Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-28
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Fishers for cigars.
1871 is fast pegging out.
George Head frOze an ear yesterday
Imperial 6ne cut tobacco at Fishers.
Oak lumber for the bridge is arriving
fast.
Charley Plunket.s troupe is playing at
Quincy.
Too cold for the bridge hands yesterday
forenoon.
The jingling of sleigh bells has become
incessant.
For the fines. cigars in Rock Island, call
at Fishers.
Blehls band will furnish the music at the
Turner Ball.
Go to Lazsre's for your oysters and con
dictionaries.
Five coaches have arrived for the D. &
St. Paul road.
Yesterday Was St Johns day. Didn't
you know it?
All fashionable gents buy their clothing
of l. Bsmberger.
There was coal famine in Davenport yes
terday. Miners on spree.
This is the best sleiRhing We have had
in this country for many, many years.
It's at last settled that the world and
Rock Island are to be destroyed in 1873.
1t takes twenty-eight days to get car
load of bridge iron through from Baltimore
Soda is that ere stuff they put in biscuits
to make 'em get up and hump themselves.
Iron nearly all in for two more bridge
spans, and q part of il for the third ard last
one.
The mercury was twenty degrees below
zero at ST. Paul, last night, and twenty-five
below, at Duluth.
BurwsIl 4 Bailey sro l-.'y on the sAle
-. --A-ues, cuff, collars, and gents
goods of ell kinds.
Bridge builders commence ironing the
third span next week. II will take nine
days to complete it.
! Can money orders DO garnisheed? That's
a question just submitted to the proper au-
tborisies for decision.
! Buford's pillow works are temporarily
stopped for repairs. Getting ready for "a
big seasons business.
Spain hasn't got CASTLE soap enough to
clean out the Cubans with, and so gets des-
peru,e. See dispatches.
To get beautiful gems and all manner of
jewels, for holiday presents, go to Epstein
Bros, at the Harper House.
All the workmen OF the Island we're dis
charged last night Lord Hswley has
kept his prOmse--in horn.
| A young couple setting up to see Venus
last night, discovered that the Milky Way is
the celestial Is,bmus of DAiryin.
Great excitement in the central part OF
the state over the small pox. Every pre-
caution should be taken in this city.
LAzare has an unusually well assorted
stock of candies, nuts, fruits, oysters. con
fectioneries, and other holiday Injuries fol
the little folks.
MIR, v NJ BlAnding left for Texas TIL,
morning, where he will be engaged in con
uection with certain prominent railroad
builders of Rock Island.
In going to Davenport to purchase I'm,
jewelry aud elegant holiday presents, b
sure to examine the elegant stock of Coos
Kircher, Newcomb House block.
: Furs, furE, furs, furs, fur,!
At Burwell Bailey
, This don't rhvme because
There's more truth than poetry
. About it. -SAortfelo,s.
Why shouldn't coal be sold by the huud
red weight instead of by the bushel? If ycr
buy load of coal, YOU frat get its weigh,
and then divide to get the numb OF bush
els. Why not buy it By the weight at on ce
an ! simplify the matter?
, An exchange suggests the plan of Ii,
election Of "alternAtes" to our Legislature q
a means Of obtaining a suitable assendanc,
: OF members. This plan works well in po
litical conventions, and might be tried il
the General Assembly.
, poor thing" observed tender-hesrte'
lady, in speaking of the death Of q younl
friend, "she had just got q forty dOlsr SCI
: Of furs, st Bur-ell & Bailey's, and beautie
they were, but she don't need sucl
, things now" What do you suppose sh
l meant by that?