Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-21
PORT BYRON.
PoRr BYRON. Feb. 90.

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Mark Ashdown and W w. Zeigler
took in the county seat today
Mrs. w. w. Zegler. Mrs. John Burns.
Mrs Geisler. Miss Mamie Molboller and
little Cora Davids are on the sick list
III. B. Denlinger has disposed of his
interest 10 the hotel business al Savanna,
H.. and Is once more among his old
friends.
Charles Shepherd. of Oskaloosa, is he re
on a short visit to his mother. Charlie
will most likely have rabbit hunt before
his return.
Mrs. j. w Simonson has returned from
New York, where she accompanied her
mother, Mrs. W. b. Devore, who went
there for treatment.
Joe Schafer stepped of the early train
Tuesday morning possessing smiling
br de. Joe surprised all the boys. The
bride is daughter Of Thos Bryant, q
former resident and farmer of Yuma, now
of Perry. Iowa.
Miss Fleming. OF Moline. started a
dancing school this evening with class
OF twenty and more are promised. This
Is doing we'll for Port Byron. We hope
they may all succeed in learning the light
fantastic. as Port Byron dancers at present
are very limited.
Charlie Hunter. of Hampton, an old
student OF the academy. who left here in
November To accept position with the
Pullman Palace Gar company. at Kansas
City, was here today calling on his old
school mates.
Word has been received from Colorado
that Mrs Z. NJ. Rogers health Is i'm
proving rapidly. Her many friends here
are glad TO hear of her improvement and
hope to see her among them again In the
near future Ed. has succeeded In get
ting lucrative position in one of the
leading drug stores of Denver.
Port Byron Is badly in need of a resi-
dent dentist and the Business Mems ASSOC
citation hold out good inducements to
anyone who will locate here. This is a
good point as there isn't any dentist in
any OF the surrounding towns. Rapids
City. Cordovs. LeClsire and Princeton.
Iowa. Any good dentist locating here
will have all the practice be wants to
take care of.
Ex>Gov. John P. St. John. Of Kansas,
Is on the bills to deliver one of his lee
lures here Thursday evening, Feb. 2Sth,
at the NJ. Z. church. Notice was given
that only a limited number of seats would
be sold. commencing on Monday morn
ing Before Tuesday night the seats
were all taken, so he will surely have q
large audience.
John Case. who has been trying TO get
pension for the last year, was made
happy by receiving the long looked for
a 10 AT aatn xpbi ok IL -
per month and back pay from Dec. 10.
1883. Ii there ever wss q tickled man
old John was one. He says he told the
republicans tLat Grover would give him
pension, but they wouldn't believe him.
he says he is mighty glad he received it
before March 4, as he would stand poor
chance Of getting 1t after that.
On last Sunday evening one of zuma's
leading young men hied himself TO town
to see his best girl. They decided to at,
tend service at the Yuma church. They
drove out and after service drove back
TO town and tied the team in front Of his
sweetheart's residence, where it remained
standing In the storm till morning As
there was considerable snow fell, the
horses were in pretty bad condition.
which was more than some Of our tie nder
hearted citizens could stand, who entered
complaint before Squire Stone and had
the young man arrested for cruelty to an
lmals, to which he plead guilty and was
lined Sl.S0 and costs. The ne was
remitted. or course 1t was
Of an excusable case, as the
young man was probably enioying him.
sell and forgot the existence Of such
thing as a horse. He will most likely be
more thoughtful in the future.