Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-26
SUBURBAN SETTINGS.
AN INTERESTING ASSORTMENT OF GENERAL
INTELLIGENCE FROM RAPIDS CITY.

INTELLIGENCE FROM RAPIDS CITY.
RAPIDS CITY. October. %.
Jno. Erskine is back again from Iowa.
Mr.. Bowden has gone to Norris, ILL.,,
10 work
Jno. thinner and family are going to
Norris, Ill.
Saturday was pay day at the mines.
Miss NJ. Thompson. of Rock Island,
is visiting at d. W. Thompson's.
Frank Mitchell has eone to De Witt,
Iowa. where he is working for an uncle.
c. M. Hubbs has been on the sick list
for past few days.
A new preacher filled the pulpit in the
NJ. E. church Sunday.
Peter McCarl had COW killed Dy the
cars Wednesday night at Sycamore cross
ing.
Oscar Gallins has gone to Chicago to
try his luck in the big city by the
lake
Mr.. T. HASTE and wife, spent Sunday
in Davenport, where they have a mar
ried daughter residing.
r. NJ. Mitchell, our popular and eff
Gent postmaster, is going to put in a small
stock of first class groceries soon.
Mrs. Webb and Miss Emma Hubbs
returned from Chicago on last Monday
evening, on the "Dutchman. They re-
port having had just splendid time,
Mr.. A. J. johnson, one of our enter>
prising business men, is making some ad
ditions to his house, making it very cons
Portable and convenient
Quite number of Rapidites went to
Port Byron to hear Hon. w. II. Niece
speak on Wednesday evening last, and
they were well pleased with his remarks.
Abe Llovd left on this mornings freight
for kalo, Iowa. When Abe comes back
it will be on his wedding trip. Success
TO you, Abbey.
Quite heavy rain on Saturday even
ing last. This will make the farmers
glad, as they have been complaining of
the ground being So hard for fall plow>
ing.
We hear that Jayvine and Singleton,
two of the colored miners who left this
place some time ago for David, Ill were
quite severely burned aud injured by "a
premature blast in the mines there.
Chicken and duck stealing has become
quite common in the City these dark
nights. Whoever il is wants to look out
for solid shot, as nothing makes a man
madden than to find bis chickens gone
when he gets up in the morning
Adam HOfstettcr is, We understand.
building forty by sixty mill on his farm
near the city and is going to put in a
complete set of the latest improved roller
milling process machinery. Mr. Hofs>
letter is one of our successful farmers
and never does things by halves.
The rink here was filled on last Friday
evening out of curiosity to hear the A
X. Morgan on the issues (?) of the day.
The largest portion of the crowd were
Silvis men however, as Rapids City has
the reputation of being a stronghold for
Neece, Hauberg, Silvis, Wilson. Schafer
and Cavanaueh
We understand that one of our near
neighbours daughters, Miss Florence vii
lizard, aud Murta Benson. ST Moline are
to be married at the brides residence to-
morrow evening, and quite a number of
young people are invited We wish the
young couple a safe and pleasant journey
down life's river
Kite flying is all the rage now among
the youngsters. The bluffs back of town
afford an excellent place for the boys to
20 with their kites. Almost any after
noon you may see four or five of them
flying, some high up in the air and some
quite near. One We noticed on which
the boy who was quite young man
said there were seven balls of Irvine, The
kite. was floating serenely over and back
of LIE Claire. over mile and half
away
How different the pastures look from
now and about two months ago; then
they were dreary and dead waste OF
dried and burnt up grass caused by the
long continued drouth; now they are GOV
cred with a luXurisnt growth of grass
and are indeed, fields of living green :;
but don't get off on to poetry, my boy, oil
you'll induce me to sit down and
Write poem that's sure 10 thrill
| The biggest heart that throhs;
| Yet, when It's ground in opinion mill.
| They'll simply say. It's his nOhs.'
| For the biggest pumpkin that ever grew
| In field that you couldn't 60 round.
| On vine so large-'twas six feet through,
| bigger one still would NJ found.
| Jack and the bean stalk have long since fled
Before the modern beans of today;
| And the Champion liars. they. too, are dead;
| They have lied themselves away.
| The political fields have a barb-wire fence
| Higher than Gilderoy's kite,
| so the voters can never. never go hence
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