The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-15
THE CITY In BRIEF.

odor cases, at Thomas.
Plush mirrors, at Thomas.
Holiday goods. Birkenfeld's. If
Christmas goods, at Thomas
70 per cent discount at Taylor's.
A. II. McCandless, d. D. s., dentist
No marriage license has been issued
since Dec 11th.
For Christmas cards 60 to R. F, Wits
pharmacy.
James P. Johnston. Black Jimmie,
OF Reynolds, was in the city today.
Call at Petcher's candy factory for yonr
holiday candy.
Mr.. George Mixter left this morning
for Chicago.
Dr. A. T. Hswley, dentist. corner Sew
teentn street and Sixth avenue.
Mr.. Fred Weyerhauser went east this
morning.
Five hundred doll buggies, 25 per cent
discount, at Taylor's.
The roof is about completed on the new
electric light building.
Christmas presents at R. F. Wits
pharmacy.
A carload of brackets, wall pockets,
and towel racks, at Taylor's.
An interesting general meeting was
held in the Y. NJ c. A, rooms at 8 .. m.
yesterday.
Two hundred dressed dolls, 81, at Tay.
lorss.
The Central shoe store is doing a rush
ing business
The main gas pipe from the gas works
on west Seventeenth street is being re
paired
Grand opening display of holiday goods
and special low prices commences on
Monday at Champion & Cos
Coroner Hawes is on the rapid road to
recovery, fact which his friends will be
glad to hear. FIe will soon be out again.
Henry Peetz has an elegant line of jews
elry goods which have been purchased ex>
pressly for the holidays
An endless variety of holiday slippers
at the popular Central shoe parlors.
One hundred and twenty-five work bas-
kets, 50 cents, at Taylor's.
Miss Bridget Eagan opened the Pleas
ant Valley school this morning fer the
winter term.
Buy your boots and shoes at the Cen
tral shoe store.
Nelocipedes, wagons and sleighs, IS
per cent discount, at Taylor's.
A chance on fine Merrschaum piue
with every % cts. worth of cigars. .hou4hr
from W A GlOckhoff, under the Harper
house.
Champion Il Co. are determined not q
be ont done in the way OF low prices
Call and see stock and learn their prices
and you will be convinced.
Mr.. John Barge left this morning
for Chicago to serve as petit juror in the
L. 5. district court of the northern dis
trict of Illinois.
Holiday slippers in great variety Of
styles and designs at the pioneer boot and
shoe house of E. Turner.
Call in at Thomas drug store and look
at his line of holiday goods. 1t is by faI
the finest line in the city.
The installation of the newly elected
officers of Barrett chapter No. is, Knights
Templar, will take place tomorrow even
ing,
Some of the store windows around
town are gorgeously fixed up with toy:
and Christmas trees all of which reminds
us of the approaching holidays.
MI d. J. Sears had hoped to be able tt
get out of doors yesterday, but the suddel
change in the weather made it advisabl,
= for him to not venture out until the
weather is warmer again.
The river was very full of ice this morn
ing and closed up again along the shore
The channel is yet open hut the ferry find
it difficult to make trips.
The spacious store of Champion
Co, is literally crowded with new an
choice holiday goods, both useful an
ornamental and their stock is so eXten
sive, customers cannot fail to make sat
isfactory selections for young or old
Rev. d. /. Chubbuck and wife, evan
gelists. from Boston, will begin serie
of meetings in the First Baptist churc
tonight at 7;30. Meetings each evenin
at 7:30 o'clock. One attractive feature c
these meeting is the singing accompanie
by Will Dunnatt upon the cornet. Every
body made welcome.
DIR. J. ". Stark, Dentist, 1922 Secon
avenue. d1yr.
Holiday Decorations.
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