The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-22
Co. show the finest line; in fact, they are

standard quality of their goods. and their
low prices.
| Pastors DESTROYS of having their Christ
mas services announced in the ARGUS
will please send them to this office to>
morrow evening.
Residing clergy should make applica,
ton at once at the ticket office foot of
Twentieth street for half fare perm its
over X. |. & p. railway.
| The sale of reserved seats for the
Carleton Opera Co. will commence tc>
morrow morning at Marshall & Fishers
Reserved seats 81, 75 and so cents.
The r. l. IL p will sell excursion tick,
cts to all stations on their line Dec. 24th
and 25th. good to return on or before Dec.
26:h. Dec. 3lst and Jan 1st, good to re-.
turn on or before Jan. end
We will give away with every doll
costing over 25 cents, sold this week, a
nicely bound book containing 109 ages
| of doll stories, at
| II. CHAMPION IL Cos.
E. W, Spencer has an extraordinary
fine line of silver plated ware, sample
of which makes his front wi ndow very
attractive to the passers 10y. His goods
are very low in price.
| For II superb Christmas present moths
ing can be better than handsomely
framed etching or engraving which can be
had from r. Champion & Co.'S. Mt low
rates.
w Peterson & Co. have reduced tue
price of boots shoes and slippers to a
very low price. in order to benefit the cash
buyers. They have an extensive line of
goods to select from.
Walter Peterson, for some time in
charge of the boot and shoe house OF w
Peterson & Co., left today for the fla,
west. where he will locate if what he is in
quest of suits him.
Mr.. Thomas Bailey, of Mt. Ayr. Ma
rcngo county, Iowa. a forme: resident of
Rock Island county, has returned 10
spend Christmas. He moved to Iowa
thirteen years ago.
Tannchll's Fun on the Bristol" COM
pGny came in from Maquoketa. iowa. this
morning, and give their excellent enter
tsinment at IIarper's theatre tonight and
tomorrow night.
Patlor billiard tables, 81 % to 50; par
lor croquct, rs cents to $3.50; bagatellc
| boards, several sizes, from 81 25 to So,
are among the good and useful toys fnr
boys at X. Champion & COS.
| A prize will be given to any member of
the Rodman Rifle company for the high
est score out of ten shots on Creadmore
target ut Lavones shooting gallery under
Harper's theatre, until New Years night.
Roger Bros triple plate knives at the
Remarkably low price of Sa per set at t.
| W. Spencers. His other goods in the
holiday line, such as silver plated ware,
embrace the very latest novelties.
Supervisors Norton of Hampton, and
| Noah, of Zuma. were in the city yester-
day. Whether they forgot to draw their
Claus IS not known.
| The tenth annual convention of the
Iowa Butter and Cheese association at
kaloosa. Iowa, last week adopted res
olutions emphatcally, favoring the inns
mediate construction of the Hennepin
| canal
The c., r. |. & P. railway will sell
round trip excursion tickets at excursion
tariff rates to any point within $50 miles
distant from Rock Island, Dec. "a and
90. and Jan. /, limited for return passage
to Jan 4. 1886.
At Dewitt Junction last night the wife
Of Mr.. E. ID. Tannehill, manager and
| proprietor of Fun on the Bristol" gave
| birth to d bright, promising seven pound
er of the masculine gender. Mother and
child are both doing nicely.
The Catholic church of Sheffield, Ill
| will hold fair at that place beginning
December 25, and continuing one week
Edward Shields, c., R. l. g. p. en-
| gineer, and several others will contest for
| gold watch,
CHAMPION IL Co.'S store was crowded
| all lay today with people from far and
| near buying holiday goods Their al
| ready large force of clerks were taxed to
| the utmost in order that no customer
should complain of not being waited on.
Kahlkc Bros. have recei we'd the con-
tract for the hull and wood work, and
Ben Wilson for the iron work of new
| rafter to be constructed at the boat yards
this winter for Sam Atlee. The craft is
to be completed in April
Those willow and rattan chairs at the
Rock Island Children's Carriage Works
are just the thing for comfort and the
most durable piece of furniture one can
| buy. They make nice presents too, and
are very cheap. Call and see them.
The postofflee clerks were kept busy
all day yesterday weighing the countless
number of Christmas packages. intended
for friends abroad, Every days receipts
are in advance of those of the day previ-
Gus. and on the day before Christmas
| they expect rush that will beat prior
years.
Thomas Kerr. the postmaster elect of
Milan, was ON the jury that found Hub,
bard guilty of embezzlement last week in
the L. 8. courts in session in Chicago.
Hubbard was a Davenporter twenty years
ago, and from there went to Monmouth,
| ILL.,, where he acted as cashier of the First
| ational bank.