Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-01
JOTIINcs FROM JosLIN.

General Info,mssson Of Interest iron
the Upper Eod o. the Coossy.
Joslin. Aug. S1.-George Brant and
Ernest Peters have purchased 9
clover huller from F. j. Whiteside.
The dry weather has so dried out
the pastures that some Of our farm.
ers have commenced feeding theiz
cattle.
John Swank shipped car load Of
hogs from Joslin Monday last, fos
which he paid from IS GO 70 a per
hundred.
&. h. johnson, the lone fisherman
who resides near Osborne's. caught 8
catfish Thursday morning last which
weighed IS pounds.
W. H. johnson will be the proprie.
tor OF the dancing floor upon the fair
grounds. and Prof. Woodyatt's or.
ohestra will furnish the music.
Col. Elmer David and family,
James Walkers son-in-law. have be.
come residents of Joslin. They
will occupy the residence vacated by
Horace Bull and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Whiteside
and two children, who have been
making an extensive visit among
their friends and relatives, are pre-.
pairing to return to their Wisconsin
home
The champion walker. spoken of a
few weeks ago. who hailed from Mo-
line has now become a resident of
Joslin with his family. He will oc-
cupy the residence formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Taulbee.
w. II. Whiteside is expected TO
move into his new residence the lat.
ter part Of this week. and Z. r. Cur
tbs. who mas been working for Charles
Osborn, is expected to occupy the
residence vacated by Mr.. Whiteside.
w. j. Wilson. OF Alpha, came to
Joslin Thursday morning last, and
during the day purchased four
horses. one each from S. Adams.
Shelby Walker, Frank Golden and
James McCormitt. They were to be
delivered at Orion.
The 3-dsys' law suit We have had
has developed more lawyers than we
thought possible in SO short a time.
Wherever you go you will find small
groups trying the case over again,
when sharp retorts and humorous
repartees are frequently heard.
In February, 1892. Zeth heald, of
Davenport. now of Yuma, the owner
OF an 80 acre farm near Joslin, ar.
piled for a pension through Oliver
Evans. OF Davenport. but Mr.. Hesld
failed to be examined, and the mat
ter was allowed to drop. Recently
Mr.. Head has made another applics-
ton through F. j. Whitsside, and a
pension certificate has been received
from Washington, which calls for IS
per month, and $515 IS back paw.
The law suit which WAS holly con-
tested for three days with James M
Besrdsiey, of Rock Island, and W.
a. Meese. Of Moline, for the plain
tiff, and c. j. Searle. Of Rock Island.
and NJ j. Mckniry, OF Moline, for the
defendant. over that noted road With
a half dozen gates, which runs from
Rose Hill to Rapids City, resulted in
p decision In favor Of the defendant,
which virtually says that ID. w.
Johnson need not be in any particu-
lar hurry in opening out said road,
although surveyed and laid out in
1916. yet beng allowed to lay DOR
mant since that time, cannot now be
looked upon as q public highway.
Tuesday afternoon, the first dsv OF
the lair. svery thing seemea to indi-
cate a large attendance and large
Exhibition OF all kinds of farm pro-
ducts. Floral hall was nlling up
with works of art, which were beau
tlful to look upon. AS usual there
is grand display OF blooded poul-
try, which embraces all the fancy
breeds. Qaite a numb Der of fast
horses have arrived. several of them
coming from Davenport. There is a
greater display Of blooded stock than
common. William and Charley Ash
down have Is head of full blooded
short horn bulls and heifers, E H.
Adrien a spotted Durham, Jerre
Pesrsall & Sons have - pens o. full
olooded hogs, William Ashdown
eight pens and S L. Woodburn three
pens. George Coates was present
giving frequent exhibitions.