Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-13
JoTTINcs ABOUT JosLIN.
Tho Weekly Budget Of News From the
Upper End.

The Weekly Budget Of News From the
Upper End.
JosLIN, Nov. 12.-At this writing
Wesley Hanna, an old settler, is very
sick and not expected to recover.
Monday evening last there was an
entertainment at the Woodmen hall
by Prof. j. n. Linn. an elocutionist,
and Miss Linn, q grand banjo and
guitar player.
Miss Birdie Osborn closed a very
pleasant and interesting 2-months'
term of school at Willow Vale Friday
last. The scholars were very much
attached to her and would like to
have her back again.
Albert Daley, who has held the po-
sition Of city editor on the Clinton
Age. has INDUCED in a weeks visit
among his friends and acquaintance
in Yuma. previous to his acceptance
OF similar position on the Clinton
Herald.
Miss Allie Beal, daughter OF S. S.
Beal. having decided to attend school
again at Valparaiso. Ind, her friends
and acquaintances met at her fathers
residence Friday evening last for the
purpose Of having a good social time
and bidding her goodby.
Joseph Dunbar, who went to Ne
braska. writes that he has threshed
900 bushels of wheat, has about 1000
bushels of oats and that his corn
will go about IS bushels per acre.
This is a great contrast to the condi-
ton Of things one year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beck re-
turned to their home in Kansas Tues
day evening last. They will first
make their home in Wichita. Next
summer they may go to Colorado.
Mr.. Beck finally intends launching
out rs grain merchant. Well done
Charley.
G. c. Wake has taken out an insur-
ance upon 1900 bushels of corn and
Henry +. Long has insured his
household effects in the Coe and
Yuma Mutual. Hugh Mccall. the
secretary. informs US that S47,00
new insurance has been taken out
since the annual meeting
On account of the weather, there
was only. a slim attendance at Syl-
vester Daley's sale Thursday last
Six horses were sold, which were
young, well broke aud without q
blemish, which only brought about
s22 each. MIR. Daley concluding that
he could not stand such prices
stopped the sale.
Between and o'clock SUNDAY
evening last the Coe creamery was
set on fire. Mr.. Filmer, the pro-
prletor. who slept upon the premises.
happened 10 be in at the time and
the smoke aroused him. There had
not been any fire upon the premises
for q hours. therefore it is looked
upon clear case of incendiarism
Mr.. filmer happened to have a guam
tity Of buttermilk on hand which he
dashed upon the flames and thus
saved his creamery.
Friday evening last there was a
unique and very interesting party at
George Pearsall's at the fountain.
which was designated a might cap
party" the object of which was to
wipe out the Indebtedness upon the
organ at the Methodist church at
Hillsdale. Each lady took supper
for two in pasteboard box, which
likewise contained q night cap, a
duplicate Of which the lady had in
her possession, said boxes being or.
namented with tinsel and cut tissue
paper. The boxes containing the
supper were put up ut auction and
bid off by gentlemen present for
from Is cents to $1.O5 each. The
most fun came when the gentlemen
were hunting the mates to their
night caps. The evening entertain
ment was interspersed with vocal
and instrumental music, DR.. LOCKER
accompanying upon the organ.
The Western Plowman, offering q
dollar prize for the best postal card
communication, F. E. Crompton sent
in the following: ''Mr. Editor West.
ern Plowman: On reading my DC.
tober Piowman my attention was
called to the following sentence
Large crops, full purses, prosper.
ity.' asked myself the question,
to whom do large crops guarantee
iuH PukscS' au1 prosperity! 1ne
railway companies who carry the
large crops to market may be blessed
with full purses and prosperity
aud the consumers who &c,
these large crops at greatly reduced
prices may carry around and be
owners Of heavier purses. and conse.
quently may be more prosperous
but the point is here-will the farm.
ers, as a class, who have raised these
large crops be any better OF?
land agent in western Iowa writes
lis time the farmers have a large
crop to handle, but | believe they
would be better off with half the
crop IL that was q general thing.
For instance, il this years corn CROP
should average so bushels per acre
and the price should generally come
down to 20 cents per bushel in con.
sequence, would the farmers purse
be apt to be better filled than if he
simply raised IS bushels per acre a,
~ cents per bushel? Bear in mind
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