The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-21
Town Talk.


Attend the fur this evening.
Call at W. NJ Petcher's candy factory
for Christmas candies
For holiday slippers, give E. Turner a
call
1t was quite snow storm, and makes
the sleighing better.
Bananas, at Hawley & Hills.
Forks, at viii r. Johnsons
90 per cent off, At TayIor's.
Scrap books, at Taylors.
Everybody and their neighbors will go
to the fair his evening
1t is the common remark that E. Turn
er, has the finest display of holiday slip
pers
Meeting Of the literary society of the
First Methodist Episcopal church at Mr..
j. D. Taylors this evening.
Prairie chickens, at Hawley s Hills.
Vases, at win r. Johnson's.
Holiday slippers at cost, at Krull &
Pfoh's.
Mixed candies 16 and % cents; French
cream DO cents per pound, at F. Maths.
Only 10 cents admission for children to
the fair.
An ice bridge has been formed at Du-
buquc, and already teams are crossing the
river on the lee
Bulk oysters at Hawley & Hills.
Rings, at VIII R. Johnson's
Baskets of all kinds, at Taylor's.
Mems artics only $1.75, at KTull &
Pfoh's.
The Fair" the Fair" the Fair"
everybody should 60 to the Fair"
Mr. Samuel Heagy. who was in the
city today, reported that the river was
frozen completely over last night at
Hampton.
Hawley & Hill for Malaga grapes,
Doh heads, all kinds, at Taylor's.
Watches, at WIu r. Johnson's.
Christmas trees 10 cents and upwards,
at Maths. 315 Twentieth street
Remember this evening at 7:30 McCabe
Bros. win sell velvet photograph frames
at cents each.
The snow melted somewhat today. un
der the warm influence of the sun
Grand free lunch tomorrow ni.ht st
! Swan Noungren's popular place corner
Of Fourth avenue and Ninth street
| Read the advertisements in the ARGUS
and then you can tell where to buy the
best Christmas presents for the least
money.
Florida oranges at Hawley & Hills.
Christmas cards, at Taylor's
! Ladies watches ut Henry Poetz
Holiday slippers, in abundance. at Carse
& Retekers.
The fair at Turner hall, commences
this evening
Jane Cahal has his new barber shop
| open, and is now ready for business, be
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, on
Third avenue Don't forget to give him
Il call
Hawley & Hill for sweet cider.
French clocks, at Henry Peetz'.
Writing desks aud port folios. at Tay
lor's
Ladies vest chains, solid plated, at
Henry Peetz'.
Buy a season ticket to the fair, only so
cents, and you run the chance of getting
a fifty dollar government bond.
The Devils Auction Combination"
arrived at Davenport this morning, and
will give an entertainment at the Burtis
opera house tonight. Trains will run to
this side as usual after performance.
Dressed turkeys and chickens at Lamps.
Don't buy your holiday slippers until
you gaze on the stock of Carse & Reflex.
cr's.
Gold headed canes the latest styles, al
Bakers
The school childIen are again happy,
and why seuldnt they be. This afternoon
the schools were closed for the holiday
vacation, and viii not reopen until Janu,
airy 18th,
A fiue stock of candies, all strictly
fresh, at Hawley & Hills.
Two elegant photograph frames to any
one customer cents each mt McCabe
Bros. this evening, 7:30 sharp
Libcrman, the halter, has an elegant line
of fur muillers which have been purchased
for the holiday trade.
The marriage market has commenced
to boom, and q great many who ate
Thanksgiving turkey in single blessed
ness" will find themselves in double har
ness on Christmas day.
Fresh bulk oysters at Lamps.
Solid artistic silver ware, a magnificent
fine line of new and novel goods, at Ba
ker's.
In fur caps, Liberman, the halter, out
does all other dealers. Call and see what
nice ones he has; Just the thing for Il
present to gentleman friend.
mt pOSlblIlCG was WAL III ubIhItSS
for about half an hour last evening,
greatly to the inconvenience of the clerks
and the patrons. Water in the meter
was the cause.
D. Hamilton, 1913 Second avenue, ha;
a very choice assortment of Christmas
trees and ornaments, which are being sold
at very reasonable prices Give him a
call.
An elegant line of ladies gold watches,
wristlets. gold chains, eardrops, breast
pins, and other fine jewelry, purchased
4 expressly for the holidays, at Bakers.
And still the the isolated old man goes
on with lis ravings-the imagInations OF
disordared brain. Perhaps So Christ
mas present would soothe his ruffleC
spirits, il the iron gray should not arrive
in time.