The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-20
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Beautiful clocks at Kings Fair,
Toy Books at Taylor & Philleo's
California Pears at Dart & Gregg's.
Holiday Slippers at Carse & Rettickers
Florida Oranges at Dart & Gregg's.
Furs at closing out prices at Hoffmaster's.
Albums in great variety at Kings
Fair"
Hoods and Hosiery in great variety at
Hoffmaster's.
Christmas Cigars 25 in a Box at
McCabe s Wheaton's.
The Public schools will close next Fri
day for the Christmas holidays.
New goods received daily at Taylor s
Phileo's.
Large stock of Rubbers at Carse &c Ret
ticker's.
Do not forget the prize shooting at the
Rifle gallery.
Dressed Dolls at what others sell undress
ed at Taylor s. Philleo's.
Slippers for Boys and Youths at Carse &
Retticker's.
Choicest Candies Is to 40 cents per
pound at Taylor q Phllleo S.
The December term of the Probate Court
commenced yesterday.
Mrs Potts Nickel plated Irons at E. W.
Spencers.
The city directories have all been de-
livered.
Grand display of Table Casters at E. W.
Spencer's.
The Turner Fair terminated last eve
| ming.
Large line of choice Table Cutlery at
E. W. Spencer's.
Ladies' and gents silk handkerchiefs
and muff1ers at NJ G. Mills.
Never mind the rain but go to Joseph
Bakers and buy your Christmas presents.
An old Folks dance will formally open
Christy's hall at Moline this evening.
Hartz & Bahnsen's prices on Celluloid
sets, Odor cases, &c, defy competition.
The Supervisors will continue in session
during the week.
The electric lights throughout the city
will be in full blast tomorrow evening.
The semi annual examination in the pub
lie schools commenced this afternoon
Large stock of the finest Silver plated
Tea and Table spoons at E. W. Spencer's
The best selection and lowest prices in
silk and linen handkerchiefs at Hoffmaster's.
Cases fine assortment at MeCabe s.
Wheatons.
The session of the Supervisors to-day
was occupied in hearing reports and read
ing bills.
McCabe s. Wheaton have just received
an elegant line of cut glass bottles.
The handsemest Christmas present you
can buy is black silk dress from NJ. G.:
Mills.
]. W. Roche was fined $40 and costs by
Justice Halves yesterday for selling liquor
on Sunday.
Christmas cakes, plain and ornamental
and pastry of all kinds made to order at
John Astor's City Bakery.
The interior OF the Jail is undergoing
some repairs, prominent among which is
the repaintIng of all the lattice work.
The case of w. Ohrt versus Mrs. Mag
gle Neisler viii take place before Justice
Chopper this evening.
Fine Albums at Taylor & Philleo's
The bridge committee of the city coun-
Gil visited the Milan bridge this afternoon
to make arrangements for improving the
approaches to that structure.
E. W Spencer has sold all his Water
Sets with fitting pitchers. A new lot came
al: TaI1 nd
them.
The appointment of a county superin-
tendent of schools is expected to interest
the Supervisors late this afternoon or early
tomorrow.
The steady pressure of the last few days
has taken away some of E. w. Spencer's
choicest goods. He has others to supply
their place
Holiday cards at Taylor s. Phfileo's.
One of the most substantial presents to
make is good pair of Shoes or Slippers
andremember that Carse & Reticker's Shoe
Store is the place to buy them.
Jim. Burris, colored was bound over in
the sum of $500 by Justice Chopper this
afternoon to answer charge of assault
perferred against him by ]. w. Sjbod,
whom Burris hit with brick.
The very large and brilliant display of
silver plated ware at E. w. spencer's in
cludes a great variety of elegant Table
and Pickle casters, Cake and Butter dish
es, &C., &c, The splendid cases still seem
full of choice goods.
The inciement weather has induced the
Rodman Rifles to postpone their visit to
Davenport which was set for this evening
The visit to Co. B" of the Iowa State
Guard win probably occur next week
Santa Claus orders his new suit and over
coat at Requas this year and remarked
when doing so that Ramskill the cutter
was without superior in this wide, wide
world. A compliment from a high
source.
Writing Desks at Taylor s. Philleo's.
Those h0Iif7au alinr.ors AZ &c., e. pet,