Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-11

to Altoona Saturday to attend the fti-
neral of Mrs. Peter HELM.
S. G. Erickson passed away at his
home in this city Thursday morning,
Feb. 6, at Z o'clock. Mr.. Erickson
was in his SD year and death was
due to the infirmities of old age. Fu-
neral services were held at the Swed-
ish Lutheran church in this city Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, conducted
by Rev. Frank Swenson. Burial took
place in the Aledo cemetery.
Hon Charles j. Searle of Rock Is
land spent Thursday in Aledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Thornhill of
Seattle, Wash, who are visiting Mr..
Thornhilrs mother, Mrs. Mary Thorn
hill and other relatives in Joy, spent
Thursday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Rutherford.
Mrs. Harry Epperly of Joy was an
Aledo visitor Thursday.
Rev. Frank Swenson went to Viola
Thursday where he performed a wed
ding ceremony.
y. ". Il SLuGE Welt W EuSSWOOu
Thursday to attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, w. H. Brown, who died
Wednesday.
Mrs. G.. D. Abrahamson of Joy
came Friday to meet her brother,
Rev. E o. Sutherland Of Richmond,
gelistic meetings in Milan and Coal
Valley. They spent the day calling on
Aledo friends.
Mrs. ]. B. Gibson of Omaha, Neb.,
came Thursday to visit at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Gibson.
Hannah Elizabeth Pollock died at
her home in Aledo Monday afternoon,
Feb. 8, after a few days illness with
pneumonia. Mrs. Pollock, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanley, was born
in Cambridge, ILL.,, July IT, 1851. On
March 8, 1869, she was married to
John s. Pollock of Little York. Ten
children were born to them, six o.
whom are living and reside In Aledo
and vicinity. Two years ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Pollock moved from Little York
to Aledo. Mr.. Pollock, who is stricken
with paralysis, has been helpless for
several years, and he with the children
have the sympathy OF their many
| friends in their great bereavement
Funeral services were held at the home
Wednesday by Rev. ]. NJ. Jones, and
/ in Little York by Rev. ]. B. Bartle.
Burial was in the Little York GENE
/ terry.
Mr.. and Mrs T. ]. Blue left Satur-
day for their home in Twin Lakes,
Col, after spending several months
here with Mrs. Blues brother, A A
Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, II Holmes went to
Galesburg Saturday and from there to
Oklahoma City, Okla, to visit their
daughters, Mrs. Ralph Cies and Miss
May Holmes.
Mrs. Clayton Bridgford Of Millers
burg went to Moline Saturday to visit
Miss Jessie Coleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Longley and
Mrs. Longley's brother, Mr.. Harbour
of Kansas, went to Burgess Saturday
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Longley.
Lucian B. Doughty, a pioneer of Mer
Ger county, passed away at his home
in Aledo Wednesday evening, Feb. 5
Funeral services were held at tbs
home Friday afternoon at O'Clock
Rev. A. E. Moody officiating. Inter
ment was in the Aledo cemetery, il
charge of the Warren Shedd post No
262, G.. A R., of which he was a mem
: Der
Mrs C. L. Gregory and daughter
i Miss Martha, went TO Viola Thursda
: and spent the day with Mrs. w. Fl
Bissell, who is Ill with pneumonia
: Mrs ]. F. White and little daughte
t Ruth went to Keithsburg Thursday t
see Mr. White, who was i'll in tina
city, and accompanied him home FIR
) day.
: Miss Claire Smith of Keithsbur
spent Wednesday with Miss Laur
/ Love
Mrs John BalBrd and Mrs. D.
t Prentiss OF New Boston spent Satul
day in Rock Islasd
t Mrs. Peter Helm died Wednesda