Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-01-30
JOSLIN.

Mrs. Simon Michaels has been very
sick, but is now said to be some better.
She has been under the care of DIR. Nor
gan.
Last Wednesday night there was sur
prise party upon Miss Lille Cox, of Coe.
About ten couple were present. 1t was
q genuine surprise.
Mr.. William Cook shipped car load
of baled straw to st. Louis. After pay
ing freight. commission, etc. there was
the magnificent balance of 90 SO.
On Friday evening last there was what
was termed surprise party upon Miss
Maggie Whitsside. of Joslin. The intel
ligence reached the family during the
week, so the surprisers were surprised
with bountiful supper There were
seventeen couple present.
Mr.. kink who resides upon Mr.. John
Joslin's farm. has shipped ten car loads
OF hay-one hundred tons, mostly to Chi>
cago. and although hay is quoted there
at 30 and $6 per ton, the one hundred
tons will only net him about 800 or 81
per ton. So he will be out of pocket and
has given his labor, and boarded his
hands for nothing. II our government
is going to make a business of recogniz
ing trusts, is it not time the farmers
formed one. Mr.. Kink shipped Car load
of cattle yesterday TO Chicago. and u
message has just been received over the
wires, that one Of the car doors by some
means opened and let out three of the
cows. somewhere beyond Denrock. 1t is
reported that tho cattle were killed and
will entail loss upon some one.
Mr.. Samuel Bryant died on Wednes
day morning last and was inferred no
Thursday. Although the roads were not
in very good condition, there were
upward of eighty conveyances In attend
ance and twice as many people as could
be accommodated in the church. The
funeral sermon was preached bv the Rev.
Mr. Broadfoot from the S1st Psalm, 9Th
verse:
1 removed his sho ulder from the burden, his
hands were delivered from the pots
The minister said in his sermon that
MIR Bryant came to Illinois from Penn
svlvania with very limited means 10
1871. and had raised crop of corn
where the city of Moline now stands. He
had promised the Lord that if he ever OBJ
tanned Il house and home of his own he
life. and he had done so. He had con
tributed literally towards the gospel and
the ministry. and was respected by all
who knew him. Mrs. Bryant died thir-
teen years ago; since then he has resided
upon his own farm with members of his
own family, with whom he had not had
cross word. Mr.. Bryant is the father
of eight children, all of whom are living.
thirty-three grandchildren and twelve
great grandchildren. He decided his
roperty-reserving life lease-to his
children several years ago.
Mrs. DR.. Andrews has visited Joslin
during the week and gwen five lectures
on 'Phrenology, Physiology, Hygiene"
etc. BY way of advertising and to get
acquainted with the people, she has Civ
en- too free lectures and advanced some
curious doctrine. She has denounced
the church, has no faith in prayer.
showed the mistakes of Moses and eulo-
gized Bob Iagersoll She despises the
Old Testament, but admires the New, es
pecially that portion which reads: IF u
person smites thee on one cheek, turn
10 him the other also; and if any one
steals thy cloak give him thy coat; and if
any one asks thee to go with him one
mile, 60 with him twain" The no me, the
school, society in general should all be
governed by kindness If drunken hus-
band goes Keeling home at midnight and
takes two drunken companions with him
and If the wife is commanded to arise and
prepare some refreshments, she is to do
1t with alacrity and a smile, setting be
fore them the best she has, call them
gentlemen and apologize because she
could not treat them better. All of
which is not likely to be lived up to. to
any remarkable extent. She likewise
claimed that all that is, is best. and all
that is, is right" Therefore there cans
not be anything to find fault with or
complain against. Yet her whole talk
was criticism upon somebody or some>
thing that was not exactly right. Like
most phrenologists she has the organ
of acquisitiveness pretty fully developed
and understands how to rake in the
dimes, and if all reports are correct, sh e
is entitled to a first-class certificate.
Can any one assign any reason why
GARRISON, the champion briber of the
United States, who attempted to bride
St John and Dudley, of Indiana fame,
and Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, that
sweet trio whe succeeded in bribing two
officials in the Office of the Voice. of New
York, to steal the mailing list for $3.50,
l ask again. can any one assign any
reason why they should not have a prom-
Inent place in Hsrrson's cabinetf
There have been several runners lately
who have stopped off at Joslin with
pretty long yisages. Some represented
boots and shoes and clothing, and others
rubber goods and they claim that bust
ness is at about a standstill and that
there is nothing to be done. Is it any
wonder when wealthy moncpolists and
trust combinations are drawing the life s
blood out of the masses for the benefit Of
themselves What was the tyranny and
oppression of old England which was the
cause of the American revolution, to com =
pare with the legislative robbery of the
present day. MULTUM IN PARvo