Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-03
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Kerr & Wrigbts livery rigs.
Ouly 363 more days this year
Forty-swo cars of stock came in from the
ives, yesterday.
81, Margusri,es festival at Davenport
broagb, 10 1915.
Don't forget to give the boys chance on
Friday evening.
I.is unnecessary to remind the girls that
leap year i, with US.
Mr. G.. A. Young has married Miss A. 0.
Mcconnell Of Bowling.
The western mail was about five hours
behind hand this morning.
Forty FIVE thousand hogs have been
packed al Quincy thus'far.
Railroad travel is very light compared
With what it was two weeks ago.
How 20 prevent Ohsppy cheeks Have
nothing to do with cheeky chaps.
Jacob Frysinger gave his dis.illery EN-.
ployees s5A piece on New Years
The Rockford Railroad has raised the
salary OF oil employees IS a month.
The cheering dowu stree, last night, was
BY the Light ARTILLERY a, their hall.
The vice Of smoking is said to be on the
increase. Let's have another cigar.
Turned colder las, night. Don't j. bea;
all what chaugsAbIe climate we've got.
Mr.. Geo. W Vin,on is making arrange
ments TO start westward 10 u few DAYS, on q
big pillow trip.
Mrs. Duseubury gave the employees o.
the Moline Plo~ Company superb dinner
on New Years.
Sixty dollars in greeubacks we're lost on
the street yesterday Leave a. this office
Liberal reward.
Speidel dido! allow his stock of fine per
fumeries to be exhausted by the holidays he
ordered more in time.
The postmaster at Peoria is to be oustsd
for better mao We wish we could say al
much for Rock Island.
Mrs Sarah Duiield, the faithful house
keeper a, the Rock Island House from time
immsmorial, took her departure to-day.
l.. Holloway is cAnvAssing Rock ISLAND
for subscribers to Chambers Encyclopedia
the best work of the kind ever Published
The Peoria & Rock Island X K. com
pany have brought on q new switch engine
aud will soon receive two new freig bit en-.
gines.
The change in the weather will Civ
everybody O chance to go sleighridiDg il
the splendid cutters Kerr & Wright always
keep ready for the road.
The Quilt Factory ball belle was frou
Moline. Eighteen and elegant thousan
dollar dress and Respondent In jewe'l
-DdUenport Democrat.
The revolving fixtures Of the drsr spa
are nearly all in place. The ''drsw circle
will move 81 wheels, each fee, 6 inche
In dismstsr, aud We g ing 9l3 pounds.
The Union has q column headed pert
nent aud impairment" 1t ssvOrs neitht
Of the one or the other. We suggest
hereafter he headed Concentrated Lye."
Married in Rock Island, ILL.,, on Chris
mas night, Mr.. Willard Baker and Mis-
Croza Drum. A very nice arrangement
= She can help her own Baker, and he ca
bea. his own Drun.-Chicdgo Journal.
President French, General Manage
EmNA, Mr. Brown, Superintendent of CD
struction, and several Directors, went u
the main iDe Of the d. & st. p. road YET
terdAy, on tour Of inspection. Reguls
trains will be running this week.
A young married couple down street hel
the following conversation last evening
who's t~eet?" "Why, oo's tveet." "No
. Oo'' tweet 2" Whose little birdy is you
: zoos little birdy" The remainder coul
only be expressed onomatopOeiioar;y.
:. The Grand Duke is ubiquitous, aud eel
!, established railroad lines at defiance. W,
!. learn BY our exchanges that in going to
II Louis he will pa" through Rock Islam
Springfield, Peoria, St. Paul, and Rockiu
ham.