Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
this afternoon before Acting County
Judge B. S. Bell as to his sanity.
ALEDO

Miss Myra Carton of Peoria re-
turned home Saturday visiting at the
homes Of Mrs. NJ. Candor AMI Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Themes Ewing were
Rock Island visitors Friday.
Mrs. Henry Lord went 20 Thomp-
son to visit her daughter, Mrs. Will
lam Mccoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Carey Of Chica-
GO, who have spent a week here with
relatives, went TO Rock Island Friday
to make a short visit with Mr.. Carey's
sisters, Mrs. G. W. Whitney and Mrs.
James Close.
Relatives in this city have received
the sad news of the death of Judge
John r. Bassett which occurred at his
home in BurliLgame, Kansas, last Fri
day a the advanced age of 80 years.
Judge Bassett was a brother of
Judge l. n. Bassett and Mrs Frances
Rice and Mrs. Mary Mills of this CITY,
and was for many years a highly re-
spected and influential citizen of Ale
do. Judge Bassett was born in Lewis
county, Kentucky, August =, 1921. He
began the practice of law in 1852 and
moved to Illinois in 1857, where he
practiced law in Aledo until 1863,
when he purchased large stock farm
and spent few years on the farm.
| He was elected judge of Mercer
| county in 1865 and served four years.
! In 1873 he was reelected and served
Until 1878, making nine years in all.
In all that time while there were
/ many cases appealed he never had a
case reversed. He was also master in
chancery for three more years. Judge
Basse-t was married to Miss Cynthia
! Strickctt, Dec 81, 1856, who with their
seven children remain to mourn tn
loss of kind and loving husband and
father. The children are William and
/ Frank Bassett and Mrs. H. c. Green
CT Topeka, Kansas, Lewis and Arthur
=. Basse,t of Burlingame, Kansas, Clay
Bassett of Kansas City, Kansas and
Mrs. A. NJ. Stahl Of Turlock, Califor
nj
Miss Agnes Cass went to Alph1
tl4uay 10 '4s4t her mO...er.
Miss Nellie Peters went 10 Blan
dinsville Thursday to make a shor
visit with Miss Ethel Rice.
Mrs Arthur Seefeld, daughter An
META and son Edward lief. Thursdaj
fer Montfort. Wisconsin, to visit rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Z. Walters o
woodruff came Friday for shor
visit with relatives.
Aledo Chapter, No. 126, Order o
Eastern Star celebrated their TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary Friday evenin:
: in the Masonic hall. About $50 mem
bers and invited guests were present
many chapters being representa-
This chapter was organized by tn
Keithsburg chapter twenty-five year
ago, and an invitation was extende
; tc that chapter to attend in a body
and about thirty members were pres
= emit The following short program wa
given:
Vocal sclo--P. ". Hall
Reading-Miss Lillian Mckee.
r Piano sc!o-Mrs. Ray.
Story of Esther - Mrs. Virgini
> Wright.
@ This was past matrons' night, an
\ letters Of greeting were read from III
! follJ8;a. absert past nItrons. Mr.
: Sue c. Bassett, Washington; Mr.
q Cara B. Bradley and Mrs. Emm
q Murdoch OF California and Mrs. Stell
+ Guthrie OF Colorado After the DR.
t gram pleasant social evening va
2 spent and a bountiful luncheon va
serTed
Miss Phene Swank who has bes
visiting her cousin, Mrs. T. W. Egbe
d at Millersourg, went TO Galva Thur