Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-09
ABOUT JosLIN.
Grocsryman Whiteside Worked BY .
Smooth Fellow.

Smooth Fellow.
JosLIN, Oct. Sit will be remem-
bered that about q month ago q
smart looking fellow came to Joslin
in covered rig and called for bill
of groceries 1T w. H. Whiteside's
store. offering a check on Simonson
& Schafer in payment. MIR. White
side, not knowing him. declined to
cash the check, but on his telling .
very plausible story, and saying that
his name was Wilson, and that he
lived near the Pearson fountain, he
allowed him to take the groceries.
Nothing has been heard of Wilson
since. only that the same person
drove from Joslin to Rapids City,
and tried the same game there. How
ever the groceries that he obtained
from Mr.. Whiteside we're found this
morning underneath pile of rubbish
and brush near Henry Nold's resi-
dence. He had thrown them out of
his buggy as soon as possible after
leaving Joslin. OF course the gro
ceries having been exposed to the
weather are now worthless.
Newsy Notes.
A. L. Breneman, of Beards.own, is
talking through the instrument at
Joslin. during Mr.. Hubbard's ab-
sence in Iowa.
Quite q number of our farmers
have been losing their hogs during
the summer and fall. The disease
seems to be contagious.
Clayton Daley, son of Sylvester
Daley, has now the sole manage
ment of his fathers creamery.
They can now manage it them.
selves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot, who have
made their home on William White
sides farm for the last Is months,
have returned to their former home
in Albany.
Fred Dewey is making prepara-
tions to open up . harness making
and repairing business at Joslin.
He will likewise make and repair
boots and shoes. He will occupy one
portion Of Frank Dailey's blacksmith
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Whiteside
came to Joslin from Moline Thurs
day morning last by train. They
come occasionally to visit with their
children and relatives, who are nu-
merous. and to superintend their
farm.
There is q constant jam Of teams
at the Aldredge coal banks. During
the last week coal has been hauled
away as fast as it has been mined.
Fifty additional miners can find
constant employment" so says the
proprietor, MIR. Barr.
Mrs. Sylvester Daley and daugh-
ter, Mamie, have been on q 2-weeks'
visit to Kansas to see Mrs. Dailey's
sister. They returned Saturday
evening last. having enjoyed their
visit-'.but no Kansas in theirs
Illinois is good enough for them.
Lyman bailey has purchased the
Sterling wagon which took one o.
the prizes at the Joslin fair, and 6
double set of harness from +. j.
Whiteside, and has donated the same
to his son who was recently married
| MI. Oallcy Salu. ~ ne XIII mas 20
two horses and his wife has got one,
and they must have a wagon ane
harness"
w. j. Guthrie, James Hare, Hor
ace Bull, HAM Swank, and a number
Of others. are going on a harvest ex
cursiOn to southwest Missouri tt
look at the country with q view t
settling if it suits them. w. Letsch,
of Barstow, has been down there
and is in ecstacies over the ap
pearance of the country, and is
anxious to sell out. He says: "Yor
can purchase as pretty land as lay,
out doors for $40 per acre.
Beautiful wedding cards have
again been issued from the JosIir
postoifice which read as follows
"Mr. and Mrs. George Wainwrig h
request your presence It the marrisg,
ceremony Of their son, Homer j..
Wednesday evening. Oct. 16, at
O'Clock, home of the bride, Zum.
township" MULTUM IN PARvO.
River Riplets.
Three barges were brought dowr