Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-14
JOTTiNGS FROM JOSLIN.
News of Miscellaneous Interest From the
Upper End of the County.

is visiting in Geneseo.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dohahoo visited
last week with their children.
Roy Quick came down from Gin
ton to celebrate the Fourth.
Frank BRYAN. who has been work
mr. in Moline is home again.
Frank Berry, of Rock Island. visited
over Sunday and Monday with Frank
Sheppard.
Miss Mamie Dillon has been en-
ployed to teach the Adelphia schpol
and Miss Sadie Beal the Greenwood.
Cora David, Of Port Byron. is WIS.,
itin@ friends and relatives in Zuma
township, and is having a good time
generally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Nicholson are
the proud parents of new baby
Of the masculine gender. They have
now two boys and girl.
5. 5. Beal and Dan Noah have in
sured their residences. barns. stock
and other personal property in the
Coe and Zuma Mutual.
Misfes Emma Schafer and Della Frels
with jess Donahoo and Roy Daley
took Il delightful trip to Clinton to
celebrate the Fourth.
A new barn is being framed upon
the farm owned by William White
side. of Moline. which will be 81 by
30. it will be a cattle and hay barn.
Austin Schaible will have the manage
ment OF the building.
Mr.. Benson. who now resides near
Erie, who formerly resided upon the
farm now owned by c. {. Whilesiie.
was at Joslin, Saturday last. He is
so wears of age and retains his facul-
ties well.
;. :. Beal has made extensive alter
ations in his residence in reshinglinr
and rcmodeling .andhas added two new
pOrches, has renovated and painted
both exterior and interior. and now
has large and commodious resi-
dencc.
+. 4. Crompton and family great
fully acknowledge the receipt of Il
basket of fine, luscious blackbcrries
from Hon. and Mrs. William Pavnc.
The Cromptons are now hoping that
the Psvnes may have bountiful sup
ply of blackberrieS every wear.
When Major Bcardslcy. of Rock Isl
and, was waited upon TO induce him
to speak at JOslin on the Fourth. he
readily consented on. one conditions:
He had been tied down 50 long to
ham and beef that he should insist
upon having a good feast upon yellow
legged chicken. He got it.
Miss Nellie Dunbar was driving in
4 conveyance with her sister and
little brother. and on her turning the
team to return home turned too quick
and upset the buggy. throwing Nellie
and her brother out. The latter was
somewhat scratched and Nellie was
rendered unconscious for time. The
horses ran home and demolished the
buggy.
There is not the slightest reason or
pretcXt for the present corner in bind
in~ Irvine. which is doubling the price
over last year. except speculation.
There is an abundance of manufac-
tured Irvine in the country for the
present harvest. and no present or
prospective scarcity of Manila hemp
or si>al hempt. Admiral Dewey per
mitted the ship loads of Manila hemp
in the harbor OF Manila to proceed on
their way to the manufacturers ofthis
country. and the hemp is now on the
road 10 our shores. or already here.
for the next years supply of binding
Irvine. The binding Irvine trust will
rob the farmers of millions of dollars
this wear
June u the board of review of
Zuma township met and the members
constituted themselves into Il board
of equalization, and undertook to
raise the assessment of certain indi-
viduals, thinking, Of course. they had
Il legal right to do so. As soon a il
WAS uoi-ed abroad, there was lively
number of kickcrs. who claimed that
the board OF revision had no le~al
right Ia change the assessment: that
| if any change had been contemplated
by the assessor. it was his duty TO
have notified those interested of the
fact. so that thew could have had an
opportunity To object and state their
grievances. Mr. kohler. | under
stand, endorsing that view of the case
the books We're again changed
Albert l.. Brown. son of Gregory
Brown. 80 wears Of aye, unmarried
who has been ailing since the Fourth.
died Sunday morning at O'Clock.
and was inferred ut Weatherhcad
cemetery, near Bar>tow. at noon
Tuesday last, the funeral sermon he
Ing preached at the residence hv Rev.
Harper. of Port Byron, from the
words God is my help and refuge
and my very help in time of trouble. -
Three select pieces Were sung by Mrs.
Fred Osborne, Maude and Edna
Crnmpton. DIR. Reiter and F. +.
Cromptou. Jr. Albert celebrated the
Fourth at Cleveland with his sister
Julia. and the whole family are over
whelmed with grief at his apparent
untimely death. There was large
concour>e Of people present at the
residence. Ira Wainwright. F. T..
trompton, Jr.. Milo Mercer. William
Coils. Ben Osborne and George Ear
heart acted a pallbcarers and Under