The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-19
BPEviTIES.

Closing of the schools on Friday next for
the holidays.
Before purchasing call and look at the
novel and elegant line of holiday goods, at
Thomas drug store.
fine stock of holiday slippers, ct Carse
& Reticker's.
Mr. Fred Weyerhauser has gone back
again into the woods.
Fred Krell has large stock of Christ
mas trees and Christmas tree ornaments
which are sold at very reasonable prices.
Raible s. Stengle and Mueller d Co.
have begun their ice harvest in the vicinity
of the waterworks building.
You can save money, and get ticket
free to the great drawing, by buying
cigars and tobacco, or pipes at Dawson q
Co.
Quarterly examination in our public
through the week.
Dawson & Co. will give away one hun
dred dollars. Call early for your cigars or
pipes for Christmas presents.
The work of rebuilding the Rock Island
and Peoria round house has actively. be-
gun.
Nader & Emeis druggists, have COM
plete line of fine holiday goods, ornamen
tai grass bouquets pampas, plumes, etc.
Examine them.
One of those automatic air-pump door
closers in the postoffice already works very
badly.
Fancy picks and pencils, cheap, at FL.
Peetz'.
Reserved seats for Sol Smith Russell
may be secured at the Harper House drug
store.
Solid silver Gorham ware at HI. Peetz'.
The Milan street railway company has
arranged neat and comfortable waiting
room corner of Louth and Eleventh
streets
Ladies' and gentlemens' gold and silver
watches, chains and charms of various
designs, at close prices, at Fl. Peetz'.
A contemporary speaks of "awolf pray
ing upon chickens" Probably the latter
would have preferred benediction.
A nice line of solid gold bracelets, at
very close prices, at II. PeetZ'.
Dec156t
The total number of births reported and
recorded in this county from January,
1873, to October, 10. 1882, is about 4, 700.
Not only those, who are well informed
about prices but all and every one gets
the benefit of the lowest prices at Beng
stons drug store.
In the Central Presbyterian church the
pastor, Rev. s. S. Cryer, will preach
Christmas sermon next Sunday morning.
Evening subject: Mistakes.
F. Pfaff has opened an Office in Jacob
Riley's building on First avenue Gold
Cleveland coal office) for the sale of soft
coal, and respectfully asks share of the
public patronage. Coal delivered to any
part of the city. 14-dst
The first man who gets off the alleged
witticism to day about 1.-THE wicked stand
ing on slippery places" should be promptly
fred out.
Thirty five cents day will pay for a
new piano at Bowlbys, which would be
nice for Christmas
Tomorrow night at Harpers theatre |
Sol Smith Russell, in ''Edgewood Felix's !"
Twenty cents day will pay for nice |
new organ at Bowlby's. Get her one" for |
Christmas.
Mr.. E. E. Martin of the Naiad Queen |
management, is actively at work drilling |
large class in Davenport for the produc-
ton of the beautiful allegory in that city
next month.
Silk dolmans and circulars, reduced 25 |
cents to close them out at Hoffmaster's
Several members of the Third ward 'fOld
Sports Club, including Uncle Jake Obi
weller went out to Barstow this morning
on a rabbit shooting tip. Not much of
day for that kind of recreation.
The finest line of silk and liuen handker
chiefs, at Hoffmaster's.
ST. Paul Lodge, No. 10Y, K. of P at its
regular meeting last evening in its Castle
hall, nominated full list of officers for the
ensuing term. The present Chancellor
Mr.. J. T. Kenworthy, re-
ceived the compliment of a re-nomina-
ton
Dress goods for holiday presents, Hoff-
master displays the choicest line at lowest
prices.
The latest additions to the Rock Island
Athletic club (Which has membership,
all told. of about forty) are Messrs. Fred
Denkman. John Weyerhauser, Albert j.
Taylor. Alvin II. Connolly, Charles Trues-
dale, John M. Reticker, James K Cooke,