Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-08
PORT BYRON POINTS,
Batch of News and Gossip From
the Busy Upper End
Town.
BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE.

| Henry Rocker Has an Accident While
Huuting-Mr. and Mrs. william AIdredge
Locate in Guthrie County. Iowa-Ssd
Death of c. c. whiteside Potatoes Mar
keted at 20 Cents and Onions 80 Cents.
Port Byron, Nov. S.-Rev. and Mrs.
Oberlin, Ohio.
Mrs. y. c. Swingley left Port Byron
for her home in the south Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith. of Chi
cage, are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. &. COyne. .
Nov. l c. c. Coyne entered upon
his duties as general manager of the
button factory
w. III. Ashdown went to Leeds,
Iowa, Wednesday last. He expects to
purchase short horn cattle.
DIR. Block reports Mrs. &. l.. Hobart,
who went to Chicago to submit to
surgical operation, as improving.
George Metzgar, of Chicago, ar
rived at Port Byron Saturday and
visited with friends over Sunday.
Misses Maude and Maggie Cromp-
ton took the boat for Rock Island Mon
day to visit with friends a couple of
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moose, who re-
side on the James Bovard farm, well
coined a bright eyed son at their home
Monday.
DIR. Block has raised a winter rad
ish % inches in length. 1t measures
16I inches in circumference in the
thickest part.
George Brandt is moving into the
residence owned by Mrs. Schwen-
necker, which was Formerly occupied
by James Hare.
James Rathburn is now staying with
his daughter, Mrs. William Parker,
where he intends making his home
| the coming winter.
The Methodist church was so
crowded Sunday evening last that
chairs had to be taken in from the
Epworth league room.
| DIR. Bruner accompanied Mrs.
| Robert Savage to the west side hos
pital, Chicago, where she goes to sub
NIT to a surgical operation.
Volk S Co., of Rock Island, are to
| make the necessary alterations on the
premises purchased by the Masonic
order from Mrs. f. j. Fleming.
The sale upon the Miller farm
Thursday last was largely attended,
and everything, cattle, horses, cows
and grain, sold at a good price.
Tuesday last the Woodmen in 4
| body showed their brotherly kindness
by gathering in the crop of corn upon
| the farm of John Searle, deceased.
A. q. Brewster has purchased the
| warehouse on the west side of Main
street, opposite DR.. Lyford's tenement
| house. He contemplates buying
grain.
| On Halloween the Royal Neigh bors
pei Petrated a genuine surprise upon
Mrs. Ellis, wishing to show her some
respect previous to her departure for
| California.
| A barn and contents were totally
| destroyed by fire on the Searle farm
in Yuma township Monday afternoon
| last. 1t was insured in the Coe and
Yuma Mutual.
Potatoes 10y the quantity are being
| bought from the farmers at % cents
| per bushel. The merchants are sell
ing them at 30 cents. Onions are so
cents per bushel.
| The ladies of the Congregational
church will give an entertainment in
the near future entitled, The Tenn
pie of Fame" the proceeds to go to-
ward the church debt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Dillon,
of near Hillsdale, were in Port Byron
Monday last shopping and calling
upon friends. They are old settlers
and belong to the early pioneers.
Mrs. a. Cramer, of near Princeton,
Iowa, is moving her belongings to
- w
son-in-law, near Rapids City, where
she expects to make her future home.
Has a Close Call.
While Henry Rocker, son of John
Rocker, was firing a shot gun last
, Sunday afternoon, the shell flew back.
ward, filling the left eye and face with
powder. DR.. Skinner found, fortu.
nately, after picking out portions OF
, the shell, that the sight was not in
jured.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Aldredge left
Port Byron about a month ago in a
prairie schooner for the purpose o.
seeking a new home. They took &
westerly course, camping out a
night. until they reached Stewart
Guthrie county, Iowa, where they Sc
= cured so acres of land They are
now back again, and are packing
their goods for final departure.
One of our citizens suggests that i
would be in the interest of economy
and would make shorter work of it
would prevent widows signs and or
phans' tears, an increased pension
list and would be the saving of {
million dollars weekly, to allow OH:
and Aguinaldo to settle the Philippin,
difficulty themselves, the choice o
weapons to be decided by lottery.
| There seems to be something pecu.