Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-15

ago has been crowded with n forest
containing mahonany trees, some OF
which are more than 10 feet in diam
eter
Russia is planning to use the water
power of the Caucasus for the put
pose of supplying electricity in the
place of steam power for the state
railroads in that portion of the empire.
Last month a party of government of
ficials left st. Petersburg TO investi-
gate the project.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Anderson OF
Abba, Iowa, who have been visiting
Miss Laura Love and other relatives,
left Monday for CadiZ. Ohio, where
they will visit relatives in various
parts of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Kellogg of Gales
burg were guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Warnock Sunday.
Mrs. c. A. Haas and daughter Miss
Louise arrived home Tuesday from a
few days visit in Keithsburg with
Mrs. Haas mother, Mrs. r. Koyt.
Miss Louise Wadekind of Louisville,
KY, left Tuesday for her summer
home in Bay View, Mich, after ten
days visit with the Misses Kathryn
Scott and Ethel Bridgford, who accom-
panied her home for a two weeks
visit.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Clancy died at the
home OF her daughter. Mrs. b. F. Gull
lison. corner of Chestnut and Eleventh
street. at o'clock Monday afternoon,
Aug. 10. aged SO years, nine months
and four days. Funeral services were
held at the Methodist church at .
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, conduct
ed by Rev. J. B. Bartle. Interment
was in the Aledo cemetery.
Miss Isola Ralston of Viola arrived
Monday to visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. J. Merryman.
Mrs. W. II. Holmes went to Chicago
Wednesday, where she will join Mr..
Holmes and spend a week.
Miss Tillie Hubbard spent Sunday
in JOY with her parents.
The KnoX-Lomb Girls Trio of
Galesburg, composed of Miss Nichol-
son, dramatic reader of Lombard col
lege and Miss Maeks, soloist, and Miss
Dickerson. pianist of Knox college,
gave n delightful musical and literary
entertainment at the Methodist church
Tuesday evening. There was a good
attendance and the appreciation of the
audience was shown by the hearty
applause given.
Miss Lila MaCklin went to Chicago
Monday, where she will purchase
goods for her millinery store.
J. u. Parker and T. II. Flake left
Monday for Auburn, Indiana. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Parker's
niece. Miss Hazel Hess of Goshen,
Ind, who has been visiting here.
Mrs. Julia Merryman. who has spent
few weeks with her brother, S. ].
Bolton and other relatives, left Satur-
day for Champaign, where she will
spend a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Bolton, before returning TO her home
in Oberlin, Ohio. Her brother accom-
panied her to Champaign for a short
visit.
Mrs. R Barrett of Viola is visiting
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. J. D.
Peters. this week.
Mrs. Ruth Smith and baby left Mon
day for st. Louis, where they will
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Stricken.
Attorney George Cooke and family
of New Athens, Ohio. are visiting at
tie home of Justice George a. Cooke.
DR. and Mrs. J. w Wallace and Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Dimes left Sunday
for Dorset, Mimi, where they will
spend two weeks.
Ralph B. Mason of New Windsor. !
who graduated from William and :
Vashti college last June, has accepted !
the position of instructor in chemistry |
and physics at the college for the COM
i-g year. Mr.. Mason specialized in |
these two sciences while in school, and |
for the last three years has been labor
atory assistant. He will now have
charge of the laboratory work and will
study for his masters degree.
Mrs. Mary Scott arrived home Wed
nesday from a few days visit with re-
latives and friends in New Boston.
Miss Wayne Sullivan of Galesburg
came Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sullivan.
Mrs. Rieda Heath left Wednesday
for Brooklyn, Iowa. where she Will
20 an ayfandad visit