Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-27
JOSLIN.

JosLIN, Aug &c. If Jack Frost this
year will only make himself conspicuous
oy his sbsence. there will be such a crop
or corn in Rock Island county as has not
been known for years. In fact the crop
OF the whole cou ntry is put down at two
billion bushels, which ia to be worth so
cents per oushel. May we not safely say
that billion dollar crop of corn. and a
oil lion dollar congress. is A coincidence
mat never previously happened.
oats are thrashing out from 40 to so
bushels per acre.
Mrs. Hubbart. of Denrock, is visiting
with her son and family.
We are having very cold nights again
LOT TINS time of the year
% Sunday night last, in this neigh
| oorhood, 1t only lacked one degree of
| frost.
Miss Ella NJ. Cromptoa is engaged to
teach three months fall term at the
Mosher school house
| Miss Minnie Timmons, whose home is
with MIR and Mrs. Guthrie, is very sick
and Dr.. Morgan has been sent for.
| On Ho@day next Mr. and Mrs. A Dun
bar start On Il visit to relatives and
friends in Ohio. They expect to be gone
| about a month.
On Monday Lost tho TTo- w;ni.-,
PAYNE raised bis new hay batn. am in>
formed /. WIS strictly republic rais>
ing, no prohibilionist or democrat being
invited. Wien We build a NV barn VIC
! shall make it point of duty to invite The
hon. William taSne to the ralsirg, ana
thus kill him with kindness by hespinr
Goals of FIRE upon his head.
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at Barstow, Tuesday, Sept. /. J. G.
Osborn, president of the day J. G.
S@ank' marshal of the day. The issues
OF The day will De discussed by Hon. ii.
4. Iauoeneck. of Marshall, and others
Music by the Plow City brass band and
glee club. Refreshments and smusements
on the grounds and all are cordially in
yited To attend
"O.' still claims that the only salvation
for rse turner's is in crreriz .tion G7d
forming trust for the special purpose Of
putllag up the prlce OF farm products,
but he is Very careful not H. state what
he proposes doing with the consumers or
iaboripS ciass. Having increased the
cost of living does he expect TO paw
higher wages, and if so. how does be pro-
|
James G Blaine claims that We are
now manufacturing So much more than
| we rtq1iie Tor our own use, that VI must
have m nDtiet for Our goods. and has
proposed treaty of reciprocity with
several other nations; but if 90" raises
the pr &c If American goods all the way
| round, VII be please inform US how Mr.
Blaine can possibly get our msnufsc-
| turers INTO other countries? But the
most strange remark is. considering that
1t comes from member of the r. M. B
A. that low prices cause dizziness, de,
preston and discomfort when one of the
chief objects of that order is to lessen the
cost of farmers supplies Was not the
bid OF +. +. Rogers q Sons accepted be-
cause 1t was considered the lowest? Ask
the ladies if chespness all the way round,
| equality considered is not TO be pre-.
tered to desrness. We denoCnce the
saying that cheap coat maker is
a cheap man" or that ''chsapness and
nsstiDess 90 together" How is it with
cheap suguar? Has that proved to be s.
great calamity to the poor la5oring man?
Does friend 60" avail himself of 20
pounds of granulsted sugsr for 81. or
does he insist on psyicg the good old
| prIceH From the time man first exerted
energy 10 satlsfg his wants, his constant
| endeav0T has ever been to obtain the
! Greatest amount for the smallest exDend-
| i'nre 81 time, strength and money, and
! put That down as an axiom.
MULTUM IN pARvo.