Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-04
PORT BYRON.

PoRr BYRON, April 8.
Geo. Cash, the grocery man, was here
Monday.
L. W. Davids is out with his new draw
wagon. 1t is dandy.
George Ziegler has been confined 10
his bed for the last week.
VINO was II signed the petition to have
the sandbsr removed7 Ask T. Mccall.
John Ziegler. who had a stroke of
paralysis some time go. was taken with
the second attack Sunday.
A new sidewalk was laid Yesterday in
front Of the business houses of J. W
Sinonson & Co. and G G. Covpe,
j. w. Simonson went to Chicago Mon.
DAY 10 buy the spring stock of goods for
the flrm OF j. W. Simonson & Co.
The entire republican ticket was elect
ed yesterday without much opposition,
so j.. B. Pearsall will be our next super
visor.
Ed OBrien says the reduction in the
price OF flour hits him natural, as he has
one more to feed sinceSaturday. It's
bouncing big girl
L. T.. Bittinger, who mas been teach
ing the winter term OF the Hillsdale
school, started Monday for What Cheer,
Ia, to accept position in q drug store
there.
Frank Bahnsen was here SATURDAY. in.
terViewing the druggists, but as they
were TOO busy to buy goods Frank was
compelled to come back again on Mons
day.
Mrs. II. E Casteel and children, of
Rock Island, came up Monday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Lowry
Mr.. Lowry, WHO has been i'll for some
time, Is improving.
Monday vas all Fools day, and Oscar
Webster took advantage of the occasion
by sending Thos. Mccall on a wild goose
chase after Will Fleming. Quite mum.
Der congregated on the corner to watch
for Thomas appearance. but he outwit,
ted them by going around the block. II
you want TO get Mccall after you, Just
tell him Will Fleming wants to see him.
Saturday was horse market day and to
see the crowds of people on the side
walks and the number of horses of all
descriptions tied to hitching posts,
wagons and every conceivable object, q
person would Judge that Barnum had
struck the town with Jumbo, or John L.
Sullivan and Jake Kilrain had pitched
their tents here to have their long looked
for bloody fight The merchants were
busy all day selling goods and undoubted-
ly had the best day they have had for
some time; so 1t is evidently plain to be
seen that the Business Mems association
ID not failure and that the small amount
expended for newspaper advertising and
the printing and circulating of a lot of
hand bills throughout the surrounding
country, was time and money well spent,
as 1t was the means of drawing q vast
amount OF people to the town that prob
ably would have never thought of COM
ing here had it not been for the adver.
Using. Among the BUYERS that were
present, there was three from Chicago.
two from Davenport and two from Mo-
line. We are sorry to say, however,
that there were no sales made, as buyers
and sellers could not come to terms as to
prices, but this was not the fault of the
Business Mems association, as that body
did its part in the way of advertising and
hope that this will not discourage either
the buyers or sellers of horses on next
horse market day. which is April 13
They may come to a better understand
ing as to the value Of horses The Chi
cago. parties were satisfied with the
prices asked for several of the horses
but didn't want to buy less than car
load. About the only excitement worth
mentioning was caused by horse be-
longing to-e party near Moline. The
owrer. after dickering for some time, was
about to close the bargain, when Mr..
Horse objected by breaking his
fastenings and running down Main
street pell-mell towards home
caring nothing for the crowds In the
street In bis race for liberty and home.
Fortunately no one was injured.