Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-29

went to Galesburg Wednesday to visit
friends before returning home.
Mrs. c. Haas and daughter, Miss
Louise, went to Keithsburg Tuesday
to visit relatives.
Miss Florence WEIGH returned to her
home in Rock Island Monday after
spending a few days with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. WEIGH.
Miss Bertha mcCaw went to Viola
Tuesday to visit her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Tary.
Mrs. J. Wilson Ramsey and little
son, Harmon, who have made a two
months visit with Mrs. Ramsey's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Bigelow, left
Wednesday for their home in Jones'
boro, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson of this
city and Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Carlson of
Seaton left Tuesday for Portland,
Ore, where they will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Johnson.
Father Z. ]. Welsh has been ap-
pointed to St. GATHERINGS church of
this city and moved here Saturday. He
will live in the Graham residence on
West Eleventh street. Father Welsh
has had charge of the Catholic church
in Keithsburg for several years. He
will make his headquarters in this city
and VIII also have charge of the Viola
and Presumption Catholic churches.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Terry spent Sun
day in JOY with Mrs. Terry's mother,
Mrs. C. H. Small.
Everything now indicates that the
61st annual Mercer county fair which
will be held here September Is, Is,
II and IS, will be the greatest agri-
cultural fair ever held in Mercer
county. Many new features are being
Postmaster c. E. Duvall
has arranged a parcel post exhibit
which will be held in the former office
of the secretary of the fair. Here will
be exhibited the various things that
can be shipped by parcel post and the
different kinds of cartons and pack |
ages that are used to ship them in.
Postmaster Duvall and a member of !
the post0ffice force will be in charge ,
and explain the workings of the parcel !
pest system and demonstrate the |
manner of preparing articles for ship |
ment. Arrangements have been made /
to place portable hand fire extinguish- |
ers in different parts of the ground so |
that all buildings will be protected |
from fire. There will be an exhibit of |
fire exit guishers in Floral hall. Sec
-etary +. r. Petrie is now making ar !
for a baseball tournament
Turing Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
lay of the fair for the championship of |
he county. The teams of Sherrard !
Natherville, HyteX and Burgess will /
probably be in the race. The new
building is almost
and is a most attractive and
building. A bureau of in
Ormation will be established in the
building. Many good shows have been
secured already and probably several
more Will be added. Ground room for
concessions is being sold every day.
'he very liberal premiums offered are
ringing many entries of fine stock
lot only from all the best herds in the
took counties of central and northern ,
Illinois, but from noted herds in Iowa
nd Indiana. This year there will be
n the grounds a number of herds
'hich have been winning at state fairs
n The middle west. a special provi-
ion has been made which will permit
y fair to enter four days late at the
illinois state fair. The demand for
tails and pens continues and but few
re now vacant. The racing prospect
or the fair was never brighter. Some
+ the best mile track horses In the
linois and Iowa circuits and prac-
cally all the horses from the half
lile tracks are expected here So
lany requests for stable reservations
nd entry blanks are coming in that :
ecretary Petrie SAYS the big equip =
lent OF barns for the racers will be {
Iore thaa filed. There will be spe-
al train service on both the Burling-
m road and the Rock Island Southern
ectric system and many viii come in
itomobiles. \ tract of - acres is
'ovided for the parking OF automo-
les.