Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-19
"MULTUM In PARVO."


Of the County. and Eiswhere.
JosLIS, Dec. 15.-Mr. Ira Wells, who
bought u farm in Iowa two or three years
ego, has sold it and came back to Zums
early in the fail to see bis folks, bringing
his wife ind three children with him. He
had been here but short time when his
oldest child took sick With ciphtheria and
died. Now it is reported he has lost bis
ooV with the same disease, leaving him
only one child
Mr.. Lubnow experienced what may be
termed HAY hauler's luck on Friday
morning last. when between Watertown
and Moline, by the breaking down of one
OF bis wagon wheels-s calamity which is
well calculated 10 make man feel like
singing Il would not Liye Always"
However, he did not exhaust Websters
Unabridged in explosives, but took the
matter very phlosophically 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
load OF hay, and the market being some
what gutted with that commodity, had
10 stand on the market three days before
he disposed of it, and of course it does
not require very astute mathematician
to see al 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 be invested a
lew dollars in protective tariff lumber
and started for home. After going q
short distance the binding pole slid for.
ward and scared his team so that they
ran away and scattered the lumber FROM
Moline to Watertown. 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 to live in
country where equal rights is one of tht
chief corner stones of the government
The citizens OF Yuma are very muci
astonished 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 a loser likewise to the extent o
about S75
John Sherman is reported as 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) aud was 10 favor of breaking
them up. They were contrary to tt
spirit of the common law of England. blu
the only way he thought to break then
down was by competition. How in tn
name OF common sense can competition
"break up" or break down" trust whel
trust is formed for the special purpos
of controlling competition. What next
Letters are constantly being received a
prohibition headquarters stating that /
can be proved by creditable and truthful
witnesses that the prohibition vote has Il
numbers of instances been returned q
scattering" and In scores Of instance
not been returned at all.
Society in Zama seems to be dividin
Itself into two classes-the creams" an
the Glow trash :"
Just previous to election Mr.. DAME
Gordon wrote letter to the county pa
pers, showing TIA. cur finances wer
about to show balance on the wron
side of the ledger and as we could nc
lessen our expenses, it was imperativ
that we vote three mill tax. This sub
ject being talked over in our village th
other day, 1t was thought from ascertain
ing that our election expenses for on
dsy-posting notices, etc, was abou