The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-02
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.

| REYNOLDS FURNISHES A BATH OF INTER
EsTING News FROM THE RURAL REL
GIoNs--THE WAY COUNTRY SWAIN
ESCORT YOU'VE LADIES TO THE CITY
REYNOLDS, Dec. /.
Mr.. John Hall and wife of Brooklyn
Iowa, and formerly of this county, wer'
here calling upon friends aLd relatives
the other day.
Mr. nj. NJ. Miller. one of our dry goods
merchants, is contemplating removing tt
Taylor Ridge to engage in the same line
of business in one of the stores owned by
Mr.. James Taylor.
Corn husking IS about over through
this part of the country. 1t has been
splendid weather for the farmers to gel
out their crops. The corn did not turn
out as well as was expected.
Thanksgiving day passed off here very
quietly and going by the appearance OF
the deserted streets on that day, the
country folks must have had good time
visiting each other and partaking of the
famous Thanksgiving turkey and other
good things of this world.
The hog market has been booming here
the last few days. Mr.. Gilmore's buyers
have been out, and together with Mr..
Msigs Wait have shipped several car
loads of the porkers, the prices obtained
being about So. so per hundred pounds.
Mr.. W. ID. Goodner. who met with an
accident a few weeks ago by breaking his
arm, while engaged in getting some hay
out of the barn belonging to the executors
of the late Wm. Wait, is getting along
very nicely and we hope soon to see him
around again.
Mr.. b. Krepps, one of our village
blacksmths, is preparing for the winter
10y putting up some cutters and bobslcds
ready for the snow; he is ably assisted by
Il first class workman in Henry, who can
supply the farmers with any kind of work
they have to do in satisfactory and
wOrkmanikc manner.
The Leslie Chicago Convention COM
pany gave series of their singing enter-
tanmcnts in the NJ. E. church last Friday
evening to IA large audience, IN order to
procure a singing class. and they obtained
over fifty pupils for five days conven-
tion. More are expected to join.
The members and friends of the St.
Johns Episcopal church near this town,
held sociable last Thursday evening at
the residence of Mr.. Jas. Ganley, who
lives northwest from here, There was
large crowd and they had big time.
These sociables are held fortnightly and
alternately at the different houses for the
benefit of the church and Sunday school.
Mr.. Joe SheIrald, of Mills county, Iowa,
formerly of this neighborhood, who has
been back here bnrying his wife, left on
his return home accompanied by his sis~
ter. Miss Rachael Sherrard, on Friday
afternoon last. He left his little three
year old daughter with its grandmother
Mrs G D. Miller of Mercer county.
Charlie Haskell. son of Mr.. Gideon
Haskell, who lives near here, met with
rather a serious accident on his return
home from this town Thanksgiving G morn
ing. 1t appears he was riding quite fast
along with companion on horseback and
when upon coming TO the railroad cross
ing, his horse fell and broke Charles leg
just above the ankle i'll two places. which
will lay him up for wEilc.
We learn there WAS a wedding at the
house of Mr.. John Huntly in Presumption
tracing parties being Mr.. Gotlleb
'''hhiN', ~ VI III" VI tnc HDSt, anu
Miss Crept, II young German lady who |
"a short time. Some of the boys gave
them a serenade in the evening. They had
lots of fun and good time generally.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. W. G.
Davis, our jovial hardware merchant, has |
received the appointment of postmaster
of this town. He has already put down
new platform in front of his store; also
steps and fancy hand rails for the better
accommodation of the public. and every
hing is in readiness for business when the
postof1lce is changed, which we hope will
be done very shortly.
There is another story told of young
nan from Bowling township, who drove
l couple of ladies to Rock Island the day
after the above mentioned story occurred.
While this Bowling young man was in
own, Bailitf Bruner was hunting up
for the Wadsworth trial which
vas then going on in the court house.
md this young man, upon seeing him,
became so scared lest he should be cap
ured, that he hurried off to get the team
md put out from town as fast as be could,
orgetting all about the ladies he had to
axe back with him. The ladies were
Harmed when they found what he had
lone, but fortunately some Of their neigh.
,ors happened to be in town and they OBJ
aimed q chance to tide home with them.
The best of the joke was, after this young
GLOW got home some of the boys found
nut that be brought home little brown
ug with him. and by some means they
aptured the jug without mis- knowing so
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10Th.
There is good joke told on young
nan who lives in the adjoining county
ot far from here. He drove party of
aides to Rock Island the early part of last :
1eek, who wished to do some trading for
While he was in town he
let some friends from his neighborhood,
nd after being with them Il while he be-
an to feel very happy and forgot all
bout the young ladies he had to drive
ONE. Towards the middle of
he afternoon the ladies found
i'm after having hunted for him nearly 5
lree hours. They finally persuaded him {
D start Tor home. On the way home he +,
lied to run over some children who were n
laying, thinking that they had spite !,
gainst him, and when he found he could d
OF succeed in his endeavors, he turned 4
is attention to street Car which he was I
lccting, and made charge upon it, but t
the driver of the car saw him :,
nd stopped the car in time to avert what
light have been serious accident. This e
oung man became so obstTeperous the Il
'dies became frightened lest he should 8
o them some harm, aud when they came
, the Milan toll gate they persuaded Mr.. a
liler, the bridge tender. to take him out i:
the rig and take care of him while they h