Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-21

Mrs. c. E. Hickock of Joy returned |
home Tuesday after short visit at |
the home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Odell
Mrs, D. Sullivan went to Galesburg
Wednesday to visit her daughter. Miss I.
Name Sullivan,
Miss Evalyn Kramm went to Galva |
Tuesday to spend few days with |
friends.
Mrs. Sophia Galloway died at the
home Of her son, L. z. Galloway, Sun
day. Feb. 16, aged ~ years, II months
and days. Funeral services were held
at the home Of l. E. Galloway Tuesday
afternoon, Feb, Is, at 2 o'clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. B. Bartle, Inter
ment was IN Aledo cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. A. Kellogg and two
children returned to their home IN
Peoria Tuesday after spending two
weeks with relatives,
Mrs, L Detwiler and Mrs. ]. W. Nc
Roberts were Rock Island visitors
Tuesday.
Mrs, c. R, Nichols Of Galva returned
home Monday after a short visit with
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daugh
The funeral OF Mrs. Randolph
/ Sheats, whose beautiful life was
brought to a close on Friday evening,
Feb. II, was held at the Methodist
church Monday afternoon. The ser
vices were conducted by her pastor,
Rev. J. b Bartle, assisted by DR.. F.
I G. English. Music was furnished by a
! quartet composed of Mrs. John God
dard, Miss Jessie Stein, VIII Nesbitt
and David Berg. with Miss Jessie Ev-
ans at the piano, and solo by Thomas
Kenny. Rev. Mr.. Bartle read many
appropriate portions of scripture and
spoke from the text found in First
Corinthians, 1854, and read a beaud-
ful tribute to the life and character of
this noble Christian woman. The Wo-
mems new movement bible class OF
which she was a member attended in
a body. The large congregation and
the profusion Of flowers spoke of the
love and respect OF her many friends.
The burial was made In the Milers-
burg cemetery.
The ladies Of the Columbian club
are very much pleased with the result
Of their food sale held at the rest
rooms Saturday. Almost $50 was add
ed TO the rest room fund which will be
used toward defraying the expenses
OF the rooms.
Mrs. D. J. Curran returned to her
home in Macomb Wednesday after
spending a few days at the home of
Henderson Love and Orr Calhoun.
Mrs. Selma Jobes and Miss Vesta
Moore went to Galesburg Wednesday
to visit their brother, Frank Moore.
Miss Leah Maher went to New Wind
sor Monday to spend the day with her
; aunt, Mrs. Marie Brooks.
! Mrs. Mayes of Joy spent Monday
with her daughter, Mrs. D. A. Hebel.
Miss Florence McCreight of Ash
land, Neb, is visiting relatives in Ale
do and Sunbeam.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Address Of Moline
: spent Sunday with Mrs. Address par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. NJ Danford. Mr.
Address returned home Monday. but
Mrs. Address remained for a longer
visit.
! Miss Elsie Geompler returned to her
home in OQuawka after a short visit
with her brother and wife, MI and
Mrs. A. Geompler.
Mrs. T. Winders and little son went
to Viola Wednesday to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il H. Sidwell.
, The death Of William Murray Prouty
Ii
, Monday morning, Feb 10, following al
attack of paralysis. Mr. Prouty was
born in a log cabin a short distance
from his present beautiful country
home, on Dec. Is, 1S41. He was mar
ried to Miss Nancy Mccormick on Nov
19, 1868, and all of their married life
was spent on the home farm near New
Boston, with the exception of three
1years spent in Kansas. Eight children
were born to them, seven of whom
six sons and one daughter are living
and, with the faithful wife, were witt
him and did all that loving hearts anC
skillful hands could do to comfort anc
relieve him during his last painful ill
ness. Mr.. Prouty was a faithful mem
Der Of the Epworth Methodist church
4 which he Joined 40 years ago, and was
ever an honest, Industrious, Christian
gentleman, who with his good wife
was always ready to help those IL
trouble and relieve anyone who was il
pain. He was made a Mason in 1866
and was the oldest member of New
Boston lodge No. SO. Funeral service!
were held in the Methodist church II
New Boston Wednesday, Feb. u, con
Quoted by Rev. W. 1. Baines. The si1
sons were pallbearers. Over 100 Ma
sons were present and conducted tbs
service at the grave Interment wal
in the New Boston cemetery.
/ Miss Hazel Thompson went to Biggs
vile Saturday TO make a short visi
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
Thompson.
Mrs. Charles McChesney spent Sun
day in Burlington.
Mrs. Joseph Busch Of Eliza died a
her home Thursday evening, Feb. 10
after a weeks illness with pneumonia
in her sSth year. Funeral service
were held at Union church Sunda
Ill I,