Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-15

Spicy Budget Of IsfSsmstion Cooessnlng
tie Upper End

spicy Budget Of IsfSemotion C0ocorueDg
tie Upper End.
Joslin, Oct. IL john Swank has
shipped another car load of hogs
from Joslin for which be paid % SIS
would have shared in the benefit.
There vas q rally q. Hilisdals Sat-
urday last. when Hon. ID. S. Kehle-
her addressed the gathering in the
interest of tie prohibition OF the
liquor traffic.
Frank DALEY had . flock Of ,hir-
teen turkeys. and Tuesday morning
last they meapdered round until
they got upon the railway track, and
the consequence was that tn, train
killed six II them.
c. B. Marshall, OF Rock Island,
was to have addressed an audience
Friday last a, the Reynolds school
house. but having had a call else
where, the meeting was postponed
until next Wednesday evening.
Friday evening last there was a
dance At the Woodman hall. and
there is to be another Friday evening
nexs if the weather permits. The
Evans brothers, of Pleasant Valley.
have been engaged to furnish music.
Rev. Br OK, Of the United Brethren
church, has been returned t, the
same charges. Rose Hill. Joslyn and
Enter orise, for the second year. aud
Rev. +. w. Thompson. OF the Meth
odist church. has been returned for
the fourth year.
John Brown, son Of Gregory
Is own, was met the other day. and
that peculiar, teli-tale smile was
upon his countenance. 1t is bounc-
ing eleven pound baby of the mascu-
line persuasion, and John says he
has been yelling for Bryan and free
silver ever since he came.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Noah are the
proud parents Of lO-pouud boy
baby, which was ushered into exis-
tence about the same time rs John
Browns baby. but it is currently re-
ported that John Brown is Growing
over Ed Noah, because his baby
weighs one pound the most.
Joslin, Tuesday last. put on city
airs by having Law suit upon its
hands. James T.. Scarf, Of Henry
county, sued George Johnson for SIS
for five acres of grass. before Squire
+. j. Whiteside. MIR. johnson con
fessed judgment for $40 and half .he
costs, which was 81 10 additional.
The following notice is put up in
our postoffice: "Strayed or stolen.
from my place. one mile northwest
of Geneseo, on the evening Of Oct. 5
a large bay mare weighing 800
pounds, one white hind foot II
stolen l will pay reasonable reward
for capture of thief and mare.
Thomas Terrence"
Old Mr.. Brockman, whose home
has been with his son and daughter,
upon James Rathburn's fam. died
Sunday. He had been troubled with
Bright's disease and other ailments.
lie was inferred Tuesday at Lip
hardt's burying ground. He leaves
six grown children to mourn his
loss.
Two government surveyors were
at Joslin last Friday taking what
they call ..elev atoms" for scientific
purposes. and the getting out OF q
Typographical map. 1t may proba-
bly, interest the citizens Of Joslin &c
know that we are 5S1 feet above tho
sea level, that is. Rock river and the
mississippi have about that mucf
fall between here AMI the 6 llf OF
Mexico.
| Last Sunday at the home OF Mr.
Breaker, near Hillsdale. occurred The
funeral services of Mrs. Margsrc,
Hauberg. The services were con
Quoted 10y Rev. +. l.. Brock, wit
preached brief discourse. The mu
sic was furnished by the young PEG
pie of the Hillsdale NJ. +. and Enter
: prise U. Il. churches. The deceased
was born June %. 1911, was S5 year
OF age and was married to j. ID
Hauberg in Germany. In lSi7 they
emigrated to New York City AM
then to Tennessee. Here they re
manned one year. when they removed
to the community in which she died
She was the mother Of 10 chill
tdren, four of whom survive her. Sh
has been u devoted christian frou
her youth aud member OF the Ger
man Lutheran church. She wa
loved by all her acquaintances an'
the entire community.
Johu Frederick Brockmaun died n
the residence of his son. John Fred
erick Brockmann, Jr., Sunday. DC,
IL. at 2 O'Clock p. m. Mr.. Brock
maun's sickness was OF one year
duration. He was born in Pittsburg :
Germania. Jan. Z. 1922. and came I
America July 81. 1869. and has re
sided in Rock Island county eve
since. He was married to Mis-
Louisa Hahn in 1865, and she die
March Z, 1888. her age being 4
years. 5 months and days. Mr.
Brockmann at his death was in hi
18th year. Mr.. and Mrs. Brockman
were the parents Of six children, tw
sons and four daughters, all OF WHOM
are still living. MIR. Brockmsu
said he saw heaven SO hours befor
he died and that he was o happ
man. The brothers and sisters eN
10000 THAR siocoro thaoEe to 81