Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-11

Miss Marie rHilgen went to Jack
sonville wednesday for a 10 days
visit with Mrs Leroy Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cunningham
spent Thursday in Burgess with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Beers have taken
cottage on Rock river near Geneseo
where they are spending a two weeks
vacation.
Misses IEda Sterling and Nellie Will
| Its left Friday for Colorado Springs,
where they will spend a few weeks
with Mrs. J. E. Sawyer. T. c. Will
Its accompanied them to Galesburg.
Mrs. ]. S. Adams of Galesburg came
| Wednesday to visit her father, /. \.
Bassett
| The W. H Riddell farm of $50 acres,
adjoining the Continental brick plant,
a few miles northeast of this city, has
! been purchased by the Continental
Brick company, for which they paid
| S125 an acre The land has immense
| beds of valuable shale suitable for
clay manufacturing purposes and also
a five-foot vein of coal. This gives the
company 200 acres of the most valu-
tinental has had good season in spite
of the general depression in building
circles. From 80 to 40 cars are being
shipped each week.
Alex Woods of near Fort Collins,
Col, came Thursday to join his wife
and daughter, who have been visiting
relatives, and Twill spend few weeks
with his brother, William Woods, and
| other relatives.
The Misses Nellie and Hazel Dodson
of Galesburg arrived the first of the
week to visit their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Zentmire.
Mrs. j. Hayden and son of Indian
apolis, Ind, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Buckley, ST.. of Lowell, Ind, are guests
at the home of ]. l.. Buckley.
Mrs. A. B. Lyons of Denver, Col,
who has been visiting her uncle, j. A
Bedford, left this week for Melbourne,
! n. J., where she will visit relatives
! before returning home.
Engineer Paul R. Mccain of Spring
| field of the Illinois public utilities COM
mission was in the city the first of the
week making an investigation of the
wreck of the Adamson auto at Haney's
crossing on the c., B. & Q. railroad.
A w Swanson received telegram
Wednesday telling him of the death
of his brother, Rev. c. o. Swanson of
CIoquet, Mimi, who died in a hospital
in ST Paul.
Miss Josie Dorothy went to Rey-
nolds Thursday to visit Miss Mabel
Bower.
Mrs John A Harris and Miss Jes-
: wit
friends in Rock Island.
Miss Belle Calhoun arrived home
Friday from Keithsburg. where she
had been visiting Miss Lois Dryden.
w. "A Longley went to Ottumwa,
Iowa, Wednesday for brief visit with
his sister, Mrs. H. l.. Green.
A meeting of the Woman's Mission
airy society and the Anna Watson cir
Gle of the United Presbyterian church
was held az the home of Mrs. Harry
Winger Wednesday afternoon. The
ladies of the Sunbeam United Presby-
terrain societies were guests of the
local societies.
The Misses Josephine and Margaret
Cook of Rock Island, who has been
visiting their aunt Mrs. G. c. Bowers.
went to North Henderson Thursday
for a weeks visit with their uncle,
William Mathers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McMullen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mitchell and baby
LEFT Tuesday afternoon for FoXhome.
Mimi, where Mr.. McMullen will visit
his farm and Mrs. Mitchell will visit
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Kerch.
Mrs. Homer Mead went to Viola
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Bailey.
A mass meeting will be held at the
court house Saturday, Aug. Is, for the
purpose OF discussing the Tice road
law Hon. J. Y. james of Monmouth,
representative from the Thirtyfourth
district. and Hon. ]. y. Willis, presi-
dent of the Road Commission associa-
ton. will he the principal speakers.
Miss Bertha Mawby went to Hope.
well Saturday to visit Miss Mae Boyer
Miss Mamie Butler of Chicago. who
has been visiting Miss Anna Chamber
lin, left for her home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". H. Bartlett OF New
Boston were guests Friday at the
Marie Evans
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Detwiler arrived
home Wednesday from an extended
visit in Batavia, y. Y. with Mrs. bet
wiler's sister. Mrs. w II. Porter.
Mrs. c. A. Miller was Rock Island
visitor Friday.
The L. p. Lloyd property. located at
the corner of North Spruce and West
Ninth streets. has been purchased
from Mrs. George Buford by George
S. Brown. The consideration was So
600.