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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23
Davenport to take charge of the office

Davenport to take charge of the office
there.
No store has SO many beautiful arti-
cles for Christmas gifts as brakes Fur
niture & Carpet company. Brady street.
Davenport.
Why not buy something useful as
well as ornamental? Drake sells that
kind. Open evenings. Brady street,
Davenport.
Fresh lettuce, caulifower, cucum-
bers, tomatoes, mushrooms. water
cress. radishes, green onions, new
beets and carrots at Hess Bros.
By request of the Rock Island ladies
we will sell fresh eggs for the balance
of the week at 20 cents per dozen.
Rachman's, corner Twelfth street and
Seventh avenue.
McCabes furniture department has
gained a most enviable place in the
hearts of Christmas shoppers, by its
multiplicity of odd and useful house
hold furnishings.
Telephone your orders for hickory
shop wood to the Mutual Wheel com
pany Moline. Ill. Delivered to any
address in Rock Island for So per
load. Both phones.
Haviland china, cut glass. fancy
vases. lamps. ETC.. can be found in
brakes bargain basement for less
money than elsewhere. Open even
ings. Brady street, Davenport.
All eyes seem centered on McCabe's
jewelry and crockery store. No place
in the west is more suggestive and
helpful in supplying just the correct
articles for Christmas presents.
There is only one way to find out
what you are getting for your money
for wines and liQuOrs-try the new
wholesale and retail firm of Fuchs
Bros See their large ad on page 4
Attention, BARRIERS.
All barber shops will close all day
Monday Dec. 26.
l. G.. MILLER, Secretary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23
Smoker. Cash & Hopkins.
Order at Harris tomorrow.


Order at Harris tomorrow.
Blue points AT Passig Bros
Lage-Waters for fine footwear.
4 Buy your toys at Trefz & Co.'S.
Tree trimmings at Trefz < Co.'S.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Lage-Waters for Christmas slippers
For bus. baggage. express,c call Robb's
Lage-Waters for Christmas slippers
For bus or express. Spencer & Trefz.
Lage-Waters for Christmas slippers
For real estate and insurance, E. j
| Burns.
Slippers for Christmas at Lage
Waters.
Read Lage-Waters' slipper ad ON
page II.
Sterling silver military brushes at
J. Ramser's.
Bulk. canned and shell oysters at
Hess Bros.
Key rings. markers. satchel tags at
J. Ramser's.
Shaving mugs and brushes in silver
at j. Ramsers.
Attend the dance at Armory hall
Monday afternoon
\ beautiful line OF holiday umbrellas.
Sommers & LaVelIe.
THE lid is on" See McCabe's ad.
It's now mp To YOU
20 per cent discount on holiday slip
pers al Dolly Bros.
Mems genuine alligator slippers only
81 at Lase-Waters'.
Go To George r. Schmale for shoes.
1908 Second avenue.
Mems genuine alligator slippers only
81 at LageWaters'.
Just received a new line of gold
fObs. AT j. Ramsers
A Whitley exerciser makes spien-
did gift M Bennett's.
Ladies' plush bound slippers 80
cents. Lage-Waters.
\ Whitley exerciser makes a splen-
did gift AT Bennett's.
The choicest and plumpcst poultry
in the city at Harris.
Furs. furs. OF all descriptions ..
Benefits. the furrier.
Furs. furs. Of all descriptions at
Benefits. the furrier.
Have you noticed Brnneti's adj Old
page IL? Read it now.
Mems otter and seal gloves at Ben
nett's fur and glove store.
Mems otter and seal gloves at Ben
nett's fur and glove store.
Big supply OF Christmas trees. 10
cents and up at Rachman's.
Mems Christmas slippers. 50 cents!
and - cents Al Lage-Waters.
Fancy Michigan celery at Passig
Bros. tomorrow. Order early.
Go to- Steiner's for DAVID Harum ci-
sars. Fifth avenue drug store.
Buy your Christmas presents at
Lloyd's and have them exclusive.
Ladies' fur top slippers only 50
cents AT Lase-Waters' shoe store.
An immense line of ladies' fur
Jackets at all prices at Benefits.
For Christmas wines and beverages
that are pure 90 to- Simon Lewis.
An immense line OF ladies' fur
Jackets at all prices at Benefits.
Buy your gloves AT the Bennett
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23
STEALS PRESENT
Walter Searcy Ships Silk Skirt
TO Mother for Christ
mas.
TAKES IT FROM EMPLOYER
Good. Valued at 500 From Moline
Store Found in His
Room.

Walter Searcy. 90 years of age, (col
oredD. at a hearing for grand larceny
committed while employed as elevator
line, this morning was held by Police
Magistrate Andrew Olson to the grand
jury in bond of $500.
The young man is nephew Of Rev.
W. A Searcy. pastor of ST Paul's AT
rican Methodist church in Moline. and
has been making his home with his
uncle. For six months he has held the
position as operator OF 1.-The New. York
stores elevator In that period there
has been missed at intervals articles
from the different departments OF the
store. but the managers were not able
10 trace the thefts to- any Of the at
tsches. and supposed the articles were
carried away by patrons.
sill skirt for Present.
Yesterday q silk skirt disappeared.
Searcy's movements during the day di-
rected suspicion at him. and he was
called on the carpet. Under rigid
questioning he confessed. when made
To believe that II was known that he
had stolen the skirt. He had packed
10 IA a box and taken IL To- an eNpresJ
Office and paid for it's shipment as a
Christmas present to his mother at
Cedar Rapids. The skirt was Tccoy-
cred. AfterWard the young man :
room 1T his uncle's house was search
al and goods valued NJ 800 belonging
t. the New York store were found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23

and fur store Why would not a base
! ball outfit make an excellent gift for
that boy?
Fuchs Bros. go them all one better
| on quality and price for pure wines
and liquors. See their large ad on
page 4.
Mrs. Austin's Quick Rising Buck
wheat makes tender. crispy brown
cakes Your grocer can tell you all
about it.
Don't miss the opportunity of see
ing Schroeder's stock of turkeys,
ing elsewhere.
1t will pay you to go to Schmale's
for your footwear, He sells better
goods and cheaper than others. 1905
Second avenue
Buy your husband a pair of those
elegant patent colt shoes at Lage-
Waters. Prices $2.45, So, $3.50 or
81. All warranted.
The boys, the girls. and the big
folks all flock to McCabe's toy store.
where that perplexing what" is set
tied in short order.
You will find Simon Lewis stock big
ger and better. Call and get prices.
A bottle of fine wine free with every
purchase of 81 or over.
Last appearance of the KatZenjam-
mers. etc. tonight al 7:30 at McCabe's.
Santa Claus on the roof of the toy
store tomorrow at 2:30.
Youth not forget that what toys.
dolls. books. and games are left behind
by Santa Claus at McCabe's tomorrow
will be almost given away.
A big line of suit cases. cuff and col
lar boxes and hat cases in all makes of
leather. splendid gifts for men, at
Lloyd's, Harper house block.
Just arrived fine lot of holly.
Plenty of home made holly wreathes
Plenty of home made holly and other
wreaths at the Longview florists.
Without doubt you will find the
best and largest display of dressed
poultry ever shown in this section,
at Schroeder's. Call and get prices.
The fine quality and low prices on
retail firm of Fuchs Bros, will sur
prise you. See their large ad on page
4.
Suitable Christmas presents for men
and boys at a great saving to you at
the great dissolution sale. The Lon
don.
Come early and avoid the rush. Ev
lit. 81 of
the great dissolution sale. The Lon
don.
brakes bargain basement is attract
ing the crowds. Better join the crowd.
Open evenings. Brady street. Daven-
port.
Come early and avoid the rush. Ev
erything sold at great discounts at
the great dissolution sale. The Lon
don.
a great variety of silk, linen and
handkerchiefs, also with mi
tails, at % and so cents. Sommers &
LaVelle.
1t will cost you nothing to see that
large stock of fine wines and liquors
at the new wholesale and retail firm
Of Fuchs Bros. See their large ad
on page 4.
II. +. Beeson the four years manager
Of the Office of the Postal Tele-
graph and Gable company, at Clinton.
will leave that city Jan. /, coming to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23

they make good presents. Lage-Wat
ers' shoe store.
A camera would make a fine Christ
mas present. Buy one at Fiebig's
Open evenings.
Have you ordered your poultry fol
that Christmas dinner? Do SO at once
at Passig Bros.
! If you want to see busy store ster
in brakes. Open evenings. Brady
street, Davenport.
are going fast at Schroeder's. Better
order right away
| Buy your gloves at the Bennett
glove store and get the best and lat
est manufactured.
A suit of clothes. overcoat or some
Furnishings make the most useful gift
Sommers & LaVelle.
Muffiers and neckwear. plenty to Sc
lect from. prices much lower than all
others. The London.
Muffiers, and neckwear. plenty 10 Sc
lect from prices much lower than ali
others. The London.
Fiebig guarantees every camera and
will see to it that you can make your
picture. Open evenings.
Trimmed hats at just half of first
price today and tomorrow at Mrs. La
Frenz'. Open evenings.
Plenty of fresh dressed turkeys
geese. ducks and chickens at III. Tree
mann's Sons. tomorrow.
Christmas tree. holly. holly wreath
es. evergreen wrealhes. wreathing and
mistletoe at Hess Bros.
The last day for bargains in holiday
goods tomorrow. Special prices all
day. Sommers & IaEeSe.
If a smoker smokes a Smoker" he
will always smoke Smoker" at the
Smoker. Cash & Hopkins.
Meet me at BRAKES. | will be there
buying Christmas gifts. Open even
ings. Brady street, Davenport.
Tomorrow is the last day TO secure
a ticket on the big fruit cake at Nc
Carty's. Bring in your tickets.
Fancy box susperders. $3.50 ones for
81, 81 ones for 20 cents, 75-cent ones
for 80 cents. Somners & LaVelle.
The revolving door is being installed
in the north entrance of the postoffice,
and will be ready for use in few days.
Select your Christmas gift at Ben
nett's. The biggest stock of gloves
and furs in the city tn select from
Select your Christmas gift at Ben
nett's. The biggest stock of gloves
and furs in the city to- select from.
Smoking jackets. bath robes, jersey
jackets, all at great discounts at the
great dissolution sale. The London.
No matter what price others ask, our
prices are much lover. Nothing mark
ed up. nothing reserved. The London.
Plenty of turkeys, chickens, geese
and ducks. prices tie lowest at Bunch
er's. New phone, G129. old phone. w
20.
Nice fat fresh dressed geese, as
long as they last. 1919 cents pound
at Schroeder's. Twentieth street mar
ket.
A cup of coffee; bit of sausage
and a plate of Mrs. Austin's buck
wheat cakes is breakfast fit for a
king
You will find no better place in the
three cities to select sporting goods
of all kinds than 1t Benefits glove
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23

glove store and get the best and lat
est manufactured.
Good shoes for big and little at very
low prices at George F. Schmale's.
Buy a camera from Fiebig's for q
Christmas present. Open evenings.
A complete display Of fresh fruits
and vegetables at Harris tomorrow.
The Afternoon club will give dance
in Armory hall Monday afternoon.
You will find at Lloyd's fine line
of Christmas gifts. Open evenings.
A most complete line of toys of all
kinds will be found at Trefz & Co.'S.
| Plenty of dressed turkeys, geese
ducks and chickens at Hess Bros.
w. II. Siemon viii do your tin work /;
| 1927 Sixth avenue. New phone 5746
Ii you want good fresh dressed fat
poultry order at ii. Tremann's Sons.
No better stock of poultry in the
city than can be found at Passig Bros.
Wailine & Hamilton. express and
transfer. Old phone 1870. new 1854.
A big assortment of seal caps and
furs at Benefits fur and glove house.
\ big assortment of seal caps and
furs at Benefits fur and glove house.
Peanut candy and taffy 10 cents per
pound at Petersen's. 1914 Third ave
nue..
Good rubbers and overshoes at
George r. Schmale's. 1905 Second ave
nue..
Carlo Electro raZors with silver.
pearl and ivory handles at j. Ram
ser's.
Do not buy gift for that man of
yours until YOU have seen Lloyd's dis
play.
Give your head a Christmas present
of a fine Tiger hat. Sommers & La
Velle.
Shoes make good Christmas pres
ents. Lage-Waters is the place To buy
them.
4 big line of 5O-cent neckties at %
cents in fancy boxes. Sommers & La
Velle.
Lloyd's is the place to buy Christ
mas presents. both for gentlemen and
ladies.
Go to- Steiner's Fifth avenue pnar-
macy for fine perfumes and toilet ar
tiCles.
\ bigger stock to select from and
better goods will be found at Simon
Lewis.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge was 2.6O at 6 a. m. and 2:15
al noon.
Elegant line of satchels and suit
cases for holiday gifts. Sommers K
LaVelle.
Bulk and canned oysters. direct
from Baltimore at Passig Bros, to-
morrow
Everything that's good for your
Christmas dinner will be found at Pas
sig Bros.
Soft. pleated and stiff bosom shirts
for father. brother or son. Sommers a.
LaVelle.
Genuine Delaware holly. holly
wreathes. mistletoe and wreathing at
Passig Bros
A beautiful tie or muller would be
an excellent gift. Lloyd has big stock
to select from.
Photographic cameras and supplies
cheaper at Fiebig's than anywhere else
Open evenings.
Get a pair of shoes for your friends,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23
CITY CHIT.

Men
You will
Find at LlOyd's
Abundance 81 pretty
And useful articles for
MI Of your lady friends
Toys at Trefz * Co.'S.
Poultry at Schroeder's.
Sleds at TrcfZ x Co.'S.
Call for Improved Zazaro.
n smoker smokes a Smoker" he
will always smoke "A Smoker" at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23
Trades Employers Horse.
FOURTH AVENUE AND SEVEN
TENTH STREET.

John Hill, of Davenport, this after
noon asked the local police to arrest
an employee of his who had traded one
of his horses at Milan and received so
boot. The teamster had driven to the
mines south of Milan for load of coal.
At Milan he struck up a trade. and
then deserted
The Western news., 1904-11-30
FOURNORTHWESTERN STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selections Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-Cullings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
IDAHO sQUlRBs.

Fire did from $4,000 to 100000 of
damage in the eDill-Eichenberger build
ing at Lewiston. Thieves probably
walked off with valuables worth $1,000
or more.
The University of Idaho wants a
building and the legislature will be
asked to give $4,000 for the purpose.
Great preparations are being made
by the Scottish Rite Masons for their
reunion the first of the year at Wal
lace. The consistory from Lewiston
will be present and confer the higher
degrees. The class is composed of
MasOns from all parts of the Coeur
'Alenes, and promises to be the larg-
est ever held in the district.
The new Congregational church at
Kellogg, costing $4,000 and just com.
pleted Saturday for formal dedication
Sunday, burned to the ground Saturday
night. The origin of the fire is mys-
terry.
The burning Of the handsome school
house at Wardner and the church fire,
rob the towns of Wardner and Kellogg
OF their two handsOmest buildings.
Nicholas Humphrey, one of the old
est and best known residents of Mos
COW, suddenly disappeared from his
home, three weeks ago, and has not
been seen or heard of since.
A large number of friends greeted
Rev. and Mrs. P. Beckman of Trop at
the celebration of their golden we'd
ding. Handsome presents were given
the aged couple.
Henry Herman, the Is year old son
of w. j. Herman, leading Genesee
merchant, has been shot in the leg at
some point on the Salmon river, 20
miles below Forrest. Young Herman
has been spending the winter at the
Platt-Dorchester cattle camps on the
river
The Western news., 1904-11-30
OREGON Items.

Members of the Athena city council
have been investigating the flow OF
water from the Gallagher springs
southeast of town. to ascertain wheth.
er or not the water may be turned in
the proposed reservoir east of the city
Joel Ramons, who recently pur.
chased the Whitworth place, west of
Echo, has contracted for the grading
and leveling of 80 acres of land, and
also the construction of nearly two
miles of irrigating ditch
The first heavy rain in six weeks
fell at Pendleton Saturday afternoon
The rainfall was fully half an inch,
and is believed to be general over the
county.
At the Echo election, December 8,
the principal issue will be whether or
not fire limits will be established in
Echo.
The peace officers of both Baker and
Grant counties are making it interest.
ing for alleged cattle and horse rustlers
these days. Two more arrests were
made this week. John Hall and John
Long were bound over to the grand
jury yesterday in the sum of $3.50. The
former secured bail, but the latter
languishes in jail. They were arrested
on complaint of James York.
The Western news., 1904-11-30
BITS OF SPORTING NEWS,
Jimmy MichaeIs, Famous Bike Rider,
Is Dead.

10 DCdOs
Jimmy Michaels, the noted Welsh
middle distance bicycle rider, died sud
denly on board the French liner La
Savoie, of congestion of the brain. He
was coming to the United States to
race again with Walthour.
| Chicago.-State legislation forbid
ding the playing of football in Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin is
urged by James F. Rowley, whose son
died of injuries received in game
on November 5.
Lansing, Mich.-J. w. Burdette of
agricultural college, died of injuries
received in football game last week.
| With the close of the football sea-
son the sons of Eli claim the cham
pionship for Yale The New Haven
boys have defeated Princeton and Har-
ward, two of the "bg four" Yale did
not meet Pennsylvania, but defeated
Harvard by one more point than did
the Quakers. Yale was defeated by
West Point, but by collegiate fiction
this did not count against the college
team. On this basis Yale is celebrat-
ing as the undisputed champions of
the east.
Lewiston, Idaho.--In the most fierce
ly contested game of football ever wit
messed in Lewiston the local high
school eleven went down to defeat this
afternoon before the Seattle high
school team by score of to 0. 1t
was brilliant game.
Carlisle "a, Haskell 4, is the result
of the Indian football game at ST.
Louis.
Portland, Ore.-Monday the papers
calling for the transfer of the Portland
baseball franchise will be signed and
Judge w. w. McCreedie and his neph-
ew. Walter McCreedie, will become
sole owners. Walter McCreedie, we'll
known on the Pacific coast as Judge
McCreedie, will be made manager.
adelphia.-West Point defeated
the Annapolis football eleven II to 0,
making two touchdowns and one goal.
The score does not properly indicate
the relative strength of the two elev-
ems. for probably not in the history of
the great university game have two
teams been more evenly matched.
St. Louis.-Alfred DeOro of New
York, pool champion of the world, sue
cessfully defended his title against
Thomas Hueston of st. Louis, defeat
ing him in the third and final block of
the 600 point series, 1873 to 151. Total
score DeOro, 500; Hueston, 47o
Chicago.-Formal charges of profes-
sionalism have been made by Professor
II. j. Barton of the University of Hin
ois against Hugo Bezdek. the star full
back of the University of Chicago foot
ball team. Bezdek is charged with be-
ing prizefighter and with having ac-
cepted money for fighting, under the
name of young Hugo"
The Western news., 1904-11-30
WORLDS FAIR CLOSES DEC. l.
The Dismantline Process Will Begin at
Mdnjuht,

st. Louis.-Promptly at midnight on
December l force of Is men employ
ed by the general service company of
the Louisiana Purchase exposition will
shunt 200 freight cars loaded with
empty packing cases into the several
exhibit palaces and the work of dis
mantlng the worlds fair will begin
Piled at different parts of the expo
sition grounds are 1900 carloads of
empty packing cases, while outside the
grounds are others, aggregating 100
carloads more. These will be distrib-
uted as rapidly as possible and the
packing of exhibits will be rushed
At daylight December 2 another
large force of men will begin to tear
up the walks that conceal the tracks
about the exposition grounds. They
will also tear up the switches in the
rear of the stadium and lay tracks con-
meeting the line with each of the ex-
hibt buildings.
The Western news., 1904-11-30
TRAGEDY FOLLOWS FIGHT.
San Francisco Man Kills Young As.
sajIant

San Francisco.-Joseph MCGOWAN.
aged 2S years, was shot and instantly
killed by Joseph Smith, a retired capi-
talist, who is about 60 years old. The
murder was the result of a quarrel over
business matters. The crime was com
mitted with shotgun, which blew off
portion of McGowan's head.
After killing MCGOWAN, Smith dis
charged the other barrel of his gun at
James Beatty, the dead mans friend
and employe. The second charge, how
ever, went wild and tore through the
side of the shed in which the men were
standing. incidentally, William Butle
had narrow escape. He was stand
ing near MCGOWAN when the first
charge was fired, and one of the shots
passed through his coat.
The Western news., 1904-11-30
TYPHooN ADDS TO HORRORS,
Shakhe River Armies Fight the Cold
and Each Other.

Mukden. Nov. pa terrible storm
was experienced here on Saturday. and
residents expect repetition of such
weather, coincident with typhoons off
the coast, until March. The tempera
ture now is below freezing. The in
habitants of the leaky huts are in a
pitable condition.
The war has reached such a phase
that the interest of small skirmishes
is very slight. Everyone has been look
ing for a, big battle, but though rein
forcements continue to arrive and both
sides continue to entrench, a general
engagement apparently is as far of
as ever. \ = one now discusses the sub
ject.
A number of commanders are drill
ing their men as in time of peace.
More interest is expressed here in
the fate Of Port Arthur and its ability
to hold out against the Japanese than
in what is happening at close quar-.
ters.
There have been the usual small
skirmishes. Vilmanstranskis sharp
shooters took Japanese advanced po
sition Saturday, driving out the Japan
ese at the point of the bayonet The
latter left 20 dead, and the Russian
loss was three. The Japanese attack.
ed the Russian lines at several places,
taking advantage of snowstorm on
one occasion, but in all cases were re-
pulsed.
The village of Erdago continues to
be the scene of frequent small fights
The Japanese made tentative attack
there on November 25, but did not at.
tempt to push home the attack in the
face of Russian artillery fire.
The Western news., 1904-11-30
MONTANA NEWS.

j. w. Speer has been appointed re-
ceiver for the Montana Cooperative
Ranch company on the application of
Sam H. Wood, formerly the company s
president. 1t is alleged that the as
sets are $4,000 and the liabilities
500 900.
Charles Finley, an Indian, killed
three black bears eight miles from
Bonner, the other day, and brought
the skins to Missoula and collected
bounty from Bounty Inspector Wor.
den.
News comes from abroad that Mrs
William A. Clark of Montana, who re-
Gently completed her musical studies
begun at the expense of her husband
before their marriage, has made her
first appearance as a singer at pri
vate gathering of friends in Paris.
l.. l.. Sharp, for several years at
Boise, Idaho, as a special agent of the
general land office, now comes to Kal-
ispell in that capacity.
Wallace Dye accused of the murder
of John Mottner, his employer has
been found guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree after six hours delibera-
ton by the jury at Glasgow. The
clerk of the court could not be found
at the time the jury was ready to re-
port and was fined 500 for contempt
Mrs. T. ]. Stanley of Butte drank
the entire contents of a two ounce bot.
tie of carbolic acid, it is supposed with
suicidal intent, dying six hours later
in terrible agony
For Office of Dawson county superin.
rendent of schools, Miss Estella Bovee
the democratic candidate, is now one
vote in the lead of Miss Grace Skin
ner, the republican candidate.