Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-04
JosiLIN

JosLiN, Ocpt. q. .
On Saturday last the repairing of forty
rods Of the road VIII ch leads to Joslin was
let to the lowest bidder. The first bid
was 800; the last was $40. and Christie
pher Whiteside was the man who got the
Job.
Petitions are being circulated among
the different branches of the F. NJ. b A.
for signatures praying that the honorable
board of supervisors will reduce the SAL
aries of all county officers to 81 200 per
year. and that the sheriff shall be allowed
thirty cents per diem for feeding the
prisoners. This is all the farmers can
stand and all they mean to pay in the
future.
The officers of the Yuma church met
with their minister, the Rev. Mr. Cool
idge. last evening, to devise some means
of raising the balance of the ministers
salary, there being $50 due him. The
reverend gentleman. since he came upon
the WORK. has felt called upon to scold and
chastise some of the members for their
many improprieties, aud consequently
has given offense TO some who say they
will not pay him. BE told those present
at the meeting that he must have the bal.
ance of his salary or he could not get
away without selling his buggy or por-
ton of his furniture. The reverend gen
tleman said that ne knew he WAS not
wanted any longer and he was quite sure
he had had enough of them.
A Yuma farmer VINO WAS fattening a
number of calves went to Moline to con-
tract for their sale, and made arrange
70 mi hut that lao
would take them when they were six or
eight weeks old. and that he was to re-
ceive four cents per pound-live freight.
On Tuesday last the first two calves were
taken. which were two beauties. but the
butcher, although he had contracted for
them, declined TO take them. and they had
10 be sold from Sc TO $3 each less than
they were worth. rather than bring them
home. l am Informed that this is a
common practice with the Moline butch.
ers; and that they are banded together.
and telephone each other so that the
can obtain what they want at their own
price.
A number of the leading farmers OF
Hampton township, having guarantee, {
$40, 800 of Insurance, have made formal
application for admission into the Coe
and Yuma Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Accordingly the directors met on Satur-
day afternoon last and decided to admit
them. and it now remains for the state
| official to give his sanction, as every policy
| holder in our company s a shareholder 4
is to everyone's interes to have MS few
| claims to come against the company II!
| possible. Therefore il is to the interest
| of all to look after the safe condition o.
his own property. If any of the TO offs o.
buildings are old and tile shingles badll
curled, repair them at once. And as most
fires originate from defective fiues, have
them taken down below the roof ut once
and rebuilt
| The reason for James G. Blaine's flop
| over (since he made his last campaign
speeches) from protection to reciprocity
is because he can see the hand writing no
on the wall. Ii is because the farmers
are topping over in such numbers that h'
| fears the success of his party will be il
danger. 1t is simply an old tory tricl
and it is TO be hoped the farmers will no
be deceived thereby. Why didn't Blain,
tell the people in his speeches during the
last campaign that 1.-THE time had arrived
when we must seek a foreign market fo
our manufacturing products2"
| MULTUM IN PARvo.