The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-27

bIBuy the Best -four, at Wheelock's 5.
Finest brand in the market.
nG@Gould & Co.'s clerks say they had
an immense trade yesterday,
D@Mr. Benz. Wyld is lying quite i'll at
his residence in Sugar Hollow.
1G-Nason & Jewett have always on
hand the finest line of cigars in the city.
sGrFisk & Co. are the only agents in
Moline for the genuine Leonard Com
pany's Silks and Spool Twist.
R@Deere, Mansur & Go. had car load
of corn planters on their track to-day ready
for shipment. This new firm is among the
best in Moline.
nara sociable will be held this evening
at the residence of Mp. Phillip Keen under
the auspices of the ladies society of the
M. E. church.
R~The Excelsior Dramatic Troupe
will perform at Timm's Hall tonight.
The title of the piece to be presented is
"Old Honesty"
DGThe Board of Education will hold
their regular monthly meeting next Mon
day evening, at-their rooms in the Central
school house.
BSFisk & Co. sell goods cheap for
cash, so they are not obliged to write to
their customers to call and settle to save
costs.
R~Although Main street was cleaned
last week, it is in a deplorable condition
again and should be relieved of about 6
inches of mud before it freezes up.
RI-A Coal Town man said this morn
ing that in places on his way into town he
sank into the mud until nothing but his
ears were visible.
R9~The rush still continues at Pierce
Bros They have now secured two more
rooms for the accommodation OF dodgers.
The patronage of the travelling public is
particularly solicited.
nag Fisk & Co., are the only agents in
Moline for the genuine Princess of Wales
Kid Gloves. Look out for counterfeits.
R1The north wing OF the Lobdel
house, on Lynde street, is to be fitted UP
for an office room and will be occupied By
City Clerk Walker about Jan. lst.
R9Pierce Bros employees informed
The ARGUS reporter this morning thai
they were all remembered by their en-
| ployers with a substantial Christmas
present.
s5s@ Every pair of Princess of Wales
Kid Gloves sold by A. 2. Fisk & Co., are
stamped by the importers inside Manu-
featured Expressly for A. P. Fisk IL Co. )
HGrThe conundrum, why is a man Z
nose and dogs tail like successful bust
ness man2" is going the rounds. Wher
you give it up ask Billy McBurney. Ht
can tell.
rDimock, Gould & Co. will shu
down their entire works next Saturday
night IN order to take account of stock
They Will be idle at least one week and
perhaps, two.
R@A young lady known here as Miss
Alice Hickox, for the past three years al
artist in p Porter's photograph gallery
returned to Moline this morning after ar
absence of couple of weeks, but he
name is Hickox no mora. She entered
into a covenant at Geneseo yesterday t,
divide her joys and share her sorrow
with Mr.. Clifton Smith, of Port Byron.
E@We are sorry our neighbor is obliged
to admit that his clerks are so much NOR
honest than himself We are also sorry Il
Learn that the cash system worries him 81
much; however, we shall continue to sci
good goods cheap, and for cash only.
/ A. P. FISK Il Co,
BGJenkin Tudor. James Coean an
Henry Carter were arrested last evening
by Officers Wells and Olson for bein
drunk. They were lodged in the calaboose
but not liking their quarters they began
! II, Al =
stove, and destroyed every thing the
could get ztheir hands upon. They wer
finally placed in separate cells and with u
fire and the windows out their ardor a
well as physical structure was consider
ably cooled this morning, when they wer
taken before Magistrate Swander and fine
each S. and costs, for which they gave an OF
der upon Heagy Il Stoddard, of Hamp
for whom they claim to be going TO WORK
The fine is merely for being drunk. and,
} paid, no charge will be made for damagin
the calaboose, but If not they will be sen
for on thai charge.
Eg>Mrs. Adelaide Schott, wife G
William 6. Schott, an employe a
Dimock, Gould Il 20. s, departed this lif
this morning at 2 o'clock at the reHdenc
of James Fugate, where they were board
ing. She was born September 18th 1850
was native of N. Y. state She was mar
ried to Mr.. Schott in Ohio, Sept. 8th,
1873, and came Immediately to Molin
where she has since resided. For tn
past year she has been rapidly declinin
with consumption, the last few month
being confined to her room. She leave
two children, one years and one 9 month
of age, the latter being very low with in
herited consumption. 1t will in all prob
ability follow its mother before anothe
week las passed. The funeral will tax
place at 2 o'clock to morrow afternoo
from the residence of james Fugate, cor
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