Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-08
ALEDO

sandberg, at the home of Miss Sue
Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Decker left
Tuesday for Bedford, Iowa, where they
Will visit Mrs. Decker's sister. Mrs. C.
c. Calhoun.
Mrs. Earl Fender and two children
left Wednesday for Edgewood to visit
Mrs. Tenders mother, Mrs. p Farris.
Mrs. o. P. Willis went to Peoria
Wednesday for weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. ]. Robbins and family.
Miss Ella Scott returned home Wed
nesday from a short visit with rela-
tiyes In New Boston.
Mrs. Roy Sample and two children
went to Viola Wednesday to spend two
days with Mrs. T. G. Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. A K. Philleo left We'd
nesday for Chicago, where they will
spend few days and take a trip on
the lake.
Mrs. John Coleman of Abingdon is
visiting friends in Aledo and vicinity.
Mrs. S. r. Fairfield and two grand
children, Jennie, and Frank Fairfield,
of OdeH, who have been visiting
friends in New Boston, went to Rock
Island Wednesday.
Mrs. Pinkerton of Viola who has
been spending two weeks with her
niece, Miss Bessie Dunlap, returned
home Wednesday
Miss Bessie Minor went to Rock Is
land Wednesday to visit her friend,
Miss Bessie Beeler
NJ. NJ. McCulley died at his home
two miles south of Aledo Sunday even
ing, Aug. 3, after lingering Illness.
Funeral services were held from the
Methodist church Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock, conducted by Rev. :.
B. Bartle. The services were under the
auspices of the NJ. w. A lodge. Inter
ment was made in the Aledo cemetery.
Miss Minnie Johnson went to Joy
Tuesday to spend a few days with her
parents
Mrs. D. W. Flynn went to Viola
Wednesday for two days visit with
her aunt, Mrs. Kaveny.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Brancht of Joy and
Mrs. D. Hebel of this city left Wednes-
day for a weeks automobile tour
through the southern part of the state
Mrs. ]. w. McRoberts and Mrs. G.
C. Scott were Rock Island visitors
Tuesday.
The Northwestern Clay Manufactur-
fng company, which operates the large
sewer pipe and hollow block works at
Griffin, is enlarging its plant by the
erection Of a four story addition, 100
by so feet, to the main building. Five
new kilns, each with a diameter of SO
feet, are being added, making II kilns
in all. To supply material for the
new kilns, two dry pans for the grind
ing and mixing of the clay and a steam
press are being installed. The shale
used by the Northwestern company is
very fine and smooth, and makes a su-
perior product The company has a
weekly pay roll of $1,000, and is build
| ing IL new tenant houses for the use
of part of the new men who will be en-
ployed when the improvements are
| completed
| The Misses Bertha and Emma Smith
went to Kewanee Wednesday where
| they will visit Mrs. Margaret Crosier,
and will go from there to Chicago for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Jennings went
to West Point, Iowa, Tuesday to visit
their daughter, Mrs Lee Murray.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P Thompson of
Quincy, who have been visiting Mrs.
/ Thompson's sister, Miss Bessie Dun
/ lap. and other relatives, left Wednes-
day for Chicago where they will spend
few days with relatives and take
trip on the lake.
! MIR. and Mrs. A. A. Rice arrived
home Saturday from an extended visit
with friends in California and Colo
RADIO.
Ed Willis of New Boston was an
! Aledo visitor Tuesday.
The Kings Heralds will meet at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Dunlevy FT<
day afternoon. The boys and girls are
requested to respond to roll call with
a verse of scripture
Mrs George w. Reed of this city and
daughter, Mrs. ]. Address of Rockford,
went to GalesDurg Tuesday to spend
the day with friends.
District Superintendent Rev. Alex
ander Smith preached in the Methodist
/ church Sunday morning.
Marshall Davis went to Woodruff
| Monday to visit his uncle and aunt, Mr.,
and Mrs. Z. ]. Grossenburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Noble spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Noble
Little Miss Frances Croson of Joy
came Monday to visit her grandpar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs F. NJ Baker
The Social circle of the First Pres
byterian church will meet at the home
of Mrs. c. W. Detwiler Friday after
noon, Aug. s. Committee Is MesdameE
Carlstrom, Davis and Carroll
Miss Selma Rosene and Miss Amelia
Anderson went to Burgess Monday tc
spend the day with Miss Clara Ander
son.
Mrs. Laura Ball and little son o.
Whitewater. Wis, are visiting Mrs
Balls uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs
George Guthrie, and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs p E. Nichols and bab,
daughter. Katherine, went to New Bos
ton Monday to visit relatives.
W. c. Danford is home from San Di
lego, Cal, where he had been caring fol