Rock Island Argus., 1899-09-16
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

cago.
George Foster is reported improving
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Rounds are Wis
iting in Clinton.
Miss Mary Worthington returned
home to Fulton today.
j. C. Russ and daughter. Miss
Frieda, are visiting friends in Omaha.
Mrs. G. w. Cash has returned after
a 6-weeks' visit in the north and east.
DIR. F. P. Smith has gone to Santa
Fe, n. NJ, his father being critically
i'll there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kammerer
have returned home after visit with
relatives in Anamosa.
j. M. Buford and Col. c. w. Dur
ham left last night for HAYWARD,
Wis, on fishing trip.
The Y. p. S. c. E. of Aiken street
chapel spent a pleasant evening at
the Watch Tower last night.
Miss Kittie Bolmes, of Racine, Wis,
is visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Charles
Fulsinger, on Twentieth street.
Rev. W. S. Marquis and sons, VIII
lie and Stewart, have returned from
an outing at Geneva Lake, Wis.
Mrs. w. II. Marshall entertained
yesterday in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Charles Pease, of Atlantic City, n. j.
Mrs. G.. A. Rose entertained n num-
ber of her lady friends at tea yester-
day afternoon at her home on Seventh
avenue.
Mrs. w. B. Norris, of Mexico, Mo-,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. NJ. Williams, of 2500 Eighth-anda-
half avenue.
William Loves and John Murphy,
returned Klondike gold hunters, were
in the city today on their way to their
homes in Geneseo.
L j. Hoare was yesterday discharged
from St. Anthony's hospital, where he
has been confined for three months
with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Robert Bennett, of Montpelier,
Iowa, and Mrs. Frank Sardam, of Cor
rectionville, are visiting their sister,
Mrs. Thomas Smith.
Mrs. S. l.. Netser returned today
from Osborn accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Osborn, of JOS
lin, who will visit for a few days.
Esther, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
III. ID. Blakemore, SIG Nineteenth
street, is entertaining her little
friends at her home this afternoon.
Rock Island friends have received
Information of the marriage at Des
Moines of Arthur Smith and Miss
Ada Hensler, which occurred Wednes-
day. Both formerly resided in this
city.
John Crubaugh and A. c. Dart and
Mr.. Crubaugh's daughter and grand
daughter, Mrs. Charles McHug gn and
Miss Elizabeth McHugh, left last
night for Haywood, Wis, for an out
ing.
Mayor William McConochie and
Aids. H. l.. Wheelan and NJ. V. Con-
cannon will attend the meeting of the
League of American Municipalities at
Syracuse, n. Y, for which city they
leave next Monday night.
Mrs. Mary Rutherford returned to
her home at Audubon, Ia, today,
after visit with her brother, Thomas
Mrs. Jane Smith and Mrs.
Maggie Wilson, of st. Louis, who
have also been guests at the Campbell
home, returned home today.
Mesdames NJ. S. Heagy, j. J. Pratt,
j. II. Morrison, John Dolly, j. Nor
5. Silvis, +. B. Heffner, j. S. Streeper,
j. Z. Stevenson and Miss Helen Platt
compose a band wagon party that is
spending the day in the country south
Of Milan.
Rev. G. o. McCulloch leaves Mon
lay to attend the Methodist Episcopal
Central Illinois conference at Macomb. |
It is the earnest wish of not only his |
but of people of the city |
generally that he be returned 20 the /
oastorate of the First Methodist |
church.
Capt. o. B. Mitcham. a former ofIi- |
,er at Rock Island arsenal, is visiting |
Maj. S. Z. Blunt. at the arsenal. Capt. |
Mitcham was recently detailed for
special duty in connection with the |
of smokeless powder for
he United States army. He is now
for San Francisco to inspect |
powder factories there
Mrs. George Hoover was very pleas
lntly surprised at her home, Ninth
street and Ninth avenue, yesterday
afternoon by about % of her lady |
friends in honor of her 56th birthday.
The afternoon was spent very pleas
lntly. after which refreshments were /
served. Mrs. Hoover was remem-
1ered with beautiful present.
In the last issue of the Christian
Herald appears the picture of Presi-
lent Mckinley addressing a vast au-
lience in the auditorium at Ocean
irove, y. j. Among the group oc-
,upyiDg the stage is Miss Mary Petit.
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. B.
'ettit, of this city, who is visiting
With her brother in New York City.
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