Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-14
JoTTINcs FROM JoslIN.
Nieesilsseoas Nsus Nosss From the Upper
End Of the County.

Sieesilsseoas Nsws Nosss From the Upper
Fad Of the County.
Joslin. Jan. u.-George Vain.
wright shipped carload Of hogs
Thursday last, and Groh snd Wake
shipped carload Friday. for which
they paid IS 10 per hundred.
Frank Bennett, who had verbally
contracted for the renting Of James
Cooks farm. has backed out, and
Frank Wainwright may stay upon
the farm.
Quincy Ferrand, who has been en-
ployed on she John Joslin farm for
two years past. has obtained sisua.
tion At the Moline Plow works, and
will move bis family.
Any farmer having horses to sell
can drop . postal card to F. E.
Cronpton, Jr., Joslin, and he will
he waited upon. g W. Wilson. Of
Alpha, will be here in . couple OF
weeks.
Mr.. Sanders. who resides on the
south eide OF Rock river, has he'd q
we'll drilled to the depth OF los feet.
Ia drilling the we'll TIVE veins OF coal
we're passed through below tho coal
now being mined.
An7ther car Of lumber has been
received at Joslin, likewise Car of
saw dust, to DO used In tie building
o! ice houses. W. H. and Frederick
Whiteside and Christopher Whissside
are erecting ice hou.es.
Montay last in our village store q
man OF years aud experience. and o
promineOt republican, made the
statement thSt q protective tariff
does not enhance the price OF any
thing, but Its cole object is TO Keep
foreign Manufactured goods out Of
our market. What next?
The annual meeting of the Coo and
yuma Mutual Insurance company
was held st the Pleasant Point school
house Tuesday last for the purpose
Of uaking a statement OF the years
business to the policy holders. and
eleciing Ulcers for the ensuing year.
Dur ng the last yesr large accessions
amounting to $50 900 Of new insu,.
ance have been added to its business
which leaves nice little ncst egg in
'he treasury.
There is great complaint among
cur farmers with regard TO the no.
'orious high charges for hay sad
corn at the union stock yards g.
Chicago. IL has become notorious
that what is called q bush
ell Is not q brshel, but the
hay and corn fed to hogs aud
cattle is Jumped off and called so
much. This is On injustice to the
farmer, because he is the one that
has 70 pay for 1t These stock yards
by the grace OF q state Legislature
:hat always has warm side for cor
porations. have for years been chang
Ing extraordinary prices to shippers
for hay and grain. Il has always
seemed that the farmer legislators
might put step to this. and that
honor would dictate leg station that
wonld prevent it.
| W. y. Headly writes an open let
ter to his friends in whish be says:
Ito the Good People o: lie Claire: I
~ill tell you why hare taken my
leave OF absence. Twenty-sey.n
Yeas ago one Of lie Claire's fares.
little naidens begs, clicking in q
sto'e q. s. week. b. economy she
saved s65 the iirst year. with which
she bough; herself sewing machire.
The next year she saved $40 of her
earnings. felt sure she would
make someone good companion. SO
| proposed aud was accepted. Her
wedding on fiji cost 40 cents. We
started in life in our humble wAy,
she sharing poverty and adversely
cheerfu!ly with me. Our first home
consist d Of two little rooms in bi:
hal! over the store. Oae room
we used for sleeping and the other
for dining room, kitchen. etc. For
% years we have travelled down the
stream Of time together very pleas
autly indeed. cannot recall IS un.
kind words from her during the
lime. feel sure God gave me d
good, kino ana patient companion.
But to the sequel. The $40 which
owed her at the time OF marriage,
she never even asked me fer, and
was willing to leave it unpaid, but
10 snd behold. she now claims beth
principal and interest, which enables
her 10 take me on our anniversary
tour Of 400 miles. So, Thursday.
Dec. 80, we started. not knowing
whittier we will 90. To my surprise
she decides on California. We 90
from Rock Island to St. Louis.
thence to Fairfield. where we will
tarry with our daughter. Grace, till
Tuesday, Jan. 4. We will then re-
tern to st. Louis and then speed
away to Los Angeles. which will he
our headquarters for some time" In
conclusion we would say that il Mrs.
Headley can say that she caunot re-
call % unpleasant words from Mr..