Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-26
"MuLTUM IN PARVO."
Thei Weekly Budget orLInteresting
&News From the Upper End Cores
Epondent.I s.

IosLYN. Dec. "a Being in Sac coun-
ty, Iowa. was informed that the COM
missioner system worked we'll there
was economical, and that the board gen.
orally consisted of Intelligent farmers
Ii. however, these three commits sioners
as rule are city men who would work
Tor the interests of and building up of
the cities at the expense of the rural
districts, that would be taxation with
out representation aud with the ave-
rage American would become very I'M
popular. There is one very popular SEN
timent in the county, namely; that
each Town shall keep its own poor.
There was well filled Christmas tree
at Znma Methodist church. There was
singing, reciting and tableaux. The
hearts of the children were made glad as
the presents were distributed. The
building was well filed with an inter-
ested audience. The Rev. Mr.. McCord.
OF Moline, was present
MIR. sherman SesrIe and NJ. c. Searle,
son of Judge Sesrle, of Moline who are
pupils Of the law school at Iowa City :,
are visiting aud spending their Christ
maS.scatioa with Mr. C, NJ Hubbart,
.antsoslyu.
Although it was not expected that Mr.
i William Parker could recover from the
The disease from which he WAS suffering,
nevertheless his friends and neghhols
were taken BY surprise when they heard Of
hls death. He was man that was well
nown in This and adjoining townships,
possessed OF many good points and
wvery considerate and accommodate
= anSo those who We're indebted to him
NJ have been acquainted with him
v Gas resided npon and owned quite n
number Of farms He has made it
1 profitable to buy and sell At one time
he resided in Port Byron having pur-
Achased en- interest IN a store. Several
Wears ago he decided most OF his lands
o. property TO his children and is still
Aandsome amount in notes and Other
~ roperty to he disposed of. He was 81.
~ known To be very economical.
%ffit Is really intended TO circulate petit
tons for signatures of those who are
favorable for change from our present
supervisor system, to that of having
simply three commissioners to attend &c
the cOuuty's business 1t seems to me thai
the matter ought to be thoroughly ven'
tilated and discussed, so that the peti.
tions may be signed Understandings. L
Mr.. Savlle Johnston will answer the
question why change is contemplated,
it may lead to something being said OF
both sides of the question which may bt
instructive. There are those who say
that the three commissioners would b.
more expensive than our present sys
tenn In snswer to that, ! woulG SAY
that the law in Iowa fixes the per diem
and only allows the commissioners Ger
tain number of days in which to trsnsac
the business, according to the number o
inhabitants.
Il is stated that a prosecuting attorney
in a certain county in Kansas forcloseC
eighty mortgages during the single montl
of October last. These mortgages wer
held by eastern capitalists End the title o
those eighty farms went from the mel
who had toled for wears to make home
for themselves and their families to thos
eastern money kings, while the farmer
went out in the world penny
less. According TO a recent repor
mais by the bureau of labor stats
tics, about 80, 600 farms in Illinois ar
covered with mortgages amounting Il
about Sl23 900, 900 Il has been asked
What do these things mean? Why Is
that the money kings of the east are 81
rapidly becoming the land kings of tn
west2 Why is it that the very graner
of "a i'm