Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-28
JOTTlNGS FROM JOSLIN.



the Upper End Of TIRE County.
Joslin, Oct. 2s As . businees
town in the upper end, Joslin takes
the cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Hubbart are
back again from their trip to Sac
Iowa.
News CONES that John Brown, son
of Gregory Brown. has purchased .
farm near Cuba. Mo.
Miss Netty Moody, who has spent
the summer at her home in Kansas,
has returned to Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs John Searle are to be
conerasulat ted on tho arrival Of q
SON, who made his appearance Mon
day last.
Roland Whitxside. who suffered so
much last sunni er from rheumatism
and tried so many remed les. is again
seriously afflicted.
William Talcott, who went to Ne.
braska 20 years ago, is back on . Wis
it, calling on old neighbors and re-
newiag acquaintances.
Mrs Oaell, who has resided at
Joslin q couple of years. has gone to
Conrad. Col, to reside and make her
home with her daughter.
w. H. Whiteside is putting in q
new brick cistern, which is to be
lined with cement. Robert Savage
has contracted for the work.
Roy Dali ~, who is attending He'd
ding college at Abingdon, was home
Friday last. He is delighted with
the college and surroundings.
One Of our friends says: 1--WE
were commanded to love our neigh.
bors, because we have no trouble in
getting along with everybody else.
Its now said that the reason eggs
are 4l9 . dozen in the Klondike 1;
because the hens have to wear seal.
skin cloaks eight months In the year.
Farmers are building corn cribs,
cattle sheds, barns, and improving
their residences, 30 that it makes
the lumb Der and building trades very
lively.
Henry Mummar's son, who left q
couple of weeks ago for parts I'M
known, rrturned the other day upon
his bicycle singing "Home, Sweet
Home"
MIR. and Mrs. G. NJ. Hubbart have
now gone to visit with their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Murphy, who re-
side at Astoria, Ill. They will only
be gone for few days.
Charles Head, who has been hav
ing quite a siege as juryman in Rocl
Island for 21 days. was glad to come
home again Thursday last, SO as tt
resume his farm duties.
G. C. Wake, who has had sever'
spell of sickness, which partook o
the nature of Inflammation of tn,
bowels and other complications, il
now able to be around again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Whiteside AZ
the proud parents of . bouncing DO,
baby, who demanded recognition
Friday evening last. Verify our pop
ulation il rspidly increasing.
Frank l.. Wakes new barn is nov
approaching completion, it being 8
by so, 20 foot posts, which makes
one OF the largest barns in this vicir
ity. Mr.. Long is the carpenter.
The fall term of the Rose Hi
school, which has been taught by MI
Sherman, of Rapids City, closed las
Friday for 3-weeks' vacation. MI
Sherman will likewise teach the wiz
ter term.
Roee Hill creamery is again rur
ming every day. The stockholdel
met Wednesday last to consider th
propriety Of building new residenc
for the butter maker, Frank Talbee
They decided not to build at PREF
ent.
The farmers all around us are hav
ing terrible time hauling water 70
their stock, especially those who r.
side on the bluffs. Quite q numbe
of farmers are boring for new welll
Luther Schafer is down 800 feet, an
still there is no water, and as th
drillers charge 81 per foot,
becomes no trihing matter.