Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-31
ALL ABOUT ANDALusiA.
Property On the llove-An Aeeident-Ea-
tortaining Budget.

uSu buCn OOOm IN real eSt8te - u
present and the choice pieces of prop
erty find takers at even greatly in
creased prices. and only this week
John o. vanlaningham has sold his
property TO william Huntley. he
purchasing another from Charles
Burgoyne. Joe Simmons sold his
property to William Huntley. Mrs.
Huntley bought the property Of E. r.
Lewis and has let the contract for .
fine new house to be built on the
same to Charles Robbins, who is at
work on it now. Many others have
had chances to sell property that for
years they were in doubts as to pay
taxes on the same, and one of these
days it will be made known why this
demand. As it Is believed by those
who attempt to be able to read the
signs of the time that Andalusia
will still 'sbe in it."
An Accident.
We came near having . fatal acct.
dent here this morning. when Hank
Thompson and Heal Freeman went
out in small boat to shoot some
ducks, and coming upon q large flock
setting in the river they each fred
both barrels at nearly the same time.
The conclusion or rebound shot the
boat from under them and unluckily
found themselves in very deep water,
from which they we're taken some
time after by Link" Steckman. who
was working near the river and hap.
pened to hear their cries. When
rescued they remarked: 1--WE are
badly chilled and could not have
stood it much longer" They lost
both their guns.
There is at present not q vacan,
house in town.
John Beaumont has moved into
Mrs. Kraut's house.
Robert Brusso has moved on his
brother Charley's farm.
L. c. Thompson has gone to Chi.
cago to work for Mr.. West. q broth
er-in-law.
From the length of the Masonic
meetings we infer that they are do
ing plenty of work.
Andrew Simmons got the fine shot
gun that was disposed of last week
IL cost him only IS cents.
Frank Seefeldt has opened a mea
market, where at all times can bt
found q fine line of meats.
Benjamin Fountains mill is KEEP
busy every Monday. where he doe
first-class grinding Of all kinds of feed
Mrs. Bacon, Of Humboldt, Neb.. ,
sister Of d. G. Moore, is here visiting
him. They have not met before in 5;
years.
Our market quotations are: Corn
20 cents per bushel; hay. 90 per ton
potatoes, 20 cents per bushel; DIR,
cord wood. g per cord.
Louis Kohn and Alfonso Mosen
fielder we're here fishing last week
when MIR. Kohn landed one of tn,
finest salmon of the season.
Rev. Hayes, of the U. b. church
is holding . series of meetings. H,
is very pleasant gentleman ant
comes here we'll recommended,
Not one idle man in town. Al
who are not otherwise employed
ind plenty of corn husking which
pays well at 2 cents per bushel an,
board.
Rev. Purse has closed his meetins
here and gone to Oklahoma for !,
months stay, when he viii return
During his meetings here IS wer'
connected with the church and s.
we're baptized.
Johu Steckman has Just returne'
from Muscatine. where he markete'
several tons of clam shells to be uset
at the pearl button factory. Severa
hundred dollars worth of shells hav,
been gathered near here this sum
mer.
Joseph Simmons has purchase
the business of Crabtree & Martil
at Illinois City and will remove t,
that place in a few days. We ar
sorry to lose Joe aud his family an,
can recommend them to the peopl
of his new home.
| Uncle lack" Walton. the old vet
Gran from our town who attends
the corner stone laying, says he ha
not felt 30 we'll in years a. he ha
since. and when they dedicate tn
court house he will give them hand
He is Sc years old.
Benjamin F. Ballard. principal O
the Illinois City schools, was up Sur
day and reports that they he'll
very interesting meeting there Sal
urday. Ben is . wide-awake youp
fellow aud we predict that he will d
good work ~ teacher.
Meigs Wait. Of r, ynolds. was her
last week purchasing . bill of lun
Der to build q house and barn on Ri
land about four miles west of her,
While going through the lumb,
yard he remarked that he did NJ
know they kept such . stock and di
such . business, rs there were Sc,
eral teams from different parts
the country loading. and 20 men an
four teams are at work in the yar'
Bucklen's Arnles salve.