The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-04

Wages 81 per 200. Address
Nov22- If Lockdrawer e.
Hosiery and gloves. Hoffmastcr's is the
place where you find the most extensive
line, at lowest prices.
Agent Holmes of the G., M. & St p.
road, reports having sold one hundred and
fifteen fifty cent tickets this morning,
Velvets and pushes. Hoffmaster offers
special inducements
Despite the fifty cent cent exodus to
Chicago our merchants generally report a
brisk opening of business this week.
Napkin rings. latest patterns and prices,
individual sets at Will r. Johnson's
27d1w
Postmaster Beardsley was seen on the
streets yesterday, having returned from his
recent trip to Washington.
Tonsoria1 art rooms under Rock Island
House, hot and cold baths 30 cents 1-6t
The sharp west wind prevailing to-day
converted the usually placid Mississippi
into very picturesque whitecaps.
The grandest display of toys and holiday
goods generally and particularly fine dis
play of dolls of every kind and quality
at Birkenfields on Fourth avenue.
Eight wagons loaded with hogs on their
way to Gilmore's packing house. constitut
ed quite procession on Second avenue
this morning.
A good way of saving money is to supply
your wants at smallest costs. Bengston
sells, drugs, medicines, etc at lowest
prices. Dec. Lot
Mr. W B. Stoddard a venerable and re
spected Rock Islander. celebrated. in
quiet way. his Saith birthday last Satur-
day
Fifty four inch all wool ladies suitings,
81 cents, at Hoffmaster's.
On Saturday evening County Clerk
Donaldson received the commissions of
our newly elected county officers.
Cloaks, circulars, lowest prices. and best
styles. at Hoffmaster's.
The Saturday evening ST. Paul train
from Chicago brought host of fifty
centers who crowded about the ticket of
fee to get their respective rebates.
Sweeping reductions on ladies, gentle
mems and childrens' underwear, at Hoff-
masters.
Most pieasurable anticipations are in
dulged in by our citizens, young and old
respecting the grand fair and festival a:
the First NJ E. church next Thursday
evening.
The best grades of carpet to be found in
the city, at g. A. Doellinger's s. at greatly re-
duced prices. Dec1 ct
Holiday advertisers will please note the
fact that the ARGUS is the best advertising
medium in Rock Island to day, and its
rates are reasonable.
Doh heads, and bodies of all kinds, at
Taylor & Phillcos.
Book agents are as numerous as ''the
leaves in Ballambrosa" and all report
doing coed business IN holiday books.
albums etc.
Pampass grasses, at Taylor 81 Philleos.
Mrs. EmmuIine Moore of Utica, n. Y,
mother of our townsman, Mr. W E. Moore.
died on Thanksgiving day, after pro
tracted illness. She and her husband were
among the earliest settlers in Central New
York.
Evergreen wreathery, at TAYLOR & Phil
leo's.
Mr.. c. L. Miller, of Davenport has pur
chased the photograph stock business and
good will of Mr. A. B. Gaford. the latter
gentleman formally retiring from business
after successfully prosecuting it for up
ward of thirty years-twenty six of which
were spent in this city
Writing desks. at Taylor s. Philleo's
The electric lights burned very indiffer@
entity last night and at scarcely any time
were both lamps burning brilliantly to-
gether. Evidently the electrician hash {
"fiot the thing down fine" yet One thing
seems settled, however, and that is the
electric light is the light of the future and
a return to gas would be about as nonsen-
steal as it would have been to have aboI-
ished gas in its infancy and to have restored
the whale oil lamps of Aud lang syne
The universal illumination is to be cleo
tricity, but whether in tower or street
lamp form is the question of the hour.
Baskets. all kinds. at Taylor & Philleo's