The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-15
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

bushel.
The stores have already assumed their
holiday attire.
Our merchants anticipate lively
holiday trade.
Corn and hay were the only products
on Market Square to-day.
R. V. Brown, conductor on the G. B.
& Q. railroad. has resigned.
Champions toy store is handsomely
fitted up for the holiday trade.
H. Z. Woods has been granted a
patent for CRATE for furnaces.
The ferry boat went into winter quar-
ters about O'Clock thle morning.
THE ARGUS is good medium for
merchants to advertise their wares for the
holidays.
Hogs are worth 1904 4Olive weight.
This pays the farmers and what helps
them helps business.
1t was degrees below zero at Omaha
yesterday. and about 10 above in Rock Is
land. Quite difference.
When merchants are advertising they
should remember that The ARGUS affords
an excellent medium to reach the public.
Treasurer Reid will have an arch way
cut through the wall of bis offices so as to
make a private room for transacting bust
ness.
R. S. PEBBLES, who went to Sterling
to visit his brother. who was very low, re-
turned to day. leaving his brother some-
what imwroved.
-PauldiDg. the great tragedian, at
Harper's Theatre on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, in the Fools Re-
venge" and Hamlet
j. s. Gilmore talks of opening a
branch in Moline for the accommodation
of Moline people who come to this city to
buy ribs, tender loio, etc.
Rather cold on the Washers walk
ing down from Moline last night, after the
street cars had stopped running. Better
take buggy, next time. boys.
Mr.. Sam Patrick, of this city, has
been appointed special agent for the Plon
eer Relief Association of Galesburg. The
Pioneer has good many members in this
city.
j. G. Banes, police magistrate OF
Cordova, has filed his resignation with the
o1untg clerk 1t is rumored he viii
shortly take possess:oo of The Com mercial
Hotel.
--The Union and the True Republican,
of Mercer county are just now having a
friendly hair pull The Republican is one
of the fiery, uutamed she5ts which regrets
the war Las ceased.
-Bursted water pipes aTe frequent
nowadays. IF persons using water from
the city water works, would leave the
water run little all the time, there would
be no danger from freezing up.
Michael Lenehap. between 22d and
23rd streets, 4th avenue, has just received
fresh supply of butter. eggs, -four, feed
and country produce and will not be un-
dersold by any firm. Give him trial.
The Occidental Hotel is looming up
under the proprietorship of II. Z. West,
aud is DOW regarded az first class place
to get a square meal. Vest is able to
make a success of it if anyone can. lis
knows how 10 run good restaurant.
The water pipe running through
Alex Steele cellar. up stairs into Butord'
Block, burst yesterday morning making 1t
rather damp around nails and Iron, but it
was shut off in time to prevent any serioas
damage.
Rock Island Lodge, No. 658. A. E. &
A. NJ, will have public installation Of
the officers elect on Tuesday evening Dec.
%. concluding with supper and dance.
The affair will be one Of the most pleasant
of the season.
There seems to be a growing sedti-
ment in favor OF making the marshall
superintendent of water works, and other
minor Offices below clerk, appointive. 1t
is. the only way to keep them independent
OF partisan influence.
PROF. Mansiil tol1 the ferry employees
that they would have a little colo snap
about the 10th, but not cold enough to lay
up the boat, but for them to look out about
the 18th, as about that time we should
have sudden change and the river would |
freeze over; correct prediction.
The famous case of the Milan Dista- |
lery CO.. against Collector Tillson, of the |
9Th Illinois District, will be tried in
Chicago neat week before Judge Blod-
gett. Maj. Beardsley. and number of
witnesses from this city will probably GO
up.
Tomorrow the Rock Island Gun Club
tournament begins at the park in this city
Prominent sportsmea will be present from
abroad and some hne shooting may be ex-
pected Tom Stagg, of Chicago has ar
ranged to furnish 5000 birds so that there
will be no cause for complaint of scarcity
If birds. The tournament will continue
hree days.
The Pension bill passed by the House
Friday appropriates So, 404. 600, an in
,rsase over the last appropriation of So
1873 900. The whole number of pensioners
1o~ on the rolls is 242.7 1855. net increase
# Is. 757 in the last year. Of the whole
lumber Of pensioners, i ,62i are surviving
oldiers of the war of 1912. and q, 1874 are
he widows of deceased soldiers of the
anne war