Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
SUBURBAN SETTINGS.
JGDSLIN.


JosLIN. June 25.-F. W. White
side has erected an ideal windmill
or George Wainwright, with steel
tower complete.
Donnahey & Hilbert report that
the binder and mower trade is far in
advance of what they anticipated.
The farmers are hoping and wish
ing that that we may have another
good soaking rain something like
that we had week ago.
Friday evening next there will be
an ice cream festival at the residence
of David Adams for the benefit of
Rev. Gohn, of the United Brethren
church.
Mrs. John Fitzgibbons has printed
bills posted, stating that she has SO
acres of grass to sell in 10-acre lots.
The sale will take place Saturday,
June %.
Monday evening last the census of
Joslin was moved one notch forward.
An olive branch in the shape o! q
little boy made its appearance at the
residence of F. w. Whiteside.
Mr.. Talbee, the Joslin butter
maker. makes the offer that he will
test milk for those farmers who are
DESTROYS to ascertain which are the
best COWS in the herd, and which
are the inferior ones.
| The friends OF Miss Maude Cromp-
ton, whose residence is at Sac City.
Iowa, will be interested to know that
she has been re-engaged to teach the
fall and winter terms of school, and
is coming home for a months visit.
During the last week F. z. Cromp-
ton has purchased furniture at A. H.
Wendt's in Por. Byron. and was sur
prised to find such an extensive cs-
Enlistment of fashionable furniture
at prices to suit the condition of all
classes of people.
| The Yuma base ball nine added an
other laurel to their crown on the
Joslin grounds Friday last. 1t is
claimed that it was one of the best
played games of the season, every
thing was pleasant and no kicking.
aud moderate attendance. The
contest was between Coal Valley and
Yuma, and the result was to 5 in
| favor of Yuma.
The sale of stands and other priyi-
leges upon the Joslin fair grounds
for the Fourth of July, consisting oil
one bowery dance floor, three candy
stands, two shooting galleries, two
baby racks and one cane rack. were
auctioned off to the highest bidder
Saturday last. Chris Whiteside
bought one stand for $3.50; Swank
& Wainwright bid one off for $2C
and Donnahoo. Wainwright & Brandt
paid $50. The whole of the piivi-
leges brought 800.
| During the last week two old set
tiers met at Port Byron who had not
met each other for years, renewed
acquaintance and chatted socially
for some time-one of them speaking
of the change of the country the
last So years, at which time it was
almost impossible, on account OF
sloughs and water, to cross Rock
river bottom on horseback. He tried
it once, and his horse, plunging
through slough, cut an artery ia
one of his forelegs and he had tc
leave him couple of weeks with 8
farmer before he could get him
home. These two old settlers finally
branched off into politics, speaking
of lynch law, and the laxity of law
and the slow proceedings of the
courts. appeals. etc.. as being the
cause. The decision Of the supreme
court that the income tax was un.
constitutional was incidentally spok
en- of, both agreeing that it was 9
Just tax and that revenue should b,
raised by tax upon that which We
have. and not upon that which
we consume. MULTUM IN PARvO.