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8 THE ABGTJS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1902. The Weather. ialr tonight and Satur day; warmer Saturda3. J. M. SHERIER, Observer. temperature At 7 a. m. 6 above; at 3:30 p. m., 12. CITY CHAT. Cutlery. Cutlery, cutlery. Cutlery at Summers & Cos. Razors at Wilcher's. Clear Havana E. T. D. Rabbits at Schroeder's. Poultry at Schroeder's. For insurance, E. J. IHirns. I'ocket knives at Wilcher's. Buy a home of Reidy Bros. Fresh black bass at Hess Bros'. Homes for sale. A. Rush & Co. Tri-City Towel Supply company urab bag sale. Young1 & MeCombV Friday grab sale at Young & Me Comb's. Dressed tarkeys and chickens at II. rrcmann's Sons . tiuarantecd steel door mats at bummers & Co.'s. Ivy Leitf club daniet nvr row night Turner hall. Davenport. ll you want pood coal telephone .empire Loal & Coke Co. empire Coal & Coke Co., 171S First avenue, have coal to burn. l Inc kens, ducks and all kinds of choice r.ieats at Sihroedor's. Empire Coal & Coke Co., telephone red, J2'M). Mercer county coal. t rench masoue bail at Turner hall. Davenport, Saturday. Jan.iary 4th. Dar.ee at Turner hall Saturday night. (JenU 2j ftnls. Ladies free. Dance at Ti.rner hall Saturday night. Cents 23 cents. Ladies free. turkeys, ehick.-ns and all kinds .f tnoice cuts of meats r.t Scoindlcr's. A diamond ring worth $125 given away at the grab bag sale at Young' & MeCombs. You can buy grab bags until 9 o'clock Saturday etening. Young' & McConib'8. ' Tenderloins, spare rigs, neck Ixnes an 1 all kin Is of choice pork cuts at Schroeder's. ' Ivy Leaf club's French niasqie lall at Turner hall, Devcnpo: l, Saturday. January 4th. Men's 73 cent wool kersey caps gieen trig pr:e 00 cci.ts at Simon & Mrsenfelder's. -M. & K. are talking trousers. An extra pair cf enssimerc points at $1.0" that arc hummers. . Diks your boy need ji reefer? flet ne at Sin-on K- Mosf nf.-LVt's jn eii tap sale. It won't cost much. 1 m i-oriv trn icrioins. 'ear luru. spare libs, pork trimmings, net k Ufr.es and pigs t'tet at H. Trcirann's Sons'. M. & K. are showing some wonder ful values in pantaloons at $1.05, bet ter ones at S2.50 and stunners at $5 J-.mpire Coal & Coke Co. sells all kinds of coal. Celebrated Alden coal from their Mercer county mines is and Mrs. E. L. Goff, fell down stairs at the family residence, 1026 Twenty- nrsi street, last evening-, receiving a cut near the right eye which it re quired several stitches to close. The Epworth League of the First Methodist church .vill hold its reg ular monthly meeting this eenim in the church parlors. A musical pro- Q gram ar.u social will follow the l.usi ncss :iiet,tinr. Prof. C. W. Kent, instructor in physics and chemistry at the hieh school, is in Chicago examining the laboratories of the Huh schools there and purchasing supplies for the local clesses in physics.. One fare plus $2.0o for the round trip to a number of points in the northwest and southwest via the C, 11. I & P. railway on Jan. 7th and 31st. Call at city office, 1S13 Second avenue, for full information. Some soft snaps in men's under- " Cnn S. t r-tl ... I ...... i u.iiiuii u: .uuftciiirMJf r . tZ.i cents for heavy derby ribled under wear, usual'y sold at 45 cents. Extra heavy fleece l'ned. 25 cents. No pla.-e for bargains like Si.non &. Mosenfeld- cr s. Black Hawk regiment Xo. 34. U. V. U., end the W. V. 11. V.. of Milan, will hold a public installation of officers at the (own hall tomorrow evening. A good program is to be given. A special car, to leave for Rock Island at 11 o'clock has been arranged for. A new record on the Bock Island club bowling alleys was made last night by L. C. Blanding. The aspirant for the championship now has 222 points to beat. However, the old bowlers say this record will stand undisturbed for some little time. There has been a drop of 20 degrees in the temjerature in the past 2 hours, according to the official fiir- ures of Observer Sherier. At 7 o'clock yesterday morning the thermometer registered 32 and at the same hour today it was 6 above zero. The indi cations are that it will be cold again tonight, but that it will warm up tomorrow. ir i 1 Dress Shoes 1 0 For Party anc! Mouse Wear I : : e 0 e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 e 0 We wish to call attention to our complete lines of Ladies' and Men's Dress Shoes, which are in such demand during the Holiday season. We carry all the correct styles, from a man's dancing pump or evening shoe to those dainty slippers or evening shoes worn "by ladies. All widths and sizes. COLONIAL SLIPPERS. with nickle Ladies should see our new Kid Colonial, steeple heel, harness .buckle $2.50 Pair THE BOSTOFs 0 0 WIIEX YOU Turned Over That New Leaf Did you resolve where to buy your groceries for the next year? If you want to find the one place in town where you can get the best quality of goods combined with the lowest prices, come to our store and you will wonder why you didn't come long ago. Here's a few of our nrices for this week? j. lib can salmon lie Sft can grated pineapple.. 9c 3 lb can apricots 12 Jc 8 ft can peaches 12 Jc 221bs prunes $1.00 Lion soap, 15 bars 25c liixby's shoe polish Sc American Beauty Hour, per sack $1.05 Quart bottle bluing 8c Large Dill pickles, dozen . . 16c Large sour pickles, gal .... 23c Gallon can pie peaches .... 40c Gallon can bluelerries 55c Gallon can pie apricots .... 40c 2 cans Rock Island corn .... 15c 20 lbs granulated sugar. . .f 1.00 Yeast Foam, per package.. 8c Cornstarch, per package.. 5c Ricene, per package 5c Bulk olives, per quart S5c XXXX coffee, per package . 10c Loose cocoanut, er pound. 15c Uncolored Japan tea, pound 35c Sapolio, 2 bars 15C 31b can pears iOc Mince meat, 4 packages 25c Baker's premium chocolate, per pound S5C Maple sugar, per pound 12Jc ILange & Heitmarvn 2706 SEVENTH AVENUE. Phone 1327. their leader. Are 3011 going to he Frem-h masque ball? "Sure: ' 1 knew vou would. Turner hall, Davenport. Bth halls, Jan. 4th. 97 y. cents a leg. two legs fcr $i.9.: nnj seats xrec with evory pair of these fine cassiinere pants M. &K nave placed on sale. r , . . -'irn ovtroais ami ulsters going at a pretty lively gait at Simon & Msenfelder s. oreen tags (cut prices) do Ihe work Tt isn t the grrer tag exactly that makes things hum at Simon & Mosen- feller's, it's what the green tag stands for the cut prices. An extra trouser sale at the M. & iv. extra quality aixl extra values at Ot', cents a leg: two legs for $1.05 and seats free with eery pair. The season of the liaiK.iei j) .-ag;n' of basketball teams, of the V. M. C. A. xiis this evening with a double header gaiue in the gymnasium. How is th.it boy of yours fixed 011 a suit? Simon & Mosenfe'der placed some splendid suits on their bartrain table. Green tags mean cut. prices Travel over the Hock Island bridge yesterdriy was as follows: Foot north, r.."0; south. 352. Trims north 7S; south, 73. Street cars north, 300; south, .IGrj, The Rock Island Mannerchor ha arranged to jjive a-concert at Turner hall on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 12. The numbers will include both vocal and instrumental music. Capt. I'ierce. of Rock Island arspii al, who leaves for his new jo.st in the east in a few days, has been present ed with a handsome diamond ring of three stons by his friends of the three cities. Louis, the 3-year-old son of Mr. liking Perfect In quality. Moderate In price. AVecldlnr. Hie ved-iing of Ch-irles Y. Rortr and .Mrs. I.ulu Hall t'ok place last evening at the home where thev will reMde at Seventh averue and Kortv- third street. The cercmonv was re formed by Justice Senroeder in the presence of a comparv of relatives an 1 int'mate friends of the nrinci-1 . 4 pals. Jlenry Schooiiheit. of Lvndon. anil Mrs. Marie Fried ritdusen. .if Daven port, were married yesttrdav after noon at the oflice of Magistrate John son, ihe groom was twice married and the bride once befote the pres ent venture. Justice ( lek'.nd yestcrdav afternoon officiated a; his ottiee at the weddinsr of WMIiuni II. Tennehill and Mrs. Clara CVmi.iisi-, "oot!i cf tl is c:t For Svirvda-y Dinners For your Sunday dinners sec us. We alwavs have evervthing in season either in the line of fruit or vegetables. All- kinds of dressed poultry. 'Phono us and your order will receive prompt attention. Read below: Vegetables. Mushrooms. Kndlve. Celery. oyster Plant. Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Rutabagas. Kadishes. Squash. I'arslev. Head lettuce. Soup Bunches. Leaf Lettuce. Turnips. Brussels sprouts. Asparagus. Kgg Plant. Water Cress. Green Peppers. Fruits. California Grapes. Gra)ie Krult. Oranees. Eating Apples. Bananas. Pears. Catawba Grapes. Poultry. Dressed Chickens. Turkeys Geese. Ducks. HESS BROS. 1620 Second Ave. Thone 1031 off toe SPECIAL AT YOUNG & M'COMBS' Mill KemnanU at Mill Coot. Our entire store turned over to mill's agent. W. T. Emory, who comes to us direct fro:n the mills with a mammoth assortment of mill rem nants and manufacturer's "close cuts " What are mill rerr?nants? The an swer to this is: In the first place the mills cannot help making these rem nants, for the reason theie never was a loom yet maile that would invar iably and always make a perfect weave in cloth. ow, the mill rem nant comes as the result of this im perfect weavin!,'. If a piece of cloth, say of 50 yards, is being woven, the operator cuts out the imierfect wi-v-en place, and the good pk-ce left goes to the .remnant l ile, may be ne yard, five yards, ten yards or twenty yards Think of the saving you get them at about half what you pav in the bolt. Youenni!ot ji.dge the importance of this great sale, unless vou ."one, see. learn ttnd know. We saie for you the joblier's profit. conin.i.-tsion merchants profit, brok er's profit; all three profits saved. you get two, we gel o:ie. The purchasing power of the small est Cin will be slrttched to its full est capacity during this great sale. To make this the greatest sale f 1 ne cities nistory we have marked many rcgu!ar gods at "mill cost " Wise people will learn that there is only little money between them and a "thousand and one things in our great mill remnant sale. This is a sale that chips off so many cents, you have soon saved a dollar. Xo "fake. fire, failure or flood" methods in this sale, (io.xls direct from the mills oflVred vou at 11. ill cost. Wc 'give you what we advertise, you advertise what we give you. This is the only sale oHrafed di rect from the mills to the consumer who deal with the mill men, owning and controlling the manufaet uring of the goods sold in these sales. Where others buy pieces we b'iy cases. Where oners show one piece, wc show- thirty, yes fifty; and ihe values wc gie are'as superior as the assortment. The display of goods put up bv mill agent, Mr. Emory, is alone worth coming miles to see. Don't forget the place. Sale opens at 10 a. m., rain or shine. Sa'tuidav. January 4th. 1001. It is not so much what yon make. as wnat you save Uuit counts, so come to this sale and you will sae money. YOUNG & M'COMBS'. The Spot Ca.sh Department Store, Rock Island, 111. A..!.. 's I"--' . WW s. 'i; ip V: We did not invent this phrase, but we are proud to ac cept and adopt it, because it is true of this store. Be cause this store through honorable merchandising merits this title. Because through these business methods we are receiving even more than our share of business. Never During the 18 Years of our I The Best Gift For the New- Year 'Usmess career Have we had such sales as this year. Up-to-date style, fit, price and genuine satisfaction does it. is to favor yourself with suit able glasses, especially if you feel that your eyes are not as they were a year ago. If you have any doubts about them, jo to Ramser's, the optician, and have them tested. JCo charge for testing. J. RAMSER. SLVNUFACTURING JEWELER" ASH SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN". HAVE YOU NOTICED IT? There is a certain fineness about the finish of Ameri can Laundry work that you do not find every where. It is stiff: yet pli able and the pretty finish is produced without crushing the life out of the linen as may laundries do. Let us have a trial this week. American Steam 4 Laundry, 1E7 mas, E are now getting in readiness to invoice of course, after such a rush as we had previous to Christ there are numerous small lots of shirts, under wear, furnishings, hats, suits, Sc, small lots means small prices and the smaller the lot, the smaller the price. If you are not fully supplied we think it may pay you to call and see what we are doing. If you think your self supplied, call any way. You may find an oppor tunity of making an investment for future wear. Vv;;i z?-&:y-sj I" "j V ,.-4'- - 4 ; ' ; -. Subscribe for The Argus. Cor. Twelfth Street Fifth. Avenue. Phone 1236. and Tfie Clothing 'Store of the Town. 4 4 r J