The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-23

for So. so. Thew were trapped the day be.
fore and weighed twenty two pounds
each.
Call and see Taylor s. Philleo.
Bottom prices at Carse s. Reticker's.
Breast pins, at viii r. Johnson's
In the proof" yesterday there were the
necessary number of ciphers to make the
bond of Collector Bomau, of Moline,
$180,000, but a compositor thought it too
much, and took out one OF the ciphers,
reducing the bond to $4,000.
Rubber dolls. at Taylor s. Philleo's.
Burt's shoes for ladies at Carse s. Ret
ickers.
No finer candies in the city than can be
found al Fred Krell's.
Route Agent Wilcox says that one day
last week the mail agents on the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific road handled a
hundred and ninety seven bags of news
matter alone, there being on an average a
hundred and fifteen or twenty papers in
each bag.
Call at Fred Krell's tomorrow and buy
your candies.
Gold and silver watches, jewelry and
plated ware, sold very cheap, at j. Ram
sers.
Misses slippers at Carse g. Reticker's.
A pair of genuine Jacks" drawing a
comically constructed wagon upon which
was huge box like affair containing
coop of chickens a dog and other live
stock, was the chief curiosity on Market
square to-day.
Novelties in Christmas tree ornaments,
at Fred Krell's.
Slippers for children at Carse s. Reflex
er's.
Underwear, reduced to close stock, at
Hoffmaster's. =
Santa Claus appeared IN the primary
room of school building No. yesterday
afternoon, miss Eta Mcdonald teacher,)
and gave the little ones a most agreeable
foretaste of tomorrow and Monday.
Beautiful pickle casters and cake baskets
in endless variety, at E. W. Spencer's.
For fresh candies remember Pecher's
candy factory in Harper's theatre block.
20-6t
A subscriber in from Edgington this
reports the roads rather bad for
horses, but there is a good track for
wagons, there having been great deal of
leaning done last evening after the mud
began TO stiffen.
Krells place will be open all day to-
Slippers for ladies at Carse g. Reflex
IRIS.
Christmas packages for Rock Island peo
pie. the way bills for which have been re-
,eived, are still somewhere between here
md Chicago. Last year about a hundred
md twenty five teams were required at
he Chicago Office to do the Christmas
business.
Fred Krells place will be open all day
sunday.
Marriage licenses were issued to-day as
ollows: John A Rost and Miss Huldan |
Asklof, Moline al
Rock Island and Moline will be repre- |
ented at the next meeting at Springfield, |
an. 4, of the county superintendent sec
ion of the State Teachers Association by |
Jointly Superintendent Southwell, Super
ntendents Mack and kemble and Prof W. |
l. Hatch, principal of the High school.
As Christmas is the day for Qualification, |
s you all remember it is the jubilee over the |
firth of Christ, therefore come all We that |
unger and thirst and refresh yourselves
18th nice little lunch and a glass from
ne Royal Bowl, on the 25th of December
Fred Appelquist's.
About fortnight ago little son Of Mr..
Ell. Schocker, the Seventeenth street
gar dealer, who lives on the bluff in
lodges addition, fell from the fence in
ont of the house and dislocated his right
I'm at the elbow. The arm was reset by
#. Paul Bernhard and although the little
llow still carries it in sling, the bones
'e re-knitting nicely.
Burt's shoes for gents at Carse & Ret
ker's.
The finest card stands and casters in the
ty, can be found at Spencer's. Il
About 1000 employees of the Chicago,
ilwaukee and st. Paul car-shops threaten
strike If not paid to-day. The rule has
ZEN to pay the men before the Goth of
oh month. while the charter calls on or ,
fore the 10Th. The action OF the en- ,
Dyes was taken simultaneously with that
the men employed in the Chicago shops
the company. The pay car at present
in Chicago pnblic oniniou fayors the |