The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-04
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"A shooting match at Reynolds c
Christmas.

The Fire King Company of Davenport,
will be 81 years old next Monday.
Sheriff Perkins leaves for Jacksonville
tomorrow with Mrs. Gillen and Mrs,
who we're adjudged insane on
Monday.
Turner Hall will be opened when com
pleted by the Turner'S fair, which will be
on grand scale. The fair begins on Dec.
l4th.
Albert Storms who has been an en-
ploye of the American Express Co., has
accepted the position Of watchman for
Mitchell & Lynde, vice Smith resigned.
The Union wants the reform club of
this city to open coffee or soup house.
Which side of the dual editor of that pa
per is looking for new boarding house?
The annual Turner fair opens at the
German Theatre, in Davenport, Saturday
evening. and will last until Monday. Here
is chance for our people to reciprocate.
Did you notice 10 the presidents mes.
sage last night, that, on the financial ques.
ton, it was in harmony with the recon-
mendations of the secretary of the treas
ury2
The receipts of the Rock Island pos
Office for November amount to $1,275.76
good showing. This amount is fo
stamps, wrappers, envelopes and posta
cards. ~
-Ex,deputy sheriff Sherwood retres tt
his farm in EdQinpton township. Heleave
our city with the best wishes of man
friends, made SO by his uniform politeness
courtesy and fair dealing.
1t is now reported that the son of on
of our wealthy families and one of GU
city's fairest young ladies have pledge
themselves to love, honor and-''get u
and build the fire FOR each other" Thi
thing is catching.
The Museatine Tribune says certai
quack doctor has jumped that town an
come to Rock Island st that place he wer
by the name of Dr. ". A. Floto. Sue
fellows usually change their name whe
they change location. We haven't hear
of any new Corners in the medicine liz
yet.
The new ice house Of the G, B. &
| r. r. will be finished in few days, Il
FIRE committee having granted permisslc
to erect the structure, frame one, with
the city limits. The com pany presented
petition to the council on Monday and Il
matter was referred to the FIRE commits
with power to act.
Here is the way the Davenport pape
advertised the first entertainment in O.
new Opera House: The tickets OF a
mission are only $3.50 So cheap, "
know, that almost everybody can afford
t stay away" How do those who have
often patronized en- ertainments in Dave
port appreciate such expressions Of REL
+ procity, amity and good feeling?
-Volk & Co., are going ahead rapid
:. with the armory building. To-day t
s brick wall was being built and going up
y fast that the progress is easily discerniI
e from day to day. A large force of VOL
If men is employed and every effort will
/ made to complete the building, or at lei
/ enclose the walls before extreme CT
r. weather sets in.
AT the sale of the Chambers Il
property, in Muscatine, under execution
the sheriff, on Saturday, thel upper n
;, was bid IN for Alfred Il. Lindley,
y Minneapolis, at 22,447,97. The PLAN
" mill was sold to g. A. Garrettson and
g g. Brewster of Davenport for $167
10 The amounts in each case were the face
az mortgages held by the parties
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