The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-07
RRTVITIES.


Blankets and fannels- Hoffmaster's
prices are not equaled by any house in the
trade.
A transfers lot is not happy one with
the mercury frantically grsvitating toward
the bulb
Fifty velocipedes, at Taylor s. Phil
le0s
Gents latest style shoes, at Carse &
Reticker's. oct-3ld6t
The paper for the Naiad Queen is being
put upon the boards. It's IN very good
form.
Two hundred doll buggies and cradles.
al Taylor SS Philleo's.
Wanted, a cigar maker in Savanna.
Wages s. per 1000. Address
Nov22-tf Lockdrawer u
At 8 o'clock this morning the mercury
was down to IS degrees below zero and
not much of morning for frozen toes
either.
A good way of saving money is to supply
your wants at smallest costs Bengston
sells, drugs medicines, etc, at lowest
prices. Dec. lot
!. A good supper and good time will be
the portion of all who attend the First
Methodist Episcopal festival tonight at
the church
Elegant cigar cases, at Taylor & Phil
leo's.
Hosiery and gloves. Hoffmastcr's is the
place where you find the most extensive
line, at lowest prices.
The probabilities are that it will be even
colder tonight than it was last night.
That's pretty cold comfort but it's the best
that can be offered
Velvets and pushes. Hoffmsster offers
special inducements.
Passengers on the Moline street car line
this morning stood up from choice, in order |
to keep up the circulation and thus escape |
freezing.
Ladies hand satchels, at Taylor & Phil
leo's
1t has been decided by the city officials |
to advance the wages of the assistant |
engineers at the water works from $50 to |
S75 month
TonsOrial art rooms under Rock Island |
House, hot and cold baths 20 cents Let |
The Coal Valley Mining Co. people |
were kept very busy, indeed, for the last |
twenty four hours answering telephone |
orders for coal, to be delivered p. d. q.
Fifty-four inch all wool ladies' suitings, |
95 cents, at Hoffmaster's.
The street cars make no prosecutions to-
ward running On time. Two horses are
hitched to each car and when one car
meets another it hauls off the track AMI
goes around Switches are OF no account
nowadays.
Vases, toilet sets and perfumery bottles,
at Taylor & Ph;lleo's.
With accommodations for twenty-eight
prisoners the jail now contains fifteen,
two of whom are women, Reddig and Zrn-
stein
Agent Holmes of the C. nj. & St. p
office reports hundred rebate tickets to
Chicago sold tins morning People will 60
on the fifty cent plan if they freeze to
death en- route or have to pay full fare re
Box papetries at Taylor & Philleo's,
A Davenport paper hanger and painter
named Charles Boyer has been arrested
charged with having passed bogus silver
coin on car drivers and otherinnocent peo-
pie Mr.. NJ NJ Corbett of this city has
been engaged to defend him.
Cloaks, circulars, lowest prices and best
styles, at Hoffmaster's.
Holly Hose Co. No 5. (the reorganized
Neptune to certain EXTENT has elected
officers as follows: E. Butler, foreman; {
n Wilson assistant foreman: Joseph |
Meyer; secretary; J. d Beecher, treasurer. |
Sweeping reductions on ladies, gentle
mems and childrens' underwear, at Hoff
masters.
Barlow, Wilson & Co.'S minstrels, as p,
ine an appearing company every visited !
Rock Island, gentlemen all, arrived at the 9
Harper this morning. All are in good
health and spirits but the ARGUS is grieved
% see those grey hairs on Cal Wagners !
box. He says. however, that =
hey have all appeared since August last
md he always tells the truth.
The best grades of carpet to be found in +
he city. at G. A. Doellinger's s, at greatly re-
iuced prices. Dec1 ct
No matter how cold it is if you attend
he Barlow, Wilson & Co minstrel enter
tainH.ent to night at Harper opera house
you will laugh till your face will look like Q