Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-10

went to Keithsburg Wednesday TO re-
main over the Fourth with her par
ents.
/ Miss Eva Beard left Monday for
Rock Island where she will visit at the
home of her sister Mrs. Guy Adams.
Mrs. Sarah McCaw and two daugh-
tiers OF Aledo were guests at the John
Tary home Wednesday.
Mrs. Gwen Thomas was a passenger
to Keithsburg Saturday for a visit with
her daughter Mrs. Perry Hardin and
family.
L. r Person left Friday for Carlyle,
Ill. to spend the Fourth with friends.
Clark Boyer and family OF Burgess
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. l.. Gregory spent
Sunday at the home of the formers
sister, Mrs w. NJ Ralston and family
They are enroute from st. Joe, Mo-. to
New York City.
A w. Park was a visitor In Keokuk
the latter part of last week.
William Cash and family spent last
Sunday with Mrs. Sarah Bridger at
Alexis.
John Block, living northeast of Pre-
emption, has bought the Emmett Green
east VI Dtl-
ter known as the McKimmon farm, Mr..
Green having purchased it only last
spring.
Wednesday morning, July 1, at $50
o'clock took place the marriage of
Miss Ethel Brown and Glen Gilliland.
The marriage was solemnized at the
NJ. E. parsonage, the brides pastor.
Rev. B. r. Nesbit officiating. The
bridal gown was shadow lace over
crepe de chene and she wore a white
hat. Immediately after the ceremony
they drove to Gilchrist switch, where
they took the 500 car for Galesburg.
The same evening they departed for
Kilbourne, Wis, where the groom has
home in readiness for his bride. Mrs
Gilliland is the eldest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Web Brown. For several
years she has been one of Mercer
county's successful school teachers and
taught the past year in the Viola public
schools. She was also actively asso-
ciated in the church work and held diff
ferent Offices OF trust in the church So
cieties. The groom is an Industrious
young man of good character, following
the vocation of farming.
Mr.. and Mrs Leroy Pease went to
Keithburg Saturday and visited Sun
day with relatives.
Mrs. E. l.. Witcomb returned last
week from a trip to Kansas and Okla
homa, where she visited relatives for
several weeks. Mrs. z. l.. Witcomb.
who has been keeping house during
the formers absence, returned home
to Nekoma Friday.
Worley and Mclaughlin sold their
garage - James ard Henry Yerkey,
who will continue business at the same
place and in addition they will run a
machine shop and do all kinds of re-
pair work.
Dr. and Mrs. Sells OF Aledo came
Wednesday in their auto accompanied
by Miss Helen Snider of Greeley, Colo.
who IS spending the summer months
with her aunt Mrs. j. Upton of Pre-
empticn and her cousin Mrs. Sells of
Aledo.
Mr and Mrs. Ben David OF Preemp-
ton, Miss Martha Extrand of Moline
and James Plunkett and family and
Miss Laura Stewart of Viola were
guests Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. FRED Gardner, northwest of town.
Friends of Rev. A. X. Tullis a for
mer pastor here have been much
wrought up over the report that has
been circulated in many papers. stating
that he had violated the Wisconsin
marriage laws IN marrying a couple,
and as a result, had been fined in the
courts. A letter from Rev. Mr.. Tullis