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THU ARGUS, FRI0AY, MAY 25,. 1906. THE WEATHER' Shoivero ccd probably thaoderstorn:: toalsht asd rntnrdsy; net much than:; In temperature. Onlnc to the exteaHlve arm of lovr prexnure which reachex from the nortli Pacific eoaxt to Florida, with ditin t (enters over irmlrro Oregon, western KaaMiK and western XrbraHkat and th ? rant sulf roaiit, ralna have fallen I i nearly all Neetloaw covered by he morn -lae reportM. Another heavy rata ha fallen at Jacksonville, Kin., and notabl; ilowniwura have occurred at Charlea City, Iowa, and Amarillo, Tex as. The prrmorm are hlsbeat on Ih eoaitt of Ylrjtlnln and In northern Sas katchewan. On account of the lotr I return re a rem a to the nrntwanl, Kbonn, with probably thunderNtorinn. will con tinue In thin vicinity tonight uuil Sut- I iinlaT. Warm weather will prevail. J. M. SIIERIER, I-oenl Forecaster. Temperature at 7 n. m., C."; at 3:30 p. in., 70. Minimum temperature In 21 bourn, 62 1 maximum, S3. Velocity of wind nt H a. ni.. 3 milea. Rainfall In St bonrN, .2 iachcM. n Grocery marketing here for three days Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday will be especially, interesting. SOME GOOD REASONS: Fruit season is now really here. Look out for your sugar supply. 100-lb. sacks granulated sugar for S4.S7 25-lb. sacks best granu lated sugar ... 1.24 Finest new potatoes. I54 45 Gold Crown creamery but ter, per lb 21 Kohr's 3-lb. pails best lard, for three days -33 The best assortment of fruit and vegetables to be found any where in the west. Fresh dressed spring frying chiskens, hens and turkeys; pat ty shells, angel food, sunshine and layer cakes, strictly home made. Get orders in as early as possible to insure prompt de livery. Both phones. Four tnink lines. Harris & Hess EIGHTEENTH STREET AND THIRD AVE. Old phones West 45G, west 480. New phones 54 40, 5325. CITY CHAT. j LaSalle is the best coal. Buy a home of Reidy Bros. Tri-City Towel Supply company. For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz. For bus, baggage, express, call Robb's. For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz. Try H. Tremann's Sons' sugar cured hams. Read Gustafson & Hayes ad on page l'G this evening. Dressed spring and old chickens at H. Tremann's Sons'. Important shirt waist event at Mc Cabe's right now at its best. Lowest summer prices on hard coal at Mueller Lumber company. , Fly screens, improved make, for sale at Mueller Lumber company. Ul;ie serge skeleton coats, special at $2.i)f. Ullemeyer & Sterling. The Royal Neighbors will give a ; dance at the Tower this evening. II. T. Siemon wants your tin and fur nace work. 152G-1528 Fourth avenue. Those misses' 50 cent red straw sail ors, 10 cents, Saturday, at McCabe's. Girls' and boys' rough rider and Roosevelt hats, 50 cents at McCabe's. Plenty of fresh fish every day at Aten's fish market, 2121 Fourth av enue. Plain and fancy mohair shirts for Saturday only IIS cents at Gustafson & Hayes'. Assorted 25 cent lace lisle red hose. 10 cents per pair Saturday at Mc Cabe's. The cleanest line of straw hats in Rock Island is displayed at Gustafson & Hayes'. A snap in lace curtains at McCabe's, $1.35 for $3.00 values for those who go promptly. Twenty-five suits worth from $12.50 to $15.00 for Saturday only, $9.95. Gus tafson & Hayes. Something doing in McCabe's hosi ery department beginning Saturday morning at S o'clock. Place your order for Decoration day with Hensley's floral store; will have plenty of fine flowers. Flags. Decoration right at hand. Honor the brave. Be patriotic. Let the lifiir wave from everv home. Three I cents per dozen, 3 cents each, 5 and id cents and up to $3.97 each at Mc Cabe's. ;v Good time to buy ice cream freezers right now at McCabe's. None better than the Peerless Iceland. Fine floral designs for Decoration day at Hensley's floral store, Fourth avenue and Twentieth street. Outing or two-piece suits, made by America's best tailors are the kind you find at Ullemeyer & Sterling's. Free, a stem wind and stem set watch with all knee pants suits from $4.00 up at Gustafson & Hayes'. Will have a lot of nice blooming ge raniums and cut flowers for Decoration day. Long View Floral company. Prices at Ullemeyer & Sterling's as near bottom as anywhere. For best made gray or blue serge outing suits, try U. & S.. When it comes to prices on first qual ity blue serge suits (two or three-piece style), you can do the best at Ullemey er & Sterling's. Straw hat headquarters for man or boy our price as low as the lowest for best made hats. (U. & S ) Ulle meyer & Sterling. Plenty cf line fresh flowers; roses. carnations, etc., for Decoration day at Hensley's floral store, FourLh avenue and Twentieth street. Our Panamas are the "genuine" and not the two piece powdered up makes. Our special is a $5 quality. Take a look. Ullemeyer & Sterling. Attend the first steamboat excursion of the season Sunday. May 27 to Mus catine. Boat leaves Rqck Island at 9 a. ih., Davenport at 9:30 a. m. Expert' manicuring, shampooing and thorough treatment of the hair and scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi, 73G Sev enteenth street. Old phone west 59. , Don't buy your spring or outing suit until you have seen the G. & H. spe cial and you will have no other. Sold only by Gustafson & Hayes in this city. Have quite a few nice dahlia roots of mixed colors left and will sell them at 5 cents and less to dispose of same. Longview Floral company, Fifteenth street. Dr. P. F. Purdue has moved his of fice from the Knox flats to the corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street over the florists. Entrance on Fourth avenue. The gentlemen oi the Edgewood Baptist church last evening gave a lawn social at the corner of Forty-fifth street and Seventh avenue. It was well attended and $50 was raited for the church. Don't forget the date, Thursday, ' June 14, at Broadway church will be ' given the "Festival of the Seasons," by the B. L. S. C.'s. Plenty of fan, plenty to eat, and a sunburst of local literary celebrities. Everybody wanted. The midsummer and tailor-made hats on which so great a price conces sion was secured are the decided talk of the town, and the crowds you see in McCabe's millinery department greatly appreciate these rare bargains. Next Sunday afternoon, the 27th, the May procession will take place on the grounds at Villa de Chantal. All friends are cordially invited. Parents are requested to bring their little ones. For particulars call up West 347. On the 31st. Inst, at 3 p. m., the field meet will be held at Villa de Chantal One of the interesting features of the afternoon will be a basketball game be tween the villa team and that of the Rock Island high school. An admis sion charge of 25 cents will be taken up at the gate. This will entitle guests to refreshments, which will be served on the grounds. Petersen's band will furnish the music on this occasion. SOCIAL AFFAIRS. ISivii-t y news, written or telephoned to the snrifiv editor of The Argus, will be chidlv received and published- 15ut in either case the Identity of the sender must lie made known, to insure relia bility. Written notices should bear sig nature and address.) Olson-Van Trump. The marriage of Mrs. Lucy 11. Olson and Richard W Van Trump of Kansas City, Mo., took place last e vening at S o'clock at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Eliza beth Coyne. 42S Nineteenth street. The ring service was used. Rev. R. B. Wil liams performing the ceremony before a small company of relatives and friends. Mr. Van Trump is a promin ent real estate man in Kansas City, standing high in the business world. His bride was born and reared in this city and is an accomplished musician. Mr. and Mrs. Van Trump left last evening fer Kansas City, where they will make their home. Entertains Etude Club. Mrs. Fred Reimers yesterday afternoon was host ess to the Etude club, a tri-city mus ical organization at her home 714, Twenty-first street. This was the reg ular study meeting and Liszt and Strauss were the composers whose lives and works were studied. A pro gram was given. Mrs. Reimers. Miss Florence Lindgren of Moline, the Lor elei quartet and Miss Elfie Haak of Davenport, taking part. Given Reception. Mrs. T. A. Mur phy gave a reception yesterday after- nirraiaill "i iiaaMiaMtana"a is V :.;..' y . y. y ' 3 i - - ! s , f ir I - : : v ----- - --r 1 P 1 - 'V B Summer Millinery Our Summer styles are original and' dainty, yet the hats are practical and servicable. And our prices are very moderate. Compare jour styles and prices with those found elsewhere, and you will indorse our statement, that we give The Kest Styles at the Lowest Prices Brandenburg9 MILLINERY STORE Corner Twentieth St., Fourth Ave. noon at her home on Thirtieth street as a social courtesy to Mrs. George Mixter. A large number of tri-city ladies were in atie-ndanco and it was a delightful informal affair. Fourth Wedding Anniversary. A very pleasant surprise party was given iast evening on Mr. and Mrs. J. Wolf rum at their home. 1014 Fourth av enue, in honor of their fourth wedding anniversary by the ladies of the Havi t;nd Cinch club and their husbands. Cinch was played progressively, prizes falling to Mrs. J. Furlong, and H. Boldt, Erst; Mrs. Boldt and G. Ohge, second; Mrs. S. J. Sward and W. Slagle. booby, 'ni J. Furlong, consolation. Refresh ments 'were served. Mr. and Mrs woitrum were presented with a pretty dish as a token of remembrance. PERSON IT. POINTS. R. C. Watkins left this morning foi Roanoke, Va., called there by the seri ous niness ot nis turner. H. W. Jackson; general agent of the Colorado Midland, and A. E. Brown, traveling freight and passenger agent of the same line, were in the city today calling on Rock Island railway men. Dr. P. X. Bickel and family depart tomorrow noon lor an extended visit in Europe. They will spend a day or more each in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York before sailing for Europe on the Hamburg-American line. BIG SPECIAL SALE At Home Tea Company Tomorrow Only. Given away free, a finely bound $1.50 book, 500 pages of San Francisco earthquake, with $1.00 worth of J. & M. coffee and one pound of tea, 50, CO or SO cents. A limited supply. Come early. Men and women who eat fat meats and drink strong coffee usually have coarse, florid skins. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes your skin soft and fair; 35 cents, tea or tablets. T. H. Thomas' pharmacy. All the news all the time TIII1 ARGUS. GIRL SPRINGS SWINDLING GAME IN THIS CITY Trick Used on Moiine Merchants Witli Success Being Tried in Rock Island. Rock Island merchants will do well to be on the lookout for the gill vh. recently worked several .Moline mer chants in u unique manner. She was in this city yesterday afternoon ami at tempted her game in at least two places, getting away with it at one. She approached a Fourth avenue gro cer, but he was too wise. Going to a nearby butcher shop she ordered $1 worth of meat wrapped up and te!!kig the proprietor to deliver the bulk of it at a number in the neighborhood that she gave him and get his money, sho took several packages and said sins would carry them home for immediate; use. She has not been seen since by that particular butcher. This is her game and s'.ie was quite successful with it in Moline, escaping arrest. She appears to be about 14 years of ag and is doubtless under the tutelage of an older person. White canvas Oxfords from $2.00 down to I I jj ' - iTVt. s rvi 1 I I m There is no test like a trial and our Shoes always stand the test r vv-i. ji. rw. I iti-- np iKK&SLm lyv.'i i ita Decoratidn Day W.imkimm' Decoration Day SimShJlmiLM Youths V,c, Oxds ,..35 W- f$S. ffijjjW. Boys' VicI Oxfords $1.50 jV) xi 'fc Ji(?r V-Xi-VV fcy M -V 1. finite Vlot frfnrrl 1.00 )AK 75c , MJm -D6hST gm "0 v.:...:.. u Youths' Canvass Oxrords sue ' " L Gents' Canvass Oxfords 45c y TTV . -w. rt OXFORDS FOR MEN. tj EM(ClTfl tl O Tl I 51 T rri&l All patent leather Oxfords $5.00 i, 2j vz,kj x a . xvj jlv jl a y An ;)atcnt leather oxfords $4.00 JSZ A11 Patent leather Oxfords $3.50 ji 4UA fT TT r'3HIv II JlllMk viJ"uA rr t'Un Metal Oxfords $5.00 Vil EH7 Cfe IP :;:: :::::::::::SS W 3J hill ilw W2i Decoration Day Canvass Oxfords for women, they are neat, dressy and comfortable and can be worn on any occa sion, only , Linen Oxfords for women; they are neat, dressy and, comfortable an.d can be worn on any (T ft occasion, only M mJHJr Patent leather Oxfords with neat calf top, a new last and a dandy. The price. only5r a 9 Women si.oo Decoration Day All patent leather Oxfords for women mads on the Jenny Crow last; they are very nobby .and the price is only.... $3.50 Colored Oxfords for Women. and see them, the the price is only . . Come $2.00 Decoration Day SLIPPERS. Child's alzes SVz to 11 Baby white canvas .... Misses' patent leathei strap slippers, only . Childs strap slippers, sizes 84 to 11 for ... $lsOO Child's strap slippers, sizes 5 to 8 65c All Woman's paUnt jTkg leather Oxfords for ..PJxJtLr THE Day we all like to cele brate and look our best is Decoration Day, no matter how new your clothes may.be, or of what style their cut. You are never well dressed unless you wear shoes to match. No mat ter what your age may be or what style you may want or what price you want to pay we have them and will just give an idea in the following Oxfords for women in kid with pat ent tip a Gl QQ bargain JL iii Decoration Day Light sole patent Oxford for .Wo men Blu Cut 50 $1.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.50 Kid Oxfords for women, only f . Patent Leather Oxfords for women Misses patent leather. Oxfords for Child's patent leather Oxford3 &M to 11 for Decoration Day Youths Vici Oxfords $1.35 Boys' Vici Oxfords $1.50 L Gents Vici Oxfords $1.00 Boys' Canvas Oxfords 60c Youths' Canvass Oxfords 50c L Gents' Canvass Oxford3 45c OXFORDS FOR MEN. All patent leather Oxfords $5.00 All patent leather Oxrords $4.00 All patent leather Oxfords $3.50 Gun Metal Oxfords $5.00 Gun Metal Oxfords $4.00 Gun Metal Oxfords $3.50 Choice Vici Oxford3 $3.50 Vici Oxfords 3.00 Velour Oxfords $3.00 Canvass Oxfords $1.50 Decoration Day Slippers and Oxfords for Misses and Children. Misses' White canvas Oxfords for 85c We tiave all, of -the styles in the High Shoes and many more of the Oxfords. If you cannot find anything in the above just call at our store. We feel confident that we can please you. 1703 2d ffive. Rock Island, 111. ALL CARS STOP IN FRONT OF OUR STORE. 1703 2d Ave. Rock Esland9 EI! 2 3 V