Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-05

an elSnC morse AFFAIR BOD was Ieel
ing the machine when a wet sheaf went
through the machine with "chug," the
wooden cylinder bursted into pieces and
flew into the air in every direction;
we We're all scared and the machine
went out of business; it was beyond
repair. The boys afterward III telling
of the accident said that Bob's hair
stood ON end so suddenly that it threw
! his hat off and that he ran 40 rods
without stopping Bob excused himself
| for running because he said the pieces
were still up in the air and he did not
know where they would light.
First Frame Barn.
| The first frame barn | remember of
seeing was one built by Uncle Joe Dun
| lap on his farm, now owned by his
grandchildren. The frame was made
of poles taken from the timber nearby.
1t was both shingled and sided with
oak clapboards made by hand. The
tool used in making these boards WAS
called a frow. Religious services were
held in this barn occasionally by itin
Grant preachers who happened to pass
that way. The pioneers of the south
western portion of Andalusia township
attended these meetings.
, | attended school in but one log
school house. That was located in
lAndalusia township. 1t was built on
the southeast corner of the farm now
lowned by Tom Hayes, and not far from
the threshing machine accident. That
lneighbOrhOod had been without school
house, and the old settlers held meet
ling to locate and build one. The site
was selected and a logging bee was
. ARRANGED for. At the appointed time
the men folks of the neighbOrhOod
, gathered in the timber and cut and
hauled a sufficient number of logs tC
: build the house. This took several
: idays. When sufficient logs were on the
: ground, they had a raising" and put
the logs in position to make the house
: 1t was covered with clapbOards, and The
! cracks were chinked with pieces OF
I fence rails and daubed with mud
! While it was a rude affair, it was quite
comfortable and answered the purpose
l very well. The school was not large
but l remember Charley Titterin&ton
Steve and Philip Roberts. the Harris
J. boys, and the Schuck girls, and other
: attended school there.
l | remember there was a protracteC
Z meeting there one winter An itine,
ant preacher of the Campbellite faitl
II happened that way. He expressed
! desire to hold a meeting, and it wa
) ARRANGED for. The meetings We're he'll
Il in the evening, and the light was ful
u lnished by very primitive lamp fiXe
u up in this fashion: A common sauce
;, half filled with lard was the lamp; tn
wick was three strands of cotton rag
braided together and was about five q
six inches long; this wick was cole
= taround in the lard i'll the saucer an
= protected about an inch over the edge
- this projecting wick was lighted, an
- furnished the light for the meeting
, This sort of lamp was not uncommo
1f in those days, and was called slut.
l. The preachers name was Phillip
20 He was man of considerable abilit
9. land spoke with some eloquence, but /
- was very sarcastic and used very fore
Il bic language if things did not so h
~ way. He was very anxious to get IL
= young people to come to his meeting
4 In this he succeeded fairly well, b1
IS. the boys would only see the girls HON
at and they did a little Sparkling"
ne boys and girls usually did in tho:
IT. days. but they did not seem to g
n making no Roadway with his meeting
n and finally closed by giving the peopl
es especially the young folks, scoldiI
en sermon as a farewell, and ended up
re saying that they were Joined to the
IA idols-let them alone. He told Il
"A, church members that most of the
rs. were very long-legged; that he did n
OIL know why they were so cold unless
ra was because they were up so high I
AS said that when a good, warm Christi;
a got near the devil, it would make &
re old fellow uneasy and make hi
50 squirm; but he knew church member
nj and not far from that place, who cou
ill step over the devil and not wa
him up.
he leIt the nelSn0OrnO0d Win [
in firm conviction that it was nearer h.
M than heaven. Whether the preach
les was right or not, | do not know; but
ert remains neighborhood fact that a fl
ne nights after that the old log scho
ia house caught fire and burned to t
nd ground.
uni About Early Parties.
us Parties among the young people
no 40 or so years ago in Andalusia tow
ISL ship were numerous There was no
lth tempt to put on style at any of the
on but good cheer was always at tho
ere gatherings and good time was alwa
'ok had. In the long ago | went to one
TO these gatherings. 1t was a cOrn-huski
ten bee out on the prairie. A two-hol
cut wagon load of young folks, both 81
10 and boys, went out. When we {
1t there the boys voted that every time
Nv, boy should find red ear of corn in I
the husking, he was entitled to kiss
TO- girls. The girls voted against