Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-02
PORT BYRON POINTERS.
Alseeiisaeous Issms Il Nevi Hrom the
Upper Fad.

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Upper Fad.
Port Byron, Feb. 2s.-N. B. Dur.
bin will move from the Allen farm tc
the Pinneo farm, near Cordova.
Jake LsRue moved totown Thurs
dag into tie house recently vacated
BY his fsther. George LeRus.
Quite number Of our young peo-
pie took in the sleighing party to
William Mills Thursday night.
L. II. Trent went to Ga,esburg to.
day on business and S. ]. Allen is in
charge Of tho coal Office during his
absence.
Herber: Quick IL in Chicago Wis.
itirg his brother Ray, who is attend.
hg the Northwestern School Of
Dentistry.
W. W. Pesrsall shipped o car load
Of horses a3d two car loads Of hogs
T. Chicago today and Sam Wilson
shipped two car loads Of hogs.
William Hilbert, Of Cordovs, has
novel into Mrs. ID. s. Metzgar's
house. He will have employment
with James Normsnd in his butcher
shop.
u. & Oven left for Dixon, ILL.,, TO-
day TO take charge Of the weekly
paper and ID printing establishment
which Lc has purchased a. tha.
place.
Jesse Simpson and daughter. Elsie,
started Thursd'y for La Porte City,
Iowa. where they will make q
?-weeks' witt with Mr.. Simpsons
brother. Z Simpson.
Henry Miller moved his butcher
shop out OF the Fleming building
into the Me,zgsr bull ling today, and
Ross d Clark are painting aud paper.
ing the interior Of the Fleming build
ing.
Lyford post. G. A. Z. has rented
the rooms over Garneit's grocery
store. ID. A. Malarkey is tearing out
the partitions. After it is renovated
the &. A. Rs will hare the fiues.
lodge room in Port Byron.
"Sistcr" Payne made his appear
area In town carly this mo ming aud
spent the day calling on Hoa. j. W.
Simonson and other leading 70 pub!i.
cans. presumably In the int res. OF
his candidacy for the ttie senate.
Saturday was one OF the busiest
days Port Byron has had for some
time. Teams were hi,ched to every
available hitching post early in the
day, aft'r which the farmers were
Obliged to tie to fences and buildings.
The merchants were s'l kept busy
and did profitable days business.
Las. Friday night the Rs,hbone
Dramatic club. Of LeClairc, pre-.
sented the society drama, woman
Agains: Woman" to a large and al.
preciative audience at Eldridge, Iowa.
The receipts were $50. Admission
10 and 20 cents. The people were
so well pleased with the play
thai they requested the club to 70.
peat 1t in two weeks. They also have
o,eu requested to present 1t al
Princeton.
The Epvorth League sub-district
convention o; the Rock Island dis
tic; met at Port Byron in the NJ T..
church Feb. 1926. The first session
,Pcned Friday evening with q song
service. Then followed the addresses
Of welcome. a. II. Olin in b.ba!f of
the town; T. j. Wood, OF the charch:
ii. a. Ruger, OF the Christian Ea-
deavor. and Florence Lyiord, Of the
EPworth league. A response was
gwen By Rev. s. 7. Archer. Of Ne
ponse,. president Of the Rock Island
District League. The male quartet
favored The audience with two selec-
iioas. After the bencdici;on the re-
nsinder OF the evening was spent in
social way. The meeting opened
saturday morning at 9 O'Clock with
devotional exercises led by Mamie
Trent. An interesting paper was
then read by Mrs. ID. n. Howe, OF
LeClsire, on Tho Juniors Place in
the Church" The Epyor,h League
50 O Soll Winner" was given by +. J. |
Maxwell. Of Hampton, in 3 very pleas
irg manner. In tie absence of Miss
Emma Mcdin, Miss Ethel Robinson
read her paper on "The IDEAL Ep. |
worthian." Rev. S. p. Archer spoke
9. n How to Make the Social Depart
meDt Success" A very lively and
helpful discussion followed on this
subject. Miss Emma Cooper, OF No. |
line. read al excellent paper on "The |
Ups Of the Epworth League" She
spoke OF the two ups in the motto o, |
the league and ssid the only down in
the Epworth League was do wn on our |
knees. "How Best 20 Utilize the
Several Departments Of the Epworih
League. )" was well handled by Mics
L zzie Martin, OF Moline. The
afternoon session was opened |
with devotional exercises By Miss
Elsie vosbrugh. OF Hi,l.dale. Miss
Neburg read o paper pre-.
pared by Miss Anna Cederburg on
The Perils Of the Young and How
10 Meet Them" "The Relation Of
Pastor and Epworthian" was read BY
c. II. Ferguson, Of Port Byron. The
lrruence OF the Epworth League
on the Home, the Commun-
ity and the Church. was
given BY Miss Boggs. Of Moline; Miss
Dillon, Of Zums, and Rev. Z.
+. Meacham, OF Hampton. The
Junior Wheel and How In Make I.