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THE ARGUS, THUES DAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1899. ThTVether We May Hm Threatening weather tonight and Fri- day. postlbly with snow I Todav'a teiTDfrature 14. I J. If. Sbcbikb, Observer, ffl CITY CHAT. Ground hog day. Leaf lard at Gilmore's, Fresh fish at Hess Bros1. For insurance, E. J. Barns. Be wise and smoke Kinship. Money to loan. Reidy Bros. For real estate, E. J. Burns. Attend Dolly Bios'1, shoe sale. List your property with Reidy Bros. Don't forget to write it Febrnary, 1899. Special prices on poultry at Schroe der's. St. Paul lodge, K. of I, meets to night. Many of the public school teachers are ill. Roll butter 15 cents a pound at Long's. Muslin underwear sale. Young & McCombs. A few bargains in ladies1 welts left at Adams. Dressed ducks 10 cents a pound at Schroeder's. Order vour fresh lisb at Hess Bros', rhone 1031. Columbia river salmon at Hess Bros', tomorrow. Booker T. Washington at Harper's theatre tonight. Fresh cattish, whiteiish and trout at Hess Bros', tomorrow. $1.10 for a f 1.75 quality misses' or child's shoe at Adams1. Dressed turkeys, chickens and ducks at Schroeder's market. $1.60 for a f2 quality misses' or child's shoe at Adams'. That tine Kansas Woodman flour only f 1 05 at Maucker's. Large warm ulsters, were $7.50, now $5. Simon & Mosenfelder. Dr. F. R. Haley, dentist, 1615 Sec ond avenue, over David Don's, Fresh herring, river salmon and bmelts at Hess Bros, tomorrow. Adams is selling a great many of those misses' calfskin shoes at $1.25. There wen 17 incinerations at the Davenport crematory during the past year. Our annual muslin unJerwear sale now in progress at Young & Mc Combs'. Dressed durks 10 cents a pound and chickens ! cents at Schroeder's market. Dancing school at Turner's hall Sat urday evening. Admission 25 cents. Ladies free. Men's lieaver coats. tine grade, which were $10, now $7.19. !imon & Mosenfelder. A membership meeting of the Rock Island Club will be held Saturday evening at Men's complete winter suits, coats, pants and vest, well made, $2.95. bimon & Mosenfelder. Don't forget the masquerade on skates Friday evening, at Triangle park. Music by Strasser's band. Dr. J. W. Morgan is a candidate for the people's party mayoralty nomina tion in Moline the coming spring. Another 10-box lot of those nice naval oranges for 10, 12 and 15 cents per dozen at Maucker's cash stores. For fancy high grade muslin under wear at less than the cost of the mus lin, at Yonn & McCombs' underwear sale. Genuine all wool kersey overcoats, best of linings and trimmings, were $12.50, now $9. Simon & Mosen felder. L. E. Hemenway has purchased a half interest in the C. O. D. laundry, bis business partner being Carl Ach termann. Fine fancy worsted suits, the most fashionable in the market, for mer price $lf, now $15. Simon & Mosenfelder. For a limited time the People's Power company will sell lump coke at 0"sl V y WORLD Knows that the Peerless Remedy for Diseases of the Liver, Kidneys and Bladder is Dr. J. H. McLEAN'S LIVER ... KIDfJEY BALM. . . . It has Cured Thousands of Des perate Cases. Try It. PRICE, $1.00 PER BOTTLE. $4 per ton, and crushed coke at $4.40, at the works. The Halleluiah club will eive its first annual ball at Roche's hall Feb. 4. Tickets 25 cents. Ladies free All are invited. The Ladies' Aid society of the Grace Lutheran church meets at the home of Mrs. J. L. Murphy tomorrow after noon at 3 o'clock. The Epworth League will meet to morrow evening at the first M. church at 7:30 for business. Pro gram at 8 o'clock. Ten dozen fancy percale bosom shirts with white bodices, worth 63 cents, special sale price 45 cents Young & McCombs. The policv of expansion is all right Anti-Washboard soap is absolutely the best and is made at home. Just expound on that idea. There will be a social with refesh ments at the meeting of the Fraternal Tribunes tomorrow evening. An in teresting meeting is promised. There are other soaps besides Anti Washboard soap made here at home. The wrappers of anv of our brands are valuable for premiums. It is said Moline capitalists have aereed to take ?12o,000 worth of the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis stock if the road will build into that town. For the accommodation of those holding invitations to the Sheridan club masquerade, the committee has arranged for a costumer to be at the city hall Thursday afternoon and evening. Rather unseasonable weather to talk baseball, but it, might be said that the local association, if the proper en couragement is received, will proceed shortly to raise enough money to pay the guarantee and get the team organ ized. No better time to select an overcoat or tine suit of clothes than now. We will save you from 10 per cent to 25 per cent on heavy goods from prices yoU'will have to pay for same Gar ment next fall. 'Simon & Mosen felder. Jack Greehy has been missing from town since Sunday night. He has gone west. His unexplained absence has led to the belief among his friends that when he returns there will be occasion for congratulating him on the happiest event of bis life. During the month of January, ac cording to Observer Sherier's meteor ological summary, the mean tempera ture was 21; the'highest having been 48 on the 3d and the lowest 14 be low on the 29th. There were 12 clear days, 7 partly cloudy days and 12 cloudy days. These are the days that bring a tear to the eye and pain to the heart of the hobo, as he dreams of the sunshine, the tlowers and the mossy embank ment beside the babbling brook, where, fatigued from dodging oilers of work, he lay him down to be fanned into peaceful slumber by the refreshing breeze and the song of the honey lee. School of languages. You cau learn to speak French. German and Spanish in 10 weeks by the combined or living method. The course of lessons'olTers the best possible way in the shortest time to gain a practical knowledge of each language. Lessons in class or private. Terms reasonable. Free trial lessons. J. Potter, director, 508 Twelfth street. Rock Island. How's This. We offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hail's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props.. . Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their tirm. u est .v Ikuax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. Walking. Rinnan & Makvin, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, ). Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern ally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price m cents per lottle. Sold by all i estimonials free. druirsrists. inflammatory . millia Cured la T- l" III III Riverside Stoves and Ranges JSO.SE better.. We are showing the largest and best line of STEEL RANGES, CAST COOKS and RANGES, HEATERS and FURNACES in the city, at prices that defy competition. It will pay you to call and examine them at DAVID DON'S, 155-1617 Second Avenue. ROCK ISLAND. We Want to TO" 3 8 3 Customer of Ours. No need in these days to be ashamed of anything that's American. .You know ' we beat the world in building anything from a Battleship to the best Bicycle, and to say we are representing TWELVE of the leading bicycle makers means something that's worth your while to investigate. Do Not Buy a Blcvcle Because It is Painted a Certain Color. You know poor material can be easily covered over. We can furnish reliable bicycles in any color. We are preparing for a big business, and will be able to show you the largest and best line of Bicycles, Sundries and Repairing, at the right prices. LLOYD'S, Harper House Block. Hess Bros, have Just received a car load of the celebrated Sleepy Eye Flour. HESS BROS: 183Q Steeal At. FOB AXX BT M- F Bah n sen and T. H. Thomas. Shea lay. Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, says: 'My wife had inflammatory rheuma tism in every muscle and joint, her suffering was terrible and her body and face were swollen almost beyond recognition: had been in bed for six weeks and had eight physicians but received no benefit until she tried the mystic cure for rheumatism. It gave immediate relief and she was able to walk aliout in three days. I am sure it saved her life." Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1501 Second avenue Kock Island, and Gust Schlegel & Son. 220 West Second street. Davenport. Hard Coal Market. Anthrax e coal, all sizes, delivered at f 6.o0 per ton, for immediate de eTery. EL G. Fbazeb. There la 'o ? A boot It. No question indeed with those who have used it, but that Foley's Kidnev Cure is absolutely reliable for all kid ney ind bladder diseases. The smallest things may exert the greatest influence. De Witt's Little Early Risers are nnequaled for over coming constipation and liver trou bles. Small pill, best pill, safe pill. For sale by T. II. Thomas. A. J. Reiss and M. F.'Bahnsen. druggets. Coughs, colds, down to the Tery borderland of consumption, vield to the soothing, healing influences of Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. For sale bv Marshall & Fisher. EC KH ARTS We are Tinware headquarters. Our prices are unequalled. Try us on housefurnishing goous, lowest prices. Granite Ironware Compare prices and quality and you will give us your trade. Wnndenware We do not handle the shoddy kind, but the best made, and our prices are light. Fancv Crockery " e have all the latest, and our prices are right. Try us on dinnerware t and save money. Toilet Soaps Larce assortment at prices to suit everybody. We sell Sewin? Machines, all the latest mnkps at lowest nrices. Ma- i cnines to rent. Floral Department We make floral designs, give us a trial order. Big bargains in Lamps this week, 25 per cent off any fancy Lamp. ECK HART'S Twentieth Street. Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head aches; 10, 25 and 50 cents. Reiss' drug store. So-m-bM Cor Fifty Casta. Ucaranteed tobacco habit care, make war A sea atrocs, bkxxl par. Matt. All drucgls J. RAMSER, I SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN. Thousands cured of eye trouble by our method of fitting spectacles Oar Manufacturing Jew. elry Department Is a grand success! It has more than doubled in the last year, speaks volumes for the work we arc doing. All kinds of jewelry made to order. Old gold and silver bought. J. Ramser, Manufacturing Jeweler and Optician. rM9 AW jp JUigr .,.mG3GGSGSSGGGSSGCSSSSGG2GGGQOGSS60GGGGOOGGSGGGGGOa 'CO CD ii Am M AX W w 1 HOP () k XI Ml U JL 1. 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