The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-27

Mems fine shoes at Carse Il Reticker's
Trio Lodge installs the officers elect
tonight.
Rock Island merehantsispeak eneour-
agingly of the holiday trade.
The applicants for the sheriffalty are
as numerous as flies in June.
MIR. and Mrs. James Taylor. OF Ed
gington, we're in the city to-day.
james r. Johnston. was the first one
to pay taxes to Collector Folsom.
The locomotive fremen havs their
annual ball at Armory Hail. to night.
Mr.. Adams. the new proprietor OF
Taylor House, takes possession January i.
Joseph Starkey, of Bowling, and Joseph
Fitzpatrick OF Milan, were in the city to-
day.
Christians was quiet day-no arrests
for rows or disorderly conduct as far as
known.
Charles A. Jarvis. Of the Rock Island
House. has gone to Muscatine on a visit
for few days.
Tho ice dealers harvested tons of ice
to-day. 1t is IA to Is inches thick and
very solid and clear.
DIR. 2. L, McKinnie, of Moline. has
an attack of neuralgia Of the heart, and Is
reported as being very low.
DOME forget to call at Csrse q
Reticker's for holiday slippers. The
finest assortment in the city.
til IN haA q
sociable and dramatic entertalnnent at
their hall, on Christmas night.
-Carse Il Rsticker did an immense
business on Friday last, the heaviest sales
of the year, says Mr. R1.icker,
Fancy slippers. all styles at Csrse q
Reticker's.
e. D. Folsom. has moved bis Office te
McCabe 81 Wheaton's drug store, where
he will BIO happy to receive tax payers.
The mother of Mr.. Geo, Wier, vel
Known on the street car line. died CD
Friday. the oath. of uhaninatioD of ths
bowels.
W Gods Varnacine'', the duest drcs.
sing for ladies shoes in the market al
Carse Il Reticker's.
The 1noline MaleabIe Iron Co dons
the fair thing with their employees on
Christmas, the married men receiving q
fine turkey each, and the single men were
treated to foe oyster supper.
The entertainment of the school cai!-
dren at Turner Hall, last evening wa
we'll patronizsd and splendidly given
This was repeated by request and the
second performance fully up to the first
better. if anything.
This has been one of tho oldest days
OF the year; the ,herm meter standing
at 6 O'Clock this morning aud and
below at 10 O'Clock. At nooa it was 8
below and growioe colder. aud a. 3 o clock
about tho same,
The Diamond 10 Line, did a heavy
business at St. Paul the past season taking
in 8.IO5. 072 pounds OF freight and taking
away $40, S44 pounds. The frat boat te
reach St. Paul was the Libbie Conger
Apri! Goth. Altogether there were seven
ty arrivals during the season.
The Chicago Rock Island Il Pacid ,
of the greatest OF the great o)rp1ratl3ns OF
the cou2try. The road is earning net
twelve per cent on the whoie capital OF
$50 900 900, OF which 80 900 900 is held
in the treasury. Mr.. Vanderbilt is the
largest single owner Of the stock, aud
81 100000, has recently been taken for
Amsterdam 10 ten shares certificates,
An elegant assortment of ladies' fine
shoes, all styles at bottom prices, at Carss
and Rctickers.
Circuit Clerk Harsou's record shows
that there was 81 new and So old civi
| eases, total 1879. at ths September term
There are s. new and ZIG old. total 1877 :.
on the January docket. Of suits ia chan
Gerry there were 43 new and 90 old, tota
14l, at the September term. There are
% new and ll6 old total 1873, on the Jan
uary list, Total cases September 279
total January 3O5.
Superintendent Kim bali. of tn.
Chicago. Rock Island L Pacific railway
met with a severe accident on his return
home from his eastern trip recently. The
coach in which he was journeying Jumped
the track and caps;zed near Grand Rap
ids. Mich, and he was bruised and cut
severely about the head MIR, Kimball is
however, doing we'll, and the chances are
that he will be all right again in few
days
A inc display OF Holiday Slippers
al Carse & Retieker's These goods arc
of the very latest styles aud a; as low
prices as can be had elsewhere for the
same class of goods.
BLOOD MARRIAGES.