Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-08
JorrINos ABOUT JosLIN.
Breezy Batch of Happenings from the
Upper End of the County.


hoo visited = week with friends in
Moline.
Cholera is making sad work among
the hogs over Rock river.
Mrs Coils has sold her farm and is
going to Missouri to make her home.
Miss Isabella Coils is said to be
dangerously sick with typhoid fever.
Fred Wright. Joslin's expert butter.
maker, has returned from his months
visit with friends in Ohio.
On account of the exchanging of
ministers, there was DO preaching in
[our churches Sunday last.
F. J. Whiteside is making prepara-
tions to build another new barn with
two wings. dimensions 50N55.
Frank and ALI Wainwright and
George Leslie, with others, attended
the fair at Prophetstown last week.
Mrs. Z. l.. Williams has purchased
the residence formerly owned by John
Neer, of Erie, and will reside there.
The Zuma church will be thor
oughly cleaned and renovated aud
adorned with new stove, and made
pleasant for the new minister.
Hon. and Mrs. William Payne and
daughter, Lucie, returned home Sat-
urday evening last after an enjoyable
3-davs' visit to the state fair at
Springfield.
Eli Corbin, of near Carbon Cliff.
brought large load of grapes Tues
day last to Joslin and sold them all in
the neighborhood at the rate of $1.5O
per hundred pounds.
Sheldon and Mainsc Walker have
gone to Ottumwa, Iowa. to visit
L 4 4.
ell in the old-fashioued way, that is,
they will travel with team and camp
out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Schafer, Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman DALEY, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Walker visited last week
at the county farm with Supt. John
thing in applepie order.
Wednesday last the Young people
of Yuma township to the number of
10 met at the residence of F. E.
Crompton, ST., for the purpose of
spending pleasant evening and sim
ply saying good bye, as they fro
quently expect to see each other.
f. E. Champion happening to stay
over night upon the 20-acre farm
north of Port Byron, owned by Henry
Oppendike. he was informed by that
gentleman that he had slept upon
historic ground; that the first post
| Office between Rock Island and Ga
| lena was kept in a log cabin upon
| that place. and that Uncle Archie
Allen was the postmaster. In corrob-
| GRAFTON of the above, we gather the
following from the history of Rock
| Island county: In 1928 Archibald
Allen, Conrad Leek and George w.
Harlan, with their families, made
settlement in the township. George
| Harlan was afterward elected us
tice of the peace, the first re-
siding within the limits of the
township. A. Allen, (more Familiarity
known as Uncle Archie), was native
of New York. He removed to st.
Clair county, Illinois. in 1918, and in
1928 to Fort Clark, now Peoria, and
from thence to Port Byron. Mr..
Allen built his cabin on what is now
the southwest fractional quarter of
section "A, and commenced trading
with the Indians, trafficking for their
furs and skins. Shortly after his
coming he was appointed supervisor
of roads. He was elected constable
for 10 Davies county, Rock Island
county forming part of that coun-
ty, which extended almost over the
northern part of the state. In 1888
and 1884, he was mail carrier from
Rock Island to Galena. Once
a week this hardy backwoodsman
would make his way on foot. fire.
quently barefooted and bareheaded,
to and from his appointed destination.
He travelled on foot for the reason
that the travel was often attended
with great difficulty, the sloughs and
streams at times being impossible
for a horse. At that time he was APP
pointed postmaster, the Office being
known as Canaan postoffice, and kept
at his log house. The postoffices
which he supplied on his route were
Rock Island, Canaan. Savanna and
Galena. From Canaan to Savanna, a
distance of rs miles, there was no
house. and from Savanna to Galena.
about 40 miles, there was but one
house. and that was at Apple river.
Mr.. Allen built the first frame house
that was erected between Quincy and
Galena. This house was DESTROYED by
fire some years afterward.