The Rock Island Argus., 1883-01-19
BREvyTIEs.

ed deputy coroner by Coroner HaWes
The next County Teachers Institute viii
be held in Port Byron Feb. 10.
Best standard prints. 5 cents a yard, al
Hofmaster's.
Reserved seat tickets for Gen. Tom
Thumb are on sale at the Harper House
drug store for 10 cents extra.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Their
mometer was degrees below zero and still
going down.
Old inhabitants unite in declaring this
the snuggest winter that we have expert
enced in almost twenty years.
The Vanderpoele electric light will be
started from Chicago tomorrow for this
city.
Gents lotest style shoes at Carse & Ret
icker's. If
The Tom Thumb company arrived this
morning from Rockford and divided their
forces between the Harper and Rock Island
Houses.
Bottom prices at Carse & Reticker's.
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The several committees on subscription
for the relief of the German sufferers by
inundation will begin work Immediately
and expect to be warmly received by every
body.
Remnants of silk and dress goods, two
thirds price, at Hofmaster's.
After day light this morning the
weather, which was quite mild during the
night, began to grow perceptibly colder.
This insures continuance of good sleigh
ing
The Tom Thumb street parade-brass
band. miniature carriage, transparency AID
all, which occurred at II o'clock this fore
noon, enticed not few people away from
comfortable firesides.
Owing to badly drIfted snow at frequent
intervals along the track, the incoming
passenger train on the Rock Island &
Peoria road was ever two hours late this
forenoon.
Last night four uptown families took
advantage of the fine sleighing and moon
light by going cut to Milan where a COED
supper was ready for them. The return
trip home was made in good shape and all
participants pronounced it the best thing |
of the season.
Bargains in table linen and towels: A |
fine 22x42 towel at % cents, Turkey red |
table linen 46 cents, cheap at 60; all linen /
crash cents, at Hoffmaster's.
Mr.. Stratton, General Tom Thumb is |
q thirty second degree mason. The Mil
waukee EOeraing Wisconsin says that he's
the shortest Knight in America, even in
June. when the nights are the shortest
While o<4ood;po uarvsoaS &ha 1
Presbyterian church last evening well
known merchant of this city had an attack
of what was considered heart disease. He
recovered sufficiently to walk home to his
lodgings.
Merchants and others complain bitterly
of exceptionally slow collections, which
leads the ARGUS to remark that if every
body who could, would pay bill when
presented the first time an infinite
amount of annoyance and anxiety would be J
avoided
The cold was SO severe this forenoon
that the gang engaged in ice cutting down 1
near the Buford plow works were COM
PEELED toquit work after several had begun n
frost-bitten toes, ears. noses
etc 81
The old settlers are preparing for an en- :
joyable entertainment to be given in this
,ity on or about Feb. %. Everybody,
Toung and old, who attends will be taken
n hand by the pioneers and made to feel
quite at home.
By the running away of his horse last
vening in Third avenue, between Tenth
md Twelfth street Mr.. Thomas Smart andf
wo boys were injured somewhat by ci
eIng thrown out. By the breaking of the b
haft the horse was released from the p
leigh and was soon afterwards captured | m
Black and colored silks, at Hoffmas- th
ers usual low prices. A line of coll II
red ottoman silks at $3.50, reduced from "
1.75.
In obedience to telegram informing
er of the serious illness of her 90
aother, Mrs. kirkpatrick, and sister, :,
Irs Mabie in Colorado, Miss Annie Kirk -
atr1ck, principal of school building No. -
started for Colorado to-day Miss =. :.
Iartha Davidson will do her work until ~
er return. n
Yesterday afternoon occurred the death
Miss Nellie, daughter of Mr. Gustav
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