Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-31
JoTTINoS ABOUT JosLlN.
Interesting Budget OF News From the
Upper End of the County.
excellent.

Joslin, Aug. 30.-Frank Bryan is
working ut the Fair in Davenport.
Miss Allie Beal is visiting at her
uncle's in Cherokee. Iowa.
Mrs. Pratt, of Anita, Iowa, is visit
ing friends and relatives in Yuma.
y. G.. Daley and family, of Clinton.
visited Sunday in Yuma township.
The new steel bridge in Coe, near
the Zuma line, has received Il coat of
paint.
Misses Mamie Dillon and Sadie Beal
have commenced their fall terms of
school.
Myron Yolton spent two days in
Chicago last week having his eyes
treated.
Jessie Whiteside spent Saturday
and Sunday with Melia Knockenus in
Barstow.
Henry Mumma has returned from
Chicago, having submitted to sur
gical operation.
Mrs. c. NJ. Hubbart, in company
with Mrs. Odell, drove down to the
picnic at Cleveland.
Grandma Mumma, of Nebraska, is
suffering from stroke of appoplexy
at her daughters, Mrs. Sell.
Mrs. Charles Rathburn and children,
of Davenport, came up by train Sat-
urday evening last to visit with
friends.
\ large number of farmers and
their families attended the farmers
picnic ut Woo dward's grove Thurs
day last.
Mr.. Liedtke, who has rented Ed Me-
Murphy's farm for two years, con-
- IN,I- h.
gone to view the country.
Mrs. Belle Joslin's two daughters.
wears of age, who have attracted
much attention in our community,
returned to their home in Chicago
Saturday last, after 7-weeks' visit.
Last Saturday there was born to
MIR. and Mrs. Ira Wainwright bounc-
ing baby boy, which weighed 104
pounds. They now have three fine
children, one son and two daughters.
Prof. j. n. Ct. White, magician,
ventriloquist and fire king, held forth
at Joslin under Il canvas tent Friday
evening last. The Punch and Judy
attachment created much merriment
among the young folks.
This is the time of the year when
farmers are anxious to see the thresh-
ing machine come into the yard, and
they are ust as anxious to see it go
out again. 1t makes it very busy
time for the women to have to cook
for so many.
About twenty-four of the campers
on Rock river came over Saturday
last to see the ball game ut Joslin.
On their return Mr.. Hart son passed
them in their conveyance; but after
passing them Harris tug came I'M
hooked and he had to stop, the
campers conveyance running into
him and over him and smashing his
buggy into kindling wood. Hart had
the campers arrested by warrant, and
brought before Squire Whiteside.
The campers came out victorious in
proving that it was Harris fault in
passing them and then stopping.
The board of strategy at Joslin met
and decided unanimously that the
president of the United States was en-
titled to much needed vacation, with
a distinct understanding that in any
speeches he may make he does not
resort to any electioneering tactics
nor give the least hint that he is a
candidate for second term. The
chairman said he was much grieved
to see that so much sickness and many
delths had taken place among our sol
diers, which was charged to gross
carelessness and willful mismanagc-
mcnt somewhere, by somebody, and
he would suggest to the board that
full investigation be demanded and
the parties brought to judgment and
duly punished if guilty. Mr.. A
thought that mistake had been made
by the administration in simply APP
pointing five Spanish and five Ameri-
cans to decide as to the disposition of
the Philippine islands, inasmuch as
there is danger of a deadlock. and in
that case who shall decide? If it is not
too late, the board would suggest that
these ten missioners appoint an
eleventh TO give the deciding vote in
case of tie. As there was no other
business the board adjourned for one
week.