Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-04
SILVIS

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der of the Eastern Star met at the
Masonic hall and initiated several new
new members.
Sunday afternoon the Silvis base
| ball team defeated the Cardinals
of Rock Island. the score being to q
1t was a very exciting game.
| Miss Helen Snyder and mother are
visiting with relatives at Dixon. Ill.
The members and friends of the La
/ dies Aid society of the Memorial
Methodist church were very delight
! fully entertained at the home of Mrs.
James Sharp last Thursday. The ladies
also had sale of home bakery goods
at Johnson's grocery store last Satur-
day afternoon, clearing a neat sum.
Mrs. Mary Evans arrived home from
a visit with relatives at Viola.
H. ]. Hickman and family are visit
ing Mrs. Hockman's sister and other
relatives and friends in Colorado
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Andrews of Sixth
street are the parents of a daughter,
their first child. The little stranger
arrived Sunday morning.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Kline OF
Eleventh street was the scene of a
very pleasant social gathering last
Saturday evening when a number OF
young people invited by the Misses
Mildred Dorman and Mildred Hood
were delightfully."- entertained in honor
of their son LaMoss. Games, music and
contests preceded a delightful repast.
Thanks to the vigilance of City Mar
tI,4
Wis are disappearing rapidly from the
village, as the result of notices sent
out by the Silvis Land company thai
all lots must be kept free from weeds.
Mrs. Rivers arrived home from a
visit in ST Paul.
Miss Leona Davis returned home TO
Lador, Iowa, accompanied by Mrs. Will
liam Emmerell. whose guest she has
been the past week.
Mrs. Richard Bell, Mrs. Clark and
Fred Paul and Vernon Bridgeford of
Aedo, as guests of Mrs. Frank L. Had
dick. were very delightfully."- enter
tanned at Campbell's island last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Urson is very i'll.
Last Tuesday Grant Cross of the
American Federation of Railroad
Shopmen of Washington, D. c., was
at the Silvis shops inspecting the
blacksmiths, boiler makers and ma
chinists' departments. The timers,
blacksmiths and machinists are work.
ing with two shifts in order TO fill
heavy orders.
Miss Mildred Dorman and mother
visited relatives in Orion, ILL.,, last
week.
Mrs. Richard Walsh has as guests
Mrs. Edward Shaughnessey and two
children of Chicago. They will remain
here several weeks.
Fifty-two more men were added to
the shop force of mschinists last
week.
A little baby boy has arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Riley.
Mrs. Conrad Schadt OF First avenue
is visiting Mr.. Steckman and family
at Andalusia, and also relatives and
friends at Taylor Ridge and Pre-
emptiou.
The program committee of the Par
emit Teachers association met last
Monday afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
Frank l.. Haddick.
What might have proved a serious
runaway occurred when Hector Mar
tens milk wagon was completely over
turned near Twelfth street. The only
damage resulting was the loss OF 100
gallons of milk.
Mrs. o. Kline is Ill.
Mrs Ed Wainwright of Yuma is Wis
iting relatives here and in Moline.
Mrs. James Sharp has as guests her
sister. Mrs. Charles Stevens and
daughter Elizabeth, William Parsons
and grandfather William Parsons of
Geneseo.
The employees of the railroad shops
here enjoyed themselves at their an
nual picnic at Schuetzen park. Daven-
port last Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Shepherd continues i'll.
Roy Clevenger OF Indiana arrived
here last Thursday evening to visit
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Tubler, and surprised them by bring
ing home a bride with him. They
will make Silvis their home. Their
friends extend congratulations