The Rock Island Argus., 1883-12-03

Attend the Opera house tonight.

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Regular monthly meeting of the city
council tonight.
Bring your job of printing to the ARGUS
office, and have it neatly executed.
Morgan & McCandless, dentists, 3rd ave.
and goth street. Telephone 6S. 21dwtf
VIM. Meyer of Moline, received
bounty from County Clerk Donaldson for
a wolf scalp.
Some very fine. eating apples, at Lamps
cash grocery.
Those elegantly bordered japanese
napkins for the Baptist fair, were printed
at the ARGUS office, and perfumed by T.
H Thomas.
W. A. Glockhof commenced business
in his new store under the Harper house
today He has fine stock of cigars and
tobaccos.
The finest line of gentlemen's fancy
slippers in the three cities can be found at
Carsc & Reticker's.
Subscribers continue to array them
selves under the ARGUS banner, and each
day new names are placed on the list
Dr.. j. w. Stewart reports $3.50 SO far
turned in to him from the receipts of the
benefit concert on Thanksgiving evening.
There are few who have not yet re
ported.
Thursday and Friday evenings at Tur-
ner hall, the Central Presbyterian church
will hold their fair. For particulars and
programme peruse the hand bills.
The scholars returned to their school
books again this morning, after a few
days rest.
When you want reliable insurance at
low rates, call on W. L. Coyne, corner of
Seventeenth street and Third avenue, up
stairs, Rock Island, III. d3m
Conductor Thomas Fuller recently pur.
chased of Mr.. D. r, Bowlby. an elegant
upright piano, which he shipped to his
home in Milwaukee
The six months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Brennan, was buried yesterday after
noon The funeral cortege was very
large, and occupied considerable time in
passing.
Judge Adams, on Saturday, issued let
ters of administration to Mr.. Charles W.
Negus in the estate of the late Isaac
Negus, A personal property bond of
$4,000 was given.
The John L. Sullivan Combination will
be at Davenport tomorrow and Wcdnes-
day evenings. A large crowd is expected
to be present to witness the exhibitions
given by the great pugilist.
Now the careful housewife admonishcs
the partner Of her joys and sorrows to
send home a chunk of beeF-neck in order
that the holiday mince meat may not be
found wanting
ThOs. Conroy, the merchant tailor on
Seventeenth street, under the Rock Island
house, is prepared to make up suits and
overcoats in the most fashionable style.
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John Fisher got outside of several
drinks of poor whisky on Saturday night,
and then started out on the war path.
Officer bunker saw him. and Fisher was
landed at the armory. His fine was s.
and costs this morning
Mr. Peter H. Larkin, who died at the
residence CT his father in this city yester-
day, for some time worked on the Chica-
60, Rock Island & Pacific road, and was
general favOrite with all the men, who
will be greatly gricved to hear of his
demise
The Rocl, Island & Milan Street Rail
way company has done = wise thing in
placing a guard fence along the high
bank near Sears mill This has hereto
fore been a very dangerous piece of road
in the night time, and the street cal
company should receive the thanks Of the
public for its timely precaution.
Miss W. Peterson is selling out hel
entire stock of millinary goods Trimmed
and untrimmed hats and bonnets, feather!
and flowers, velvet, satin, plush and rib
bons, at less than cost. Ladies are al
invited to give her call before buyin!
elsewhere. 24d6t
When we have few days of warn
weather, the prophet who foreteld a
warm, open winter tickles himself, smiles
and gives you knowing told-you-st
look In less than twenty four hours
when the thermometer takes tumble
and you sigh for your heavy flanaels, tn
severe winter prophet takes a turn a
grinning and the w. W. D. is cast down
and refused to be comfortcd
Thursday, evening, December Goth.
the time, and Harper's theatre the place
, for the holding of concert for the bene
fit of the glass blowers of the city. Mr.
Harper has rendered the use of his theatre
= and home talent has been secured free O
compensation. The glass blowers hav
been out of employment for some time
and are in need of aid to secure the nee
essaries of life. Purchase ticket for thi
entertainment and show your charitable
ness.
Hon W. F. Cody and his company
which includes thirty members, arrive
+ from Davenport this morning, and put u
at the Harper house In conversatio
n with an ARGUS reporter, Mr.. Cody said b
Y had very fine company, and also a yer
G large one. Each year." he said, I'm
f company gets larger, and if it keeps in
creasing. will soon be unable to find
hotel large enough to accommodate ther
+ all"