The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-22

The people living outside of our cities,
towns, and villages, will have their fun and
pastimes during the winter months-thelr
dull season. While in the western part OF
Rural township last Sunday and Monday
we noted down the events Of the three
previous days, and give them as.noted by
authoritative sources.
DEBATING CLUB.
This is a permanent society, organized
to pass away the winter evenings and at
the same time to allow the young men OF
the neighborhood to improve themselves
in debate and exercise their argumentive
powers. The club meets at the town hal
weekly. The last was held Saturday
evening ubject-'C Compulsory education
should be the law of the land" afirma-
tive, Andrew Mcdonald; negative, ?.
OBrien; judges, W. P. Davis, Andrew
Donaldson and Henry Simon. Both
gentlemen acquitted themselves we'll, con-
sidering, and the judges, believing Mr..
Mcdonald had the best of the argument,
so decided. Seventy ladies and gentlemen
were, present The subject for the coming
Saturday will bel Resolved that conscience
is the correct guide to man." Samuel
Adams in theS affirmative, Frank Wilson
negative.
There was a select social hop at the
town hall Thursday evening. Those who
attended speak highly Of the party; Prof.
Mills Coal Valley string band furnished
the music.
Mr.. A, Tyndall had turkey and geese
shooting and rattle match Saturday, on
Mill Greek bottom, near the Methodist
district camp-meeting grounds. Some
twenty of the neighbors were present.
There was some good rife shooting at
one hundred and ten yards.
i We were shown several cribs containing
several thousand bushelsi of corn which
was almost worthless from rot; one crib
was steaming and will have to be thrown
away, while part of the other cribs can be
partially saved,
Mr.. Thomas Y. Johnston, of Black
| Hawk, has had a force of men under Chris
3 Schreiner at work for the past week en-
gagged in removing his former residence tt
E the rear of his large barn. The building
will be placed on high stone foundation
and will hereafter be used as a hog pen
Lettig Bros, of Rock Island, do the ston'
work. Mr.. Johnston has one of the bes
residences in the county, aside from min
good out buildings.
NEW BARN.
Samuel Ramsey, of the western part c
Rural township, is about completing anea
o and substantial barn. On the north sid
u there are four single and one double stall
a passage way east and west with larg
double doors for teams to drive in and on
4 to load and unload. The south side
I divided intos implement room, corn cri
J. and oat bin-all of good size The ha
n NOW on both sides of the. drive way wi
IS hold from fifty to sixty tons:of hay. tt
,e building throughout is strongly brace
h by heavy timbers and the whole rests {
one and a half foot stone foundation
Under the north two thirds of the bal
there are four stone piers which go dow
te to solid rock This bedded is with stra
s. with openings to the hog yard and will
50 used for sleeping room for his swine.
ornamental cupalo rests on the roof al
VI two green blind windows at either end So
nc ply light to the hay NOW, The barn W
ne be painted dark browns.with dark BIZ
III trimmings. Adam Yohe. of Rock Islam
lis did the wood work and. Mr.. Miller Il
masonry.
lie Wp. Coyne found a..wounded deer amo
his cattle Sunday morning and made out
Lie worry the animel untilit fell down exhar
ted when he cut its throat.
u, OLD RELIC
E. Gufich has in his possession the u
ter County Gazette, published at Kingst
N. Y. bearing date Saturday Jan. 4th 81
n5 The Paper is filled with Foreign and CO
gressional ews,and long account of t
he death andfuneral of Geo. Washington. T
to Paperis printed on light brown paper and
lnimourniDg for the death Of the Father
his country. Among the advertisements
ee count seventeen Sheriff sales and und
OF the heads for sale is the following: The O
half Of saw mill with convenient pla
for building, lying in the town of Rochest
to and also stout Healthy GctiUe Neg
WencA, any one inclined to purchase III
on know the particulars by applying to Jol
Schoonmaker, jr. We did not find Ii
:, Of Local news, and foreign matter seem
to take preference over home. The Edit
&c apologies for not give more space to t
by same on account of the sad news receiv
Do from Mount Vernon. f.
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