Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09

and cents and on up as high as you
care to go; and loads of beautiful
( lace and embroidered handkerchiefs
too pretty for description on paper.
McCabe's jewelry department is all
ablaze with rare gems for Christmas
gifts. Better select at once, even
though you don't want to pay all
cash, as they can be laid aside until
called for.
| Mayor McConochie this afternoon
revoked the license of the American
house saloon on Market square, bas-
ing his action on the arrest of two
men and two women there by the po-
lice this morning.
y number of her young lady friends
last evening surprised Miss Lily Bur-
ton at her home, 2S1O Fifth-and-a-half
avenue. in honor of her 18th birthday.
\ merry time was had with music,
games and lunch.
A number of the Rock Island teach
ers are planning to attend the 50th
annual meeting of the Illinois State
Teachers association to be held at
| Springfield Dec. 29-31. 1t is expected
$500 teachers will be present.
The stockholders of the Twin-City
Ice company have elected as directors
H. X Mack, George A. Darling, John
Day, Swan Tropp and j. Il. Campbell.
George y. Darling was elected presi-
dent and H. X. Mack vice president.
| The ladies of the G. /. \. to the b.
of L. f. will hold a sale of fancy and
useful articles, candy and refresh
ments, in Engineers hall, Fifth ave
nue. and Thirty-eighth street. Thurs
| day afternoon and evening, Dec. 10.
! Kurth q Hanson have opened the
old Black Diamond coal office, 1906
First avenue, and are now prepared
TO fill all orders for winter. Leave
| orders at 1906 First avenue or 1921
Twelfth avenue. Old phone west 1916.
All members of the Rock Island
Choral society are requested to meet
at the Rock Island high school to-
morrow evening at s o'clock to dis
cuss the question of reorganizing the
society and other important ques-
lions.
The Peoples Power company has a
force of men at work dismantling the
tower lights that will be abolished
under the new contract for the illu-
minatiCn Of the city. The low lights
have been set to take the place of the
elevated ones.
y lecture On Commercial Law" was
given by Hen. William Jackson before
a meeting of young men at the chapel
of the Y. NJ. {. i. last evening. The
promissory note, commercial banking
and general laws were treated in a
highly instructive manner.
Prolonged footing of the whistle Of
the ferry +. !. Robinson last evening
led to the impression that the boat
was in distress. and attracted crowd
Of people to the levee at Eighteenth
street. The ferry was simply endeav-
oring to clear the railroad tracks Of
cars to permit passengers to get to
and from the landing, a train having
mOnOpOlized the crossing for about
fifteen minutes before moving on.
The Tri-City Railway company has
at last gotten around to the inaugur-
alton of the comprehensive system Of
designating signs announced some
time since, and in addition to the
properly colOred signs in the car
transOms, the disc scheme heretofore
confined to the Third and Fourth ave-
nue. lines, viii be extended to all the
cars. so that one may see at a reason
able distance what car is approaching.
Herman Schael, who is better known
as "BOtchy,' is to attempt to lower
the longtime walking record, now
held by a Californian, who kept his
pedals in motion for SO hours without
batting an eye. Schael thinks he can
stretch it to 40 hours. At any rate, he
is SO confident that he can. he has
made a wager, and will begin his task
at o'clock Christmas morning at
Twenty-ffth street and Fifth avenue,
walking around a block. He is to be
allowed ID minutes for meals.