Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-26
,JOSLIN

JosLIN, Fet. 25-On Monday morning
last we were driving q mare hitched to a
cart, when suddenly the horse stopped,
raised her head, pointed her ears forward
and snorted. She had at quite distance
d scoyered George Coates and his moving
mensgerie. We came very near losing
control of the horse and having q smash>
up.
Miss Mamie Teesman who has been al
tending school in Rock Island has returned
home until next fall
We have quite number on the sick
list. Ii keeps the medical men busy. J.
G. Osborne is slightly on the improve.
NJ So Lille Cook who has been keeping
house for her brother Will, returned 10
her home in Hampton township on Tues
day last.
The types last week made me say that
| there were subscription papers being cir e.
culatei fo- the purpose of building d
brewery. 1t should have been cheese
factory.
During the asst week the following per-
sons in Hampton township have filed ap-
plications for insurance in the Coe and
Yuma Mutual: John T Frels. S. Deviu-
| ney, Ephraim Warren and James NJ
| Cook
| On Thursday last we attended the far
mers institute at Barstow. The follow
ing was the order of the programme:
Song, America; prayer BY the Rev. J. Q.
| Adams, after which he read the 2Stn
chapter OF Deut; address of welcome by
DR.. Reiter; response by L. d. Edwards
and song by the glee club.
Mr.. Corbin then gave his experience in
raising strawberries, blackberrics, rasp-
berries aud grapes. What to do and
what not to do. After he picked his
strawberries he moved his land, cut every
thing of level with the ground and raked
il off. He explained how to set out
plants, and what distance they should be
between the rows and in the rows, and
what kinds to plant. Mr.. Corbins ex
perience was very valuable to those press
ent. Mr.. j 6. Osborne who was on the
programme to open the debate upon
n xed farming, not being able to come
sent paper which was read by DR.. Reiter.
After which there was lively discussion
upon the subject. Art:fi ;isl ponds beng
the next topic, Mr.. Letsch who resides up
on the Reynolds estrte, explained how
they had made their pond, and how the
first fish all died, suppose to be from the
newness of the pond. They stocked it a
second time and those lived and are null
tiplyiDg and doing well. The last fish
ing party that was up from Rock Island
caught fish that weighed as much as three
pounds. A paper was then read against
the free coinage of silver by Mr.. Darling,
Of Rock Island, after which there was a
lively tilt between several upon that subs
ject. Why. when and how We shall tile.
Mr.. Mccullough answered, because our
best land is under water Mr. McCul-
Tough explained the whole subject, what
| size OF tile to use. both for the main
channel and the lsterals. and bad several
charts to explain himself as he
went along. Our county superin
tendent Tot being present. Mr.
Heath opened the school question. He
claimed that we could have one c1unty
| high school TO every six miles square and
send our sons and daughters at less cost
then We could send them away to school.
| Then again ii would be much better and
| healthier TO allow children TO have q
| horse and cart and drive to school and be
home morning and evening to help with
| the farm work But once allow a son to
90 away 10 school, furnish him pretty
literally with spending money. furnish
him with standing collars and spike-toed
boots snd the great probability Is he has
done bis last work on the farm. But the
most important thing for parent to con.
slider is that we are never sure of our
children il we send them away. We
never know the company they keep and
habits they form, until it is too late
vic nf han DO tall
given to the choir and to the people of
Barstow and vicinity for ther hospitali-
ties. MuLTUMIN PARvo.