Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-19


Shuek Others were Joseph Garnett
Grandma Buffum, Mr.. Eby, JOSEPH
Bunum, NJ. V. Spencer, Dave Finley
DIR. 2. K Bowman, old man First and
his two sons, Jake and Ferdinand, and
two or three of the girls that always
attended the dances. remember
Aimee O>Afara, Tine and Rosa Shuck
and Susan Mills.
For some time after 1 came to town
we only got our mail once or twice a
week We were furnished mail from
Taylor Ridge. There was no town
then. James Taylor Cknown as
"Stotch" Taylor had the postoff1ce
When we would get anxious for news
we would take turns in going for mail
1 have forgotten the date, but think
1t was about in 1868 we succeeded in
getting the Rock Island and Aledo
stage line to come via Andalusia, so
we then got mail each way six times
a week.
John Eby was the contractor. ]
remained with Frank Eby, until the
fall Of 81, when F. A. Cobb and Ely
consolidated their stores. l then &C
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house in Chicago. A short time af-
ter went there John L. Kenworthy
came to Chicago to take a course in
a business college 1t only took
him two or three weeks to take the
smallpox and as we roomed together,
we both had 1t. 1t did not take the
doctor long to tell US what was the
matter; the question was what was
to be done with US. We did not want
to go to the pest house, as the land
lord did not wish to have his place
quarantined, and with-the consent of
the doctor, who agreed not to report
US, we were put in a room on the
first floor from the roof with the I'M
derstanding that we would not show
ourselves. Well, we only saw in our
room the landlord. who attended 10
our fire and occasionally brought us
a little something to eat. and the doc
tor now and then. About the eating:
My appetite was very poor, but Ken
could eat all they brought him and a
good part of mine. That made me
mad, not that I cared for the food,
but to see him eat when I could not.
AS our eyes were too sore to read, all
we could do was to sit at the windows
and scratch and swear about the peo-
pie on the street. That did not hur!
them, and it relieved our feelings.
After remaining there some two
months the doctor said we could put
on clean clothing and get out. Well,
we both hiked it back to Andalusia.
where we remained. 1t took months
for the red spots to get off our faces.
John has never been as handsome
since.
It was that season QS63) that Cap
White built two story building across
the alley from the kenwortny resi-
dence (this was built and~sold to Cap
White by Mrs. Jones), which was occu-
pied as a saloon and residence on the
lower floor and billiard hail above.
That summer my brother, S. NJ, and
myself formed a partnership and
bought and sold grain. A short time
after that, We started store in the
HazIett & Ballard building. S. N.
to town. They were living in
my house that l had bought from Eli
Jones. Eli Jones then opened a small
grocery store farther down the street
1t was in the spring Of 1864 that S.
NJ. Boney's wife died. He soon con-
soled himself by marrying Ellen Free
man.
Pennsylvania Colony Comes.
During the year 1864 the population
increased considerably. There was
the Pennsylvania colony and among
them were Isaac Burton, Babcock,
Henry Neff, the Conner family (that
was a large increase), Schiff and n
good many others; amongst others
was William De Witt and family, COM
ing from the state of New York. AS
houses were scarce, they moved into
the house owned and occupied by j. n.
Britton- The old gent and boys
worked around in various places while
they were studying the country. The
old man said he did not Ike the
prairie very well. There was no
stun" So he HE'D himself up into
where It looked more like
the New York hills. Emily taught the
Andalusia school that summer. When
the family moved to Wisconsin on the
first of September 1 prevailed on EN-
Sept 8, 1864, and lived together until
1874, when her gentle
spirit passed to the great beyond.
Those were the happiest days of my |
life. Her death changed everything
for me. Had she lived, might have
been there yet.
I have always liked old Andalusia, !
and I still think of it as home. My |
Lille, who lives in New York |
city. says that when her time comes,
she wants to be laid beside her mother. |
I can think of a good many things |
in 1864. John T. Blaney, !
who had come to Andalusia some time /
before, was married to Mary Garrett. /
Poor Mary! 1t is sad to think of her
,ate, even now. l think 1t was in the
after part of 1864 that Rinnah Wells
bought the Garrett farm and moved
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