Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-02

power for pumping water, gener-
ating electricity, etc. The barn,
which is S2x56, is already completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent and sou. Orion,
spent Sunday in Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Woods, Margaret
Thomas and Mrs Mary Evans attend
ed the tent meeting, which is being
held by the Baptist people at Gingles'
corner Sunday afternoon.
| Dr. and Mrs. Lipton attended camp
meeting at Tindall's grove Sunday af-
| ternoon and evening.
+ John VIM came Tuesday evening
| from Hammond, Ind, to spend few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh VIM.
/ Dr. and Mrs. Clanahan left Monday
evening for Burlington. Tuesday they
attended the opening of the Keokuk
dam, returning home by auto We'd
nesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r Briggs, Mrs. H.
c. Drake and Edward Chilson, William
Beachler, Dan W. Sedwiek, Phillip T.
Bridger, John Kilmel S. c. Fugate and
W. L. B. Jenkinson were passengers
to attend the soldiers reunion.
Miss Margaret Bradford, who is at
tending business college at Galesburg,
lis a guest at the home of DR.. Walter
Miles. Miss Fife Boyd of Streator
who has been visiting at their home
also. returned to her home Wednesday
morning
r. w. Farmer disposed of his stock
of restaurant goods to w. Corsepuis
of Donnan Junction, Iowa, who came
! last week and took possession at once
Mr.. Corsepuis owns the building and
expects to continue the restaurant
at the same stand.
: W. F. White of Galesburg visited
over Monday night at the home Of
DR.. G. c. Upton.
| Mrs. Susie Forsythe and daughter
| Ida, and Hattie Palmer spent Sunda.
] in Monmouth with Mrs. H. NJ. Krier
and family.
Mrs. Ida Pinkerton of Aledo visite,
from Thursday until Sunday with he
brother, A. c.. Barr, and family a
the Hotel Violetta.
K. NJ Saunders visited in Aled
wit hrelatives over Sunday. Mrs. Saun
ders, who has been visiting for tn
past three weeks in Aledo, Rock Is
land and other cities, returned hom
last Thursday morning.
Mrs. John G. Zern and Miss Hyre
.lZern were guests of friends in Gales
burg and Bushnell the fore part o
the week.
Lester and Carl Stoner departe
Wednesday evening for Kansas Cit
to buy cattle.
Rev T. G. Marrow of Savannah, Ill
arrived here Wednesday to atten
chatauqua and visit with friends. H
concluded his visit Saturday and LEI
for Burlington, Iowa, where he wi
visit at his daughters home, befor
returning to his home.
H /. Smith and family of Keith:
burg spent the day, Wednesday, a
the home CT Mr.. and Mrs. Williar
Terrey. They were accompanied HON
by Homer Terrey, who will spend
few days there.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Scott of Aled
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Pomery c
Davenport came Wednesday mornin
to attend the funeral of their CRANE
mother, Mrs. Martha Miner.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Patterson an
children returned Monday evenin
brother, Hugh McWhirter and famil,
at Peoria.
Miss Verl Terrey returned HON
Wednesday evening from a two week.
visit with Miss Bessie VIM az Chan
% paign, Ill.
Miss Alice Morris is at home for
D. short vacation from Urbana, wher
1t she has been attending school.
K. Miss Vida Barnes went to Med
10 apolis, Iowa, Friday on a few day
in camping trip with a party from thu
Al place.
Ie John G. Zern went to Rock Islam
r. Friday afternoon and met his son
Shelton and Richard, who were r
turning from a several weeks Wis
- with their grandparents at Foxbor
Wis Miss Hyrel Zern accompanie
them home and will make a visit
some length here at her brother
home.
Harry Reuben returned home
Rock Island Monday. after a week
visit at the home OF his uncle, A. Wi
stein.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kaveny departe
l. Tuesday evening on trip to Kans;
City, Omaha and Creston, Iowa, whel
they will visit with relatives at eaC
of these places.
Mr.. Hill of Kewanee came We
nesday evening for a short visit Wi
friends.
Mrs. Martha Miner, who die
rs at her home in Viola, Aug.
re twas born in Mercer County, Pr
~ March IS, 1893. In 1850 81
st was married to James Spears
I'd Ohio and to them were born "
~ children, Mrs. Lucinda Freema
l deceased, and Mrs. Mary Hunting
10 Presumption. In 1854 she came to Ro
~ Island, where she followed the ira
80 OF dressmaking till 1857, when she W
ID married to Andrew Miner. To the
OF were born nine children, four of who
1 with their father have died. The i
W ing are Mrs. Rose Foster and Nj
OF Emaline VanGandt of PennsyIvan
10 Mitchell Miner of Aledo, Mrs. Ka