Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-21
PORT BYRON NEWS POINTS.
seven-Year-oId Boy Dies of an Operation
Other Items.

seyen-Year-oId Boy Dies of an Operation
Other Items.
Port Byron, June 20.-Miss Lillian
Cox is i'm proving in health.
DR.. w. S. Block was under treat
| ment for vertigo at a Chicago hospi-
tai.
Weekly dances are to be given at
Plum Grove hall each Saturday night,
to IL O'Clock.
Wednesday last the 9-year-old son
of George Savage fell from cherry
tree and broke his arm.
The last delivery of moil from the
Coe postoffice came in Thursday
evening. 1t has been discontinued.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. McCauley, after
| making a pleasant visit, returned TO
their home at Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Peter Moody, of Moline, son of John
Moody, of Port Byron, has purchased
800 acres of land in Grove county,
Kas.
Mr. and Mrs. Warnecke and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Krell, of Rock
Henry Brandt.
Monday evening a reception was
given at the academy in honor OF the
graduating class of 1900, which con-
sists of Luna Bruner, Grace Hale,
Clara HOLMAN, Gertrude Mill and JUS
tin Wash burne. Rev. Moore, of Mo-
line, preached the baccalaureate SER
mon to the graduates Of the academy
in the Congregational church Sunday
evening last.
Tuesday evening last reception
was given at the residence of Mrs. Z.
j. Fleming in honor of Prof. Ruger,
principal of the academy. and Miss
Johns, whose terms as teachers have
expired.
Capt. Pierce. of Gilchrist. has spent
six weeks visiting his five sons, one of
whom resides in Chicago, one in Rock
Island, one in Port Byron, one in Cen
eseo and one in Gilchrist. He re-
turned to his home Tuesday last.
Saturday morning last an operation
was performed upon the 7-year-old
son of William Gransemann, of Coe
township, for obstruction of the
! bowels caused by inflammatory adhe-
sioEs. by Drs. Fairchild and son, of
Clinton, and DIR. Johnson. of Port
Byron. The patient died the next
Monday.
George Spaid, of Coe, was mem
Der of the last grand jury and took
the trouble to figure up its cost 30 the
! county, and has furnished the follow
ing figures: Number Of witnesses
sworn, PSI; time allowed witnesses,
3s3 days; amount allowed witnesses
Tor mileage $l4j.O5: amount paid
lurymen, 1906; amount allowed Jury
men for mileage. SIC, the sum total
cost TO the taxpayers being 81, l57 %,
which, it is claimed, has not only been
the longest, but the most expensive
session yet held.
The following persons who live in
| this vicinity are over 80 years of age:
Mary P Graham, So; John Schafer,
Sr, so; Madison Bowles. So; Attic
keirkoff, S5; Harriet Stimson, IS;
Samuel Bruner, IS; Margaret James,
50; Ambrose d. Kelley, 81; Jesse
Maxwell, 50; George Dodge, 50; Sam
uel Allen. 50, Jane C. Patten, 81;
John A. Sutherland, 80; William NJ.
Baker, "a.
Friday last the Port Byron Blues
played the Clinton Hubs at the ball
park, which proved to be a very in
teresting game, and resulted in favor
of the Blues by a score of 9 to 4.
Monday last, DR. johnson was called
to the residence of John Gerken. of
Coe township. His daughter, about
three years of age, while her father
was oiling or adjusting the mower,
ger to the little one was entirely cut
off. and about half of the long finger,
which the doctor says can be saved.