Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-05
JoTTINGs ABOUT JosLlN.
a Drainage District to BE Organized
Other News.


Joslin, Nav 3.-The citizens OF
Yuma met according to announcement
Wednesday last to listen to the report
of the committee that was appointed
to paw a visit to TaZewell county for
the purpose of investigating the ditch
ing operations in that county. Fred
Osborne was appointedc hartman and
F. E. Crompton secretary The COM
mittee being called upon for its report,
Fred Osborne made the statement
that the land in Tazewell coun-
ty had been raised in value
from SIS to 800 per acre. The
dimensions of the ditch spoken of
at the mouth were 60 feet in width and
10 feet in depth. varying to 20 feet in
width, and the drainage district con-
tanned y 900 acres, the land being
mostly owned by spectators. The
fall is about 10 inches to the mile,
which is sufficient for the bitches to
keep hemselves clear and not require
constant cleaning out. The question
of making a just assessment to pay
for the expenses of making a salts
factory ditch was pretty thoroughly
debated, which was very instructive.
A rising vote was here taken, which
showed that a alority of those pres
ent were in favor of organizing a
drainage district. 1t was then moved
that a committee of three be appointed
for the purpose of organizing a drain
age district. Fred j. Whiteside. Chris
Gu'denpfennig and Henry Frels were
appointed as the committee.
The storm Thursday evening did
Il a+
the large light in Mr.. Donahey's store
window, damaged several windmills,
blew down several chimnies, etc. A
heavy rain accompanied the storm,
filling all the sloughs and low places.
George Wainwright, our assessor,
fiIsds it more tedious to do the asses
sing than in former years on account
of so many farmers being away from
home. Up to this writing between
$40, 900 and $50, 900 in cash has been
assessed in Yuma township. a state
ment is going the rounds that a mer-
chants goods, if not paid for, are not
issessable and our farmers are at
loss to conceive why that should be
The case, when farmers property
assessed, although not paid for.
Kitson Cowley, carpenter for w. n.
Craig, and former coachman for NJ.
7. Cady, of Moline. died at $50 a m.
Thursday, after two weeks illness of
Uphold fever. He was 81 years of
lge. He leaves his wife, to whom he
lad been married but three years, his
ather and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Cowley, three brothers, William,
Robert and Fred, and three sisters,
Mrs. Peter Moody, of Healy's addi-
ion, and Belle and Amelia at home
They all live in Moline, but formerly
'esided and are well known in Yuma
ownship, where Kitson Cowley was
porn.
Col. David, who resides on the
farm, met with a serious ac-
.ident last Saturday. He was put
ing n woven wire fence around his
garden and in cutting off the last
trand the wire rebounded and cut
tut and totally destroyed one eve.
Miss Allie Beal, daughter of S. S.
5eal, whose general health was
bought to be improving, has taken |
mother relapse and her life is now
of, having been given up by |
Ter medical attendants, Drs. Beal and |
5runer.
r. Heron lost four head of cattle |
Turing Thursday evenings storm.
1r. Tolson a COW and Anthony Wells |
number of hogs.
The young people enjoyed them
elves very much ut surprise party |
t the residence of William Parker |
Wednesday evening last.
Gladys Whiteside had the misfor-
une to fall from an upstairs window,
distance of II feet, Monday last, but
no bones were broken.
Dr.. Daley was called in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crompton Sun
aged with Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Vain
wright.
Charles Donahoo is now on the sick
ist.
John Crompton Sundayed in Port
'yron.
Charles Fleming Sundayed in Hills
ale.