Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-20

tney mad been treated royalty at the
rally day Sunday school picnic.
Birdie and Glen Butter are home
from Urbana, ILL.,, for short visit
Miss Ida Teaster and her little neice,
Bernice, left Monday evening for a
few months visit with relatives in
Friend, Neb.
The Misses Nellie Dillon and Grace
Mcconnell spent few days the first
of the week with Mr.. and Mrs. Justin
Washburn at their home in Carbon
Cliff.
Last Monday the oldest child of
John Buckley Jr. had the misfortune
to badly scald her arm. The mother
lifted the boiler from the store and
was putting the lids in place when
the child came into the room and
stumbled and fell, throwing her arm
into the boiling water to the elbow.
and called the doctor She is recover
ing nicely.
Mrs. Alice Cooley of Tampico is
visiting in Hillsdale with friends.
A number of the Masons from this
vicinity attended their annual picnic
in Rock Island Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Fender is visiting this
week at the home of relatives in Rock
Island.
Miss Kathrine Bracker of Chicago is
home on visit with her parents and
also helping care for her brother who
iS now slightly hettpr
Mrs. Giles spent Friday III Rock
Island.
Louis Baron has received word rom
his father to come to Canada dS soon
as he can arrange the work at the
home farm as he is needed in the
wheat harvest. He expects to start
the last of the week.
Ray Farmer is taking TWO weeks
vacation from his duties in the bank.
He will visit relatives in Beloit, Wis
and Chicago before returning.
Justin Daley leaves Wednesday
morning for Tindalrs grove near Mi;
Ian to attend the Methodist camp
meeting.
Gilbert Waters is taking his two
Weeks VACATION. 1eltI 10 dSt-
ing as substitute on the mail route.
d. E. Scott is drilling a well for
Joshua Stephenson while he is in that
neighborhood
Miss Rosa Hauberg returned to her
home in Valparaiso, Ind, Saturday
morning after few weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Haul
berg.
l.. A. Wilbur was in Iowa few
days the last of the week buying cat
tie.
Charlie Houschild returned Tuesday
morning to his work near Milan after
: a few days lay off with sore hand
He ran spike through the flesh be
tween his thumb and finger.
Miss Eva Opendike is visiting
friends in Rock Island this week.
Clarence McGregor is visiting this
week with his aunt, Mrs Fargo, in
Moline
Mr. and Mrs. MaXfield visited rela
tives Saturday in Prophetstown.
Miss Sadie Mercer spent Sunday in
Erie with her sister, Clara.
Miss Rosa Kuehl who is spending
her vacation in Rock Island at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank CrOmp
ton, is visiting this week at the home
of her brother, John.
John WOODBURY. shot their family
dog Saturday morning. Friday while
the dog was playing in the road with
the children strange man passed by
on foot when the dog bit him i'll the
| leg.
The bid on this winters supply o.
| coal for the school house between
| Tom Cole and Homer Farmer was 1
| tie. A dollar was tossed, Homer Par
| mer being the winner of the job
George Hill left Monday for Friend
Neb.. for two weeks visit with rela
| tives.
Mr. Smith of Erie and grandson
Mr.. Teaster, were in Hillsdale Mon
| day
Three sisters. Mrs. Charles Dono
hoo, Ada and Alice Orr, left Tuesda.
evening for Nebraska for few weeks
visit with relatives. Mildred Donoho'
accompanied her mother.
Miss Agnes Quade is sick this week
| Mr.. and Mrs Louis Genung are thu
parents~of baby girl, born Sunday
| Aug. Is.
| Mrs. Tillman and son of Chicago
are visiting for few weeks at TIL
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Banker
| c. H. Nundle attended the race
last week in Galesburg.
The contest at the Methodist Sun
day school closed Sunday with TIL
reds as winners. The blues are plan
ming to give picnic Friday, Sept.
There will be a good program o
sports which will be printed mex
week.
! Frank Hall returned Monday even
ing from Texas where he has beef
| since last spring
| Walter Hill is helping in the White
side store during the absence of J. L
Daley.
| c. J.. Markee. John WOODBURY. an,
Sam Huey left Thursday morning TO
/ a two weeks trip in Canada.