Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-15
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Railroad travel was never better, s~H
Til, river has taken notion to rise an
inch. -.....
Goso G. speidefs for perfumeries of all
kinds sea
Quite rush for tickets at the Library
Rooms. 81 t4f Aea
The Island EMPLOYEES we're paid off yes
rerdsy. EsTF IA
A Water Works election n, Moline, next
Tuesday.
Cheerup, girls. Jsnusr, will bring another
leap year.
We do hope ven get through "61in' up
some of these ds,s
Fifteen hundred fat hogs at Milan will
soon pass In their checks. -s.#ss
Get Speidel to prepare your prescriptions.
Blenders viii never occur,
Soft. sogsy, damp. and dry sort of weather,
which makes it more binding.
Look out for a snow storm. And keep
looking out for it ill it comes.
Jim Mshin, city editor of the Masostiu-
Journal. 10 now 10 Switzerland.
Ii is not unlikely that the river will re-
main open until the 6rst Of Dece nher
Simonson assessed nearly SIS in 6nss
aud costs. to-day. Go, about $25 of it.
A republican saloon keeper repor,s
''puis.iness tam tull" since the election
A wagon baieI with pertaues hroke
down in front Of Kale's saloon al twelve.
Az Islsnd laborer cut his foot with an
sdze, Yesterday, and DR.. Cali bound up the
wound.
Coffee and lemouade will take the place
Of wines at fashionable gatherings during
the ming season.
Time snd tide wait for no man, bu, Kerr
& Wrights livery rigs do. They are the
most stylish in the city.
The barnscles are speeding more Of the
public money on the Court House. An
unnecessary roof this time.
When you wan, a ride by yourself. or
want to give your girl sd airing, get one of
Kerr h Wr'ghi'st top buggies.
c. J. Dart will commence to sport hard
some buggy 10 day or so. II comes from
Hall & Bartlett, of Rockford
o. N BAbcsck Esq, lectures at the Court
House on FRIDAY eveniug All our monied
men should be out to hear him.
We've got about tired of abusing Simon
son 1t cuiy makes him additionally salu-
brious. Hes an amiabls qusuruped.
Some of the ladies now wear their hair
cot straight across their forehesds and
han los down over their eyes, a la Shetland
pony.
row is up as TO who lost the grain hnrni
up in The Dsven port elevsior-ihe elevator.
the shippers, the insurance companies. or
tie railroads
HAverstick Is again troubled about q
democratic hole" in Adams street For
the 6ftieth time we say keep sober aud 90
home earlier.
Scribner's Monthly, for December, comes
to hand, filed with beautiful eugraviugs,
hne po-ms, and charming articles. DR..
q. Holland is nov editor.
! Those three hunters which sat on 9 tree,
and looked as sick as sick could be, have re-.
turned from their maraudlDg expedition,
with nothing 10 particular to remark.
The scheme Of building q railroad from
Milan TO Muscaliue, by -ay OF AndA!usiA,
begins to look like business. Several prom
iueDt Capitalists think of taking stock.
Jim Beardsley is nov generally kno~n ss
h'lle Tweed. Hes also trying to play the
game of little Swede, since Hav.rst,ck
gave the Scaudinavians such a bent st.
5 Dab offs prizs drawing will come of
next ErIdav evening, the lib, at Nelson .
Saloon, Mar tn glass works. Ticket. lo.t.
or not paid for, wil not draw ANY prizes.
By scientific computation, it bss b.rp
found that one burning gss jet consumes as
much air as FIVE persons Hsace, in builo-
inRs thus lighted, ventilation should BE- we'll
regarded.
The Sain, Patrick Society Intends to give
q grand ball at Turner Hall on Thauksgiv-
ing eve, the 29th, TO which all are cordially
invited. The best of music and . pleasan,
time.
| That Indian feet of 100 gorgeous canoes
which vas to have piougbed down past our
city in vars maRui6ceDtly stern array, one
of those fine days. hasn't yet been visible to
the naked eye.
The Chicago and other western calsmi
ties have made ii fashionable to be chari,s
BILE. For once, since the devil mpted Ev,
to become fashionable, the edicts of fashion
are compendAble.
, Our citizens generally regard with favor
; the suggestion to publish pamphlet setting
forth The advantages Of Rock Island, Moline
, and Milan. All who feel sn interest in the
matter should be at the Court House on
Friday evening.
A brother scribe, in narrasing the sad
peculiarities Of the profession, SAYS tbe,s
"sre asses occasionally who get mad .,
being noticed, and get good deal msdder
at not being noticed ct all" to all of which
we respectfully Subscribe.
Our merchants are generally very busy in
opening and displaying their new goods,
and otbersise getting ready for brisk win
ter trade. They are all we'll supplied in
fact, better than Last rear.
Sam the boot-black, whose lively brpsh
has deposited 5000 10 the bank for him. BY
virtue of long and faithful service has just
been promoted to the situation Of game
keeper At Vests. Sam 10 we'll behaved,
in,elIieen. lad. and deserves his streak o.
good lock.