Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-27
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this week for New Concord, Ohio,
where they will spend three weeks
with Mrs. McCreight's cousin, Mrs.
Susan Osborne and other relatives.
Miss Bertha Cortland went to Bur
CESS Friday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. ClarI
Nesbitt
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. McCulley and
baby left the first of the week for Col
orado Springs, Col, where they will
spend a few weeks. Mr.. McCulley
was injured in threshing machine &C
cident a few days ago. and hopes to
be benefited by the change of climate.
The Misses Alice and Mary Ames
of College View, Neb., are visiting
their sister, Mrs. B. A. Church.
Mrs. Oscar Park of Concordia. Kan.
who has been visiting Mrs. ]. Ross
Brown and other relatives, went to vi
ola Wednesday for a few days visit.
Mrs. Flora Wood Love, wife of A. II.
Love. died at her home in Aledo
Thursday, Aug. 20, at l o'clock in the
afternoon, after an illness of 10 days
duration. Funeral services were held
from the home Saturday morning. con-
Quoted by Rev J. NJ. Jones, assisted
by Rev. A. E. Moody. Interment was
in Sugar Grove cemetery.
Mrs ]. w Cortland and son Willis
went to Presumption Wednesday to Wis
it Mrs. Frank Rathbon.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Girton and son
Ralph returned to their home in Chi
cago Thursday. after visiting Mrs. o.
H. Van Metre.
J. S. Montgomery and daughter Ger
trude were Rock Island visitors We'd |
nesday.
Curtis Davis of woodruff is spend |
ing the week at the home of his uncle, |,
Dr. ]. VI. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. 4. Brown of Oquaw- !
ka. who will soon move to this city, |
were Aledo visitors Wednesday.
The Misses Sara and Blanch Carter
of Oakville, Iowa. are visiting at the
homes of Mrs. Frank Sponsler and |
Fred Flake.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Wakeland and |
son AID Mrs. Frances Dickey left We'd
nesday for Nauvoo. where they will at
tend the Latter Day Saints reunion
to be held in that city.
Mrs. II. S. Latham attended the fun
eral of ]. l.. Moak, who was buried in
Keithsburg Wednesday.
The 18th annual Mercer-Warren half
vest home picnic will be held at
Brownlee's grove. near Norwood, We'd
nesday, Aug. %. Judge Robert J.
Grier of Monmouth and Hon. William
]. Graham of Aledo will be the princi-
pal speakers. There will be two ball
games during the day. The Aledo Blue
Jays and Gerlaw will play in the fore
noon. and Burgess and Norwood in the
afternoon. All Rock Island Southern
cars will stop at the picnic grounds
that day and extra cars will be used.
Music will be furnished by the Sixth
Regimental band.
Mrs. Walter Stone of Gilchrist was
IN Aledo visitor Wednesday.
John Ray arrived this week from
his home in Derrick, Penn, and will
spend the year with his brother, w. l..
Ray. and attend William and Nashti
college.
Mrs. Allen II. Greer and baby went
o Rock Island this week to spend a
ew weeks with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs J. w. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Beard left Tues
lay for GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where they
will specd several weeks with Mrs.
Boards brother William Bateman and
'ther relatives.
Misses Rilla Bowers and Alice
Thompson went to Rock Island Fri
ay to visit friends.
Mrs. Lena Balmer and two daugh-
ers left this week for Cedar Falls, Ia.
where they will spend two weeks with
IRIS. Balmer's sister. Mrs. J. f. Nun
ey.
Miss Jennie Kirby and two nieces of
berwick arrived Wednesday for ,
'eek's visit with Miss Kirby's sister, /,
irs. c. l.. Baldwin.
Mrs. ]. +. Histed and little daugh-
er Emily went to Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, ,
D spend few weeks with Mrs His ,
'd's mother. Mrs. Mary Haviland. I
Mrs. Fred Martin and their sons of I
ear Burgess, who have been visiting Q
elatives in Keithsburg. spent Thurs
ay here at the home of Mrs +. b.
finger.
Miss Pauline Parkman arrived home v
riday from New Boston. where she /
ad visited her sister, Mrs. J. b. Bal a