Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-14

at the residence OF Mr.. ard Mrs. John
Ainsley.
Mrs. E. B. McKown and daughter.
Miss Cora, return tomorrow from
Comanche, Ia, where they have been
visiting.
f. b. Jones, vice president and
manager of the Southern Rock Island
Plow company at Dallas. Texas, is in
the city
William j. Archer, who has suffered
an attack of typhoid fever, has been
removed to his parents home at Will
ton, Iowa.
George W. Henry left Saturday
night for Colorado in response to the
| information that his son, Ed Henry,
is seriously i'll there.
Mrs. Joseph Griffin, who has been
visiting at the residence of Mrs. G.
home in st. Louis.
r. d. Cross. who years ago was a
resident of Rock Island. but who is
now living at Wilton, Iowa, was visi-
tor in the city yesterday
f. z. Clayton. of Covington. Ky,
left for home today, after visit with
the family of Engineer John Collins,
of the Rock Island bridge
Miss Jose Rhubeck, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Small. at 1926 Seventh ave-
nue., returned to Geneseo yesterday.
Mrs. John Muncy, who has been
paying a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Davis in South Rock
Island, returned to her home at Aledo
| today.
w. w. Newhall and family. of
Cameron, Mo-, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kavanaugh, at
513 Thirty ninth street, returned home
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Dusinberre,
| who came to Rock Island to attend the
funeral of the late Mrs. Elizabeth
Harper. return to Pittsburg tomor-
row night.
Miss Irene Rosenfield leaves tonight
to join her mother at Atlantic City,
n. j., and also to visit with Lieut..
and Mrs. Charles Keller. in New
Hampshire.
Willis c. Mitchell, who is now en-
gagged in the shoe business at Cedar
Rapids, where he and his brother re-
Gently bought out retail store, spent
Sunday with his folks.
Mrs. Christina Gavin was very
pleasantly surprised at her home,
1411 Fifth avenue, Saturday after
noon by 20 of her lady friends in
honor of her 9th birthday anniver-
sary.
Mrs. John Aster and granddaughter,
Miss Bessie Hartz, left today for visit
in Clinton. They were accompanied
to Clinton by the Misses Selma Bear,
and Margaret Upton, the latter of
Presumption.
States Attorney C. j. Searle left
today for Rushville to Join the other
mem bers of the board of trustees of
the Illinois Western Normal in their
tour of cities bidding for the location
of that institution.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Hemp, of st.
Louis. are visitors in the city for
day or two. Patrons of baseball will
recognize the former quicker as
Quickly Hemp, an old favorite in the
Two-Eyed league.
Rev. IL. Schmidt, of Sealy, Texas,
and Miss Caroline, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. G. A. Mennicke, will be mar
ried Thursday evening, Aug. "a. at z
O'Clock, at the German Lutheran
church in this city.
l.. H. Stremmel, who recently re-
signed his position as clerk at Schnei-
der's grocery, has accepted position
as travelling salesman for Rodewig,
Smith & Co., of Davenport. His ter
ritory will be northwest Iowa.
a party of members of the First
Baptist Sunday school-Fay Skinner,
Dale Cline. Ray Summers, George
Siemon, Harvey Sangren aud Harry
Thompson-accompanied by James
Andrews, teacher, is enjoying a trip
to Clinton today on the steamer Wi
mona.
E. b. McKown and Miss Mary
Ralston have arrived home from Pitts
burg, where they attended the Nation
al Young Peoples Christian Union
convention. The other members of
the party, Rev. ID. L. McNarv and
wife and Miss Mildred Warnock re-
manned for a visit at Pittsburg.
Hon. Ben T. Gable arrived in the
city Saturday night. remaining until
this evening, when he departs for the
east. Next week he will take a party
of friends; several from abroad, on an
extended trip through the west in his
private car, Aztec. The party will
start from Montreal, Canada. Mrs.
Cable and Mrs. Lucy Castleman will
be members of the party.