Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-28
JOTTINGS ABOUT JOSLiN.
News Of MtscelIansoss Interest From the
Upper End.

News Of MkceIIansous Interest From the
Upper End.
JOsLIN, Oct. 22.-The sbarehold-
ers of the Joslin creamery met at
Joslin Friday last for the transaction
OF business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hnbbart and two
sons arrived home Tuesdsy last from
their visit in Iowa. They have had
splendid time.
Wilson a. Heany. Of Cordova. have
finished the plastering OF w. H.
whiteside's store. They have put
on three coats and apparently have
done q good job.
Being in the postoifice the other
morning we overheard one OF our cit
liens. who takes The ARGUS, saw:
1.-The first thing I do after receiving
my paper is to look for the Joslin
news"
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z. Miller. now Of
Davenport. came to Joslin by train
Saturday evening last to visit Mrs.
Miller's father aud mother. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Dunbar. They re-
turned by train TO Davenport Monday
morning.
Newton White Sunday afternoon
last was returning from q visit to his
girl, when on meeting another con.
veyance his horse became unman-
ageable, and the two vehicles ran into
each other. The shafts OF Whites
buggy we're broken and we're taken
to Frank Dailey's blacksmith shop.
There was dance Saturday even.
ing last at the residence Of Mr.. Swart
on the Cook place. There was q
large crowd in attendance, and Frost
and Normoid were the musicians of
the evening. Those who were pres
ent say that "there was the beet Of
order. and that they had just a
lovely time"
The corner stone OF the new Luth-
eran church was laid Sunday last by
James Beale. The dimensions of tn.
building are 3Ox40 with IN addition.
A box containing three coins, a quar-
ter. dime and copper of 1895, two
newspapers published by the Luth-
ernn church. a copy of The Rock
ISLAND ARGUS. German bible and
an English bible we're placed in the
cavity OF the stone with appropriate
ceremonies.
Mr.. Clarke. one OF the party which
went to southwestern Missouri upon
q prospecting tour, left the balance
OF the party and came home. He
did not form very high estimation
OF the country-''too rocky" Hor-
ace Ball and Walter Guthrie returned
Thursday last. They had seen
pretty fair country near to Cuba,
about eighty miles south Of st. Louis,
but there it was heavily tim bered and
they thought the soil was ''rather
thin" They remind me Of a bota-
mist who Travelled all over Europe in
search OF a certain plant. and coming
home DISCUS found it in his own
door yard.
David Adams, one OF our old set
tiers, after m absence Of IS years,
thought he would like very much to
see his brother and two sisters and
his old home in Pennsylvania; conse-
quently he has spent several weeks
with them and has had n splendid
visit. But he says: IL did not know
anybody and my own brother and
sisters did not know me. Why
they said, that cannot be David
and it took some time to convince
them that it was David" The old
home had been changed some, and
the cherry tree that stood beside the
house was gone; the barn had been
remodeled. but the hills we're there
about the same as when he was
boy. When Mr.. Adams was going
he changed cars Mt Harrisburg. and
having to wait. went to view the
state house and several other build
ings and missed his train. having to
wait m hour longer, which he con-
siders one Of the luckiest events OF
his life. The train that he missed
was overtakcn. but had been derailed
while going 40 miles an hour. killing
the conductor and fatally injuring
several, and &c others received scalp
wounds, broken limbs and broken