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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912.
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BY J. M. C. .1 dollars to give her to me. That is scriDtion was th first atpn m hp taken i
i n . .. V .. etnlr i .-1 .. . 1 U J I . . !
; wflj i gut llidl pjui oiv.a gin
" " Iclw. One night she asked me to the,
(Albany Review.) Telephone and asked me to meet her,1
.nr. -wrs. nrge i;. vuica hp. nt an(j 6Q j di(j but sne did not come -0
iai fr.uay in hteri;ng. Mrs. yiick I m(.(.t me and 6he gave me her oatn
a lh K'ltfct Of frl.-r.dH. While GeorSO th. u-nnM mt m u, retain
place, and so I thought if she would. :
! that I would doctor her and thought ,
that she would make me a nice wife .
yc hut eh might me?t me some day;
TITANIC OWNERS SCORE
, yet and say she would like to be my J
wife, and thn probably I would have i
awnced the ni'-etlr.g cf the county
committee of the progressive party.
George reports that-4he round up was
fairly good undT the circumstances,
and that nearly all the members re
ceived the brand wltliout bawling.
i lie duu moose brand is said to be a
ropy of that used by a prominent Texas
ranch, viz., "XX." which in the west
err part of that country Is generally
.c alled "the double cross "
towaras me aesirea end. That s a ;
, good, practical suggestion. When a
, man walks into a printing office and J
planks down the cash for 10 or 15 j
years" hack subscription, he's pot gen- j
une dyed-in-the-wool religion, and it;
makes a profound imcre&sion on the I
, editor.
tiik oi.n-FAnioF:i smif Hinr.H.
(Albany Review.)
M. II. I'errigo, late one of Alhary s
iromlnf-rt "old asldiers." now of i;o-k
City, III., arrived in Albany ljtst riat-
vrday morning anil remained nuTil j
Monday noon, the guest of old friends. '
The captain Is in better health than
when h left Albany lust November,
and is highly pleased with h:s new
home. r arts the Review -two or
three times every week;" h" receives
It on Saturday morning anil reads the
best part of It. the ad vertiseai'-iits. a.-,
wbll an the news columns.
some use for ladles neckwear but so
far I have no use for Ladies neckwear.
SF1V WAY TO nE SAVF.O.
lilan Independent.)
It is said that an evangelist recently
told the people of a neighboring town
thnt if they wished to see the news-
POINT IN DAMAGE PLEA
i New York, Oct. 5. The Oceanic I
, er of the foundered Titanic, has been i
Ipdjudged by the United States district!
! court to be liable for about $S2,000
' worth of all the claims registered I
against it as the resule of the disaster
THERE'S A REASON
For the Spirited Selling in Our Suit Section These Days
For nowhere else in the city is there such extensive showing of all that is newest
and best in women's and misses' wearing apparel. Exclusiveness and quality
mark the entire display and our prices make it plain to you how you can dress
better and more becoming for less cost than you ever thought possible.
jiaKe selections early in the mornings, if possible
we're right in the midst of the greatest suit season-we
ever experienced and every day sees an increase in sell
ing activity. ,
If-per man of that "place convened, the,01 APr1' 10 last.
immediate payment of their back sub-' These claims for the loss of life
TV7ENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(From The Argun files of l&s".) t much enthusiasm and interest has
Sc;,t. ::o Mrs. b T. liowlby return-; been aroused and considerable money
eel la.-i n;gbi from a four weeks' visit has been at stake on all of the moret
to her mother at Princeton, Bureau i important contests. The old fair
ground track Saturday afternoon, was
will. MA K LOOK.
(Reynolds Press )
Here's a pimtcord from Roanoke.
Va., signed by "W. H. W.." which prob
ably means that Will Wetiks 0f Kde
lngton Is roaming around through the
east somewhere. He bay be had a
pood look the other day kt th-- two no
torious outlawH Allen and Inwards
us they were being taken to jail.
Will AHIION 4111, K I'ltlDI..
( ( neseo News. I
I M Stamtn lias on dihplny lit his
drug s'oie the large,r i.hotoL'rapb we
hae ever seeti. It is about a yard
long and is a group picture of the at
tendants at the natijtia! convention of
the American Pharmaceutical associa
tion, n.-cciitly held in Iitnver. Mr.
fctHinm was present and i.s one of the
'Handsomest gentlemen in the large
yiix p of several hundred.
m:ii--itiii;itiN. Tin; Kiu nut.
iGellcseu News. I
(ins I.. Miller found a single hti! of
corn in his field hear, nr. sex-en rood
Mze, aiid fully developd ears of corn
one day last week, n:d broi'ght it to
the News olllce. Ther.. were fours'alks
to the h;;i. three of the stalks bcar.ii;;
two ear each and the fourth one car.
It Is on display at the News cilice.
Mis. G'is Swiiiisiiii oi, Monday sent
a brani h from a plum tree to thy News
ofiice that has nnyfhl'u of the kil.d we
l ave eer Beeii beaten to a frazzle, as
th" boys suy . It I. ab iut three f. i t
loiu-, and we venrure t!ie assi rtion that
tliere are a peck of ; !',!:ns on it. n
'! be sceu ill the News window.
tip to mi: i M.iinnu n.
I Ma t h l o ;nt .. s i
I. f the Mitm r.aii about town out;
of a Job try a year o i the farm Plow
it k behind a mule will give hiui an en-
tm ly new const, t. iioii. t.-ike ?. kins:,
out of hi. hi ad and the frog out of h's
thn.Hi, the c;1M ,;, ,,r lls stomach, the ,
wukiicH out of Irs legs. Hie corns I
off his toes, atid give him a good appe-i
nte an honest living and a eirht of
In uv. n.
ih.iit iiiiii: iiu i.i.i inn.
(Vlula K"terii i.-e (
I lie merchants, bu.-y men as th.-y !
ore. can help us u lot by doing their
iccessurv thinking about theirs a '.s
nrly In the week We always o to
pre Thursday, mid by the time oi.e
make th rounds on Thursday morn
inn, wo generally get all and more tb iu
' can couvonienily handle, and pT
hn; wh'l uu the return to the office
we find several people who are l a. k
two or three years on subscription, and ,
hUo we are thinking of the winter's
coal supply and tl.u bill that has Just
come duo wUhh will absorb the sur-
piui cash. It is a little hard to pre
serve a perfect calm if he has any bus- 1
InesH of Ms own to think about. He- j
ause. you Be, , when a third of th j
mini i spent getting :u lius'Uess, au-
other third in running down ti s and'
a third to collect for what get d ne.
there decs not really remain niuo'.i time
for the rial business, dot's there?
lit I MVUVIIU. l:IIIKMK.
Illillsdulo Post.) J
The State bank of Hooppole. at Hoop- j
pole, miles south of Sterling, in
Henry county, was visited by the dyn- j
nmlii i s at au early hour Tuesday morn- :
Itw. The front of the safe, together :
with the front of the bank building, i
wi ro blown off. The explosion made i
n much t.oiso that the whole town ;
was awakened and the robbers wvre
I'hllg" d to make a quick getaway with
out any booty. 1 here is r.o clue as to 1
the identity of tho men. Some people
c'.a'.m they saw an auto speeding away '
frtiiu town Just nf:er the explosion and j
others cialtn they heard a horse's hoofs .
souiulitm hi H.o road indicating that '
It was l eli.g drlv.n rapidly away. I
SOT VET. !
letter to Mall Order House.) !
I wou'd l!k to hav one of your ;
flags, length 8 ft., price 11.12. and for;
ladies n wok wear. I have no use. I;
hare no w if and ao children. And
now I aui goli. to write you a little (
storrey. I would have had a wife.
but the luok did not strike nu Jus!
riiiht. You know there was a sick
girl that which their parents had sent
away from horn for treatment and I .
guess tht doctors did not know what
ailed the poor sick girl, and now I
am going to write you what I did.
I Just went to town and hired a good
friend aud gnv Lira twenty-five dol
lars and sant him to th place where
she was aud tall them that she was
wauted, and then I gave tilm Twenty
county
Guy Pow man was in the city this decidedly the most important that has
tnorn;ng on his way from Geneseo.. taken place. Henry Holdorf of this
w here he had been a visit to his city previously defeated Olsen, the
grandfather's farm at Andalusia, ' champion of Mollne, and the Daven
' where he will spend the rii:er. Guy port champion, O'Brien, and was the
is rapidly regaining n;s usual health, i acknowledged track runner of the
'three towns. Saturday John Cowden
Oct 1--Tbe Broadway church has
accepted the lots for a chapel in the
i-oir.h Park addition iiiid plans have
lien drawn for a beautiful little house
o." worship, the construction of which
will be commenced immediately.
E. II. Gujer. Ks., has returned from
the home of his wife's parents in
Maine. Mrs. Guyer will be home in
about three weeks.
etime back from school at Iowa City
to see whether Holdorf was really the
that there !
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best runner. In order
should be no dispute as to whether
or not he could fairly beat Holdorf,
ho gave him six feet of a lead for a
100-yard race, and defeated him by six
feet, making him victor by 12 feet.
Cowden's time was 12Vj seconds, the
best ever made here. The 6tako
were JoO a side.
Oct. 3 L S. Mof'abe has returned
from an extensive purchasing trip, i Oct. 4 At the council meeting last
Mrs. ('. 11. Adams leavis tomorrow evening an ordinance was asked fn
r'ght tor Chicago for a four weeks' authorizing the Elm Street Railway
visit. J company to construct and operate on
I The ('., H. & Q. switch engine jump- certain streets in the city of Rock Is
ed the track at the foot of Seventeenth land. The ordinance offered provides
Js'teet this morninc; and considerable that the motive power shall not be
'diff.iulty whs experienced in "righting steam within the city limits,
her," but it was finally accomplished.:
i in i
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W-oncUrful Suit Values at
Sii.qS. S12.Q8, Si 4.98
You can choose from a Host of
smart tailored suits of serges and
new mixtures. Values and assort
ments such as we never have been
able to offer before at these low
prices.
500 Neiv Suits Triced from
S16.98 to Sis.oo"
Suits that for quality of materials
and workmanship are unsurpassed.
If there is some particular style
you want, our immense assortment
affords the best opportunity for sat
isfactory selection.
Stunning Neh Models in Cloth
and Silk Dresses
It's our ambition to show only such dresses as show decided points of su
periority, for we have no more use for the commonplace styles than you
have but the strongest feature to commend them is the way we have
priced them.
$4.98 to $25
Women Find the "Best Looking Coat
Styles at The Tfee Hive
The women in search of a new coat will save many steps by coming to The
P.ee Hive first. for here she will find the broadest possible choice of
styles, materials and shades, selected from a dozen of the beet coat makers
we know of and a complete range of sizes Juniors, Misses, Regulars and
Stouts assuring perfect fitting garments with little or no alterations.
Starting at ..9s and $7.."0 for Jaunty Macklaaw Sorfolka, $14.9S for ston
r.ing Chinchillas, Caraculs and handsome mixtures and on op to 122.50 and
$25 for luxurious looking; Sealetbts and Velours we teach yon the lesson
of economy at erery price.
Corner Second and
Urady Streets
Dabenport, Iolva
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Select Your
New Hat at
The
Bee Hive
Our showing of the new
hats is of euch excellence
in every particular as to
merit your closest consid
eration. Furthermore the prices
point to worth-while sav
ings. Its a well known
fact that our prices are
absolutely the lowest
without sacrificing atyle
and workmanship, and as
for variety every worthy
and new creation la here
in hats, ranging in prices
from $1 to $25.
Children
Heaawear
In an endlees variety of
catchy and becoming
styles for the little folka.
5 oc to S2. 50
Our Untrimmed Hat
Department for th?
Home Milliner
Devoted especially to the
needs of those who make
or remodel their own
headwear themselves.
Complete stocks of hat
shapes, plumes- feathers,
ribbons and materials of
all kinds, all moderately
priced.
!
Foot racing has become an exceed- '
ingiy ponulnr amusement in Rock Is-1
land of late, succeeding baseball and
e;i:ine contests, and affording as,
toueb enjoyment r.s any of the other
t ports Indulgence in the sport in
Cock Island has been on the (juiet 1
; nd non-demonstrative order yet
Oct. 5 Major C. W. Hawes and Mrs.
I. 'awes left this morning for Chicago
to attend the international
ercampment.
Mr. and Mrs. Kli Mosenfelder wel-be held responsible f of any portion of
coined a son this morning. jthe aggregate claims beyond the
, amount of the company's interest in
k . e, 'the lost ship. They contend the value
freight money earned for the trans
portation of the cargo was placed at
$2,073.13, while tho prepaid passage
money amounted to $85,212.41. Of
this $2,650.91 was npent in the trans
portation of the survivors.
On these grounds the petition asks
! exemption from "liabilities, losses,
; dumaires, injuries, and destruction oc
, casiom d or incurred by the collision
amount of the company's Interest In
and property aggregate over $1,003,-;tf the saved lifeboats is $4,520. The and sinking of the liner" beyond the
too.
Federal Court Judge Hough today
signed the petition tiled for the Ocean
ic Steam Navigation company for the
military ; limitation of liability. The owners of
ithe Titanic contend they thould not
the Titanic.
Those well versed in the federal
court procedure predict that the case
will be carried to the United States
court of appeals.
St. Paul Woman Shot.
St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 5. Mrs. Anna
Rlazlch, a bride of two weeks, was
shot and probably fatally wotrnded as
she entered her home In South St.
Paul today. A former suitor Is sus
pected. After the shooting a man fled
toward the railroads with a smoking
gun In his hand. Police have been
unable to locate the man.
All the
Argus.
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Glorioiss "Week
For Newlyweds and other
Home Outfitting Buyers
Special Bargains throughout the Eig Busy Store. Values that will cause you to have that sure-ycu're-getting
-your-money's-worth feeling. You can't tell anything about furniture, rugs, carpets
cr stoves by reading advertisements. Come to the big store and convince yourself. We can save
you 25 per cent to 50 per cent on installment prices elsewhere.
HOLBROO
109-111 EAST SECOND ST
DAVENPORT, IA.
VA i
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1 For dining rooms, bed
tSS?i?V All new and
This Week's Offerings In Our
CARPET D
Gives You Extraordinary Values
Note Few Specials Quoted Below
Heavy Pile Smith's Axminster
Rucr, full room size, 9x12; choice selection of 1 ? QJT
floral and Oriental designs, only 1 UsOcI
Elegant Hartford Velvet Rug
Size 9x12; Oriental Medallion effects; extra 1 H OQ
good quality; wonderful ralues .1 I dd
A Genuine Bagdad Wilton Rug
9x12; best value ever offered in a Wilton
Rug. Must be seen to be OO fA
appreciated 0UU
Fins Brussels Rut Poira Size
YOU'LL HAVE TO GET BUSY. BUY THAT HEATER EARLY
BT?V?fT?l? VAIT "PJf TV-see bargains in our stove department. We are showing
jilKJLXEi 1UU OU I seventy-five base burners, Hot Blast and Round Oak,
Soft Coal Heaters, Cast Iron and Steel Ranges, Cast Cook Stoves, Air Tight Wood Burners, Per
fection Oil Heaters, New Method Gas Ranges, Etc., that will interest economical stove buyers.
Buy
that Heater
Early
One o. 49 Hot BIat Flor
fare IJeaU-r, nothing to
equal. thi for
.$18
The Pfrfert Took Slove,
c. , luir value at r-e-
olar price, tls;
?oes for
.$11.75
rooms, etc.
perfect.
8S
Trto o. Sl Earlj Break
fat Raeifes with riser
oir; lilcb enido ranur;
ffi".l..:?:...$26.75
One 5o. 160 Acorn Gas
Bnrccr, bent iieatinc store
for (.ft roal buruinir; fan
n- cheapest feel; iJ.OO
)w. $19.75
4
Rock Island River
side Base Burners
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LIKE TUT
No. 65 Riverside Base Burner; a dou
ble beating base burner; the tnoet re
markable value ever offered in the
trl-citles. The name is
your guarantee, for only
$32.50
A Bound Oak
burn any kind
of fuel, for only
Heater,
$4.98
Quality and workmanship go In be
fore the najne goes on. In all Rock
Island Riverside Stoves and Ranges
the name is your guarantee of satis
faction. Nuf-S-d. Buy Sailifaf tlon and
economy, in an Iron Riverside Range.
BUILT OX HOVOB
Stove Bargains
Galore
Two 5. 820 R. I. River
side Emerald Steel Uu or
es I reservoir; ulgh Mann
ing closet, 20. in.
ten, $46 value
.$25
Three o. 820 Rork Island
Riverside Emerald Mi el
Range without reseriolr;
Sf $22.00
One large Peninsular Com.
bloatioD Gas and Coal
Range, SM)
value for only
55.00
o. 2S Leader Hteel Rang,
es, 18 tneh ovens, high
wanning closets, $35.00
ssr.'rr. $19.75
One !fo. 820 Leader Steel
Range with reservoir; a
uv"".::....$22.oa
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NEW METHOD GAS RANGES
A Range i a good Inie-tBieDt any time, hot hen yon
!nict in a ga rane buy a ew .Method i.at Ranee; the
ret bj test- Saie jou per cent on jour gas bill. See
thi range d-mD.frated beore yon buj; all ranges con
Bfcfted free of tuur-'e.
MAJESTIC RANGES
See this range la oir store before baying. The great
3UJetlc Malleable and charcoal Iron range. Won't break
r rust like steel Out ears three ordinary ranges. It U
the only range made entirely of malleable Iron and char,
coal Iron. A ierfect baker. Economical In fueL
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