Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-23
road directly under the control of
the Lake Shore officials.
Neiehborhood Notes.
PORT BYRON.

went 10 OnicaSO, 10 attend the furnl-
ture exposition.
\ class has been organized at the
Methodist Sunday school which is
called 1.-The old peoples class" 1t is
now largely attended and quite inter
esting. John Osborne is the teacher.
Many farmers who having their
doubts about last years corn being
reliable for seed on account of the
ldryness of the season have been test
ing it and some claim the seed germs
are alive. Nevertheless. all farmers
should test their seed.
y number of upper end farmers,
some being renters, have been taken
out by agents lately to visit lands in
Kansas and other states. Some have
purchased and will move their fam
lies the coming spring.
Members of the Independent tele-
phone company met and appointed
the following officers: President, a.
+. Hollister; secretary, \. ii. Wendt;
director, John Moody.
The report that \. BE. Adams had
quite unfounded. Mr.. Adams was
simply taken with dizzy spell at his
home and fell against a door, cutting
cash near the eye. He is now get
ting over it.
| There was a 'Noah's Ark" social
by the Epworth League at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Henry Brandt Wednes-
day evening of this week.
The Tri-Township Union Sunday
school convention will be held in the
Congregational church Sunday, Jan.
20. The program is as follows: AZ
Iternoon session., devotional led by
Mrs. Bradford: 2:3O. Religious Edu-
cation" Prof. II. NJ. Herrick: discus
sion led by Logan Trent, followed by
singing. Evening session., song
service led by Miss MAXWELL; scrip
ture reading and prayer; singing; adj
dress. Frank Nader. of Davenport.
The Coe & Zuma Mutual Insurance
company held its annual meeting in
COe township. The report showed
that the company had now $4,000
worth of property insured and S1,1OO
in the treasury. The following were
appointed directors: j. II. Marshall.
w. II. AshdOwn, y. Saddoris, Hugh
Mccall. w. II. Ziegler. 5. d. Vain
wright. Dedrick Breaker, Robert
WOODBURY., Charles Upper The di-
rectors elected the following officers:
President. j. II. Marshall; treasur-
er. Charles Upper; secretary, y. Sad
doris.
The local w. Il. c. has elected of
ficers as follows: President. Mrs
Luella Hobart; s. V. p. Mrs. Mar
garet Bruner; j. V. p. Mrs. Addie
VI. Hunter; treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Fill
brook; secretary. Miss Mary Trent;
chaplain. Mrs. Alvina Hilbert; con-
ductor. Mrs. Sarah Garnett; assis-
tant conductor. Mrs. Ruth Cooley;
guard. Mrs. Rose Huntley; assistant
guard, Mrs. Flora Trent; first color
bearer, Mrs. Lucinda Swisher; sec
Ond color bearer, Mrs. Minerva
Spaid; third color bearer, Mrs. Mary
Normand; fourth color bearer, Mrs.
Sarah Bryant.
The Mystic Workers of Good
Enough lodge. No. II met and INSTALL
ed officers: Project, w. j. Farber;
monitor. Maggie Moore; secretary,
+. w. Clark; banker, J. Schafer; mar
shall, F. Oppendike; warden, Ed. Rey-
noIds; sentinel, y. Avery; supervisor.
3 years. W. J. Farber. After the
ceremony of installation the mem
bers enjoyed free social. after
which, with the assistance of vio-
lin and cornet, they had an enjoy
able time until late hour.
y new telephone line is to be con-
structed from the residence of Vic
tor Johnson to join the Independent
switchboard. The following will
have phones. John McCauley. S. S.
Askew, b. G. Wassell, w. \. Ohara,
Daniel Larson. John Larson, John
Broquist. Henry Oppendike, j. II.
Sparth, Charles Samuelson, :. w.
Martin, Il. \. Domstrand, Victor
Johnson. Walter Craig, George La
Rue, p. o. Colberg.
Eugene Lyford post No. 6O3, &. \.
r., and Eugene LyfOrG w. II. c. No.
139. held joint installation at G.. II. II.
hall and had a very enjoyable time.
The latter provided a sumptuous
dinner. j. W. Simonson installed the
w. X. C.. officers and III. c. Trent the
&. 4. Il. officers. the latter being as
follows: p. C.. j. w. Simonson; s.
V. C.. Duane Nicholson; j. V. C.,
Thomas Newton; surgeon G. II. Gag
er: chaplain. III. c. Trent; Q. NJ, 4.
b. E.Adams: O. D.. William Tilbrool<;
adjutant. John McCauley; o. C..
Charles Wilson.
Margaret and Edna Crompton
drove to Joslin Saturday and spent
tbe daV visiting with their sister