Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-02-26

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shoe store. 1910 Second avenue
Bids for the construction of a small
towboat for the government will be
| opened at the United States engineers
office at II O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Try steam-dried fertilizer for lawns.
gardens. truck gardens and farms. In
1oO-pound and ton lots. Twin-City
Rendering company; phone west 1903.
The Misses Frances and Bella Car
penter entertained 90 of their lady
friends at a Juvenile party at their
home, 500 Twenty-frst street, last ev-
ening.
Shirts for everybody. Two large ia
bles filed with mems shirts. sizes II
to Il, your choice of the entire lot. so
cents. Shirts worth much more. The
London.
Mems walll-over winter height bluch-
er and bal. all new and up-tO-date
shoes. 81 and $3.50 shoes. at S2.S5; So
shoes at S245. At Finne's new shoe
store, 1910 Second avenue.
Special black and blue suit sale
positively worth up to SIS, only $40.
Square cut. double breasted and round
cut coats in the lot. Get in quick if
You want suit. The London.
Attend Finne's resolution shoe sale
Ladies' patent colt, ideal kid and vici
kid, 81, $3.50 and So. All up-to-date.
Your choice at $3.50. Widths up to E.
Five doors east of opera house.
The greatest saving in shoes is at
Finne's new shoe store. You save
$50 and 81 pair on those ladies' fine
shoes. All up-to-date shoes. Remem-
Der the place. 1910 Second avenue.
j. F. Schneider has taken a position
as travelling salesman in South Da-
kota and Nebraska for the wholesale
shoe house of Il. p. Smith q Sons. of
Chicago. Mr.. Schneider Will continue
to make Rock Island his home.
Z. H. Sothern and his company APP
pearing in The Proud Prince" at the
Burtis in Davenport last evening pass
ed through the city at 10 o'clock in Il
special train over the Burlington. The
company plays Galesburg tonight.
This evening at o'clock there is to
be a meeting at the city hall of the
ordinance committee and the commits
sioners appointed by the mayor to as
sist in the drafting of an ordinance
creating the office of building inspec-
tor.
Edison new gold-moulded records
are clearest, loudest, most musical.
We have the only complete assert
ment in the tri-cities. You are invited
to visit our new photograph parlors
when in Davenport and hear these
musical wonders. d. Grigg's Music
House, 21O Brady street. Davenport.
The Peoples Power company is pre-
pairing to extend its gas and electric
mains to parts of the city where new
consumers can be secured. Those
wishing to use either gas or cleo
tricity are requested to make applica-
ton at the company's Office, 100 East
street. during this month.
The following persons successfully
passed the examination for clerk-car-
rier at the Rock Island postoffice Nov.
81: Henry \. Potter, 5000; Bridge NJ.
Ferry, s1.1O; Harley w. Schaffer,
1910; Matilda c. Grotjan. 1880; Marx
w. Harder. 1855; Thomas q. Gillespie,
"A; Frank L. Littig, 1910; May F. Full
Ter, 1920.
Press dispatches state that the
Corea. loaded with beef packed at
Omaha. on which Charles Deere. of
Moline. and Horace q. Burt. president |
of the Union Pacific road, were pas
to the far east, was taken
charge of by the Japanese at Maya
saki. The cargo was confiscated and |
the vessel allowed to proceed on its |
way to NladivOstock. The passengers |
we're not mOlested.
The Boston Store company of Mo-
inc is to be Incorporated with a cap |
taI of $4,000. The incorporators are
TO be 4. p. Fisk and G. L. Nordgren,
IF Moline, and q. NJ. Loosely, of this |
,ity. who is retiring from the firm of |
NcCabe d Co. Mr.. Fisk has been in
he dry goods business in Moline 80
ears Mr.. Loosely will be manager
md Mr.. Nordgren assistant. \ new
building is to be erected, options hav-
ny been secured on several sites.