Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-20
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PORT BYRON

Port Byron, Aug. e20.-rbere are
Thousands of acres of small grain il
| the shock that the farmers have hat
no chance either to stack or thresf
on account of the wet weather
which it is feared will be almost 4
total loss.
THE farmers picnic Thursday next
bids fair to be- largely attended
Many are expected from the tri-
cities.
a game of baseball was played on
Saturday between Port Byron and
Cleveland on the Port Byron grounds
resulting in n score of To in
favor of Port Byron.
The address given at the NJ. f.
church Tuesday evening by w. ~
Brubaker was well attended and
highly appreciated.
During the last week Mrs. G.. C.
|Coyne and Mrs. Chandler. of Moline,
were visiting in Port Byron.
Misses Margaret Merryman and
Edna Sleight, of Moline, have been
visiting their friends. Miss Genevieve
Rogers and Miss DIN.
Miss Alice G. Smith, a graduate of
Cornell conservatory of music. has
been engaged as teacher of music in
the academy for the coming year.
Connie Block returned home
Wednesday from Dixon. where he
spent several days visiting his broth
er. w. S. Block.
Mark Ashdown is building new
barn on his farm in Coe township.
Eipper Bros. are doing the carpen-
ter work, and II. NJ. Savage the ma
son work.
Mrs. Steve Allen and Fannie Muir
ray left Saturday evening for Lyons
for few days visit.
Miss Bessie Pearsall returned from
her visit to Fulton Saturday.
Miss Edna Haire is visiting this
week with Miss Lille Walthers and
other friends in the country.
Mrs. Carrie McGovern, who bought
the Edmonds' property, is now set
tied in her new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Metzgar. of
Moline, spent Wednesday with rela-
tivcs in Port Byron. They were on
their way home from Delavan lake
and the Dells of Wisconsin.
Great preparations are being made
for the Woodman picnic at Wood
wards grove Labor day. The Wood
men degree team of Port Byron is
contemplating competing for one of
the prizes.
The public school will open Sept.
$, and an increased attendance is eN-
pected. Principal Nichols will arrive
in due time and take charge.
The catalogues for Port Byron
academy are now out and in the
hands of Principal Bretnall.
w. ID. Hall has bought the John
Hasson residence, corner of Main and
Oak streets, consideration Sl.150.
Mr.. Hasson is to take up his resi-
dence in Moline.
There was Il false alarm of fire
evening and the church
bell was rung. calling out about one
half of our citizens from their beds.
il all ended in little
smoke. Two boys had carelessly
lighted lamp and threw the match
among some papers in the stove,
then becoming alarmed they raised
the cry.
Mrs. Belcher has returned home
feeling much benefited from her
northern trip.
\ letter has been received stating
that j. w. Simonson and Fred Gates
are in Montreal, Canada, and from
there expect to go to Quebec and
Boston.
4. Ii. Wendt, who is in Petoskey,
Mich. writes that that place is build
mo nm fast DIIrii,o the last wear
there has been erected many fine
residences, school house, hall
and city hospital. He mentions the
fine streets and elegant cement side
walks. The weather is very dry, not
having had a good shower since they
arrived.