Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-11
.IOSLIN
JosLrN, Oct. o.

JosLIN, Oct. 3.
Mr.. William Cooke upset with load
of hay and sprained his unkle.
Mr.. Ed. Donnahut had the misfortune
TO fall so that he was badly shaken up.
Miss Grace Crompton writes that she
has taken up her winter term of school
near Early. Sac county, Iowa.
Mr.. Charles Wake. who traded farms
with Mr.. Clark, Of Coe. last spring. has
traded again with Pete Carlson, Of Canoe
nniiy to sell again.
There was dance last evening at the
residence Of Mr. Charles Wake, in Coe.
Messrs. Liphardt and Mills were the mu
sicians OF the evening. There were If
teen numbers.
Mr. David Adams on Monday last went
To Rock Island to serve another day rs
iuryman and on returning home by train
he was carried two miles past Joslin st a.
ton and had To foot IL back.
Both the radical and liberal wings OF
the United Brethren church have each
returned minister to this locality.
Probably the most appropriate passage OF
the scriptures for them To read would be.
Behold how good and pleasant it is for
brethren 10 dwell together in unity"
A couple of months or so after MIR.
Cleveland's election there happened TO be
a red uciion in the price of pork-'ah. y
said several prominent republicans Of
this locality. I'VE are coming down to
good democratic prices" May we infer
then that the low prices that have pre-
vailed since MIR. Harrison : election to be
republican prices. Pork was 20 cents
of yesterday was that republican
dropS
Early in the season swarm of bees
took possession of the frame Iart of Mr.
Cron pton's residence. They enteretisihC
weather. boarding. went through the
sheeting and stakcd out lot between
the plastering and the flooring. They
have been working diligently through
the season and +. + G. has been wonder,
ing whether it would pay To tear dowr
the house To get the honey.
The game of base ball between the Zu-
ma Red Caps and the Geneseos was
played upOn the grounds of the Red Cap:
on Saturday last. The battery for the
Red Caps was Crompton and Wake; that
for the Gcneseos, West and McBroom
The game was holly contested and there
was considerable kicking against the de-
~'~i-'s of the umpire. The game was
Ps''"n'1cu ~ respectable gathering
WIN qHlte sprlnghns ladies' and VIZ
noticed two deacons of the Metn0o,-.
church. who seemed to enjoy the game
very much. and although we kept a clos,
watch upon them. we did not notice then
10 take up any bets The result of the
game was = to in favor of the RED
Caps. Seven dollars and thirty five
cents were received at the gate This, i
is supposed. finishes base ball for Thu
season.
We read with interest Mr.. Blaine
speech To the representatives and dele
gates OF the international conference, ant
we wondered why we were coquettin.
with those eminent southern foreigners
The object, however. seems to be to es
tabhsh closer commercial relations be
tween the two countries. How this cal
be done otherwise than by a treaty of re
ciprosity we are at loss to conceive
Our protection tomfoolery enables En-
gland TO unders,ll us in South America
and so long as she can do that we shall
have to whistle before we can get tina
trade. Whenever the people of thi
country can see that whenever we, by
high protective duty, prevent foreign
goods from coming into our market, VI
kill two birds with one stone" and de
stroy our own export trade, there will b,
some hope of lowering the tariff
MULTUM IN PARvO.