Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-12-19
"MULTUM IN PARV0."
ous Information from 'hc Epper End
of the County. and Elswhere.

ous Information from the Upper End
of the County. and Eiswhere.
JosLIN, Dec. Is Mr. Ira Wells, who
bought fsrm in Iowa two or three years
sgO, has sold il and came back to Zums
early in the fail 10 see bis folks, trinping
his wife and three children with him. He
had been here but short tine when his
oldest child took sick With Ciphlheris and
died. Now it is reported be has lost his
ooy with the same disease, leaving him
only one child
Mr.. Lubnow experienced what may be
termed 'hay haulers luck on Friday
morning last. when between Watertown
and Moline, by the breaking down Of one
OF bis wagon wheels-a calamity which is
well calculated to make u man feel like
singing Il would not Liye Always"
However, he did not exhaust Websters
Unabridged in expletivps, hut took the
matter very philosophically by selling the
load for SIX dollars and returning home
the best way he could.
Mr. Nathaniel MummA. too, has had
little experience in the same line. On
Tuesday morning last he left home with
a load Of hay and the market being some
what gutted with that commodity, had
TO stand ou the market three days before
he disposed Of it, and of course it does
not require very Astute mathematician
TO see ut glance that after paving three
days expenses he would not be compelled
TO hire an extra train TO haul home the
balance OF the proceeds. After dispos,
ing of his free trade hay he invested a
few dollars in protective tariff lumber
and started for home After going a
short distance the binding pole slid for
ward and scared his team 40 that thev
ran away and scattered the lumber from
Moline 10 Wstertown. Mr. Mumma, who
got severe shaking up and is somewhat
severely hurt, was brought home BY Al
fred Wainwright.
Is it not a great privilege 10 live in
country where equal rights is one of the
chlet corner stones of the government
The citizens OF Zums are very mucl
ssiopished at the decision of the appel
late court which gives farm of 12i
acres to John Kitson By this decision
not only Mrs. Heeren loses large amour
of money, but the school fund of thi
town is loser likewise to the extent o.
about S75
John Sherman is reported rs saying il
the senate in regard to trusts that b,
looked upon them as one of the mos
dangerous AMI subtle inventions of man
(Oh Blaine) and was IN favor of breakinl
them up. They were contrary to th
spirit of the common law of England, bu
the only way he thought to break then
down was by competition. How in th
name of common sense can competition
'break up" or break down" trust whel
a trust is formed for the special purpos
of controlling competition. What next
Letters are constantly being received a
prohibition headquarters stating that i
can be proved by creditable and truthful
witnesses that the prohibition vote has 4
numbers of instances been returned a
scattering and in scores of instance
not been returned at all
Society In Zuma seems to be dividin
Itself into two classes-the "creams" an
the "low trash. p"
Just previous to election Mr.. Danit
Gordon wrote letter to the county pa
pers, showing tba! our finances wer
about to show balance on the wron
side of the ledger and as we could nc
lessen our expenses, it was imperstiv
that we vote three mill tax. This sub
ject being talked over in our village til
other day, 1t was thought from ascertain
ing that our election expenses for on
day-posting notices. etc, was abor
S2,257; likewise the expenses of OF
criminals and paupers and our superv
sor sYstem-that our expenses could b
lessened very materially, and if the thre
mill tax had to be voted upon again,
would not pass.
On Monday evening last twenty-for
Young ladies and gentlemen met by in
vitation at the residence OF Mr.. Wllliai
Nicholson, of Coe, to ce ebrate the cou
ing of age of his oldest son, Miles.
was gay company who sat down to
bountiful supper provided by Mrs Mel
olson. Miles was the recipient Of vel
handsome plush album.