The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-06
Town Talk.

A duh, monotonoLs day,
No business to speak of.
'Fanchon, the Cricket" to night
Christmas trees have begun to arrive.
Rain now; snow next. Get out your
sleighs.
Call and see the Baby Grand piano at
BOwlby's.
First night of the Central Presbyter-
ian fair at Turner hall. "The Coming
Woman" will be presented.
Phosa McEllister goes to Dixon from
here, and will play their Friday and Sat
urday evenings.
Ten melodeons. in good order at prices
from so to 800. must be sold at once, at
Bowlby's, Rock Island.
The fine weather has been knocked in
the head, and now we might as well pre-
pare for billiards and storms.
The poor farm committee of the board
of supervisors visited the poor farm yes
terday, their usual custom previous to the
meeting Of the board.
The sluggers gave another exhibition at
Davenport last night. Several attended
from this city, but none of them evinced
any desire to meet the champion on the
stage
Second hand pianos from S25 to 500,
must be sold to make room for our
Christmas goods. Call and see them, they
are in good order and will do to learn on,
at Bowlby's, Rock Island.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rock Island Liquor Dealers association
takes place tomorrow afternoon at Turner
hall
The Freeport Daily Bulletin says Henry
Ratz has paid to George Bruehler $35 and
settled the old matter which caused some
trouble between those gentlemen a short
time since. All is at peace again. Mr..
RatZ has also settled up matters in Rock
Island in proper shape
Morgan & McCandless, dentists, 3rd ave
and goth street. Telephone 6S. 81 dwtf
City Clerk Koehler has made out full
list of those water consumers, who have
not yet paid their rent. The list will be
handed to Superintendent Kerr in few
days, and he will cut off the supply of all
delinguents.
One of the leading features at the Pres
byterian fair at Turner hall this evening
will be the singing by guartette com
posed by Messrs. James K. Cooke, Louis
F. Knocke and Mrs. Yuill and Miss Jessie
Bogue
James Riley, printer, was hauled into
the Armory in a drunken condition las
night. Squire Chopper fined him So ant
costs today, and in default of paymen
Riley was committed for nine days.
Peoria Freeman: Tuesday night ther'
was a wedding at the German church, CT
the corner of Goodwin and First streets
the high contracting parties being Mr.
John Rouse and Miss Mary Kellerstrass
The newly married couple have gone on
wedding trip to Rock Island
Messrs ]. NJ. Montgomery, E. G. Fra
ger and G. E. Hawley, in the count
court yesterday, were appointed apprais
ers of the personal property of the lat
Isaac Negus. 1t will take them som
time to make the appraisement, as tn
amount of property is quite large.
An exchange asks, whats more an
nOying than the crank who always forget
to shut the door in spite of the fact tina
it is literally plastered with shut the doc
signs? There's one thing that prett
nearly approaches this annoyance an
that is a woman in front of you at tn
theatre with an opera glass and ha
whose diameter is not less.than three fee
and half But for goodness sake don
say told you"
Thos Conroy, the merchant tailor o
Seventeenth street, under the Rock Islam
house, is prepared to make up suits an
; overcoats in the most fashionable style.
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