Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-24
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

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Clark Pierce, of Gilchrist. spent
Sunday in the city.
Mrs. S. NJ. Arndt and daughter are
visiting in Hampton.
Hugh c. Walker, of Douglas, Neb.,
is visiting in the city.
Aid. A. F. Soderstrom has returned
from his Nebraskan trip.
Miss Cora Kelly has returned from
a 3-weeks' visit in Galesburg.
Thomas Drummond, of Granite
City, H., was in the city today.
o. L. Benway has returned from a
3-weeks' eastern sightseeing trip.
I. L. Smith, travelling foreman of
the Burlington, is in the city today.
P. S. Newiand, agent for the Central
States Dispatch at Peoria, is in the
city today.
Mrs. George Ackley and son, Rob-
ert, left for St. Louis today for visit
with relatives.
Thomas Campbell has gone to Sui
Ivan, H., to attend the reunion of
the 10th Illinois volunteers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson, of
Beloit, Wis, who have been visiting
in the city, returned home today.
Mrs. w. H. Whistler and daughter,
Josie. and Miss Stoddard have re-
turned from their trip up the river.
Mr.. and Mrs James Mcnamara and
children left today for sojourn at
Emmettsburg and Crystal Lake, Iowa.
James Roach, who has been en-
gagged in boat building at Seattle dur
ing the winter, returned home today.
Miss Bessie Barth and her cousin,
Miss Edna Barth, of Peoria, who have
been visiting at Iowa City, returned
home today.
Mrs. L. NJ. Swingle and sons, Lysle,
Charles and Ray, left Saturday night
for Spirit Lake. for months visit
with relatives.
Walter Haverstick, of Lancaster,
Pa, spent Sunday in the city, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. g. Oliver
and other friends.
Robert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Marshall, entertained small
company of his little friends at his
home Saturday afternoon in honor of
his 9TH birthday.
Ira Lenks, of Moquoketa, Iowa, and
Miss Jennie Maskrey, formerly of this
city, will be married Thursday even
ing, July %, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. p. Ma skrey,
at Anamosa, Iowa.
Prominent among the kilograms of
sympathy sent to the Ingersoll family
was one from Miss Alice French. of
French wrote for the Sunday Demo-
crat an extended tribute to the dead
atheist.
Gilmore. Kline and Munger, prin-
cipals in the sensational case at Mt.
Carroll, H., who stand convicted of
working a confidence game, passed
through the city today en- route for
the Joliet penitentiary, in charge of
Sheriff Oberheim and three deputies.
Morris Geismar left last night for
New York, whence he sails Thursday
of this week for Germany to spend
three months visiting relatives and
recuperating his health, which has not
been the best of late. MIR. Geismar
was accompanied as far as Chicago
by Walter Rosenfield.
Mrs. Max Kautz entertained at
einch Saturday, in honor of her birth
day. The home was prettily decor
ated for the occasion. The first prize
was awarded to Miss Kate Weber,
the second to Mrs. Henry Krell and
the consolation to Mrs. John Stengel.
An elegant supper was served.
The ladies of St.Joseph's church have
arranged to give lawn social on the
pretty grounds surrounding the
church at Fourteenth street, next
Thursday evening. Pains will be
taken to make the affair pleasant
one in every respect. Seasonable del
icacies will be served and all who at
tend will be royalty entertained.
DR.. Norman Marshall, just returned
from Alaska, has been visiting his
cousin, c. b. Marshall. DIR. Marshall
left Dawson City June 20. He brought
with him a package from DR.. e. 4.
Merryman addressed to Ex-Mavor
Medill and containing golden nuggets
for Mr.. Medill. Hons f. w. Hurst
and William McEniry and States At
torney Searie- DIR. Merryman has ac-
devoting his entire time to mining
The Davenport Democrat, speaking
of the promotion of Agent Greer. of the
Milwaukee, from the position of local
agent to that at Council Bluffs, says:
Mr.. Greer has host of friends on this
side of the river. from the days when
he was clerk in the office of Division
Agent George f. White. Since then
he has held successive appointments.
each one better than the last, and is
travelling up the ladder nj rate that
should be both satisfactory for the
present and encouraging for the fu-
ture.''
Tony Faust.