The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-20


The Trinity church fair netted $22a.
Don't forget to visit Turner Hall toI
night.
Rock Island county don't want the
bridges
The stores have assumed the holiday
attire.
Nut coal (anthracite) has jumped tol
$3.50 per ton.
-Wivill & Co., are doing an immense
business nowadays.
-Furs in all styles at Willis old stand
at living prices.
Scrap books, autograph albums
pocket books and music binders, new and
superb styles. at E. Crampton's
The fair of the Moline Turner 80
ciety closed lest night, aud was tnsncia'
success.
Mrs DR.. French has returned from
Chicago, where she has baeu on a visit to
friends.
1t pays to trade at Wivill's old stand
for the reason that you get the best goods
at the lowest prices.
City Attorney Corbett leaves this
evening for Aledo, to be absent few
days,
Capt. Eric johnson, has concluded to
locate The Ssoedish Citizen, at Moline
instead of Galva.
Fresh goods and plenty of them at
low prices at Willis old stand.
Remember. to night is the last night
OF the German Euglish school fair and the
closing of the polls. Be surs and attend.
Make the children happy by getting
a good supply of toys. The piacs to get
all the new toys is at the mammoth toy
house of r. Cramyton, next door TO the
Rock Island House.
Hog cholera is very prevalent 10 the
neig borhood Of Geneseo. says the he
public; over 1000 porkers have died with
in ten days.
TIE United Presbyterian church viii
have fine Christmas tree entertainment
on Christmas Eye, in accordance with the
usual castom.
@-The elegant display of goods al
Wivilrs old stand is hne. There ia &
heavy run of custom alfday, which keeps
Mr.. Wivill and the clerks constantly busy
Collector Forey Folsom fled his bond
this morning 10 the penal sum of 1922. 00(
with N, Nolsom, Cornelius Lynde auG
Phil Mitchell as bondsmsn.
Billy Arlington" one of the creates
| ,,,.- - tba anpaarS hprs
with a first class company Oh Christln al
night. at Harper's Theatre.
Books make the most desirable
Christmas present. and Il, Champion ha'
laid in ~ immense stock to meet the de
mand.
Mr.. Frank D. DAILY, general agent o.
Billy Arlington's Minstrels is in the citl
at tho Harper House. The company
give matinee aud evening performance
at Harper's Theatre next Saturday.
Christmas Day.
-Sup't Cramer by working his men a
, of Friday night, and crowdiug the job o
Saturday succeeding in finishing the mes
water main TO Wagner's brewery, AM
turned the water on, 1t has been a har
Job to complete, on account of the uncer
tain weather.
When you want a nice piece of castin
}, done, of any description, go to the Down
0 ming Foundry, corner Of 9th street and It
: Avenue, they have patterns of all kind
o and will guarantee you good Job, an'
o therefore you should patronage home IL
o industry.
The photograph albums now show
= by r. Champion excel in beauty and VS.
j. riety those of any former season.
The Davenport Sunday Den1ocrC
comes to our table this morning in hant
= some form. It is magnificent 40 colum
paper. rsplete with choice reading matte
plenty of lively locals, and fine displa
IL OF Christmas advertiser The type
d graphy is excellent, and the whole aI
p pearance of the paper creditable.
r The increase of postal business on Il
b Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, betwee
Chicago and Couoci Bluffs. demands il
creased facilities. Fonr new postal Cal
4 have been ordered. They will be six
% feet long, Through The centre will be
rack to hold sacks for each station alor
the line. At one end will be fitted roo
% for carrying thr,aga sacks. Adjoinin
this room for working At the otht
" end will be a bunk roou, wash room
= clothes closets, etc 1t is intended TO mak
l. them the best and most cnnveuient cara
y use.
If some enterprising fellow would no
= corner thu MARKET On Dr. Rnll's Cnnn