Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-24
JOTTiNGs FROM JOsLlN.
Zama Zephyra and other News OF Cur
rent Interest.

Qm8 Zep0yRo ana Ot1oH S~eWe VI SuH
rent Interest.
JosLIN, July 22-The corn crop
for this locality is now secured If
Jack Frost will make himself con-
spicuous by his absence.
A letter has been received from
Joseph Dunbar. of Nebraska. stating
that the thermometer registered ia
in the shade for three days in sue
| cession.
The Joslin creamery is to be pho
tographed as sOoP as the weather
will permit. 1t n desired that as
many patrons will be present as can
make it convenient.
Wednesday last there was an ice
cream sociable at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams for the benefit
OF Rev. Brock, OF the United Pres
| byterian church. There was a large
mum Der in attendance and about $l8
cleared.
Thursday morning last Judge
Searle, OF Rock Island, came to JOS
lin on business on the early morning
train. He was enthusiastic over the
money question, and thinks if we
had less politics and more states
manship it would be all the better.
One OF our farmers has decided
not to thresh his grain. He will
stack it, put in good shape. top
off the stacks with grass. and let it
stay there. He is determined not to
market his grain at the present
prices. But then, most Of the farm
ers have debts to pay and cannot
hold their grain that way.
What a luxury it is to lay in bed
and hear the rain drops come patter-
ing gently upon the roof as it did
between and 4 o'clock Saturday
morning, when the corn was begin
ming to need it so badly. 1t was a
gentle, steady, drizzle-dozzle, old
English rain, unaccompanied with
wind, for which we all are thankful.
John Crompton. having been
troubled of late with the toothache,
decided to have the molars extri.
Gated in order 10 have them replaced
with artificial ones. Saturday last
DR.. Straw, of Port Byron, relieved
+ him of II. all OF which were very
difficult to extract on account of be.
, ing turned in the jaw. DR.. Block
administered gas. and yet it is said
r John fought three men like Turk
and scared the women on the street
MIR. Matthews, who formerly fol
lowed the butcher business in Erie
and who is now in business in Full
. ton, and whose premises were de
stroyed by fire short time ago. ha:
met with another calamity. He wa'
, bringing some ice out of the ict
: house and had stepped upon the hal
5 door in such a way that he slipped
coming down with all his weigh,
: upon his person. He had three med
r ical men from Davenport, who stat
that he will be permanently incapa
: citateG.
q A few days ago a cattle buyel
r called at our residence inquiring fol-
. cattle. Ia conversation he stated
l that he had travelled extensively il
f Henry and Rock Island counties ant
e that he had never come across
4 nicer, more sociable lot of peopl,
] than lived on the north side of Rocl
e rive. "Of COURSE" he said, ether,
: are some nice people on the soutl
4 side, but take them as a whole 20,
: notice great difference as soon a
e you cross Rock river going north
: On the south side they are sullen
q morose. glumpy, sour, and car
l. scarcely give you civil answer to
l. a civil question; but once step acros
Rock river going north, and 20,
7 find different class of people alto
It gether." He had not only found nic'
: people all through Yuma. bat al
- through Coe township he found it t.
be the same. He spoke specially o
staying over night with one Of tn
Pearsalls, and he was in ecstaciel
over the treatment he had received
= After the gentleman had left W
IS thanked our lucky stars that our 10
had been cast on the north side o
:, Rock river. MULTUM IN PARvO.