Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-04
JoTTINes ABOUT JosLIN,
News Of Csrrent interest From the upp,r
ED Of the County.

News Of Current Interest From the Uppex
Esd Of the County.
JOsLIN. March 3.-The question is
frequently asked: Are We going to
have very early spring."
Wednesday last John Swank
shipped a car load of hogs to Chi.
cago. for which he was paid $S. 20 per
hundred.
Newton White has left Yuma and
has hired out for the coming season
to work upon q farm in Audubon
county. Iowa.
Horace Bull and family are moving
into Joslin and will occupy the store
building recently used as . store by
w. Ii. Whiteside.
Miss Madge Pratt closed her winter
term Of school at Willow Vale FRIDAY
last. She distributed handsome
prizes to the scholars.
Henry kuockemus feeling quite
sick, took the train at Joslin Friday
last. his object being to call upon his
family doctor in Moline.
The sudden thaw during the last
week melted the snow so rapidly,
which filled the sloughs and streams,
aud these emptying into Rock river.
caused that stream to overflow its
banks in al places.
am informed that at Horace Bulls
and George La Rue's sales about
everything was sold, horses, cattle,
hogs and implements, all bringing
fair prices. which was cheering to the
owners Of the property.
Mrs. Odell, mother of Mrs. Clar-
ence Hanna, and Miss Jessie Shep-
pard are moving into Joslin. They
will occupy the premises formerly
used as an Office by DR.. LOCKER and as
a place to meet by the Woodmen.
Our people look upon the falling
of the Rock Island bridge as a terri
BILE disaster. Henry Knockemus, of
Yuma. saw the bridge fall and
Charles Filbert was upon the train
that had to pull back into Daven-
port. 1t cost him a dollar 20 get
across the river.
+. E. Crompton, Jr., is breaking
four horses. Three are five years Of
age that are grade Clydesdales of
good size. and one a grade Morgan.
They will make splendid farm horses
and will likewise be good on the
road. As far as is known they are
sound and without blemish and are
for sale.
News comes to us that q man in
the western part of Nebraska having
a large bunch Of horses and the mar
ket being overstocked wrote to a
friend in Washington to ascertain il
he could not help him sell carload
OF stock. The answer was very
brief and read as follows: THE peo-
pie of Washington ride bicy Giles, the
street cars are run by electricity and
the house Of representatives is now
run by asses. No demand for
horsefiesb.
Real estate has taken quite a Jump
in the vicinity of Joslin. The James
Cook farm. or what is generally
known as the b. B. Joslin homestead,
which Mr.. Cook sold to Mr.. Waldron,
of Moline, brought $3.50, or about
$50 per acre. Some account for this
sudden rise by cities below gradually
creeping our way, and q few of our
sanguine citizens claim that the
time is not far distant when our viii
lage will simply be one of the
suburbs of East Moline, built up
and occupied by merchant princes.
the street cars conveying them to
their places of business in the morn
ing and returning them to their
suburban homes in the evening.
Then, being within close proximity
and OF easy access to the insane asy-
lum will be another convenience.
MULTUM IN PARvO.