Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-02
JoTTINos FROM JosLIN.

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Joslin. Nov. SO.-The Oak Tree
school house ID being repaired BY
George Walker.
Miss Lizzie Dunbar spent Sunday
with her grandparents in Moline.
Quite number Of young people
Are attending the revival meetings
as Hillsdale.
Mrs. Alice Cox. Of Birchard. Neb..
10 visiting with her sister. Mrs.
James Walker.
Clarke and Becker are now drilling
we'll for Charles F. Schaier, Of
Zumi township.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donahoo have
been spending . few days visiting
with their children.
News has been received from head
quarters that there 10 to be . post
Office established ut Rose Hill.
The Jessie Cox farm has been dis
posed Of BY the heirs, but 1t will
still remain In the Cox family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cowley. Of Mo-
line. visited Wednesday last with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nicholson.
William Moore and John Wiede-
man have insured their residences
and farm buildings In the Coe and
yuma Mutual.
Anew woven wire fence and chain
hitching racks have been placed en-
tirely around the Yuma Methodist
church. which gives it . very neat
appearance and will protect the
trees.
Miss Sadie Beal spent her vacation
at home, and Roy Daley was home q
week from Hedding college. Abing.
don. Frank Sheppard, who has been
attending Gustus business college,
has been home.
John Brown has cent home such
cheering intelligence from near
Cuba. shat his brother, Scott Brown.
Of Henry county, has now caugh,
the Missouri fever, which may re.
suit In the whole family leaving.
Seth Heald, OF yuma, has had q
swarm Of bees take possession Of his
residence during the last summer.
In making alterations he removed
some wood work, which enabled him
to take out 116 pounds Of honey.
Henry Moke has gone to visit with
his sister and two daughters neal
Sterling, and has severed his con.
nection with Henry Knockemus; and
Henry Mold and daughter. Lizzie,
have been visiting with friends in
Rock Island.
Anthony Wells, one OK the patrons
Of Rose Hill creamery, MIXED three
cows during the month OF October
which brought him . fraction ovel
SIS That was about IL cents pei
milking for each COW, which /,
worthy OF note. because it is doin{
90 much better than common.
The qusck doctor paid his re
spects to q number Of our gray hairet
citizens during Thanksgiving week
and protesting to cure all the i'll
that flesh Is heir to. took away con
tracts and notes Of from Is cents {,
% each. We will cot publish tn
names Of the persons who have beeI
feecsd for fear il might give som,
ofYense.
Daring the last week two lightnini
rod peddlers called upon JohI
wiedieman, and q contract wa
signed that they would rod his hous
and barn for q, the lightning roc
men agreeing to put up the rods tn
next day. That evening John wen
to tell his neighbor. John Wiley
how cheap he was going to hsv
lightning rods placed upon his build
ings, advising Mr.. Wiley to have hi
rodded ut the same time. Mr.. Vile,
Remarked: well, John, II you &c
out Of that scrape for $500 you vii
do WE'LL" John, then becomip,
alarmed, requested Mr.. Wiley {,
come over the next day and exsmin
the contract, which he did, end foun,
that John was good for about $275
Toe upshot of the matter WAS tha
Mr.. Wiley, after con. iderable wrau
Cling, got the contract from tn
men, handed it to John aud told hir
to take il to the house and burn il
which he did, and refusing to sllo,
the men to come into the yard, the
finally drove away with their load Q
rods to try their game upon some