Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-12
SILVIS

Mannix, departed Saturday for Brad !
ford, H.. where Mrs. Farr will remain /
for a few days Miss Mannix has
been visitor in Silvis during the past
two weeks
Alice Hanson, the baby daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hanson, on the
bluff, is ill with measles.
George Smith of Colona, H., was a
visitor Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nicer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bolen of Gales
burg have moved to Silvis and have
rented the house formerly occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson, Mr.. b.
len is employed as an operator in the
J storehouse of the c., r. l. & P. shops
at this place.
Miss Myra Nichol has returned home
after spending the week end in Sher-
rard and Cable.
| Charles Loose of Pennington, ILL.,,
was guest Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Loose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Walsh enter
tanned the members of the Silvis Coun-
ing was devoted to cinch. which was
played at four tables. The ladies' hon.
or for highest score was awarded Mrs
A. S. Koch, and Eric Carlson won the
lgentlemen's prize. The consolation
prizes were awarded Mrs. R. Walsh
and l.. ]. Koch. Following the games
the hostess served two-course lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson, formerly
|of Thirteenth street, have moved from
lSilvis and are now making their home
on farm near Davenport.
The w. c. T. u. of Silvis will hold
it's regular semi-monthly meeting next
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Mary
Mcdowell of Twelfth street Mrs. Dick
Bell will be the leader for the after
noon, which will be occupied with me-
mortal services to Frances E. Willard.
The belated picnic held last Satur-
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hill, under the auspices of
the Methodist Sunday school, was very
much of a success, considering the bad
weather
Friday evening, at their home on
Fifteenth street, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Brien
entertained the members of the Friday
Evening Plate club in very delight
| full manner. The game of 500 was
, played at four tables, and the prizes
Were awarded Mr.. and Mrs George
Mckinley
) Mrs. H. Hill and son Willie have re
| turned from Wyoming, III.
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'CLOCK
| Mrs. Richard Bell entertained the lad
les of the Baptist Aid society at the
regular semi-monthly meeting.
Mrs. Olson and daughter, Frona, O
2 Baskerville, Iowa, arrived Sunday fol
a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Conrad Nelson, on the hill.
The latest social stunt is valentine
< dime sooiable which will be give1
I Thursday evening at the home of, Mr.
4 and Mrs. William Corbin, under tn,
S auspices of Group of the ladies of tn
Methodist Aid society," Refreshments
will be served. Ladies in charge O
k the affair are: Mesdames Richard
: Bell, Stephens and Kensall. and TIL
/ chairman of this group is Mrs. A. {
4 Hanson. While Group l is laying it
r lplans, Group 2, under the chairman
4 ship of Mrs. William Corbin, is pla.
q ming its entertainment which is +
e be in the nature of THE Old Maid
r Convention"
e Special tribute to Lincoln will o
5 given in Silvis Feb. IL, when tn
Pleasant Valley and the Warner
Crossing schools unite in celebratin
d the centennial with an entertainment
e to be given in the Cox hall. The PR
Il gram which will be made up of sele.
e tons by the school children and locs
D, talent will precede an address to b
) given by Superintendent B. B. Jacl
e. son of the public schools of Moline
n Glenn Walker is i'll at his home o
a Tenth street with measles.
s Miss Ellen Marshall returned Tue
y day to her home in Chicago, after ha'
n ing spent three weeks in Silvis, durin
II which time she assisted Rev. Mr.. Pa
tersOn in the revival meetings in til
First Baptist church. The efforts {
TX MMr. Patterson and Miss Marsha
IS reached successful climax when fiy
~ persons, Sunday night embraced til
Baptist faith and were immersed
IN George Love of Sherrard was
lie guest Sunday and Monday at IL
Is home of his brother, Herbert Love.
d. Mark and James Hill went to Wy
~ ming, ILL.,, Monday to attend the fin
lie eral of their uncle, Mark Sheppar,
G. who died Sunday morning after
lie short illness.
Il Charles Loose returned to his HON
in Pennington, ILL.,, after having sper
a few days in Silvis as guest at tn
home of his brother, Harry Loose.
The dinner party, to have bee
given on the evening of the 14th b
1.-The ladies' of the SilYiS Birthday Elm