Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-20
VIOLA

with relatives.
Mrs. V. Green and son vern Of Mich
igan City, Ind, arrived here Wednes-
day for short visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Boyer.
Clyde Person OF Chicago came Mon
day for visit at his mothers home.
Mrs. NJ. j. Morgan returned home
from Galesburg Tuesday where she
has been spending the past few days.
Miss Bess Bantle visited from Fri
day until Sunday with relatives in
Rock Island.
E. B. Bissel was in Galesburg We'd
nesday on business.
The reunion OF the McCreight FAM
lily and the relatives, held at the |
home of Willis McCreight in Viola,
was day long 10 be remembered as
one of the happiest events in the his
tory of the family. DIR. Arthur H. Nc
Creight and family of Fort Dodge, |
Iowa, who are to spend the winter in
Germany and Austria, where DR.. Nc |
Creight will take a postgraduate
course in advanced medicine, came to
| Viola for a few days visit with his
father and sisters, Miss Bertha Nc
| Creight, and Mrs. Lora Park, and the
reunion was planned that his many
relatives in and around Aledo might
meet him again. More than one hun
dred had dinner together under the
| fine old trees on the lawn of the
parental home. Among those present
were a sister of Willis .McCreight, Mrs.
Joe Thomas of Bloomington, H., sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Hale Kennedy of
Greenfield, Iowa, Mrs. Maud Nc
Creight, and little daughter of Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, and DR. s. Luther Nc
Creight of Chicago Many from Aledo,
Seaton, Sunbeam, Joy and Reynolds
came by train, carriages and automo-
biles. ]. Willis McCreight of Viola is
in his S5th year and was the oldest
member of the family present. He has
lived in Mercer county continuously
since 1850 and attended the first Mer-
Ger county fair so years ago. Speak
ing of that fair he said there was but
one entry for the one prize offered for
racing that year and the single race
was won by a man riding horseback
around a ring in the field where the
fair was held. He hopes to attend the
fair this year Despite his advanced
age he took keen interest in all the
fun of the reunion and told many in
.teresting stories of events in the
early days of the settlement of Mercer
county. By industry and good man
agement he secured,a fine farm near
Viola where he and his wife lived
. many years and reared family. Mrs
, McCreight died few years ago. Later
in life Mr.. McCreight purchased a
home in Viola where he and his daugh.
ter, Miss Bertha McCreight, now live
A son, William S. McCreight. is a
prosperous farmer living near Viola
and two sons living in the far west
4 Walter Emmett and Harvey McCreight
j could not attend. ]. Spencer Nc
3 Creight, the mail carrier on Route No
6, from AIedo, and DR.. McCreight were
4 present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Dingwell were
very pleasantly surprised last Tuesday
evening by neishbors and friends who
& gathered at their home, the occasion
being the tenth anniversary of theil
6 marriage. The surprise was complete
Il as neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Dingwell haC
& heard even a hint of it. The evening
q was spent in music and games. Re
h fresbments, consisting of ice creau
q and cake, were served by the guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Dingwell were presented
q with articles of hand painted china.
81 r. w. Palmer spent several day,
last week at his farm in Iowa. H
8 reports things as being very prosper
q Gus in that section.
s. Mrs. NJ. j. Morey of Rock Islam
B came Tuesday for a visit with rels
e tives.
y Miss Frances Gregory, sister Q
E Mrs. VIM Rolston, arrived Saturda
" evening for visit at her sister
Il home.
r DR.. and Mrs. G. C. Upton wer
e guests at a dinner Saturday evenin
at the home of DR.. Lipton's brothe
and sister, Laura and Hawkins Lipto
of Presumption. The dinner was give
& in honor OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Liptol
& who were married Sept. II in Creole.
"a Col, and returned to Presumption Sep
81 Is, their future home Covers wer
laid for II and most enjoyable tim
b was had
b NJ. ]. Ryan was a caller in the TT
IS cities Monday.
q Frank Morse was a passenger
RI Rock Island Tuesday
d DR.. and Mrs. Upton and nephey
81 Master Martyr Frazier, spent Sunds
b afternoon in Altoona at the home
Mrs. Lipton's sister, Mrs. z. S. Keyes
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kinnel are hon
81 from a visit with relatives in Kansa
Rev B. R. Nesbit left Weduesds
to attend the central Illinois COME
IS euce ia session at Galesburg.
q Dr. McClanahan accompanied b
mother and brother Frank to Burlin
= ton. Iowa, Thursday evening. Nj
e McClanahan has been making h
Is home here with the doctors family f
s. the past year For the future h
+ home will be with her daughter, MI
IA 7 8 Hamilton OF Omaha Neb