The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-26
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Christmas in the city
Selling out at cost ut Il. Birkenfeli's,
| on Fourth avenue.
Miss Grace Babcock spent Christmas
with Hampton friends.
Capt. W. IL. Whistler. Of Albany. was
in the city Thursday night.
Read Birkenfcld's holiday advertise
mcnt on this page.
Mr. Fred Kinney dges,ed Christmas
turkey at GAINESVILLE. returning this mons
| ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin W. Burgh and
Miss Abbott spent Christmas with Mr..
LyGord and family, of Por, Byron.
If you want good shave or hair cut
call at the Rock Island house barber shop,
Walter Rogers proprietor.
"What did god get for thriatnns?" vas
the general sa!ulnti"n upon the streets
today.
For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron 1.-the Assoca>
ton. Trlchonc No, 1921. cd
Ken. l.. Bailey, fresh from the mrtrop-
oils Of iloosirriom. is in the city on u
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j A. O'Nril of Cable
arrived in the city today to attend the
| "MIikado" at the theatre tonight.
Judges Glenn, Peasants ana Smith
have petitioned the supreme court for an
additional Judge for Rock Island county
Thomas. Kerr, Milan's new postmastcr
received his commission today and enters
upon his new duties JAnury /
Go to the rink tonight music,
ladies free. Last opportunity to skate
before New Years
| Christmas has gone, but tr,de cantia
uea to boom at the popular Central shoe
store.
The Central telephone operators wish
to return their thanks throu IA the AuGUs.
to the friends who so kindly remembered
them in the line u preset,s. yesterday.
Go where the crowd goes Monday
nights play of Hazel Krke." by the
Madison Square company. Admission o
and 30 cents Reserved seats at Harper
house drug store. 20 cents,
Mr. Shaw, with Geo. A. Fleming II
Co, returned from Minneapolis this
morning, where he went to spend Christ
mas. He will accompany Mr. Chas
Fleming back to San Jose Cal, this
evening, who has discontinued his bust
ness here for this season
E, E, Parmenter, attorney at law.
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office postoiilce block Rock Isl
and, Ill ds&w1y
/ The ice. in IL owing out of Rock river
Yesterday. loosened the false work of the
new bridge, and the structure sank Sd v
eral inches. Things looked "shaky' Tor
while, but the bridge is again safe.
The first public meeting of the land
league will be held at Turner hall tomor
row evening. NJ. v Cannon, of Daven>
port, will speak, and Miss Simpson, of
Davenport, will give an elocutonary en-,
tertainment.
The Rev. Edward Wilson has paid 800
more on the debt of the Second Baptist
church, leaving only 5000 yet unpaid
therefore the brethren can soon seek
spiritual consolation without an ugly
mortgage staring them in the face.
Phil J, Cook arrived home from Free.
port yesterday for "a few days visit He
has been day clerk at the Clifton house
in Freeport for some time, but as his em~
ployers, the Messrs. Young, have pur,
chased the Kirby house in Milwaukee,
Phil will accompan ny them and hold the
same position there. The Kirby house
is one of the leading hotels in the Cream
city, has 16, rooms, and Phil proposes to
do all in his power to increase its popu.
larity.
J. W. McCabe aud ia mly contemplate
leaving Rock Island in the near future
and locating in Des Moines, where Mr.
McCabc now has extensive business inter
ests. Besides rushing trade in his dry
goods store. he has acquired several large
tracks of real estate in Iowa's capital,
and inasmuch as he has dipped in so dee p
he proposes to locate in sight of his &C
formulating wealth. While we had hoped
that Rock Island would he large enough
for McCahe several years to come, we
wish him well in his new departure, and
congratulate Des Moines on securing
such An enterprising citizen.