Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-20
Neiehborhood Notes.
PORT BYRON.

Mrs. Hunter. of Oneida. has return
ed home accompanied by her brother,
Ernest.
Richard Torpin, a delegate to the
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers
association, came to Port Byron to
visit with relatives.
George Meyer. of Audubon county,
Iowa. after an absence of II years,
came 10 Port Byron Saturday for the
purpose of visiting old friends.
Mrs. Fanny Fleming. after spend
ing most of the winter at Hot Springs.
Ark. has returned to- her home i'm
Port Byron.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Rogers Sundaycd
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boeworth. in
Davenport.
Mrs. Frank T.. Rogers was guest
"Wednesday last of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Nadler, of Davenport.
Sheriff Cra!lc. was here Wednesday.
Monday morning it was so cold and
uncomfortable in the high school
that the principal gave the pupils
permission to go home until noon To
prepare their lessons.
Fred Adams went 10 Rock Island
to fill his position as engineer on one
of the Burlington packets as soon as
they are ready to leave the ways.
Mrs. Lavina Filbert is said to he
slowly recovering from a severe at
tack of neuralgia OF the spine.
There will he Il meeting at Cieve-
land ferry April of the Independent
telephone owners. the object being
the connection of the two counties.
Rev. Shaw has accepted the call of
The officers of the Congregational
church and is staying at the hotel.
His family will come as soon rs the
parsonage iS vacated.
Friends of Miss Maggie Schaible
gathered AT the home Tuesday after
noon and gave her pleasant sur
prise in honor of her 18th birthday.
The pupils of the high school We're
delighted by the appearance of
butterfly in their school room. The
class in zoology last fall studied the
common cabbage butterfly and il is
supposed this il the only one that
survived the cold weather.
\ letter has been received from
Walter +. Rogers. who has been with
the United States troops in Cuba.
stating that Troop NJ, of which he is
a member. has reached the United
States and * now at Fort Riley.
Kansas.
y Rathbone Sisters lodge has been
organized in Port Byron with the fol-
lowing as officers: =. g.. Hattie
Covne: VI. L. T.. Ella Savage; :. G.,
Lizzie Wendt; j. C.. Mary Morgan;
manager. Ella PearSal: VI. of K. and
c. Niuetta Sensibaugh; VI. of F.. Mrs.
IIuntley; Protectoress. Mary Nor
mand: guard. Florence Miller; or
gauist. Millie Albrecht.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ID. Hall are the
proud parents of boy baby weigh
ing So pounds. born Tuesday.
Vt the democratic caucus NJ the
town hall Monday evening. +. :. Gates
was appointed chairman and Z. Rog-
crs clerk. The following were nomi-
mated for the offices named: Super
visor. W. y. Garnett; clerk. Julius
Iinke: assessor. James Haire; col
lector. w. Hilbert; highway commits
sioner. W. Banker; constable. Henry
Brandt.
PORT Byron citizens were startled
Saturday afternoon about 1870 to
learn that Thomas Clark. son of Jo-
Seph Clark. had met death by drown
ing in the river at the south end of
town. as related in Mondays Argus.
Il i not known positively how he
lost his life. He had been gathering
drift wood during the day and wear
ing a pair of rubber boots he would
wade out a short distance and with
the aid of fork catch the wood
which drifted near. When found he
was lying IN about six inches of wa
ter and it is supposed he was taken
with a dizzy spell and fell int" the
water. An inquest was held AT the
home Of Constable Brandt, the coro-
ner's jury being y. II. Wendt. ii.
Brandt. II. VI. Savage. Lee Filbert. w
j. Farber and William Miller. DIR.
Bruner. Spencer Allsbrow, Roy Avery,
Lee FiIbert and Mrs. Avery were call
ed as witnesses and the above facts
were related. The funeral was held
Monday from his fathers residence.
the sermon being preached by Rev.
J. {. Craine of the Methodist church.