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THE AKQU8, FKIDAY. MAY 10. 1835 THE EMEBSOH CO. TTTP 118. 120, 122, 124, and 124 West Second " Street, Davenport. Bicycle Suits. Made to Order. Ms Baby Carriages from $1.98 Up. Splendid assortment of Baby Carriages just received. Girls and boys tricycles from $i.6S up. Full Line of Hammocks. Mexican, Sea . Grass, Cotton Woven, and hand-made, Hammock stretchers, ropes and hooks. Refrigerators and Ice Boxes. We have a full assortment. are the lowest. Telephone Emerson's Mixed Paints. All cruaranteed, and only $1 per gallon. Carriage paint, , .i i j nnisn, varnisn, ana nara wooa nnisn. If You Want to Save Money Trade at THE EMERSON CO. No. 118, 120, 122, 124, i24 W. 2nd st. DAVENPORT. Telephone S34. THE BEST GOODS. Gasoline Stoves r,olkniBtecd Gasoline Stoves . Aeij Perfect. Gas Stoves . . Largest Assortment! Lowest Prices Allen . Mirers & Commsav 182 1 Second Ave. Opposite the Harper Houw DAVESPOBT. j FA I R Bicycles. Just received a new line of Bicycles. Agents for the Avery Freeman, Apollo, Fairy, and others. A High Grade Wheel ONLY 045. Also a full line of attachments, cork bandies, wood-rim cement. Standard cicyclometers, . war ranted accurate. Bella, lanterns, skirt holders, brush tools. Lubricants,' , cycle padlock belts, mud guards, trouser guards. Everything for cycle trimmings at the lowest prices. Telephone for prices, which No. 334. per gallon. Floor paint $1 all colors. Calcimine, wall r c Refrigerators ! Refrigerators ! ! Refrigerators!!! IA3GE5T STOVE PUrff INTHE V5!?ID. "Nfc if PLANS ARE HERE. 4 Post Office Building Specifica tions Arrive. LESIQI OP THE BTEUCTUEE. Te be ef Stoaa, Prima Brick Wttk Terra Cotta TrlmBlag-s u IaapoelBa la Aa-imim-Th DImmmh, Hetgat aae) Arcaltertare-Te be Pat ap IS Heaths ' Pros Lettlaa; of Ceatract. Superintendent John Volk re ceived from the supervising archi tect at Washington this morning the plana and specifications of the Bock Island postoffice building.on the basis of which proposals are to be solicited for construction by Mr. V oik, re. tnrnable by 2 p. m. June 7. The bids invited contemplate all the labor and materials required for the erec tion and completion, except the heating apparatus, and it is specified that the building mast be completed within 15 months from the date of approval of the contract by the sec retary of the treasury, and each bid der is required to state the time in which be proposes to naish the work. Architectural Dealft-a. The building from an archi tectural standpoint is imposing above tbe basement, being z-stones bip-h. with gables and front on Second ave- nve, and dimensions of 92 by 48 feet. The plan of the interior as to the postofhee arrangement covering the brst floor has been given in detail bv Tub Argus. The second floor is to be devoted to Maj. Mackenzie's river engineer oihees, the collec tor of the port and revenue offices. The preliminary work. covers a voluminous portion of the specifications is in accord, ance with the strict detail character istic of the government. Tbe bids are to be accompanied by a certified check for a sum not less than 2 per cent ol the amount of the proposal and tbe proposals addressed to Wil liam Martin Aiken, supervising ar chitect. Only skilled and reliable workmen are to be employed and the woric must be done nnder the provi sions of the 8-hour law enacted by congress of August 1, 1892. The building is to be constructed of stone, red pressed brick and trim mings of terra cotta. As to the stone work, the name and location of the quarries from which it is pro posed to obtain the stone, must be stated in the proposal, the quarries must, be lullv oiened and ca pable of supplying the stone in the quantities and dimensions and within tbe time stated by tbe bidder, all tbe stone to be No. l selected stock. close grained of even texture and color, free from detects. All the ornamental terra cotta is to be the best quality and free from kiln cracks, or other defects. The brick work for the interior walls, as of the exterior walls, must be of the best possible quality, that for the exterior walls to be red pressed and hand made, or equal to it. Marble Work. The first stovy lobbys vestibules, alcoves and porch at the main en trance and stair hall and toilet rooms in tbe basement and first and second floors are to be tiled with approved marble. The tiling of the Sixteenth street vestibule and the porch floor is to be of alternate light and dark squares, 6x6, placed diagonally with dark borders; for all other tiling the field to be light and the borders dark, and the tile 8x16. The post office screen and base skirting abut ting the tiled floors are to have a marble sub base three inches high, and the main entrance vestibule is to have a base skirting' four inches high, while all the toilet rooms are to have marble skirting. The Sixteenth street 'vestibule is to be provided with marble wain scot of attractive design. There are to be five marble mantels in the building, and the quality of this ma terial must be of the best. The floors throughout, such as are not tiled, must be of maple bored for nails. The specifications deal with the most minute particulars from the basement to tbe .flagstaff and the macadamized driveway, and conclude with the provision that the entire work must be first class in every particular, executed by skilled work men, and completed to the entire satisfaction of tbe superintendent and tbe supervising architect. Subjoined to the specifications are forms of proposal, while there are )o instructions to publish the advertisement for proposals in The Rock Island Ah;i s. and the same appears elsewhere. Cirrett Ceart Colling. Judge Bigelow granted divorces yesterday afternoon to Frederick R. Fairmao, wEotc wife deserted him, and Mrs. Eda Mills, whose better-half, Kelity. was cruel "and a habitual drunkard. The grand jury reported an indict, ment against a cob Taxman for wife abandonment this morning. He was arrested, taken before the court, en tered into recognizance and was placed under $"-'Xt bonds. This morning a divorce was grant ed to Mrs. Susan A. Cook from Bur ton II. Cook. The marriage relations of Mrs. Maggie Von Mohr and Louis Von Mohr were also severed on tbe strength of her charge of cruelty. men'a suits, boys' suits, children's suits, underwear, straw hats, jeans pants, shirts and shirt waists at M. & K's. The Aegis. 10c a week, delivered every evening at your door. AFTERgTHE SHOW. . Tae Sbert Ceaage Backet Aa ladtaa At tar sealaa. -One of the lemonade vendera with Beveridge's circus attempted to work the abort change racket daring last evening's performance, bnt be picked on tbe wrong person for his victim. M. v. Archer was tan gen tleman who made it unpleasant for tbe would-be - fakir. Mr. Archer handed tbe fellow 50 cents that he might take therefrom the price of a glass of lemonade. - The vender re turned 20 cents, and was informed of bis mistake, but be persisted that Mr. Archer bad given him but a quarter. The latter told the sleek man in straight language that be was a fabricator, and after a little argument tbe fellow handed over tbe balance ot the change. &ome hot words followed, and Mr. Archer was given a gentle tap, whereupon he grabbed hold of the tray and slam med it-to tbe ground, and gave the refreshment man a chase, and would have given him his just deserts if be had captured him. Pearly a Scalane Baa. Three of the Indians on returning from last evening's performance, stopped at Boro'a fruit stand to get some oranges. The redskins were dissatisfied with 12 as a dozen allow ance, and demanded that three extra be thrown in. They were refused, and drawing a knife, one advanced toward Johnny, who was tending the stand, as though he were going to make him the victim of a scalping bee. He ran into the basement, and when he emerged therefrom he was so frightened that he didn't know whether the Indians had taken ad vantage of his absence and helped themselves to fruit or not. ENGINEER ARRIVES. C. W. Loweth la Charae of the New Bridge arrays. C. F. Loweth. of St. Paul, the civil engineer whose name has been con nected with a number of important engineering works of this country, and who had charge of the con struction of the St. Paul bridge that was built by F. L. Blair of the Rail way Bridge & Terminal company arrived 'yesterday morning from St. Paul, making good the pre dictions of Mr. Blair that he was on the way, to appear this week, and lay out the work. Engineers are to be set to work at once, locating the bridge and laying out the yards and tracks that tbe company will con nect with it. There will be enough of this work to keep a good sized force actively at work for some little time, merely on work that is of a preparatory sort. .The construction of the bridge will be a bigger under taking still. It is promised for the immediate future. The Kail road Estimate. Yesterday Kogineer Bradford and his party finished running their base line from Harrison street toward the city limits, at least far enongh to carrv it past Lindsay & Phelps1 saw mill in Davenport. The loca tions of streets and buildings and other tracks, etc.. have been -ascer tained for mapping and future refer ence. The work of locating the Davenport, Clinton & Eastern line will not take verv much longer. - The other partv of D., C. & E. sur veyors, recently engaged in running tbe line between tbe uavenport east' era city limits and Clinton, has arrived and is making profiles and figuring np . estimates. The mem bers of this party are: P. Flrnn, G. I,. Hatton.T. J. Flvnn, A. T. Stevens. Frank Flvnn, Dan rP. Connor, Will Lowry and Lawrence McUugin. . A Hoaae Wedding. The marriage of Andrew Lindblom, of Davenport, and Miss Ida W. John son was celebrated last evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson, 923 Seventh avenue. The ceremony was performed at 8 o clock by liev. Matt, ol tbe Swedish Lutheran church, in the presence of a company of friends, Miss Emma Johnson, of this city, and Miss Emma Johnson, of Coal Valley, cousin and niece or the bride, and Aid. Albert Johnson, brother of the bride, and Ernst Anderson acting as attendants. 1 be groom i a pop ular young tailor in Davenport, where, with his estimable bride, he will go to housekeeping at once. A Mew Deeartawet. - Wedding presents are sure to please when ol cut glass, qucensware, or Rochester lamps from the Boston store. This is a new department. and has no enoal west of Chicago All of our cut glass is of the verv newest cut, and every piece in our queensware assortment and our Rochester Jam ps the very latest de signs. This department is in our daylight basement. We are prac tically nnder no expense ol rnnmog it, consequently tbe enormous profits vour are usually expected to pay is saved to yon by making your purchases nere. Respectfully, Haknei & Vox Mack, Davenport. My Sweetheart. Her rtarek en like tbe mate, Uer brow I lily white; And well I know the ream. See Mia Parks- Tea each airfct. see1 etroec and well ml hippy. Ion. Her ftce tr rlcar and aright. And laughingly she tell. trejru, -1 take Parks' Tea each Bight." Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer. Rudy's Pile Suppository is guar anteed to cure piles and constipa tion, or money refunded. Fifty cents per box. Send stamp for circular and free sample to Martin Kudy. Lancaster, Pa. For sale by T. H Thomas and Harts & Bahnsen, drug guts, Rock Ieland, Hi. OWNEY THE TRAMP The Celebrated Canine Pays Rock Island a Visit. WIDELY OOWH AS THE U. 8. M. DOG. Tra the Coaatry far Sevee Tears la Care, Gel eg Aeraee the Oeeaa Twice Kecelree Ueef Treat. aaeat. - ' Ownev, the celebrated canine trav eler, came into the city from St. Louis with Postal Clerks McDonald and Byran last evening, and again resumed his journey this morning by departing for Milwaukee over the C. M. & St. P. with Mail Clerk Dugard. His dogship has a universal reputa tion, especially among the railway postofllce clerks aa a tramp or,in oth er words, he is a privileged character with Uncle Sam'a mail distributors, whose good graces he haa worked npon to such jt extent that they never miss an opportunity to accept bis company, and extend him every eonrtesv until their destination is reached, when the foxy canine awaits connections for other points. The dog . is a Scotch terrier, and his mng has been reproduced several timea in the more prominent illus trated magazines. He la a dark, wooly, bright-eyed dog, of average stature, and shows ample evidence of good treatment. Feeallar and Varied Career. Beginning as a traveler seven years ago at Auburn, X. Y.. from where he would goon short excursions, uwney has gradually increased the length of his tours, until he now enjoys the honor of having crossed the Atlantic twice and stood on Europe's shores. He possesses peculiar instincts in re fusing to associate with anyone but postoffice employes, and will not leave a city unless tn a mail car. In this he is generally successful, as tbe postal clerks seem to take pride in extending the 4-legged tourist kind nesses, simply because, of his attach ment to them. Arriving at the termi nation of a run, Owney emerges from tbe car with the mail and follows it to tbe postoffice, where he meets an old acquaintance or introduces himself by bis familiarity and makes himself at home until an opportune invitation to get passage presents itself. Uwney enjoys life immensely and receives the best of food. Last evening he came direct to the post- office, where be partook or good sup per provided by tbe clerks. Uwney was pretty well tired out, having traveled from Texarkana, Ark., to St. Louis, and from thence direct to Rock Island. He tar ried here during last night, and this morning went to Milwaukee. Tbe intention is to have Owney ex plore tbe Dakotas, racinc coast, and possibly the Sandwich islands, and on to the Orient, from whence the war clouds have recently been raised. Owney has just concluded two trips across Iowa, and one through Missouri. Mail Agent Wil cox, of the feoria, is anxious to have his dogship take a trip over his route, but Owney possibly has other plans. . The Weather. Generally fair weather, excepts possible local shower this evening or tonight; considerably colder tonight and Saturday; winds shifting to northwesterly. Today's tempera ture, 83. J . F. Walz. Observer. ' Don't Go coughing around. You can stop it if you want to by using r arks' Cough Svrup. If it doesn't cure you. you can get your money back. Sold by Hartz Ac unemever. Lot appetite, lost ambition, lost interest in affairs can be recovered by taking that splendid medicine, Foley's Sar- saparilla. lriai size, ouc at ftl. t. Bahnsen's, drug store A Clean Collar One tfiat yon can keep clean all the time a collar that docs not wilt when you get ovcr-bcatcd; that does not fray on the edge, or tear out at the buttonholes, and can be cleaned by simply wiping off with a wet sponge or cloth. These collars ana caffs are made by covering linen collars or cuffs on both sides with waterproof "celluloid," thus giving strength and durability. They are the only waterproof goods so made, and every piece is stamped as follows: I ' TRADf J Mark. Ask for this, and1 refine to take atrv imitation if von exnect sat- fefaction. If your dealer does net seep mem, acna aircci w m, en closing amount, and we will mail yon sample. Collars 35 cts. each. Cnftasocta. pair. State size, and wnetner staad-op ortnrnea-aown collar as wanted. TEE CELLTJLKD CO, TIT' 7 AT McCABE'S Mill probably be clear and cool tomorrow; northwesterly winds. Every lady knows about Cballie De Laines. Many who com bine critical taste with a due regard for economy, wear them. There is nothing neater, more durable or more economical than summer wash dress of this kind. - Figure it up: "Ten yards of our medium grade satin stripe Cballie. $2.25; 2 yards canvas, at 12e, 2 yards at 14c; 6 yards of cambric at fie; hooka and eyes, 8c; best stays. 7c; velve teen binding, 18c; a spool Coats' thread, Sc; and vou have for S3.44 tbe materials complete for s wash dress that wilt last at least two seasons, and will alwaya look nice. We quote: Challies, apecial line, worth 25c, at 16Jc; aatin stripe, light colors, would be cheap at 85c, our price 22 e; our own importation all wool French Challies, should be 45c. our price 29c. Dm goods depertaent, raw East aide, awia atere. Our wash goods department is very busy these daya. If this hot weather continues and the crowds increase as they have been doing, we expect to be completely swamped. Bat we call attention of Saturday buyers to two items in this department: Lawns and mulls, were 34c, 35c, 18c; now we offer them at 10c and 121c Toile de laines, special hot weather goods, 29-inch, dark grounds, 9c. Wa;h goods deputment went aisle, ataia store. There are handkerchiefs and handkerchiefs. e nave them at lc, 3c, 5c and up; but ladies really like fine, soft dainty linens bet ter. Here we show asoft bleached, all pure linen handkerchief, hem stitched (1, and -inch hem) at 18c each, or by the box six in a neat box . (If any young man happens to read this may suggest some thing to him.) At 25c we chow all pure linen, embroidered edge, lace edge and hem embroidered a fine line ot handkerchiefs. Windsor ties, silk, figured and plain, 121c, 15c, 25c. Four-in-hand tics, new line, light colors, wash silk, at 25c. Club tiea 22c. Chemisettes just in today, plain and striped, 24c and 32c. Front, aula ft are. Hosiery Richelieu rib, latest style, ladies' black boot and colored top, 8c. Our leader, matchless fast black, double sole and high splice. heel, 25c. For Saturday buyers, all day if they last, we will sell ladies' black and mixed Oxford hose at 3c a pair. Wert part Mala store. tans lc each; plenty 01 them. Rakes and Shovels Big rakes, nearly two feet wide. 12c. Shovels, long and short handles, best steel, 37c. We've put these into the bicycle room, entrance Eighteenth street. Crockery Department Items. Best b'own tumblers, each 2Jc. Ruby water set and tray, SI. 32. Plain water set and tray, 75c. Cake stands, 17c and 25c, Fine blown ice glasses, each 11c. Fine blown ice glasses, en graved, each 15c. Imported cut ice glasses, 6c. Buy the New Easy Running Sewing Machine. We are sole agents. Made to sell at f55, our price $21. Every one guaranteed. P. S. Boy roar Bicycle here. $18 50. S45, $50. $SS, f0 and ni. lYour Wandering Boy May be one of our customers tor all you know. If so you need not worry about him. We will take good care of him. We carry only reliable goods, and should he buy anything from us that doea not prove satisfactory in every way we wfll be only too glad to make it right. OUR LINE OF MEN'S, BOYS AND CHILDREN'S SUITS are second to none In price, style or quality. We carry the best shirts, the best makes of underwear, the best hosiery in fact, the best of everything obtainable in our line. We want everybody to feel perfectly At Home With Us We will treat you with courtesy and politeness whether looking or buying. Come to us first. Prices arc the greatest inducement for you to come. Sommers 1804 Second Avenue. Clearing Sale OF- Mackintoshes, Rubber Cloth ing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Horse Covers, Buggy Aprons, Gloves, Mittens, Door Mats, Matting, Hot Water Bottles, Bulb and Fountain Syringes, Bed Pans, Cushions, Sheeting, Tubings, Etc. A Rubber Store i the rice to boy 'phone 4SO. Rubber Goods. WILS02T EiXOET&CO. 207 Brady street, Davenport. T F. BURKE, JOHN JOERS, Vice President President. Plumbers, . Steam and Gas Fitters. R:tk IsteJ Eiittr s. Hot Water Heating . Beer Pumps , 119-121 E. 17th St. Rock Island, I1L Tel. Ho. 1288 aaa JMts for Iks 1 Tumblers, cut S D fan.each 33c. Tumblers, look like the same thing, each 5c. Finger bowls to match, each 10c. Fine blown Sherbet glass on foot, each 15c. Good wringer, each 1.47. Good coffee mill, each 17c. ' - Many lemon squeezers, each 5c. & LaVelle One Price. ERNEST WAGNER, . See. and Tress 3 ..(C.Ja- .-Mi t