Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-03
FROM JosLiN.

Ssws u Aiae. nss~Sus latcssst ss.in the
Upp. Ead.
Joslin, March 2-Miss Nellie Vol.
ton closed her school ct Willowvsle
Friday last.
Mss Mamie Smith. Who 10 visiting
at Franz Wsinwrighrs. i, down with
the mumps.
. Charles Osborne hiss sold bis oats.
which hs has been holding for . cou-
pie Of years, to Mr.. Bu,zer, Of Hills.
dale.
Ed Wainwright il preparing 10
load bis Car for DAKOTA, his future
home. His brother. Frank. will 60
With him.
No Liedtke. who has been the ten.
ant VI Nj. McMarphy the pat year,
his again rented the farm ( the
coming year.
WEDGE, day evening last there wa.
= young peoples party at jesse
Nicholson's. which Vas kept up until
the "wee ans hours"
Wake & G oh bought . car ,ad Of
hogs Wednesday last. but their beins
9 d:op Of IS c.nts. they did no, send
the hogs to Chicsgo. but hep, than
over.
Fuller Smith and vile. OF D,sen
port, and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel s
w.in wright. OF Hampton township.
we're visiting with MI. and Mrs. Ira
Wainwright, Thursday last.
"a account Of smother stormy day
,sss Saturday. for the third time the
Hoodmsn we're disappointed Ut Hills
dale. However, they will try sgain
oext Saturday. The bill Of fare will
% chicken pie. oySers and cake.
Saturday evening last . sled load
o. Coe and Zams people attended q
school exhibition at Poplar Grove.
There we're declsmstions, dial gucs.
rccitstions, singing and music,
which WAS very entertaining.
Charles F. Berry has left for his
home near Quaker City. Ohio. He
has spent the winter with Joshua
Dillon, his uncle. and has taught O
successful school at yuma. As q
token Of respect aud esteem his pu-
pile presented him with q gold pen
the last day Of school.
The other evening while Henry
Brandt and his daughter were re.
tuning home their horse became
frightened and started TO run. The
daughter jumped from the buggy
and in her haste caught her foot in
tho blanket. which threw her under.
meath the wheels, one of them pass
ing over left foot which caused pain.
full injuries.
A Zums citizen has been CORE.
spending with . lady in Virginia
With Q matrimonial intention. Pho
'ogrsphs have been exchanged. and
tho lady wrote to William to come
on" Is is said the lady is nicely
liked and IL in . nice way OF bust.
nees. with els. 600 in the bauk. The
yuma man has left these parte and
has gone to Virginia to be with his
love. and all this has come 10 pass III
. consequence OF correspondent with
q matrimonial bureau.
Miss Maude Crompton entertained
her pupils aid few friends at q
cobwsb party Friday evening last.
There were &c unrsveling the cob
webs Arrangements had been mace
for John and Charles Scbsfer, guitar
and mandolin players. TO be present,
but they we're not able to attend on
account Of their mother's sickness.
However. the evening was spent very
pleasantly with games. music and
sipgiog, and the cobweb arrange.
ment. Miss Therlc Jordan. Of Rock
Island. and Mrs. r. +. Clompton,
Jr.. performed upon the organ, the
Dillon brothers being the lead re- oil
the orchestra upon their mouth or.
gans.
Mrs. Kate Collier, OF REX Island
deputy supreme oracle Of the Royal
Neigh bors, WAS at Joslin Tuesday
isst, installing the newly elected
officers OF the order. which arc as
follows: Mrs. +. f Crompton,
Jr.. supreme oracle; Amanda Mold,
vice oracle; kste Buckley. mar.
shal; Ella Lpbardt, assistant
marshal; Mrs.. I'd D,nahey. re
core Mrs. Charles OsbJrne, chan.
cellor; Mrs. James Adams, receiver
Mrs. G. Buckley, inner seutinel
Mrs. Henry Besl, outer sentinel
Mrs. Leslie Hanna. Mrs. Ella Vain.
wright aud Charles Osborne. mana
gers. The order is organized with
II charter members. who will hold
their next meeting Saturday next at
2 O'Clock p. m. Mt the Woodman hall
Joslin.
There arc moro fires from dcit civ,
flaes than from all other causes
sunday last four Of the Cromptou
family were driving along the bluff
road when one remarked: III Mr..
White don't repair his chimney b,
Gill be having his house burned
down" On returning about
O'Clock in the evening they di.cov
cred the residence was gone. 1t had
been totally destroyed since they
passed . little before noon. The
family. with The furniture that hat
been raved. were moved into Kinsle]
Matthew'S residence, which hap
pentd to be q ,occupiei. Itiss grea
ioss 10 MIR. White, as he was mol