The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-11
MOLINE DEPARTMENT.
E. L. EASTMAN, Reporter
Headquarters, one door West of Reimer's
Cigar Store

Fred Calkins horse has been in the city
pound since Friday. Costs S1.90.
Call and see the immense stock of boots
and shoes, and be astonished, at E. Strate's,
Keator House block.
Quite a number of the street car drivers
were enjoying day off, yesterday.
E. Strate has the largest line of boots
and shoes in the city; call and examine,
they do not charge anything for showing
goods
There was large crowd skating yester-
day afternoon on the pond in the rear of
Fl. A. Barnard's residence on the bluff.
Bargains in furniture at Samuelson s.
Johnsons.
Goods all new and of the latest designs
at Samuelson 81 Johnson's.
Who said strate did not sell boots and
shoes as cheap as any house in the city?
Call and convince yourself of the fact that
he does. f. STRATE.
The new United Brethren church in
South Moline was dedicated yesterday.
The following named persons were bap
tized at the Baptist church yesterday:
Wesley Triplet. Lille Ellis, and Mrs. Fred
Bergstrom.
Black cashmeres, all grades, from 80
cents up to any price you wish, at G. w.
Bremen 81 Co.'S.
Edward Zimmerman will hereafter he
found behind the counter at c. w Bremen
& Co.'S
III. G. Wheeler. advance agent of "only
a farmers daughter" company and r. b.
Sigafour of Fairfield, are among those
registered at the Keator House to-day
Coiored cashmeres, ranging in price
from 25 cents upwards, at G. W. Bremen
& Co.'S
Market square presented lively appear
ance to-day, being well supplied with
country produce.
The city council had special meeting at
2 o'clock this afternoon to make a final
settlement with Bullen & Co. the Rock |
river bridge contractors.
Gents. if you want to buy your wife a |
Christmas present step into G. w Bremen |
& Co.. store and look around.
Geo. Bullen is in the city and repre- |
sentcd the firm of Bullion & Co. at the |
meeting of the city council this afternoon.
The show window of the 222 restaurant, |
As now arranged, presents very neat ap /
pearance.
The weather has moderated considerably |
since Wednesday of last week
Ladies, if you want to make your gen
leman friends handsome present, YOU |
should call and look over our stock OF
silk and linen. A hand
some line very cheap, at g. w. Bremen &
Co S.
The street car driver miscarried the
papers on Saturday evening and hence they
we're not delivered until late that night,
md some not until yesterday morning.
Our public schools close on next Friday
or two weeks, vacation, or until after
Jew Years; and the little ones are conse-
uently happy.
You can buy black cashmeres way down
4 prices, at G. W. Bremen 81 Co IS,
The Rev. c. L. Morgan preached an ex-
client sermon yesterday forenoon, on :
Husbands Love your Wives which was 2
Stoned to by very appreciative audi
nee.
A colored man who is wanted at Rapids G
ity for stealing a wagon from Mr. c
dams, of that place was placed in our =
ckup yesterday, and will there remain | e
ntil the proper witnesses can be obtained,
hen he will have his hearing before | (
luire Mapes. 1t seems, from facts clio.
ed, that he had horse and borrowed the
agon, and had then left without saving
yod-bye.
Messrs. West & Co. who have succeeded +
d. McGraw in the livery business, are now :
epared to furnish good rigs at reasonable
yures. Give them call. Dec11 dit =
1t has ueen incidentally remarked how
e primary teachings are forgotten by
'out nineteen out of every twenty of the
holars in attendance at the public
hools, all through habit, of course. At
hool they use swinging doors and when
home they hardly ever stop to shut
'or.
The funeral of Miss Emma Nelson, who
ed on Saturday of typhoid fever, aged
years, occurred from the Swedish Luth- A
an church at 2 o'clock yesterday after y
on. the Rev. Lindeblad officiating. AL
G time of her death Miss Nelson had only
en- in this country II days and was stop
ng with her brother, Andrew Nelson.
& Johnson have an elegant