Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-26
ANDALUSIA

Mrs. Arthur Anderson and children
of Albert City, Iowa, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Anderson's father,
Jude Bramer, and other relatives.
Norman Cushman and sister Evelyn
returned to their home in Chicago af.
ter several weeks visit at the home of
their aunt, Mrs. John Carlson.
Mrs. Frank Dollerhide went to Mus
catine' Monday and visited till We'd
nesday with friends.
Mrs. j. c. Dunn and son, Francis,
went to Rock Island Wednesday.
Misses Pearl and Ada Stickman
went to Silvis Wednesday to spend a
week visiting at the home of their sis
ter, Mrs. Conrad Schadt. Mrs. Stick
man accompanied them to Rock Island.
Mrs. Clarence Skinner and son CIar-
ence of Rock Island visited from Fri
| day till Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Kane.
Mrs. John Stropes concluded a
weeks visit with her daughters in
Rock Island and returned home Mon
| day.
Mrs. R. G. Thompson and daughter,
Charity are spending few days visit
ing relatives in Davenport.
Mrs. Blanch Little of Chicago spent
several days the first of the week at
| the Bowman farm.
Miss Lizzie Burmeister of Chicago
is spending few days visiting her par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burmeister.
She leaves Friday for Swift Current,
Canada. to visit her sister, Mrs. John
Kruse.
Mrs. Kate Richards and daughter OF
Davenport spent last Thursday In the
village visiting old friends and neigh.
bors.
Mrs. Frank Kennedy of Rock Island
visited relatives here the first of the
week
Mrs. James Curry of Taylor Ridge
spent Thursday at the home of Mrs
S. A. Leeman.
Misses Louise and Minnie Burmeis
ter went to Davenport Wednesday.
John Burckett of Rock Island is Wis
iting at the home of his father, Jake
. Burckett.
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spent several days last week at Camp
bells island.
Some months ago the secretary o
the AndGlusia Memorial and Historical
association procured an order from
the quartermaster general of the arm.
for so eightinch cannon shells, which
were brought to Andalusia from Rocl
Island arsenal by Henry Haas; thu
shells are piled at the residence o
the secretary. The object is to plac
the shells in the cemetery in honor o
the soldiers of the national wars. TIL,
lot selected-donated by the cemeter,
association-is at the foot of the hill
at the south end of Perry street, cas-
of the schoolhouse, south and east O
the iron gates recently put up by tn
Ladies Cemetery society, in good vieV
from the village and the highway Tn
original plan was to put concret
base some four and one-half feet high
surrounded by a concrete walk, on to
to place the cannon shells in two pyra
mids, in the base a granite slab cor
tanning the lettering: ITO Defender
OF the Flag, 1776, 1872. 1882, 1855
1865, 1898"
1t is suggested that such a memoria
should contain the names of all d,
ceased and the living who we're a,
credited to Andalusia, or who at an
time resided within the township. T
do this would require granite place
all arouna the concrete base, invoiy
the cutting of nearly 1000 letters. Tn
cost would be hardly short of $500, ii
Guiding concrete walk and steps frol
the roadway to the cemetery past til
SO-foot lot selected. The original c
first plan would cost about SIS.
During the Civil war, there were re-
resentatives of Andalusia in II Iii
nois and eight Iowa regiments, fro;
one TO four persons in commands fro
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesot
Missouri and Kansas. Six old me
now living at AndaIusia are veteran
of the Civil war.
Whether the monument Will contai
the name, company and regiment
every soldier. as indicated, or none
all, as contemplated by the aforesa