The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-17
BOWLING.
Numerous PARTIES -Artificial Lakes
Ridgewood Grange.--Variety
of Items

61dSeWOod GEs1uE5e"-N HE1etY
of Items.
Notwithstanding the long continued in
clement weather and the horrible condition
OF the roads, the people of Bowling residing
IN the neighborhood of Keller's school
house have made out to have a good time
IN the way OF parties, singing schools, etc.
To name and enter into details in regard
to the former would take considerable
space, and to be brief we will merely
mention namesof places where parties
were held within the past week, all of
which were enjoyable affairs. The first,
Tuesday last, was at the residence of Mr..
VIM. Boyer, Wednesday evening John
Derricks, Thursday evening at the resi-
6ence of Mr. Jacob Keller, old and young
attended. The older grangers had a
pleasant surprise party at the residence of
Mr.. ard Mrs, j. McBurney's last evening.
Several farmers of this neighborhood
have artificial lakes, the water to supply
the same comes from never failing springs.
A description of the one on Mr.. Joseph
Starkey's place will answer for ALL This
is formed between two ridges and banked
up to the height of seven feet on the lower
side and spring in the forks of the ridges
supply the water. Mr.. Starkey will fill
his ice house from the same this winter
and in the spring he will plant willows
whereabouts and build bath house on it's
banks, and will also stock the lake with
fish. Mr. A. B. Hazen and j. Keller
have lakes of about the same dimensions,
ETC., on their farms
I Mr.. Keller has erected neat two story
frame dwelling and has moved into the
same.
Ridgewood Grange at their last meeting
elected the following officers to serve
during the ensuing year:
Master-J. A. Wright.
Overseer-C. Keller.
Lecturer-C. L. Kyle.
Steward-H. Ohaver.
Assistant Steward-J. Keller.
Chaplin. Gotobed.
: Treas,-J. Starkey.
Sec.-Frank H. Harris.
G. K.-J, Z. Crouch.
Ceres. Mrs. J. A Wright.
Pomona-Mrs. j. Gotobed.
Flora-Mrs. n. Wilson.
Stewardess II. Ohaver.
i The officers will be installed Frida
e week. when the ladies of the Grange wi
:. provide an oyster supper, when it is hope
all members of this grange will be presen
Mr.. Joseph Starkey has rented his lat
purchase, The Wesley Aspey farm, ad
joining his place on the west, to Mr.. /
Water, for a term of five years.
h The Week of Prayer was observe
y every evening at MoConuell's chapel. TIL
e Rev. Mr. Smith, of Taylor Ridge, COZ
N Quoted the meetings, and as result
= revival meeting followed,
IT The district school at keller's Corne
r has a larger attendance this winter tina
i ever before. Mr.. ". H. Hickok,
re Presumption is the efficient teacher.
OF RideeWood Grange has purchased an
Of set up in the large barn OF H. Ohaver
lg corn shelter and grinder, worked by hors
ID power. Members of the grange can brir
be load of corn to the place any time ar
re in short time return hOue with the san
ly converted into corn meal.
IT. The hog cholera has not prevailed
this township to the extent reported; Y
have not heard of over eighty bei
carried of since early fall. The farme
distribute finely slack coal and lime abo
their hog yards. Mr. II. Ohaver. one
~, the principal hog raisers, says he has Z
.or lost to exceed five and claims they had
~ thumps We noticed twenty Poland Chi
and Berkshire hogs in his yard ready
'er market which would average four hundr
and fifty pounds each.
he Mr., John Montgomery is feeding TIL
car loads of cattle
The young men of Bowling have
10. ranged for wolf hunt, to come off inn
red diately after the first snow.
, n Public squares are a great blessing
e. the community We can say the same
rs DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup, it is the |
remedy for the cure of all diseases ba