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

Upper End of the County.
Joslin. July 6.-Wiliiam Groh
shipped another carload of hogs Tues
day last, for which he paid $3.50 per
hundred.
e. G. Wake and Charles Schafer
have insured their residences, out
buildings and personal property in
the Coe and Zuma Mutual.
w. II. Whiteside's water tank.
which is to be elevated into the tower
of a windmill. has arrived He in
tends by that means to force water
into his residence
Maude and Maggie Crompton took
the train Sunday morning last for
Rock Island. They will be gone
about week.
Will the party who borrowed F. j.
Whiteside's pump tongs please re-
turn them, as there are others who
wish to use theme These tonys are
kept for the use of the public. but
parties borrow them and fail 10 re-
turn them.
Although Henry Knockemus has
somewhat recovered from his paraly-
tic stroke, vet he says he cannot
stand the heat; neither can he per-
form much labor, and he don't be-
lieve he will ever be the same man
again. He has lost % pounds.
Dnring the last week two of our
young men have had little unpleas-
antness which resulted in a scrap
upon the public highway. on account
of one having heard that the other
had made some remarks of rather an
unpleasant character, which brought
blood into his knuckles and started
him upon the war path, and as any
one would naturally expect, there
was 4 woman in the fracas. On the
young men meeting, the one who con-
sidered he had been basely slandered,
politely invited the other to come out
on the public highway and settle the
matter and the one who had received
the invitation being of an accommo-
dating nature. stepped out and was
seized by the foretop, and a few rapid
blows were dealt him in the neighbor-
hood of his nasal appendage, which
has left very unpleasant feeling, and
there is some talk of a law suit.
The ladies of the Christian churca
of Iowa City have published volume
of well tested recipes. which is desig-
mated The Iowa City Cook Book, -"
and upon fly leaf is printed the fol
lowing: To the 500 ladies of Iowa
City and vicinity who have contrib
uted the recipes for this book. max
ing its publication possible. and to
he merchants and manufacturers
who have rendered substantial aid in
the undertaking, the hearty thanks of
The ladies' of the Christian church are
hereby rendered. On page Ia we
find the following recipe is offered for
making scripture cake which will
no doubt interest the ladies, rs it
would be very appropriate cake to
have when the minister is expected to
tea: Scripture cake, contributed by
Mrs. Z. A. Bowles- one cup of butter,
Judges 5-25; 81 cups -four Kings T.
%; ) cups sugar. jeremiah 6-2O; 2
cups raisns, ! sam 30-l2, , cups figs,
| Sam 3O-12; cup water Gen. 24-17;
l cup almonds Gen. 1911; 6 eggs,
Isaiah lo-l4; l tablespoon honey, Ex.
1921: Il pinch salt. Leviticus 1913;
spices to taste, l Kings 1910; two
tablespoons baking powder, Cor. D
6. Follow Solomon's advice for max
ing good boys, and you will have a
good cake, Prov 23-14.
The morning of the Fourth opened
out fine upon the Joslin fair grounds,
there being a pleasant breeze. and
everyone seemed joyous and happy
The morning train brought few
from the cities below, which included
Mai. j. NJ. Beardsley, of Rock Island,
and NJ. j. McEniry, of Moline, who
were the orators Of the day. After
dinner. Hon. William Payne. presi-
dent of the day, called upon Rev. Will
liam Baker to open the proceedings
with prayer, after which the Declara-
ton of independence was read in
clear and distinct voice by Miss Liz
zie Dunbar. NJ. j. McEniry then be-
ing introduced, said, IN part, that he
always appreciated paving visit to
the people of Zuma. 1t was just like
coming home. He referred to various
incidents that had happened from
boyhood to manhood and to the de-
batting societies, which, no doubt,
had Il great educational influence
His speech was a sweeping indict-
ment of the monarchies of the old
world for tyranny and oppression. and
the trials and sufferings of our colo
nists in gaining their independence.
He referred to the war of 1912, to the
war with Mexico. and to our
civil war. in all of which our
government had been well sus-
tanned and backed by the people.
Referring to the present war with
Spain he announced the cheering in
telligence that a telegram had been
received stating that although our
losses had been great. yet our bows,
under Il hot sun, had forced them
selves through barbed wire fences.
crossed swamps and bitches, while
singing the Star Spangled Banner, "
and that Sampson had wiped out the
Spanish fleet with very little loss.
The present war was not inaugurated
for the acquisition of territf ". bat to
liberate An oppressed and downtrod-