The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-13
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
BREviplEs.
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istmas at Taylor s. PhiIleo's.

Holiday goods, at Kingsbury's.
c. Juergens' for first class granting. tt
The C. r. L & P. employees have once
more received the lucre for their faithful
services.
Blankets and flannels- Hoffmsster's
prices are not equaled by any house in the
trade.
Cisterns and wells are getting lower and
lower daily. If one thing more than
another is needed it is rain:
A full line of cashmere royal black silks
these are the best silks made-at Hoffmas-
ter's.
At the Broadway church prayer meeting
this evening the topic will be tAn Abund-
ant Entrance"
Ladies', gentlemen's and children's I'M
derwear reduced from 10 to 20 cents, at
Hoffmasters.
DIR. George E. Barth will be ''at home"
in his new domicile No 400 Twenty third
street, on and after tomorrow.
Bleached cotton. yard wide, u, 81
and cents-these goods are of better
value then are sold elsewhere-at HOff
masters.
The young lady who kisses nice young
gentlemen for quarter. is doing -four
ishing business.
What magnificent present one of those
reclining chairs would be. G.. A. Doel
linger's,is the place. DecS6t
Ice men are getting things in readiness
for their annual harvest which promises to
be a coed one.
Bargains in dress goods to. reduce stock,
at Hoffmaster's.
Considerable sickness is reported in
town, caused principally by the recent very
changeable weather.
Gents latest style shoes, at Carse &
Reticker's. If
Mr. Fl. E. Van Duzer, of Cordova, re
-ceived a teachers certificate yesterday.
Ladies' and gentlemen's hand sewed
shoes, at E. Turner's
The division freight agents of the c., B.
& @. road met at that company's Office in
Chicago yesterday to outline the freight
policy for the ensuing year.
An immense line of holiday slippers, at
E. Turner's
The weather changed suddenly during
last night. A sharp west wind rose and
the mercury this morning was but few
degrees above zero.
E. Turner sells boots and shoes cheaper
than any firm in the city. 8d6t
Agent Mack, of the G. B. & @. reports
lots of merchandise passing over the line
from St. Louis since the boats stopped
running.
A fine stock of holiday slippers, at Carse
& Retickers.
The undersigned has just opened dol
lar gift store at No 1.S11 Second avenue. !
next to the red front cigar store.
DecS6t OTTowA Bros.
The Turkey river branch of the Chicago, |
Milwaukee and St Paul railroad was com |
pleted from Dubuque into West Union
Saturday. Regular trains will be put on |
next week.
Carpets, the very best grades that can
be found in the city, at astonishingly low
prices, at G. A. Doellingers.
Drives in Flannels and blankets at Hoff-
masters.
The Naiad Queen rehearsals are now
gone through with in costume and already
rare proficiency is shown by everybody
taking part from the diminutive page up to
the Queen, herself.
The best line of linen and silk handker-
chiefs at Hoffmaster's.
Rev A. B. Allen is to tie the knot mat
rimonial for happy couple to-day. but
the ARGUS has promised to give no names
till tomorrow.
Shawls, cloaks and circulars reduced in
prices at Hoffmaster's.
The earning of the. Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road for the week ending |
Dec. were $446, 900, gain of $50, 600
over those Of the corresponding time in
1882
A line of brocades and velvets to close |
at So. reduced from So at Hoffmaster's.
Manager Clark of the Naiad Queen com.
pany promises the finest production of a
fairy operett ever seen in Rock Island
The first performance will occur on Friday
evening and the ARGUS expects to see 8
crowded house
Ottoman silks black and colored, $1.75
to 80. 50, at Hoffmaster's
Marriage licenses were issued to-day as
George Fl. Smith and Miss Mary
c. Reynolds, Cordova; Charles Engdahl
and Miss Augusta Anderson, of Port By