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Joslin is situated in the southeastern part of Zuma township and was a station on the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was located by Benjamin B. Joslin who came to this county in 1853 and bought 600 acres of land and marked out the village at the same time of the building of the old Sterling railroad. N.B. Joslin, his son built the first store in 1870 and was the first postmaster. The village was not incorporated and was small. It had two general stores, a church, an implement store and was surrounded by a large farming community. The railroad station was named Joslyn but the family name was Joslin. N. B. Joslyn started the first store and was the first Postmaster in the village bearing his name. The business was commenced in 1870. Mr. Joslyn sold out to Golden Brewster, and was succeded as Postmaster by Alexander Dunbar, who, in turn, gave way to Golden Brewster, the incumbent. The village has made no great headway, and in 1885 has but two general stores, one by Golden Brewster. the other by Chas. Dipper, the latter commencing in 1883; one blacksmith shop, a warehouse, depot school-house and five dwelling-houses. The warehouse was erected by Rufus Smith in 1880. Mr. Smith purchased grain here for two or three years. Chas. Dipper is the present buyer. The blacksmith shop was rented first by Nathan Dow, and subse quently sold to Louis Bender, who is now running it. The village is school district No. 3.
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