Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-17
ROUND ABOUT JOSLlN
Annual Meeting OF the Coo and Yuma Iu-
surance AssoeiatIon-News Notes.

Annual Meeting OF the Coo and Yuma Iu-
JOsLIN, Jan. Is. The annual
meeting of the Coe and Yuma Mu-
tual Fire Insurance company was
held at the Pleasant Point school
house today for the purpose of elect
ing officers for the ensuing year. and
transacting such other business as
might come before the meeting. The
following were elected as directors
for three years: William Letsch,
w. H. Ziegler and Charles Eipper.
The directors then organized and
elected the following officers:
President. H. Marshall.
Secretary-Hugh Mccall.
Treasurer-C. Upper.
The agents for the various town.
ships are as follows: X. f. Pearsall,
Coe; F. f. Crompton. Zuma; A. G..
Brewster. Canoe Creek; Samuel De-
vinney. Hampton; f. b. Hoke. Cor
dOva. During the year 1894 there
were SO policies issued. amount,
$1l4,950.
| News Notes
Three loaded cars with provisions
and sundries passed Joslin station for
Nebraska on Tuesday last.
Henry Knockoemus has rented
John Cowley's farm, and has taken
possession of the premises.
Horace Bull has rented the Chaun-
cey residence and out buildings, with
about ten acres of pasture.
David Adams is on the sick list,
and is suffering from an attack of
the grip. DIR. LOCKER is in attend.
ance.
Miss Lucy Payne, daughter of Hon.
William Payne is quite sick, and has
been confined to her bed for several
weeks.
Charley Whitehead, nephew of Mrs.
Vandeburg, who has all the symp.
toms Of consumption, has gone to
California.
The Woodmen of Joslin met on
Wednesday last at the residence Of
Mr.. Guildenpfennery and INDUCED
in big dinner, which consisted OF
turkeys, chickens, oysters, and al
the delicacies of the season that the
heart could wish. There is some
talk of building a Woodmen hall al
Joslin in the near future.
James Cox, the solicitor appointed
for this locality for the Nebrasks
sufferers, reports that there is al
ready sufficiently collected that will
purchase two car loads of coal and
one car load of flour, grain. clothes
etc. They are waiting to hear from
the proper authorities to whom tn.
cars are to be shipped.
Young men should be careful wher
they attend parties TO see that theil
horses are properly secured. At the
dance at MIR. Guildenpfenning's OF
Wednesday last two horses in the
barn got loose, and one of them be
longing to Frank Wainwright, fel
through a trap-door, injuring itsel
very badly, and breaking the shaft.
of buggy.
The underlying principle of pro
lection is selfishness. Any legisla
tion that benefits one class to the in
jury of another is unjust. 1t is i'm
possible that any tariff bill can be 81
framed that it will equally apportioI
the benefits &nd injuries to all por
tions of a country so diversified as il
the United States. What benefit.
one part Injuries another, and vic'
versa.
Equal rights to all, according t.
means and ability and special priv.
leges to none. is a good motto. ant
should be the sentiment of ever,
American voter who has the welfare
of his country at heart. And l firm
ly believe that free trade as it exist
in the United States will ultimatel,
trjumph. MI-I.TUM IN PARyO,