The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-19
rParlor and bedroom sets at Prues



sag Gluesing's new meat market is the
place to buy meat.
EG%The public schools close for two
weeks tomorrow.
eSrThe Catholic fair. at Timm's Hall,
is popular resort this week
B9The best selected stock of holiday
goods in the three cities. at MilIer's.
S0rThe boiler for heating the Keator
House arrived from Chicago this morning,
98~Pruessing's furniture store will be
open every evening this aud next week to
accommodate the holiday trade.
a1~A cup of Pierce & Hines hot coffee
is not bad thing to take these cold morn
ings.
G9~J Justice Tyrrelt was holding court
10 bis chambers this morning with closed
and bolted doors.
a6rA large stock of imported liquors
Just received at Celene's, corner Henry
and White street. Dealers are invited to
call and sample them 17d3tw1t
9rChristmas is almost here and you
should 60 right straight to Pruessing's and
get your presents.
AN easy chair is being voted for at
the Catholic fair. Two candidates were
10 the field yesterday, S. T. Walker and
DR.. McKinnie.
D9~The prices given by the Rock Island
jeweler on watch crystals, silver thimbles
and few other articles. the prices of which
the public are familiar with, are only thrown
out for bait. Okerberg can and will sell
honest goods cheaper than the Rock Island
dealer.
ea~A new departure has taken place in
the post Office. The Office will be open
hereafter until .. m. for receipt of out,
going mail. This will be great accom-
mediation to business men, giving them an
hour more time IN the evening in which to
prepare and get off their eastern CORES
pondence.
Hard Times.
In these hard times" buy serviceable
Christmas presents at the Bankrupt Boot
aud Shoe Store; Gents Christmas slippers
45 cents to $l,75; regular retail price of
which is IS cents to So.
Bargains! Bargains!
At the Bankrupt Boot and Shoe Store
Ladies goat side lace shoes. 81. per pair,
|
50, Ladies goat button $l.25 Ladies Roch-
ester made Arctic overshoes, 81. per pair.
1GrWm. Davis, of Briar Bluff, was ia
ken in by Officer Holt last evening IN a
very timber condition, He is an en-
ploye of the c. B. & Q r, r. Co., and
had been carried by his home aud left
here yesterday morning, with $4.95 in
his pocket. When taken to the Cooler
not cent of that $495 remained. This
morning Magistrate Grover fined him So
and costs, and suspended collection.
| Look at Home First.
Rock Island jewelers. are scattering cir.
culars broadcast over the city giving prices
which they claim are below those usually
asked. Every article named in the circu.
lar can be duplicated at Okerberg's from
to 25 per cent. less than prices given on
said circular.
| Matrimonial.
Mr.. Isaac NJ. Laury, of Rawlius, Wyo
ming, sheriff Of FL Paso county, two o.
whose deputies were shot short time
since while trying to arrest train robbers
has been in the city since last Saturday
visiting friends, He is very civil anC
quiet gent, man and excited no alarm il
the breasts of young beaux until thi'
morning, VIXEN it became known that ht
was armed with the necessary papers fo
the possession of Miss Fannie, daughter o
Mr.. John Moore of this city, and wa
making preparations to have them servet
at O'Clock this afternoon.
The ceremony was performed at th
residence of the brides parents by Fathe
Greve, pastor of St. Mary's Catholi
church of this city, at the time aboY
named.
Public Schools.
: The closing exercises of the publ
schools commenced to-day with examina
tons in history, algebra and literature i
the high school. Grammer room: phisic
logy, orthography, mathematics, gram
e mar, reading, history aud geography. Fo
: lowing is the programme tor tomorrow
Grammar Room-Morning, B. gram
d mar; A, history: B, aritemctic; Afternoon
rhetorical exercises.
0 II Room, Central Building "A aud [
Il reading; A and B geography; afternoon
D rhetorical exercises.
q II Room, Western BuildiDg-B, reat
i. ing; A and B, arithmetic; A, language
Il afternoon, rhetorica! exercises.
Oral examinations of other grades wi
take place during the same days.
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