The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-10
Town Talk.

The front of d. Roy Bowlby's music
store is nicely decorated with evergreens.
Dubuque is excited over the report that
SEQ 600 hotel is soon to be erected in the
Key city.
You cannot run an oil well as profitably
as you can dairy. Oil and water won't
mix
Rockford will shortly organize n Red
Mems society, which VIII be knows as the
"Sinnissippi Tribe"
The sale of reserved seats for the
"Esmeralda" entertainment began at the
Harper house dug store this morning
The coal dealers are disconsoate again
and wonder if this kind of weather i:
going to continue all winter.
Morgan & McCandless, dentists, 3rd ave
and Goth street, Telephone IS. 21dwtf
The "Danites" tomorrow night at Har-
pers theatre. A large house should greet
this excellent company
The water in the Golfer dam, built over
the end of the inlet pipe, is being pumped
out and the pipe will soon be laid
The inspection of the Rodman Rifles
takes place tonight at Armory hall.
Every member should be in the ranks.
The members of the board of supervi-
sors began to arrive from the county this
morning. They still think the newspapers
should print the proceedings of their body
for nothing
When YOU want reliable insurance al
low rates, call on W L. Coyne corner OF
Seventeenth street and Third avenue, up
stairs, Rock Island, Ill. dam
A letter received from Capt. A j. Whit
ney states that the Nellie" has got a.
far south as Baton Rouge, and that the
circus company he is conveying is meet
ing with good success.
Teachers certificates were issued OF
Saturday to Miss Katie A Kelley, o
Rock Island, and Messrs. P. J.. Gibson
of New Boston; H. E. Van Duzer, o
Cordova, and l. B. CIPHER, of Buffalo
Prairie
The weather yesterday and today is al
that could be desired, Everybody was GU
enjoying themselves Sunday afternoon
some riding and. the less fortunate walk
ing. The mothers got out their bah
carriages, which had been put away fO
the winter, and gave their darlings a ride
Cards have been received in this cit
announcing that the marriage of Mr.. Ear
nest L. Zeis and Miss Lizzie Howes wi
take place on Tuesday morning, Decem
Der 18th, at the residence of the bride
parents, Captain and Mrs. Frank Howe
Chatham, Mass. The groom former
lived in this city, aAd is now travelling fc
some eastern house.
Manager A. L. Skeels, of the Burt
Opera house, in Davenport was in tt
city today. The next entertainment I
his theatre, he said, would be "Fogg
l Ferry" with Miss Lizzie Evans as Il
: Star. The company will appear Cd Thur
$ day evening next The trains will run
this side, after the performance, to accon
modate those who wish to attend.
Ollie Crook, glddy maiden of Daver
. port, has mysteriously disappeared, al
the suppostiOn is that she has eloped, bl
2 with whom, is not made clear. 1t is sa
. that she has several times attempted
start sensation by the same means, bI
her parents frustrated her plans befo
they were fully matured.
. To enable the public to make usef
holiday presents G. A. Doellinger offe
to sell Parlor sets, Chamber sets and ever
thing suitable for present, at from
to 90 per cent lower than his already 10
prices. Call and convince yourself. 6
The regular monthly meeting of the v
c. T. U. will occur Tuesday afternoon, 9
three o'clock, at the First NJ. E. churcl
, Miss Jennie Smith and Miss Adelait
Sherman, superintendent and secretary
the Railway mission will be present, al
J will be glad to meet all ladies belongin
) to the families of railway employees, al
all other ladies interested in temperan
work.