Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-17
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Mrs. Anna Baker went to Mather
vile Wednesday to make a short visi
with her daughter. Mrs James r
Mann.
! Mrs. Fl. 5. Walter is visiting IN
, Keithsburg with her daughter. Mrs
George Pepper.
r. J. Aiawby spent Wednesday in
Rock Island visiting with William
| Mitchell
/ Mrs Margaret Wedding. who has
been spending a few days with Mr.
Z and Mrs. c. C. Wedding. returned TO
| her home in New Boston Wednesday.
Miss Vera Luttrell went TO New
! Windsor Saturday to make short Wis
| il al the home OF her uncle. Andrew
I Luttre1
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Farm were
most successfully surprised Tuesday
! by their relatives. friends and neigh
! bors, who gathered at their home near
this city to help them celebrate the
tenth anniversary of their wedding A
very bountifm dinner was brought by
the guests and served cafeteria style.
The day was spent very pleasantly in
social visiting and music. The guests
presented a purse OF s21 to Mr.. and
MIS- 10 PURCHASE d
for the occasion
John Boostrom left last week for
Sweden where he Will spend a few
months with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. ]. Hutchins, who
have been visiting Mrs. Hutchin's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. 5. Mccormick,
returned to their home in Monmouth
the first of the week
The basketball game at the local
college gymnasium between Lincoln
college and William and Vashti Fri
day evening was well attended and
was a very close and Interesting
game. The result was a victory for
William and Vashti with a score OF
25 to 16.
Mrs. w. L. Ray arrived home We'd
nesday from Waynesburg, Pa, where
she has made an extended visit with
her mother, Mrs. Smith Garner.
Mrs. Flora B. Graham and Miss Mi
nota Bassett left Saturday for Chi
cago where they will spend a week and
select goods for their millinery store.
Misses Myra and Beatrice Minteer
went to Reynolds Saturday to spend
the week end at their home.
J. F. Mcintyre was a Rock Island
visitor Saturday.
The Womans Home Missionary So
ciety OF the Methodist church held its |
meeting at the home OF Mrs. Pearl 4
Henderson Friday afternoon. There !
was a good attendance and a very in |
teresting program was given. The de- /
votions were conducted by Mrs. Lori |
mer and Rev. J. b. Bartle. a very |
helpful paper on Development" was |
given by Mrs. Lorimer and a report |
Of the society. Mothers Jewels" was |
given by Mrs. Jennie Burke.
At Frank Sherer's sale OF Chester |
White swine held here Wednesday |
the highest price ever attained by |
Chester Whites in Mercer county. $50 /
per head was returned.
Mrs. 5. b. Bolton and daughter. Miss |
Beuiah, went to Alpha Saturday TO
spend the day with relatives.
Mrs. Charles Druston went to Wood
hull Saturday to spend a few days
with her daughter, Mrs. II. Simmons
and family
The Columbian club met Wednes-
day afternoon and continued the study
u Germany with Mrs. VenabIe leader.
\ very interesting paper or Public
anu FOisAtlOial otuOOlH was prepared
and read by Miss Cummins Mrs
Carroll read extracts from the book
by Price Collier. Germany and the
Germans" which were greatly enjoyed
by all present. As some members on
the program were not present. the
president. Mrs. Morgan. read the re-
port OF the state .civics committee given
by the chairman OF that committee.
Mrs. W. l.. Purvin Of Chicago. at the
18Th annual convention OF the Illinois
OF Women's Clubs held in
Evanston last November. 4 discus
sion followed which resulted in the :
OF a civil service department ,
with Mrs. ~. =. Mathews as chairman. ,
As this is new department for the
club. great interest will be
-aken In the work the committee plans
10 do in connection with the fran
;hise.
II. J. Harper Of Galesburg came
Wednesday TO make a short visit with I
relatives. {
George Young OF New Windsor was (
! guest ut the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Harbour the first OF the week
Mr.. and Mrs. <. -. Lathrop left this I
week or their home in Gary. Ind.
liter making an extended visit with {
Hrs. Lathrops parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b
;. w. McPherren. :
Harry Bailey OF GoOding Idaho, chief d
.lerk for the Idaho & Southern Rail t
DAD company at GoOding arrived
TO visit his father. who Q
ell and fractured his hip some time /
Igo. Mr.. Bailey. Sr. is slowly recov-
ring but IS not yet able to be up.
Charles Epperly was a Rock Island v
-isitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fiack of Ship n
ock. y. NJ. who have been visiting n
lear Seaton with Mr.. Flacks sister. J
Hiss Nellie Flack. left this week for
Few Bethlehem. Pa. 10 visit relatives u
ir. Flack is missionary among the
navajo Indians near Shiprock, where z