenue. 1t has a rec
ord of 80 years for giving you the
largest quantity and best quality of
liquor for your money, and 1 am keep