Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-09
CAMBRIDGE

Charles Se2rle OF Rock island was
here on business last Tuesday.
Mrs John Cooley was a Rock Is
land visitor last Tuesday.
Jacob Broghammer was a Rock Is
land visitor last Monday.
/ John Cooley heft last Tuesday for
Manchester, Iowa, where he will as
sist his son-in-law, Walter Froyd in
packing and loading his goods TO ship
to Cambridge
! The violin recital given by Miss
Nicotine Zedeler, the noted violinist,
/ at Armory hall last Tuesday evening
was largely attended and everybody
/ enjoyed the entertainment. Miss Zed-
/ eler is one of the best lady violinists
in the country.
VIII Stevens, whose home IS a boy
was in Utah and who later farmed the
( Robert Hunter farm in Burns, has
rented his home near Burdick, Kan.
which he has occupied for a number
! of years and will. with his wife and
I son, make his home in Cambridge.
/ Mr.. Stevens has had very poor health
/ for a year or more and has decided
I TO give up farming Mrs. Stevens is
sister of Mrs. Claire Ringle of Cam
bridge.
County Clerk E z. Fitch has re-
ceived notice from the state admin
istration TO the effect that the state
tax rate has been boosted this year
from 50 cents TO 30 cents or nearly
one hundred per cent. This is taken
as an indication that taxes in Cam
bridge township will be considerable
higher in 1914 than last year. The
increase on the state tax rate is sur
prisingly large and verifies reports
from Springfield received several days
ago. 1t is not known what the tax
rate for Cambridge township will be
as the other rates have not been es-
tablished. However, taxpayers may
be prepared for a considerable in
crease is indicated by the big jump
in the state tax
Mrs. ]. b. Taylor and her mother,
Mrs. c. s. Young, of Nebraska left last
Monday afternoon for visit with rel
atives in Mendoza.
At a meeting of the Woodmen held
last Monday evening the following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year: Venerable Consul, G. NJ. Baugh;
worthy adviser. E. A. Palmer; excel
lent banker, .. y. Scott; escort, Mark
Scott; Waterman, s. L. Burns; sentry, |
W. b. Jockey; manager, c. II. Hunt; !
physicians, J. +. Westerlund, j. A. |
Kirkland and w. II. Gomez
Medic Johnson visited friends in the /
tri-cities last week.
NJ. NJ. Nash of CISCO left last We'd /
nesday for st. Andrew, Fla, where he /
will spend the winter.
Riobard Cadu has ranfad 81 farm |
in Minnesota and with his wife IN
tends moving there in the spring.
Mildred Streed OF Orion spott last /
Tuesday at the Kirkland home.
Mrs. Jennie Jennings spent last /
Wednesday in Rock Island.
Mrs. F. a. Aim visited with rela-
tives in Orion last Wednesday.
Mrs. Carl Stach. son, Fred, and /
daughter, Mrs. Herman Sthnowski, !
spent last Wednesday i'll the tri-cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Record spent
last Wednesday in Moline.
Vern Lake and Miss Gay Moore,
both of Princeville, were married last
Monday afternoon at the Methodist
parsonage, Rev. d. S. Andrewartha
performing the ceremony. They will
make Princeville their home.
The ladies of the NJ. K. church will
hold their annual bazaar Friday after
noon and evening, Dec. II, in the base
ment OF the church. They will have
aprons of every style and size, fancy
work, Irish crochet and Irish embroid-
cred linens, Japanese paintings i'm
ported from Japan, home baking and
home made candies. The ladies Will
also serve chicken pie supper from
to o'clock p. IN.
George +. Anderson has been APP
pointed deputy supreme master of the
Mystic Workers by j. /. Pearce, the
district manager. and the appointment !
has been approved by J. r. mickey,
the supreme master.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank a. Werback en-
tertained a number of their friends at
their home last Tuesday evening in
honor OF their tenth wedding ami 1
The time was spent In 1
various ways, after which refresh
ments were served ending a most de-
lightful evening. Mt. and Mrs.
Werback received many useful pres ,
ents in remembrance of the occasion.
Word has just been received in j
Cambridge of the marriage of Miss !
Emelire Almquist and Clinton Shelter.
The event took place in Chicago. the .
officiating minister being Rev. M. !