Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-11
JOTTINos FROM JOsLIN.
News Of Various Cbavsctsrs Frem the
Upper End.

in fine order in readiness for the fair. |
Misses Luciau and Mabel Payne |
took . spin to Carbon Cliff upon their |
wheels Sunday last.
Rev. Wood. OF Port Byron,
preached Sunday last at Yuma in the
absence of Rev. Thompson.
male quartet from Western COL
lege efiged the citizens of Rose Hill
Wednesday evening last.
John Morse is working for Long
& Farber. who are putting up
residence for Joshua Stephenson.
Hon. William Payne was in the
cities below Wednesday evening, and
at the laying OF the corner stone Of
the asylum Saturday.
David Adams received a letter
Monday evening last from Penusyi-
vania stating that his only brother.
whom he visited IL months ago. was
dead.
Miss Hattie Henderson and Miss
Frick, OF Rock Island, came to Joslin
on their wheels. Miss Henderson
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hub.
bart. Miss Frick WAS the guest of
Mrs. Guthrie, her sister.
Friday evening last two men came
to Joslin who had been addressing
the people Of Hillsdale. They a.
dr. essed the citizens of Joslin from
their conveyance in the public thor
oughfare upon the crime 1873, and
other topics.
While half the American citizens
and newspapers Of the United States
are discussing reconciliation and
decentralization, &. j.. Searle, when
ut Joslin stated that "silver had not
been demonetized. and was not de-
monetized today" Somebody must
be barking up the wrong tree. Who
| is il?
A change has been made in the
days upon which public addresses
will be delivered upon the money
question at the Joslin fair grounds
during the fair. Thursday will be
devoted to the advocacy Of the silver
side OF the question, when Judge
Prentiss and &. X. Ladd will be
present. Friday will be devoted to
the gold standard. when w. A.
Northcott and W. +. Mason will be
the speakers.
A letter has been received from
Elsie Walker and William Feaster
from Nebraska stating that they
were at the Feaster farm waiting for
Marion Walker, who took the train
to his own farm in Kansas. having
got tired OF travelling by team. The
party travelled $50 miles, averaging
about forty miles per day. They
forded two streams when water came
into their conveyance.
Z. j. Searle, in his speech at the
Joslin rally, made the statement that
MIR. Head. OF the Rock Island Pillow
works. had said to him, that if Bryan
elected was their works would be
shut down. inferring that confidence
would be gone in the farmers order
ng more plows and paying for them
therefore, they would not run
at venture. If the intention
in making such statements and re-
peating them from the platform is to
coerce ard intimidate the laboripg
classes, all I can say is. farewell to q
free vote, and the Lord help us.
| Wednesday. second day Of the fair,
at 2 p. M. there will be q trotting
race, 2:30 class, purse $3.50. Thurs
day at 1850 p. IN. there will be a pac.
ing race. 2:30 class. purse $3.50. Fri
day at 1:3O p. m. comes the running
race, open to all; purse 800. The
greatest attraction Of the fair will be
lady brass band with vocal and
mandolin orchestras by the Doub,
family. The band OF itself is nov
city which is sure to create sensa
tion. The orchestra. it is said, is 9
favorite everywhere and for its siz,
has no equal in America. The band
orchestra and mandolin orchestrs
comprise seven persons each, all o.
whom are brothers and sisters, who
appear in natty uniforms.
Monday evening last Congressman
G. W. Prince did not come to Jo.lil
to speak to the people. as was an
nounced, on account Of the death o
his mother-in-law. However Can't
Freer, of Galesburg. was sent as
substitute. After q silly rehash OF ar
old campaign song. sung by foul
singers, had been sung, the cap
tain was introduced by the chairman
Hon. William Payne. He said hs
was not seeking any office. but wa,
simply trying 20 do his duty as 3,
American citizen. Today we ar,
engaged in a great political contest
The democratic party had Just mad,
the grand discovery that a grea
crime was committed in 1873, wheI
IL they would only read history they
would find that silver was demoni
tised in 1858. and yet in the sam,
breath he claimed that there neve
had been q time when a silver dolla
would not answer all purposes, I'm
der all conditions and circum stances
that q gold dollar would, and to sa,
that one-half Of our money had beef
! cut down by the act If rs, was al
, absurdity. The money question hac
nothing to do with the present con
. dition Of our country. it was s,mpl,
the different methods in raising th;
q revenue. Every period of prosper
!, ity had been under protec