The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-01

INTERESTING NEWS FROM RewLING
TOWNSHIP MISSIONARY MEETING
INFESTED WITH HooDLuMs
Cross ROADS, Bovine Tp.. Sept. 30.
Last nights rain came in time to lay
the dust, replenish the streams and els
terms, and refresh everything.
Court Bailiff Bruner gave some of our
gentlemen call with summonses to be
in their places at the court house on such
a day and such an hour this week
Miss Ball is visiting her sister, Mrs
Thomas Starkey during her vacation. She
expects to begin her school in Henry Co..
the first of November.
The fruit men are about through with
their grapes for this season. The yield
has been above that of last year. but there
has been considerable rot in some vines
yards. The price has been unusually low.
not averaging over 81 cents per pound.
Robert Stolhers. we are sorry to learn
has concluded to sell Off his stock, also
his corn on stock, and quit farming. Mr..
Stolhers has been working the farm
known us the Ma or Morris farm. May
he be successful in whatever he under
takes.
The ladies of the Pleasant Ridge Press
byterian church held theirl asst missionary
meeting at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarke Madge. at Taylor Ridge on TWEEN
ty third inst, and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year. President,
Mrs. Jas. Bothell; vice president. Mrs. Ii.
Walker; secretary Mrs. H. Ohaver
treasurer. Miss Mary Walker. This
cnriatu
and during that time has raised, by charg
ing 10 cents for dinner at their meetings,
over 1886 in money, besides having a quill.
on hand that they e..s,et 10 realize from
500 to $75 ar. The ladies of this society
SIC worthy Of all praise for the able mans
ner in which they have conducted the
financial part of it.
1t is now generally conceded by all that
we are to lose our minister Rev. John,
son. of Edgington. who has preached for
the Pleasant Ridge people over sixteen
years in succession. There has been a
petition handed to the presbytery asking
that a church be established at Reynolds
and that the Rev. johnson have charge
of the congregations at those two points,
Reynolds and Edgington. 1t all depends
upon the action taken in the matter by
the presbytery: If 1t should conclude TO
grant the petition, then we will lose our
minister, which is to be regretted. 1t
seems as though it would be unjust to al
low him to go, as the majority OF the
members of the church have been taken
into the church under Rev Johnson's
ministry.
There seems to be a set of hoodlums in
our midst who delight in doing all manner
OF dcviltry, such as stealing melons,
squashes and nuts, leaving gates open
and letting stock out of their pastures
into the public highways. 1t certainly
can not be any satisfaction Or pleasure to
these scapegraces to do such things, es-
pecially the turning of stock into the
roads which causes the owners so much
trouble and loss of time. and person
who will steal melons or nuts will break
open bins and steal grain, or will enter
houses and ransack drawers and trunks
for valuabes. No young man who thinks
anything of himself or values good
character would be guilty of any
such Otfense, or will he want
to be seen with those who are.
Those who engage in such dsreputable
work should remember that they are lay
ing themelves liable to the law, and that
in laying themselves liable to the law, it
is the duty of all GOOD citizens TO see that
they are punished. If those committing
these ottenses are young men, property
owners would be doing them great favor
if they would be on their guard and pun
ish the first offender-as many young
man has been saved from disastrous end
by being Taught lesson early in life that
he never forgot-and il old offenders they
should he all the more watchful and see
that they don't ESCAPE unpnnished