Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-04
JoTTlNos FROM JosLM.
News Of Miscellaneous Interest From the
Upper End OF the County.

News OF Miscellaneous Interest From the
| Upper End OF the County.
Joslin, Aug. 3.-Mamie and Annie
Lee, of Rock Island, are visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Oliver.
| Henry Mumma took the train for
Chicago Friday morning last, on very
important business
William Whiteside came up from
Moline Monday morning last to make
a short visit and take view of the
+, crops.
Joslin did not receive any eastern
mail Wednesday or Thursday last. ON
account of the burning of a bridge
between Denrock and Fenton Centre.
Mr.. Butter, of Hillsdale, is buying
and shipping corn from Joslin. Being
the owner of shelter. he shells the
corn himself. 1000 bushels were
shelled the first half dav.
j. NJ. Walker left for Kansas Tues
day morning last to visit his farm
and see the condition of the crops.
He will break his journey and visit
the Omaha exposition.
A letter dated July 10 has been re-
ceived from Fred Netzer, stating that
he was on the steamer Columbia, with
in two miles of Santiago. He writes
that he is well and expects to move
any moment.
In consequence of broken bit.
Donahey and Leslie had lively runa-
way Tuesday morning last. The
horses dashed out of the yard, made
a few lively twists and turns, upset
the buggy, broke the tongue and
whiflletrees, rolling the occupants
upon the ground, Mr.: Leslie falling
Iuppermost.
| MIR. and Mrs. George Oliver, Charles
Stratton and Miss Maggie Cewe, of
Erie, and Joseph Whiteside and Miss
Nellie O'Connell, of Joslin. formed
tally-ho party and drove down and
Ispent day visiting with Mrs. Cewe,
of Hampton township. They enjoyed
a good dinner, which was a great
feast, with ice cream, etc., the day
being spent in social and iovial
manner. The coach or carriage used
for the occasion was conveyance
: that formerly belonged to the Cable
family. OF Rock Island, which goes to
show that the party was high toned
affair.
Tuesday last Joslin put on city airs
by having a full fedged law suit.
David f. Scott sued Charles Biehl-
, meyer for the drilling of WELL Mr..
| McCaskrin appeared for the plaintiff
5 and States Attorney Searle for the
defendant. 1t was jury trial and
: there being quite Il number of wit
nesses it occupied most of the day.
/ The defense claimed not to he liable.
, because it was not tirst-class Job:
that there was sand bucket at the
: bottom. embedded in the rock. which
l could not be drilled out, consequently
} would always interfere with digging
5 the well deeper, if that was necessary.
IQuite Il number of witnesses testified
5 that they had been to the well and
| had pumped in RELAYS. two pumping
S at time. and in 10 to 90 minutes
: time the pump sucked wind and the
2 water ceased to flow. One the other
e hand. the plaintiff claimed that the
Iwell was a good WELL because there
was all the water that would ever be
Required upon the premises, and the
;, plaintiff claimed further that he
4 would give 4 five or 10-vear guaran-
d tee. if the well should give out. to
make it good. The jury late in the
e evening finally gave Judgment for the
= plaintiff for s66.10, few dollors les.
; than the claim.
:. The board Of strategy at Joslin me-
. during the week and voted unani-
: mously that we retain the Philippine
5 islands. The chairman felt very in.
t Idignant and wished to know if W,
h had been spending our money. expos.
ing our men, wasting our ammuni
ton and risking our vessels, Just fol
fun, or simply to have coaling sta
ltion? 1t was conceded on all side.
that Providence had been helping u,
to fight our battles in the line Of civil
8 Iization and progression, and to give
the Philippine islands back to Spain
= Tor allow them to be sliced up b,
! France, Germany or Russia, would be
an insult to the Creator Himself
Thanks were voted the chairman fol
! this burst of eloquence, and it wa.
likewise agreed unanimously that d
copy of the speech be sent to Presi
dent Mckinley.
No-To- Rae for E,ftv Tent.