Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-26

visitors Thursday.
The play, Dan Cupid, Head Coach"
given by the senior class of the Aledo
high school Friday evening, was a
great success. The play is comedy
drama of college life in three acts. and
| is full of college boys and girls fun
and pranks. Lois Vertrees made
charming little Dan Cupid and skill
| fully cleared away the cloud of sus-
picion which was placed upon the rep
utation of the favorite of all, Bob
Houston Bob Mannon) by his rival,
Leo Mcleod Gilbert Harney), who
were both striving for the hand of
Professor Cartons pretty daughter, |
tKathryn Carlton (Mabelle Whisman). |
Silas Reuben Hezekiah Spinks CAR
thus Nesbitt), the verdant country /
boy who was not so green after all, |
and Buster Tetherton (Harold Yer
trees), the college joke" supplied
fun for the evening. All played their
parts we'll and the play was greatly
enjoyed by the large audience, as was
also the music by the orchestra.
Miss Vira Pittenger of Macomb is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A. Matchneer.
Mrs. j. Murphy and son John went
to Arpee Friday to spend few days
with Mrs. Murphy's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Finch.
Mrs. Frank Forseu went to Andover
Saturday to make a short visit with
Mrs. Albert Swanson and other rela.
tives.
Miss Ella Knisley of Kinsley. Kan,
who is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Canum, went to Ga!esburg
Saturday to spend the day.
Miss Frances Park returned 10 her
home in Viola Saturday after a short
visit with friends.
Mrs. Coleman Sharp gave a mis-
i cellaneous shower at her home Thur s.
N day evening in honor OF Miss Marie
n Washburn.
George NJ. Strong of Portland. Ore,
recently spent few days with Lis IN
p Gle, James Mckinney, aid other rela-
2 tives.
Mrs. Charles Durston a2d daughter,
g Miss Alice, of Woodruff spent Wed
9 nesday with friends in this city.
A Mrs. F. A. Gibson went to Canton
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? relatives.
Mrs. Wi lam Riddle of Riddlesville
! was business caller in Aledo Friday
. Thomas Clark, alias Charles Wilson
and E. F. Spencer, alias Frank T
Shea. who were recently arrested in
=. Monmouth, are believed to be
- two of the men who robbed the Farm
ers' bank in North Henderson a few
weeks ago, and were brought to thi:
city Thursday afternoon and lodged
= in the heavy steel cages in the new
&c Mercer county Jail. The transfer of the
5c prisoners was made by Sheriff -[ick
oc ock assisted by ]. A. Harvey, E. r
Petrie and c. R. Gates of this city
IN They we're accompanied here by Chic
of Police Morrison and Deputy Sher
NJ if Trey of Monmouth.
~ The Misses Marie and Minnie Bran
m berg of Coal Valley came Wednesda.
oe to make a few days visit with thei
80 aunt, Mrs. J. A. Johnson.
NJ c. A Campbell the states agricu
9e tural expert who has charge of tn
90 experimental station field Of this cit
~ and also of fields at Carthage, Clay
~ ton and Galesburg, was in the city RI
- Gently and reported the local 20 acre
M one of the best in the state. A bi
~ field meeting will be held here thi
wv season to which all the farmers {
- Mercer and adjoining counties ar
y urged to attend.
y Miss Mary Mcintyre went to Seato
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs.
me W. Decker.
Mr. Mrs. Verle Barr went to Arpe
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs.
NJ. Rutherford.
Mrs. E. S. Strickland spent Thur
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mr.
my E. ]. Odell, in Joy.
clip The Misses Matilda and Hilda JON
yes son and Jennie Anderson spent Thur
eet day in Rock Island.
ter ]. H. Dihel of New Mexico is visi
Any ing with George Sponsler and abo,
rat June will go to Chicago to spend IL
to summer with his daughter.
IFS Mrs. Ralph Peck went to Hopewe
Tuesday to spend the day with h
the uncle, Sidney Durston.
the Friends in this city have receive
ing, invitations to the marriage of Paul
n: been of Paris, Ill, and Miss Venus
Shoemaker of Stuttgart, Ark, at Il
home of the bride at $50 o'clock {
crl- the evening of May 27. Mr.. Cabeen
a grandson of Mrs. F. H. Day of tn
Ser city and was formerly a student
William and Vashti college.
the Mrs. NJ. n. Davis of Wichita, Kal
tier is making a ten days visit at Il
home of Rev. A. E. Moody.
Miss Eliza Robinson of New Bostt
der was an Aledo visitor Thursday.
Robert D. McCord, a graduate
lex William and Vashti college, has Sc
invitations to friends in this city
- attend the commencement exercis
of the Indiana law school, Indianapol
Nan Ind, on Wednesday evening, May
Mr.. McCord is a member Of the grad
ating class.
piic Mrs. D. Sullivan went to Galesbu
Friday to spend few days with b
eSi- children.
Mrs. G. A Reyonlds went to Ro
Island Thursday to spend shor1 tir