The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-15
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.

Regular correspondence TO the Argus.
MILAN, Aug. 15.-Have you heard the
latest? 1t is bonanza.
The threshers have all started. South,
with his steam thresher, is through on big
island, The average yield of rye is about
fifteen bushels per acre and oats about
fortyfive bushels per acre.
Harry Cleveland was out inspecting the
contract work given to Alex Brown to
repair school No /, which was partially
destroyed by fire short time ago.
Everything was accepted iii first class
order. The seats that were destroyed
will be replaced in a short time. Every
thing will be ready for school to com
mense Sept. 1st.
Miss Earheart, of Iowa, has accepted
the principalship of our school for next
term.
The directors are placing iron shutters
on the lower windows of school No /,
which will protect the building against
| fire.
Mr.. Frank Eyerheart, who for the past
year has been engineer in chief of the
Austin, Texas, waterworks. has been here
for some time visiting his many friends.
| While here we can call him as happy
Frank. We regret very much that tele-
gram requesting his return at once has
been received,
| Mr.. Ira Whitehead has subscription
list which is being literally patronized by
our citizens, to encourage Mr.. Swartfager
to erect pottery works directly in our
midst.
The republicans have a subscription
list out for raising funds to defray certain
campaign expenses. 1t required look
ing over the pool list before the arrange
ments could be perfected.
| The committee on camp ground ar
engagements awarded the boarding house
| contract to McMichael & Martin Mine
host McMichael is making arrangements
that will excel any previous year, every
| thing will be conducted in first class
style. as his many Years as hotel keeper
gives him an idea what the wants of the
public are.
As soon as Cleveland's letter of &C
ceptance comes out the democrats will
put up the Cleveland and Hendricks flag.
Miss Jennie Young will return from the
Garden city this week, where she has
been visiting the past month.
Carbon Cliff is all torn up over one of
our young gents. As sly as the story
goes he has rented house of one of the
prominent citizens, which is furnished
entirely new to be in read mess for his
better halt, which he is 10 take to him
self in short time.
A prominent republican stated Tuesday
that the chairman of the state republican
committee has O'Mara down for series
of Blaine speeches. We expect to hear
Pat deny the stanement of Tuesday,
ARGUS. If the people wish to know his
record, they can learn something from a
certain board of supervisors that have
been investigating the matter.
The Black Hawk paper mill will start
up again about the Goth of this month.
| Mrs. Norton has greatly improved her
domicile by building new addition and
giving it new coat of paint
l S. Burton has made decided i'm
provement around his property by filling
up his lots and raising his other buildings.
He expects to haye everything in first
class order. We hope to see the improve
ments continue,
Mr. Jas. Dearmond, of Davenport, gave
us friendly call yesterday.
Miss Anna Olmstead, who has been
visiting friends in johnson Co., Neb, fol
the past month, will return on Saturday
Mrs. Robertson returned yesterday from
a visit in the vicinity of Toledo, Iowa.
She reports that the hail storm there q
short time ago was very destructive--all
crops were total loss She met many
of our old time friends; also had the
pleasure of meeting our friend Amsia
Smith. now deputy county clerk.
Camp meeting will commence Wednes.
day, August Goth. The Tabernacle is
finished; all the tents will be occupied and
a number more will be erected. The as
sociation have decided to charge an ad,
mittance of 10 cts TO meet the large ex,
penses that have been made to build the
Tabernacle. Xxx.