Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-20
JoTrlNes From JosLIN.

| Batch Of Rreezy Items About the
Upper End.
Joslin, May 19.-Rye is heading
out.
Vegetation OF all kinds is on the
jump.
David Adams was taken quite sick
Small fruits, it is said, will be
abundant.
Pastures are splendid and the
prophets say the hay crop will be
heavy.
The implement trade at Joslin, at
both houses, has been very good so
far this year.
The pay car is q sight that cheers
the heart OF the section man. It
came on the c., B. & Q. Saturday
last.
Young Wesley Hanna, who was
operated upon by DR.. Carter, of
Rock Island, and DIR. Bruner. of Port
Byron, for appendicitis, is now able
to be about.
The farmers are about two weeks
behind with their work, consequently
they are making long days, and the
click of the cornplanter cal be heard
all over the land.
Marcia Dunbar, who has been lin
gering along with typhoid fever for
II weeks, is now said to be on q fair
way to recovery, and has commenced
to take q little nourishment.
| James Donahoo is preparing to
build new hay barn. He is like
wise ornamenting his premises with
about 80 evergreens, which are in
tended likewise to be a ndbreak.
| A contract to build bridge 70 feet
in length and II spiles to be driven,
will be let to the lowest responsible
bidder May 20, near the M. E. church
iu Yuma township.
Uncle John Searle, whose farm
residence is on the south side OF
Rock river, opposite Osborne's, il
now belfast, and his life is about
drawing to close. He is SO years
of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman ".
Searle, of Davenport, came to Josliu
by train Saturday evening last with
the intention, in company with MIR.
and Mrs. c. M. Hubbart, of visiting
Uncle John Searle, of Henry county.
| The Joslin Creamery company
having advertised for professional
butter maker to take the place oil
MIR. Taulby, who goes to the new
creamery, Is applications we're i'm.
mediately received for the position.
There were about 100 present at
| hn a;ah ~ Z
hoo's. Miss Mable Wainwright took
the lady's prize for the shabbiest at.
tire, and William Donahoo took the
mans prize. Lunches sold for Is
cents a sack, the proceeds of which
goes to the church and Sunday
school.
The other day a farmer came into
the Joslin depot and the operator
said, well. Mr.. W., have you con-
trlbuted any corn to the famine suf-
ferers of India?" MIR. W. replied,
mo, sir, | hsin't. l think we have
enough to do in this country to take
care of the high tariff gold standard
sufferers" How strange some PEG.
pie talk.
Farmers should be more careful
with regard to their smoke houses.
MIR. Whites is the third one burned
down this spring. with about all the
meat they contained. Patrick Toban
had II pieces-hams, shoulders and
side meath Mr.. Whites smoke
house, all of which was DESTROYED.
Mr.. Whites residence likewise took
fire. and had it not been for the
timely services rendered by Chris
Barch and William Schwenneker it
would have been destroyed likewise,
and there was no insurance upon the
premises.
Mrs. Judge Searle, of Rock Island.
and her sister, Mrs. Alvin Searle. of
Shaler, Iowa, came up to Joslin by
conveyance Friday evening last.
Saturday they drove down to the
ferry and crossed over into Henry
county for the purpose OF visiting
Uncle John Searle, who is gradually
drifting to that bourne from which
no traveller reforms. The ladies re-
turned to Rock Island Saturday.
MUJTIrM IN PApvn