Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

u. Mr.. Roberts, who attended VIII
liam and Vashti college here for sew
eral years, now holds the position of
chief craftsman for the Holden Nor
gan company, Ltd, oA-Foronto, where
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts will be at home
to their many friends.
Miss Geraldine Emerson went to
Woodruff Friday to visit at the home
of Professor and Mrs. G. F. Close and
to act as one of the judges at the
high school contest held in that city
Friday evening.
Miss Mary Williams went to Rock
Island Saturday to spend a few days
with friends.
Mrs. G. P. Morrison arrived home
Thursday from a ten days visit with
her mother, Mrs. r. H. Wycoff in Kan
sas City, Kan.
Mrs. Eric Peterson and little daugh
ter. Elsa, and Mrs. Wailen, went to
Hopewell Saturday for a short visit
with Mrs. Peterson's sister, Mrs
Bloom and family.
j p Baker of Alpha is spending a
few days with Henry Baker and 10
seph Fender.
Mrs. J. L. Buckley and daughter
Miss Mabel, spent Saturday in the
tri-cities.
Mrs. F, Gibson and son, Don, and
Mrs C. ]. Carlson and Master Virgil
Carlson, spent Saturday with friends
in New Windsor.
Miss Eda Beegle, Mrs. Ed Smith and
Miss Amanda Anderson went to Gales
burg Saturday to spend the day,
Mrs. \. B. Giett of Cleveland, Ohio
is making two weeks visit with mel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, p. A. Johnson
She will visit friends in Kansas City
before returning to her home.
| The live stock shipments from the
local yards Tuesday we're eight car
loads of cattle.
MIR. and Mrs. c. H. Madden OF Mon
mouth attended the funeral of the late
L. B. Lloyd Wednesday.
J. 2. Mclaughlin of SchaIler Iowa
was an Aledo visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Arthur Sells arrived hom'
Thursday from a two weeks triI
through the southern states.
Plans for the exercises to be hell
In the Aledo opera house thi!
evening to celebrate the Homecoming
of Hon. James Mckinney, retiring con
gresham, are all completed. Th'
home coming is district affair giveI
by the people of Mercer county. 4
reception will ~ given at the Mer
chants hotel in the afternoon and ;
good program ana plenty of music a
the opera house in the evening. judge
Henry E. Burgess will preside at th'
evening meeting and britt addresses
will be made by Justice George A
Cooke, William ]. Graham, Oscar (
Carlstrom and d. A. Hebel of thi
city. There will, be series of fiy
minute talks by speaker from eac
county in the Fourteenth district. d.
T. H. McMichael, president of MOI
mouth college, has been chosen froI
Warren county Hon. o. F, Drury
expected to speak for Hancock. an
Hon. j. W. Gordon for Henderson,
The speakers for Rock Island and NJ
Donough have not been appointed, bI
many friends OF Mr. Mckinney are e.
pected from those counties.
Mrs. J. 8. Maxwell of Keithsbur;
who has been spending a few day
with her mother, Mrs. A, Patterson
and sisters, Mrs. W. X. Wells and Mi!
Haddie Patterson, went to Galesbul
Friday To visit her son, Fred MaIwe
and win spend few days with frient
in Peoria before returning home.
Mrs. Mary A. Lozier passed away
her home N Aledo April 10, at the a;
Of CT years and p days. Miss MAJ
A James was born in Wales Mar
ls, 1s4e. She was married in Wal
al the age CT &c years to Morris "
liams, and 10 them one son was Dor
Thomas l. Bailey Of Aledo. Her hi
band having died, she came with b