Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-19
JoTTiNcs FROM JosLIN.
miscellaneous Matters Concerning Zama
and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
JOSLIN, Aug. 1S.-Charles Nol(
has commenced to study medicin,
with DIR. c. E. Whiteside, of Moline
Two cars of lumber and one OF sal
have been switched onto the sid,
track for W. H. Whiteside.
Last Saturday rain caught a mum
Der of our farmers with large guam
tity Of hay in the windrow.
Mrs. Fitzgibbons' new house il
now approaching completion as far a.
the carpenters are concerned.
Miss Lucy Dunbar, of Port Byron,
has been engaged to teach the Joslin
school for the coming fall term.
Widow AldIich, of Henry county,
is very low with Bright's disease
A conservator has been appointed.
Leslie and Norton have departed
from Josliu for other racing ground:
with their celebrated horse, icon.
tractor"
Ed Waldron brought a stalk OF
corn to our depot which measured
16 feet in length and 8 feet to the
ear of corn.
Frank Payne. of the c., B. & O.. is
now taking his vacation. He goes
from here to Yellowstone Park and
from there to Portland, Ore.
Joslin has Of late been visited by
an electric doctor from Geneseo,
who took orders for belts and elec-
trical appliances of all descriptions.
Rock river is lined with campers,
some of whom seem DESTROYS of
creating an impression that they
belong to the aristocracy and are
somebody.
F. f. Crompton, Jr., Ira Vain
wright and Charles Ward cut, raked,
put up, hauled in and stacked 25
acres of grass. which yielded about
so loads of hay, in four-and-a-half
days.
Tuesday last Joslin was visited by
two lady peddlers of notions. who
had been entertained over night by
c. M. Hubbart and family; and would
You believe it. they came all the way
from Jerusalem.
Mrs. George Walker has been
a sufferer with neuralgia, but
Wednesday last she took the train
to Erie and had DIR. LOCKER
to extract three teeth, and now her
face is wreathed in smiles.
The people in this vicinity are
very much put out on account of
DR., LOCKER selling ont in Hillsdale
and removing to Erie. They cannot
see what possessed the doctor to
make the change after establishing
such large practice.
a postal has been received from
Rev. Brock, who with his family is
At camp meeting at Polo. He states
that prominent men are at the meet
ing, and that they are having very
entertaining exercises, good speak
ing and good singing. and quite q
happy time. -
With regard to the item which
appeared last week stating thar the
patrons of Joslin creamery had been
paid in gold we would say that there
are - patrons that bring milk to
the Joslin creamery. ami the pay
roll last month was $6lS.15, and W.
II. Whiteside. the manager, had pro-
vided himself with gold more than
sufficient to pay the whole amount.
There were six checks that did not
amount to IS each, and of course tho. g
were paid in silver. There were sew
eral as they presented their checks
preferred not to take gold for fear
they might lose it. Several took one
piece OF gold as curiosity. Every
patron as he presented his check was
offered gold in payment, and with
the exceptions mentioned, they we're
all paid in gold. There are several
checks still out that have not been
presented to Mr.. Whiteside for paw
ment that have probably been cashed
elsewhere. MULTUM IN PARyO.