Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-31

Ne UUoof End II tbs Ooonay.
Joslin. Dec. e9.-Will Lark hal
been visiting friends in Zuma.
Rev. Barr has commenced pro
tracted meetings at Rose Hill.
Miss Rica Struss had to dismiss
her school for ono week, on account
Of sickness.
n spsE LOCKER. Of Erie. has now moved
to South Moline for the purpose Of
following his profession.
Mrs. Charles Argubright. Of Wood,
bine, Iowa, 10 wishing her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Daley.
Frank Bryant and Roy DALEY
hare been spending the holidays .,
home. during their vacation.
Mrs. Joshua Dillon has been mat-
Ing . visit with her friends and
relatives in Moline for the past week.
Lewis Kruckenburg came home
from Iowa to spend the holidays, and
have . good old-time visit with
friends and relativee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Pierce, Of Sac
City. Iowa, son-in-lsw and daughter
OF I. Z. Crompton, arrived at Joslin
Saturday last, to spend Christmas.
The Hillsdale creamery Was put up
at public auction Friday last, aud
was bought in BY h. Bullen. OF Nc.
line, for the claims he had against it.
The new residence lately erected
BY the Rose Hill Creamery company
Is now finished, having received i {
last coat Of plaster, and it has been
insured in the Coo and Yuma Mutual.
Prof. Miller, Of the Davenport Bus.
mess college, and his wife, son-in.
law and daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Dunbar. are now visiting
at the dunbar residence for . week
or 90.
1t is said that clam shells from
Rock river are being shipped in large
quantities to New York, and from
thence to Europe, the me- st of them
to France, and are to be manufac.
tured into pearl buttons and other
articles.
Rev. E E. Msacham. OF Hampton,
assisted Rev. Thompson, Of Port By.
ron. in quarterly meeting services.
Services were likewise held ct Fair.
field and Hillsdale. followed BY the
Lords supper at all the gatherings.
The directors for the Coe and Yuma
Mutual Insurance company met at
the residence of Hugh Mccall. Sec
rotary. Wednesday, Dec. 20. for
the purpose Of settling with the
agents ard transaoting other bust.
ness. The annual meeting takes place
at the Pleasant Point school house
Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1898.
Yuma and Coe people will remem.
Der E. j. Murphy, who taught school q
number of years ago. who married
Miss Rosetta Hill, Of Hillsdale, and
who Of late has resided in Astoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy's little daugh.
ter died Friday, Dsc. "a. aged Z
years. 9 months and Is days, Of
nephritis. The funeral took place
Sunday from the Christian church,
OF Astoria, Rev. H. C. Littleton off.
Chatting.
Tuesday last MIR. and Mrs. Ed
Pierce and daughter, F. E. Crompton,
ST., and Miss Maude Crompton took
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Hub.
bart and family, and the day was
spent In sociability and pleasant
conversation. After the company
gathered together it was ascertained
that 1t was Mrs. Hubbsrt's birthday.
Singing with piano accompaniment,
was . prominent feature Of the DAYS
enjoyment.
All the Christmas trees In our vi.
cinity were weighed down with
handsome presents and were COR.
geously beautiful in their appear.
ances. The branches of the one al
Joslin had to be propped to prevent
their breaking down The entertain.
ment. which consisted Of music,
songs end recitations, were truly ex-
cellent and highly appreciated. The
performances upon the guitar and
mandolin BY the Jordan sisters, OF
Rock Island. called for several en-.