Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
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/ Mrs. John Black and two sons, Paul
/ and Holmes, went TO Kewanee Tues
/ day to spend a week with their daugh-
ter and sister, Mrs. Lyman Miller and
| family
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Hawkinson went
| to Woodruff Tuesday to make a few
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Hawkinson and other relatives.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vail left Tues
day for months visit in Kansas City,
Mo, with Mr.. Wallis parents, MIR. and
Mrs. II. r. Vail and other relatives.
Miss Emma Cowan arrived home
Monday from Oquawka, where she had
spent a few days with her sister, Mrs.
! William Webb.
Mrs. Glenn Robbins and little daugh-
ter arrived home Monday from few
days visit with relatives in Joy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bartlett of New
Boston spent Tuesday with Mr.. Bart
let's sister, Miss Louise Bartlett.
Mrs. NJ. J. Merryman and Miss Edna
Merryman went to New Windsor Tues
day to spend the day with Mrs. A j.
Streator.
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vile the last.of the week to visit her
daughter, Mrs. c. +. Hector.
/, Miss Clara Irwin left the last of the
week for her home in Windon, Neb.,
after visiting here with her father,
Jared Irwin, and sister, Mrs. Mack
Hamilton.
Mrs. E. J. Grossenburg returned to
her home in Woodruff Tuesday after
visiting her mother, Mrs. Davis and
other relatives.
Mrs A. G. Drake of Coffeyville, Kan.
arrived here Tuesday to make a few
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. NJ.
L. Cortland.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Boice left
Tuesday for their home in Kissimmee,
Florida, after making a few weeks
visit with Mrs. Boices brother, John
NJ. Bay, and other relatives.
Misses Ethel Bridgford and Kathryn
Scott left Wednesday for Forest Glen,
Maryland, where they will attend the
National Park seminary. Their moth
ers, Mrs. Myrtle Bridgford and Mrs. G.
c. Scott, accompanied them to Gales
burg. Z
Miss Violet Detwiler left Tuesday
for Chicago where she will attend the
Chicago university this year. Her
mother, Mrs. c. w. Detwiler. accom-
panied her for few days visit in the
city.
Mrs Nancy Prouty and Mrs. Rich
ard Noble of New Boston were guests
at the home of Mrs. d. n. Blazer Mon
day.
Miss Dora Human of this city and
niece, Miss Helen Huffman of Purita
Gorda, Florida, went to Galesburg We'd
nesday to spend the day with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Patton of Sherer,
Mo, who have been visiting Mrs. Pat
tons sister, Mrs. Clarence Baker, went
to New Boston the last of the week to
visit another sister, Mrs. Earl San
ders.
The annual convention of the Mercer
county w C. T U. was held in the
Presbyterian church at Norwoodl
Thursday and Friday of last week.
There was a very good attendance.
Eight of the unions of Mercer county
were represented by 40 delegates. Mrs.
Harriet ID. Hall of Aurora, state sup
of the work among miners,
and national w. c. T. u. organizer. was
present and delivered the address
Thursday evening to good audience.
A silver medal contest was held Fri
day evening in which four young Ia
dies, Misses Florence Brownlee, Bessie !
Simpson. Ada Meals and Nellie LitZen-
berger took part The medal was won |
BY Miss Brownlee. All lines of work |
was well reported by the superintend (
ents who were present. The following !
county officers were elected for the /
coming year: County president. Mrs. /
T. A. Dunlap of Viola; vice president,
Mrs Anna SchrolI of Sunbeam: cor
secretary, Miss Lucy Spicer
If Viola: recording secretary, Mrs. o.
T. Lorimer of Aledo; auditor. Mrs. J. Il
" Wright of Aledo.
ives in Keithsburg.
Miss HALEY Cooke of Joy spent Sat
Irday with Aledo relatives.
Ed Moberg was a Davenport visitor
Ionday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Allen spent
sunday with their relatives in Keiths-
,urg.
Mrs. Alta Marquis, son Paul and
Harold McKelvey. spent Saturday with
riends in Rock Island
Owing to the fact that Lincoln col 4
ege has Cancelled the football game Il
looked here for Saturday. Oct :. 4
'oach Kenney of William and Vashti Il
ollege has arranged a game with the