The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-17
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Town Talk.


The livery men are brushing the dust
from their cutters.
Doll heads, all kinds, at Taylor's.
The tax collector is abroad in the land.
Don't try to avoid him, for its no use.
Christmas cards, at Taylor's.
What has become of the weather pre-
phet2 Showed in, eh!
Writing desks and port folios, at Tay
| lor's
The hOrsemen can already be seen GID
ing over the snow behind their fleet footed
animals
The Harper house drug store has very
fine line fancy of goods, for the holidays.
Today is claim day at the county court
and consequently there was considerable
business transacted.
Special sale at McCabe Bros. COM
mences at 7:30 exactly, this evening.
And still the poem of The Beautiful
Snow" has not been presented to an ex-
pectant public.
Call at W. M. Petcher's candy factory
for Christmas candies.
Now the wild winds are saying that a
week from tonight jolly commercial
man will wed the girl of his choice.
Handkerchief at 1c at McCabe Bros.
this evening, T:30 sharp
Mrs John j. Reimers, has been quite
i'll for the past two weeks, bat was some
what better this morning.
Ladies watches, at Henry P, etz'
The literary society of the First Metho-
dist church will meet at the residence of
Mr.. J. D. Taylor, on Nineteenth street
on Friday evening.
Ladies vest charms, solid plated. at
| Henry Peetz
City Clerk Koehlcr is busy today pay
ing the street laborers for the first half of
December The pay Toll amounts TO
$14S.97.
French clocks, at Henry Peetz'.
The county clerk was busy today max
ing out orders for the bills allowed at the
meeting of the board of supervisors last
week.
In fur caps, Libcrman, the halter, out
does all other dealers. Call and see what
nice ones he has; just the thing for a
present to gentleman friend.
A snow pillow was being used on the
Rock Island & Milan street railway this
afternoon, as the passage way was nearly
INSTRUCTED in some places.
Gold headed canes. the latest styles, at
| Bakers.
Ed Zipp was arrested Saturday night by
Officer bunker, for raising disturbance
at Mrs. Furlong's place on First avenue.
He Was fined S. and costs by Squire
Chopper today.
Solid artistic silver ware, a magnificent
fine line of new and novel goods, at Ba-
ker's.
According to the books Of the secretary
OF state at Springfield, the Deere & Man
sur company, of Moline. have filed a
notice of an increase of capital stock
from $25 600 to 100000.
An elegant line of ladies gold watches,
wristlets, gold chains, eardrops, breast
pins, and other fine jewelry, purchased
expressly for the holidays, at Bakers.
The young man who promised his best
girl asleigh ride on the appearance of the
first snow, is now compelled to face the
music, and interview the liveryman.
McIntire 6 Co, will be open evening.
until further notice. The electric light i.
better than sunlight to select goods by
Henry Steinback took out butcher.
license on Saturday He will open meat
market on the north side of Fifth avenue
between Twenty-sixth and Twenty sew
enth streets.
1t must be remembered that all flat
silverware. at Bakers, is stamped will
the Jewellers Guild, which is guarantee
of its superior quality, No other house il
the city deals in the same class of goods
The faces of coal and wood dealers are
again wreathed in smiles, and they chucklt
to themselves, as they see the thermome-
ter go slowly towards the zero point,
), Lberman, the halter, has an elegant line
of fur mufflers which have been purchased
for the holiday trade
Sauahbrah will give his wonderful en-
tertainment at the Baptist church tonight
He will appear in 100 oriental costumes
and the entertainment promises TO be o
the most interesting character Admis
sion % and Is cents.
An extra fine stock of silk handker
chiefs have been purchased by Liberman
the halter, especially for Christmas pre-
sents.
The ferry boat being now laid up for
the winter, our citizens can either wall
over the bridge, or pay a hackman ar
exorbitant price for the trip. What pity
the street railway project has not mater
rallied ere this. and thus save suffering
humanity u great deal of trouble.
In Christmas trees, and ornament IS, and
choice candies of every kind. you can dc
no better than to call at Fred Krelrs
confectionery. dot
The time for holding the meeting of Tho
night, the last Tuesday in the month, but
, it is not all likely that the business mer
will meet to do business on that evening
A change of time is in order.
When you want reliable insurance al
!, low rates. call on W, L. Coyne, corner OF
J Seventeenth street and Third avenue up
stairs, Rock Island, Ill. dam
The combination lock on the vault dool