The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-20


Leap year will before long, and already
the ladies are planning for the occasion.
Doll heads, all kinds, at Taylor's.
Watches, at Will r. Johnson's.
Hand sewed patent leather, and Kid
dancing pumps, at Parks Ellis.
Bowlby's is the place to buy pianos or
organ at reasonable price.
Christmas trees IS cents and upwards
at Maths. 315 Twentieth street.
Everybody should attend the fair at
Turner hall which is for the benefit of the
German English school society
Erick G. Parssen and Andrew Bratten
took out naturalization papers yesterday
Christmas cards, at Taylor's.
Ladies watches, at Henry PCetz'.
Holiday slippers, in abundance, at Carse
& Reticker's.
A few special bargains in second hand
pianos and organs at Bowlby's
Ladies, Miss Minnie Zeis, the miliiner,
has some very fine fancy work to show
| you.
Children's service will be held at Trini-
| ty church on Christmas eve.
French clocks, at Henry Peetz'.
Writing desks aud port folios, at Tay
lor's
E. Turner's for the LARGEST, and finest
assortment of holiday slippers
Prices of admission to the fair will be
adults 25 cents children 10 cents and a
season ticket so cents
The Devils Auction at the Burtis
Opera house, Davenport, on Friday and
Saturday evening.
Ladies vest chains. solid plated, at
Henry Peetz'.
Don't buy your holiday slippers until
you gaze on the stock of Carse 81 Reflex
er's.
The ladies and all others who have
presents to donate to the fair, should send
them in by tomorrow morning.
Miss Zeis, Unpopular milliner, has some
very appropriate Christmas presents.
And still the Christmas boom contin
ues.
Gold headed canes, the latest styles, at
Bakers.
One pair only of those eight button
length Mousquetaire kid gloves to each
customer tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
sharp, at McCabe Bros.
The Young Mems Social club, will give
their second annual ball on New Years
night, at Armory hall.
Gold spectacles, only 81, per pair at the
Harper house drug store.
Liberman, the halter, has an elegant line
of fur mufflers which have been purchased
for the holiday trade
Rock Island students are returning
home from the different colleges to spend
Christmas under the parental roof
Solid artistic silver ware, a magnificent
fine line of new and novel goods, at Ba.
ker's.
In fur caps, Libermau, the halter, ou
does all other dealers. Call and see what
nice ones he has; just the thing for 1
present to gentleman friend.
The literary society of the First Metho.
dist Episcopal church will meet at tn,
residence of Mr.. J. D. Taylor tomorrow
evening.
An elegant line of ladies gold watches
wristlets, gold chains, eardrops, breast
pins, and other fine jewelry, purchased
expressly for the holidays, at Bakers.
Morgan g. McCandless, dentists, 3rd ave
and Goth street, Telephone IS. 21.dwt
Mr.. J. r. Johnston is acting the par
of Santa Claus" to the stockholders O.
the Brush Electric Light Company today
giving them acceptable presents in thu
shape of orders payable on the first O
January--for the 10 per cent dividend
declared at the last meeting.
Bowlby's stock of pianos, organs ant
musical instruments generally is larger
this season than ever before, as also is
r the stock of sheet music. Give him {
call
1t must be remembered that all fla
silverware, at Bakers, is stamped will
the Jewellers Guild, which is guarantee
of its superior quality. No other house il
| the city deals in the same class of goods
Messrs. Glenn and Truesdale feel happy
because the Coal Valley Mining compan'
have placed a substantial storm door a
the entrance of the office, which vii
break the wiltry blasts that ''scoot
e across the river.
An extra fine stock of silk handker
J chiefs have been purchased by Liberman
, the halter, especially for Christmas pre-
! scnts
In Christmas trees, and ornaments, an
choice candies Of every kind, you can d
no better than to call at Fred Krell'
t confectionery. dot
To the most popular commercial ira
| Weller who represents Rock Island firm
diamond ring will be voted at the Ger
man-English school society's fair. whicI
commences tomorrow evening, and con
tinue three nights.
Mr.. D. Roy Bowlby received wor
this morning, that horse, answering ez
! actly the description of the animal tina
. disappeared from his barn last Sunda
r night, was found in a farmers lot in Sout
: Moline. Mr. Bowlby sent out after th
animal, which is undoubtedly the missiDj
horse.
To thoroughly direct attention to thei
immense stock of kid gloves for holida
presents, McCabe Bros. will offer tomor
row morning at precisely 10 o'clock, 10
/ of eight button length embroidered bacl
Mousquetaire kid gloves at So cents pc
pair Only one pair to customer.