Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-05
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Mr.. and Mrs Ross German and baby
of Gettysburg, s. D., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Usilton and baby OF Plano left
Monday for their homes after spend
ing a few days with Mrs. Lucinda
Butcher and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Fling are the parents
of baby daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Melendy started
Monday for Mt Vernon, Ohio, where
they will reside.
Miss Ona Miller returned Saturday
from weeks visit in Rock Island,
Hamlet and at Avon.
Mr. and Mrs E Middaugh and fam
lily, who have been visiting at the home
of Mr.. Middaugh's parents few days,
returned to their home in Galesburg
Monday.
Judge Henry E. Burgess, who recent
ly went 10 Portsmouth, Ohio, to dedi-
cate the tabernacle to be used by Evan
gelist William A Sunday during his
revival services, returned Monday
morning.
DR.. Charles Carter, who has been
spending a few days with his father,
Willard Garter, and family, left Mon
day for his home.
Carl Croson, who has been visiting
at the home of DIR. and Mrs. L. w.
Wright, left Tuesday for Cambridge.
Mass. where he is a senior law stu
dent in Harvard college.
Ezra Fuller went to Rock Island
Tuesday to visit his sister a few days
before going to Minnesota for the win
ter.
J. A. Johnson went to Rock Island
Tuesday to see his wife, who is i'll in
that city.
Roy Hall went to Rock Island Tues
day for short visit with friends.
Miss Ella Mckee went to Norwood
Tuesday to spend a week with her
brother. r. w. MceKe, and family.
Archibald Mckinney and daughter
Hope returned to their home in Rock
Island Tuesday after few days visit
at the home of W. H. and A. X. Phil
leo. They were accompanied by w. H.
PhiIleo, who will visit a few days in
the tri-cities
Miss Alta Morgan returned to Har-
per, Kan, Sunday. She has spent a
Today vacation with her parents in
this city.
The following officers were installed
in the ". r. c. lodge of this city Tues
day evening: President, Mrs Eda Law !;
senior vice president, Mrs. John Nc
Pherrin; junior vice president, Mrs
Willard Ruse; chaplain, Miss Mary
Cummins; treasurer, Miss Belle Cal
houn; secretary, Mrs. Tom Hartman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ross Brown have re-
turned from their wedding trip through
Colorado, and will reside in Aledo.
Miss Ruth Spicer of Davenport is
the guest of Mrs. H. r. Morgan and w
c. Galloway few days this week.
DIR. Paul H. Ramsey of Tulsa, Okla,
left Wednesday for Jonesboro, Ark.
to visit his brother a few days
Miss Josephine Bjorkman and Mrs
James Bjorkman left Wednesday for n
visit with relatives in Rock Island
c. l.. Gregory, the superintendent Of
schools in Mercer county, was recent
" elected first vice president at the
State Teachers association meeting
held in Chicago.
The funeral OF Mrs Whan was held
at her home in this city Wednesday at
2:30, conducted by Rev. A E. Moody.
Thursday the funeral party accompan
led the body by train to New Windsor.
and drove from there to the Swedona
cemetery, where the body was laid to
rest by the side of the husband and
children. Jane Wilcox was born June
p, 1910, near New Windsor, ILL.,, and
Sept. g. 1857, she was married to
George w. Whan, whose death occur
red Jan. %, 1897. There were nine
children bonn to them, six of whom
survive. They are Adelia E. Parker
of Cable, H.; George s. Whan of Men
don, Mo; Frank Whan, Burgess. Ill.
Alice Mauck, Kansas City, Mo-; Otis
A. Whan. Vivian, 8. D., and Olive B.
Graham of Aledo, III. Mr. and Mrs.
Whan spent many years in Mercer
county, living near Cable for 20 years.
at SueZ for IL years, and for 16 years
in Aledo, and since Mr. Whan'e death
this city had been Mrs. whan's home
for the greater part of the time. Mrs
Whan was taken i'll at the home of her
daughter on New Years day and died
early Monday morning. Her death was
caused by heart trouble.
Dsyenport CoIiseup,