Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-27
JOTTINGS FROM JosiIN.
General Information Of Current Interest
From the Upper End OF the County,

General Information Of Current Interest
From the Upper End OF the County.
Joslin. May 2S.-At Gregory
Browns Sunday last, there was q
large gathering Of friends, neighbors
and relatives.
Those spectacles that were picked
up on the road belonged to Myron
Yolson.
Thursday last Patrick Buckley
shipped . car load OF. hogs, of his
own raising. to Chicsgo.
The scholars of Joslin SUNDAY
school are practicing songs and reci-
tations for children's day exercises.
Wednesday evening last. several
OF our young men waited upon and
escorted each . young lady to the
graduating exercises in Port Byron.
Frank Armstrong. travelling audi
tor for the c.. B. & O., was at Joslin
Thursday last examining the accounts
OF c. M. Habbart, the agent.
Saturday evening last there was o
dance at the residence of George
divers. King Matthews and SON
were the musicians.
DR.. Trungle, Of Toronto, Canada,
who was q room mate with Dr.. G. E.
IWhiteside, Of Moline, when At COL
lege, being out here on q visit, came
up to see Mascia Dunbar, in COM
pany with DR.. Whiteside.
An extra freight and stock train
was put on the c., b. & Q. Wednes.
day evening last, which leaves Rock
Island at p. m, arrives at Barstow
at p. m and at Denrock at 11:15
p. m, there connecting with No. 4S,
the fast stock train for Chicago,
which arrives at Chicago at 5 a. m.
As this extra train travels entirely
in the night from Rock Island to
Chicago, it will be a great conven-
fence to shippers of stock during the
hot weather.
Said stylish looking drummer
upon the platform of the Joslin de-
pot, who had been canvassing the
town. and in all possibility hadn't
taken the orders he wished, ..It's
the farmers who are responsible for
the hard times BY boarding their
grain instead of selling it," Had we
had an opportunity, we would have
asked that drummer il it was not
the farmers privilege to hold his
grain rather than sell it at loss.
Did not that drummer fix the price
upon the goods he was Offering for
sale? Physician, heal myself.
Mr.. Coursey and daughter, of
Polo. are out here on q visit with the
Tubbs family, who reside upon the
James Rathburn farm. Mr.. Coursey
is q brother-in-law of Mr.. Tubbs, and
is said to be worker in wood, and
a mechanic OF considerable ability,
and would settle down in Joslin and
open out in his line OF business if
there was residence he could rent.
He has now got his head turned to-
ward Rock Island, and took the
train for that city to see what the
prospects are for his line of business,
and to obtain q residence.
There will be . meeting Friday
afternoon next at the Rose Hill
creamery for the purpose of appoint
ing permanent officers. The cream
cry building is already erected and
ready for the machinery. Tney have
finally struck permanent water in
eighteen feet Of sand rock. at .
depth Of $50 feet. In answer to an
advertisement, there have been IS
applications for butter maker. One
Of the IS put In q personal appear
ance on Monday evening last. but
the place WAS too small for him and
there was not . house in town large
enough to accommodate him. He
made . strict inquiry IS to the num-
hcr Of maila arriving daily EvAHY