Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-13

from his home in Cable about a year
ago and joining the marines.
DR.. w. A. Miles and V. A. McClanan.
han attended the county medical asso-
citation which was held in Aledo Tues.
day.
A. T. Briggs and family sold some
of their household goods at public
auction Wednesday. They will move
to Monmouth where they will make
their home.
Fred Craig is now occupying his
lown building recently vacated by the
Viola bakery.
A. S. Watkins lecture on prohibit
ton at the Viola opera house Tuesday
evening was quite we'll attended. Mr..
Watkins was a candidate for vice pres.
ident of the United States in 1908 and
1912. His lecture was interesting and
instructive with plenty of spice mixed.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ashenhurst
were in Rock Island Monday.
Miss Olive Mathews of Rushville
came Tuesday and visited until Thurs
day at the home of DIR. and Mrs. V. A.
McClanahan.
Harry Adams returned home from
the hospital at Rock Island last Fri
day where he had been for treatment
for an infection of the thumb on his
right hand. While at the hospital the
thumb was taken off at the first joint
and the hand was getting along nicely
when he returned. Monday it began
to give him more trouble, so he re-
turned to the hospital at Davenport
| for treatment.
| Alonzo Ogden and son Will left Mon.
day for Chicago to consult a special
list in regard to the formers eyes. Mr..
Ogden is almost blind with a cataract
on each eye.
Guy McKellipp and Charles Turner
took Alex McKelIipp to the Soldiers
home at Quincy last Friday
Mr. and Mrs. F. +. Bennett and baby
arrived Thursday from Palmyra, Ark,
and are visiting at the home of the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. VIII Hampton and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett will re-
side here and will occupy Mrs. Cad
ing's property in the east part of town.
Mrs. j. NJ. Miner of Aledo visited
her daughter Mrs. r. L. Cooper and
family the past week.
Miss Beulah BisseI came Thursday
from Macomb, where she is attending
school and visited home folks until
Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Pinkerton and Mrs. Carrie
Jabusch of AIedo visited their brother
a. C. Barr and family Sunday.
Harry Williams and family spent
Sunday in Rock Island the guest of
friends.
Mrs. II. D. Clark and daughter Irene
of Galesburg came Thursday to visit
at the home of j. A. Heflin. Friday
they went to the Military track meet
at Aledo. Mrs. Clark returned home
leaving Irene TO spend Sunday with
Marian HeIin.
The members of the Presbyterian !
church rendered their pastor Rev. c. |
c. Harper and family reception |
Thursday evening at the chnrch. \ |
delightful evening time was spent with !
music and sociability. Light refresh |
ments were served by the Ladies' Aid |
society.
Mesdames Kent and Susie Smith |
were hostesseS Saturday afternoon at |
a party given for their young sons. Or |
Ion Kent and Clare Smith. There |
were twenty guests present who spent |
the afternoon playing games and hay-
ing general SOOu Time Inc hostess
served tempting refreshments.
Mrs. V. c. Terrey entertained the
members of the Foreign Missionary |
society of the United Presbyterian
church at her home Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Belle Miller was a passenger
to Galesburg Friday.
Clyde Hefiin went to Aledo Thurs
day to visit his sister Mrs. Frank
Tassnacht and family.
J. A. Wells of Aledo was in town |
Friday.
The property belonging TO the -es-
tate of Mrs, Martha Miner was sold at
public sale Saturday. DR.. " A. Nc
Clanahan was the highest bidder.
Mrs. Ed Guthrie arrived home Mon
day from Iowa. where she visited rel
atiyes for some time.
A. NJ. Barron OF Aledo. superintend-
ent of the Tri-county light and power
was In town Tuesday and
met with the village board. signing mp
a contract with the board for the fur