Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-18

few days with Mrs. Mills, sister
Mrs. c. NJ. Crawford.
Mrs. NJ ]. Mitchell of Joy spent
Thursday with Mrs. Clarence Gates.
Mrs. George Boemler of st. Louis,
Mo, is visiting at the homes of Mr..
and Mrs. D. A. Hebel and Miss Sue
Wiley.
Mrs. H o. Baner and baby daughter
| of New Boston returned home Thurs
| day after visiting her parents, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. F. NJ. Bateman.
| Mrs. Harry Fay went to Alpha
! Thursday to spend a few days with
] her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Peter
son.
Mrs. d. S. Prentiss of New Boston
was a guest Friday at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Eschbach.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Wilson and
daughter, Violet, who have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. John Mapes, left
Thursday for their home in West
Point, Iowa. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Mapes.
Mrs. Ray Heston and three chill
dren. Lcola, Elvin and Ralph, went
to Matherville Saturday to spend the
day with their sister and aunt, Mrs
Charles Maynard.
A jury for the purpose of consider
ing the assessment levied in the
Keithsburg drainage district has been
summoned for service in the county
court for Nov. pa The jury is as fol-
lows: NJ. J. Merryman, Z. II. Noonan,
f. r. Petrie, c. J. Noble, Dan Laugh
lin, Clarence Gates, ]. w. Swearingen,
Charles McChesney, c. p. Carroll, I.
NJ. Church, William J. Mcfarland, En-
nest clearinghouse.
Mrs. ID. T. Spence of Winterset,
Iowa and Miss Mamie Thomson of
this city, went to Galesburg Saturday
to visit their brother, Rev. j. J. Thorn
son of Monmouth, who is i'll in the
hospital in that city.
Mrs. Augusta Swanson went to Chi
cago Thursday to spend few days
with relatives and friends.
The Misses Helen and Lilly Miner
of Viola spent a few days this week
with their aunt, Mrs. Clyde Scott.
The member of Alcdo camp No.
AIS. w. NJ. A, are planning to meet at
the home of George Johnson on Thurs
day. Nov. 20, for the purpose of
husking corn for Mr.. Johnson, who is
taking treatment in the sanatorium at
Colorado Springs, Col.
Mrs. NJ. f. Sumpter and Miss Beu-
lah Smith of Blandinsville, who have
been visiting Mrs. Sumpter's sister.
Mrs. L. d. Kirkpatrick. went to Keiths-
burg Thursday to visit Mrs. Ida Haw-
kins and other friends before return
ing home. Mrs. Kirkpatrick accom-
panied them to Keithsburg for a short
visit.
Attorney E. L. Mocett of Oquawka
was a business visitor in this city
Wednesday.
Miss d. A. ShurtIeff of Colorado
City, Col. who has been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. William McManus, left
Tuesday for Minneapolis, Mimi, where
she will visit her cousin.
The Home Missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church met
at the home of Mrs. Fannie Rollon
Friday afternoon. The following pro-
gram was given: Devotions led by
Miss Leota HaLse. What the Queen
Esthers Are Doing" Miss Jessie Stein;
Ritter Home, Miss Emma Hartman;
Rebecca McClesky Home, Miss Ber-
nice Bridgford: music, Miss Enid
Henderson Miss Bridgford, who
spent last year with the Rebecca Nc
Clesky home at Boas. Ala, gave a
very interesting talk on that institu-
ton. BY invitation, the Queen Es-
Their circle attended in a body, and an
report was made by their
treasurer. Master Ralph Bartle. After |
the program light refreshments were
served.
Ed Mo5erg spent Thursday on Z !
business trip to Madison, Wis.
Misses Rosa Ollin and Opal Ketch- !
um spent Saturday in GaleSburg-
II. p. Bjorklund left Thursday for !
ST Ann on a short business trip.
Mrs. F. o. Johnson of Joy spent !
Wednesday here with her daughters, I
Mrs. Ralph Thede and Mrs. Merle !
Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. WEIGH. who re-
Gently removed from Aledo from Me /
iiapolis. Iowa, went to Burlington.
Iowa. Thursday to visit their daugh- I
ter. Mrs. Z. L. CoIheid. and Mrs.
WEIGHS brother. J. p. Walker.
Mrs W. Smith OF Orion came Fri