Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-19
PORT BYRoN POINTS.

Port Byron, Aug. 18.-Mrs- C. s.
Hunt and her children are visiting
relatives in Fulton and Lyons this
week.
Mrs. Josephine Hollister is visit
ing friends in Cordova this week.
Mrs. Jessie Barrett, of Rock Isl
snd. is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Owen have re-
turned from their trip to MinneaPo-
lis.
Miss Lila Block entertained quite
. large party of her young friends
Wednesday evening.
r. L. Curry is on the sick list this
week. Fred O'Hara is running the
barber shop for him.
Master Frank Reynolds. Of Moline.
is spending part of his vacation
with friends in Port Byron.
The Port Byron drum corps ac-
companied the excursion from Rock
Island to Clinton on the City OF Wi
mona last Saturday.
Rev. c. V. NJ. rumbaker, presid-
ing elder Of this district. conducted
the service at the Nj. E. church here
Sunday morning, and at the Fairfield
church in the evening.
Prof. Eugene Harper, who has been
spending part of his summer vaca-
ton here with his parents. started
this morning for Fargo. N. D., to re-
sumo his duties as principal of the
Fargo college.
r. j. Bell, of Roseau, Mimi. ar
rived in town this morning. Mrs.
Bell has been here for several weeks
at the bedside Of her sister, Miss
Myra Richards. who is still very low
with paralysis.
Frank Giesler, Of Chicago. visited
his mother over Sunday, and upon
his return home he was accompanied
by Charlie Ellis, who will visit HE
sister. Mrs. Giesler, until the open.
ing of the fall term of school.
Prof. H. A. Ruger, of the Port
Byron academy, who has been al
Beloit, Wis, for several weeks. re-
turned last evening. and will devote
the remainder of his vacation to the
interests of the academy in this vi
cinity.
Miss Rebecca Whitfield and Leslie
Wolf. of Moline, we're united in mar
riage at the residence Of the bride'i
parents on Front street Saturda,
evening. Aug. a.. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. T. j. Wood
of the NJ. E. church.
The farmers Of the upper end, also
the people Of the towns Of this vicin
ity, will have a basket picnic il
Woodward's grove Friday, Aug. 20
Games and amusements will be pro
vided. Music will be furnished b,
she Port Byron band, and a genera
good time is in store for all who at
tend.
d. T. Barrett was taken severely
i'll Monday. DR.. Block was called
and this morning Mr.. Barrett's con
dition was 30 serious that DR.. Bru
ner was called in for consultation
after which Drs. Middleton and Hill
of Davenport. were sent for. The,
arrived this afternoon, and after see
ing Mr.. Barrett, decided that al
operation would not be best at pres
ens. The complaint is some obstruc
ton of the bowels. We are glad t
learn that Mr.. Barrett is somewhs
easier this evening.
Steve Sturdivant's house in thu
: south part of town caught fire Tue:
day noon from the chimney in tn
2 summer kitchen and burned to tn
ground. The neighbors gathere
: quickly after the fire started an
had nearly subdued the flames wit
: water from the we'll, when the pun
gave out. They then turned thei
/ attention to saving the contents o
the house, which were nearly a.
4 gotten out. We understand tbs
there was some insurance on tn
building. Misfortune seems to pun
sue Mr.. Sturdivant. About tw
r weeks ago a COW, which he was lead
t ing, jumped onto him in such q mar
d ner as to cut his right arm from tn
i shoulder nearly to the elbow, CON
s polling him to carry the arm in
: sling ever since the accident.