Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-30
JoTTINGs ABOUT JOsLiN.
News of Miscellaneous Interest From the
Upper Eud of the County.

News of Miscellaneous Interest From ths
Upper Eud OF the County.
JosLIN. III. 29.-John Noah, oil
Rapids City, was at Joslin on bust
ness Friday last.
Leslie & Martin have leased the
Joslin race track for the coming sea.
sen.
w. G. Besler, j. .. Thorne and
A. Soland were inspecting the bridges
on the c., b. & Q. Saturday last.
Alonzo Dunbar was elected di-
rector of the Willow Vale school for
a term of three years. The ladies
did not vote.
The butter made at the Joslin
creamery now finds its way TO Mo-
line. Ii is good article and there
is an increasing demand for it.
Every one almost that You meet
is sure to say one of three things:
''Is is fine morning." "A fine day."
or that it is .'fine growing weather"
Since c. G. Whiteside bought the
farm from his father his wind mill
has blown over and is entirely de-
molished. He Will now put up a
steel one.
The directors of the Dunbar school
at Joslin are enclosing the school
grounds with q substantial fence
and are putting up bitching posts,
which are a much needed improve
ment.
Is it not about time that farmers
held indignation meetings and de
mand thai the manufacture of oleo-
margarine should be suppressed bv
legisla ion? The cow for butter wi
soon be superiluous animal.
Harry Smythe, of Rock Island.
came to Joslin by train Friday
last for days shooting. He re-
turned by train in the evening and
carried home about two dozen sLipe
Eugene Hart has painted large
number Of farm residences and barns.
His last job was Uncle Samuel Vain
wright's residence. He common ed
on the residence of Hon. William
Payne Monday last.
Frank Tinsman of late has been
considerably afflicted with rheuma-
tism and l am informed he has EN-
ployed several medical men, but for
some reason their remedies fail to
touch the right spot.
Miss Lucia Payne has been made
the happy recipient of a very hand
some bicycle rs present from her
ia her. Hon. William Payne. 1t is
500 Rambler. She is now taking
lessons and is progressing rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Keuhl cele-
brated the 18th anniversary of Il eli
marriage Sunday last. They invited
a few friends to take dinner with
them and thus to assist them to cele-
brate. After dinner the company
were agreeably entertained with
music.
One of our citizens who is a great
stickler for the Sabbath and Sunday
christianity, and who never loses an
opportunity OF showing forth their
Puritan lovliness, makes the claim
that "if he had to watch himse as
close every day in the week as he
did on Sunday he wouldn't get any
thing else done"
The entertainment at Yuma
church Friday evening last for the
benefit of the Sunday school is highly
spoken Of. The meeting house was
well filed, and $l9.25 cleared. The
Port Byron string band was present
and entertained the gathering with
some fine selections. One of our cit
liens who is good Judge said that
he had not heard such music for
long time. Miss Zollinger, of Port
Byron, was the organist.
Creamery gilt-edged butter is now
down TO IS cents per pound. After
5 cents per pound is paid for making
it, cents is left to pay for pasturage
in summer, ground feed and hay ia
winter, and when the care of the cat
tie, the milking and interest upon
the investment is taken into consid-
Grafton, it is plain to be seen that it
is losing game to the farmers. II
protection is to be the salvation of
this country. why should it not lie
protection all the way round-tl g
farmer as well as the manufacturer,
or in other words, why should there
not be bounty upon butter as well
as sugar? MULTUM IN PARvo.