Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

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family moved from their farm near
Taylor Ridge to Rock Island
Mrs Charles Mcconnell and son,
Ralph, of Marcus, Iowa, are visiting
at the home of Mrs. 8. w. Heath.
Mrs. Jacob De Pew returned last
week from a short visit with the
Kane family in Russell, Iowa
A number of Royal Neighbors of
Milan attended the rally day exer-
c!ses at the Odd Fellows hall in
Rock Island Tuesday night.
Mrs. Mabel Hale and daughter, Miss
Gertrude, of Milan, spent Sunday with
friends in Moline.
Norval Heber is Ill at his home
southwest of Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hester MoMichael
spent Thursday at the home of their
son, Boyde, at Port Byron. From
there they will go to Orion. where
they will spend several days with
their daughter, Mrs. Harry Rhoadarr
mer, and family.
Miss Mary E. Mclaughlin returned
home Friday evening, after visit
in Aledo at the home of DR.. and Mrs
w. w. Moorehead, and in Arpee at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. Criswell
The Milan House, as it was former.
ly kRown, is now empty. Mr.. and
Mrs. William and family having va.
Gated it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brocker OF
Beardstown, ILL.,, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Daniel
sen.
Miss Sarah Olmsted of Clinton
spent Thanksgiving with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Ohm
sted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Gurton and
children of West Bend, Ill, returned
home Monday after attending the fun
eral of Mrs. Gurton's grandmother
Mrs. NJ. J. W. Matthews.
Louis Stafford of Rock Island was q
Milan caller Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Walters
of Milan spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walters OF
Rural.
Miss Helen Lafferty of Moline spent
Sunday with relatives and friends in
Milan.
The officers of the Literary club
of the Milan high school were chos
en- as follows: President Robert
Nichols; secretary, Miss Tmma Nice
A Literary club was formed at the
Milan high school and their first de
bate was on the subject, The Cur
few" Joel Nichols and John Ring
gold had the negative side and Miss
Elsie Crist and Miss Pauline Bow
man the Affirmative, the judges being
the Misses Bernice and Florence
Hull and Miss Louise Yoemans. The
negative side won. Those present a
the regular meeting were as follows
Miss Florence Hull. Miss Adah Mar
| tin, Miss Emma Leafeldt Miss Julil
Seafeldt, Miss Pauline Bowman, Mis-
Bernice Hull and Miss Ethyl Gulden
zopf
Miss Harriet Greasy is i'll at he,
home on Dickson street.
Mrs. T. S. Gray, who has beef
spending the past few weeks at tn,
home of her daughter, Mrs. G. G
Sydnor, of Milan, returned to he
home in Hoopeston, ILL.,, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Canaan AM
daughter, Elsie, visited Thanksgiving
with friends in Geneseo.
Miss Louise Nice of Rock islam,
spent Wednesday at the home of he
aunt, Mrs. William Nice, of Milan.
Mrs. John Mack and children o
Wanlock ILL.,, are here visiting at tn
home of her father, Miles Keheo, o
Vandruff's island.
Miss Blanche Canty returned to he
school in Galesburg, after spendin
Thanksgiving with her parents, MI
and Mrs. T. E. CAVITY.
J. c. Johnston is i'll with the gripp
at his home on Dickson street.
Miss Bessie Mae Johnston entertain
ed Mrs. Lorine Darling and daughter
Dorothy, of Sears, and Sidney wis
gins Of Milan at dinner Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Irene Ruge and daughter, Rutt
took dinner at the home of Mrt
Ruge's mother, Mrs William Moshel
OF Fair View, Sunday.
Mrs. Louisa Tindall is very wit
typhoid fever at her home southwes
OF Milan.
Miss Bessie O'Neal resumed he
studies at school after two weeks IL
ness with the grip.
Miss Naoma Murphy of Rock Islam
spent Wednesday and Thursday at tn
home of Miss Margaret McQuaid.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Matthews {
Nedill, Col, are visiting with Mia
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Karl Birkenmeyer and tn
Misses Margaret and Catherine Ca