Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27
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8. N. Adams and daughters, Misses
Stella and Mary. and Miss Oris Plum
kett Of New Windsor. who is their
guest, went to the tri-cities Saturday
to visit relatives a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Lyons of Rock
Island, visited recently at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Metcalf in this
city.
Miss Ella Mckee went to Rock
Island Wednesday to spend few days
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Reynolds went
to Rock Island this week for few
days visit with relatives.
! Peter Brown and uncle, Richard
/ Brown of Wakefield, Neb.. went to
Hampton Wednesday to visit friends a
few days
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woods left
Wednesday for Mt. Ayr, Iowa, and will
also visit relatives in Bedford, Iowa.
| Arthur, Roland and Alva Minteer of
! Dysart, Iowa, who have been visiting
relatives for the past three weeks,
left Wednesday for their home.
| Sunday Jan. 20 William and Vashti
| college trustees will hold mass meet
| ings in Suez and Viola, in the inter
ests of the college. They are trying
to raise a 100000 endowment fund
| in Mercer county.
contract for the building of
sewer in the east part of this city was
let this week to Lanyon pd Clifford
of Waukegsn, Ill, for $9,S06.40. The
work will be begun as soon as posi-
BILE.
The Swedish Lutheran congregation
of Aledo have purchased a pipe organ
for their church, which will be dedicat-
ed Easter Sunday. The organ will
cost about $4,000, and the young people
of the church have already raised ST.
033. They expect to get the remainder
by subscription.
Oscar and Emanuel johnson of this
city and James Strong of Keithsburg
left this week for Urbana to attend the
the short course in agriculture. Os-
car Johnson and James Strong recent
ly won the s25 cash prizes offered by
Aledo citizens for the two whose
grades ranked highest in the recent
corn Judging contest neld during the
farmers institute.
Friday Jan. 81, the athletic associ-
alton of William and Vashti college
will present an eight-act vaudeville.
in the Aledo opera house. The pro
ceeds will go for the purchase of new
sweaters.
Joseph Harvey went to Burlington
Monday where the Harvey brothers
are joint contractors with ]. H. Trow
in the building of a pumping station
for the Des Moines county drainage
district No. 4.
Ira Reynolds of Redwood Falls,
Mimi, arrived Monday for a visit with
Mercer county friends.
Attorney Stuart Guthrie of New
York city. is visiting his mother and
sister this week.
A ]. Nelson returned Monday from
Topeka, Kan, where he has spent sew
eraI months with his daughter, Mrs.
Alex Tuer, who accompanied hin
home for a visit here.
The basketball game on Saturday be
tween st. Adams and the Drury acad-
envy teams resulted in a score of 80 to
2s in favor of St. Adams.
Mrs. Olive Stevens and Miss Jessie
Ringdall went to Rock Island Tuesday
to meet Mrs Peter Ringdall and Hope
Stevens who are returning from a
months visit with relatives in Free
port
J. D. Peters and his daughter, Miss
Bernice, we're tri-city visitors on Tues
day.
Misses Anna and Ella Johnston went
TO Taylor Ridge on Wednesday to at
tend the wedding of their cousin. Miss
Hattie Hauck to Herbert Anderson,
which took place Wednesday, Jan. %,
at IL o'clock. noon.
Miss Miriam Graham, director of
dramatic art work in William and
Vashti college, has been secured to
teach in the Bodfors school of music
and oratory in Moline.
DR.. Joseph Wallace is seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
party Of ladies, including Mrs.
Jennie Brown of Arpee. and Mesdsmes
James Craine. H. j. Fisher. c. J. Noble,
and Charles Prouty OF Joy, took the
Rock Island Southern for Rock Island.
J. H McNeaI and c. F. Kiddoo of Joy
also spent Wednesday in Rock Island.
DR. Emma Morgan returned 20 Rock
Island Wednesday after an Illness OF
10 weeks caused by an infection of the |
throat.