Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-11
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l. Miss Laura Beers returned 10 ne
lhomc in Alpha Saturday after visitin
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. b. 30
ton. She was accompanied home b
Mrs. Bolton and daughter. Miss Bet
lab, who will spend the day with re
atives.
| Miss Mabel Vance went to Viola FIR
day to visit her aunt. Mrs. Ed Phillips
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Fender an
family moved to farm near Milton
Iowa, this week. They were accom-
panied to their new home by Mr.. Fen
ders mother. Mrs, ]. o. Fender, VIII
will make them a short visit
The Misses Elizabeth and Virgini;
! Gordon of Oquawka spent a few day;
this week with their brothers, Pau
and Kenneth Gordon, at William ant
Vashti.
The Columbian club held its regu
lar meeting Wednesday afternoon witt
Mrs. Vernon leader. About fifty mem
bers were present and the following
program was given:
Subject, Germany"
"The Army and Military Service
Mrs. Vernon.
A paper on Prince Bismarck and
Frederick the Great" was prepared
by Mrs. Freeman and read by Mrs
Ray.
Roll call, Military Heroes was re-
sponded to by Nc. n. p. and r. club
members.
After the program, Miss Elizabeth
Martin of Monmouth. vice president of
the Fourteenth district of Illinois State
Federation of Women's Clubs, gave an
address concerning the work of the
clubs of the district.
Mrs. NJ. F. Mathews chairman of
the civil service department, then in
troduced Attorney o. E. Carlstrom.
who gave a short talk and answered
all questions on the privilege Of fran
chise that the ladies wished to ask.
Mr.. Carlstrom's kindness was very
greatly appreciated by the members
of the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Morgan moved
to Knoxville this week where they
have rented q farm for the coming
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Starkey spent
Thursday in Viola with Mr.. Starkey's
grandfather. S. ]. Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Detwiler arriv-
ed home Wednesday from a two
months trip through Texas and New
Mexico They spent a few days with
their daughter, Miss Violet Detwiler,
who is teaching in the Presbyterian
mission school in Dixon, N. NJ.
Mrs. Albert Bodeen and daughter
10 hef, in, I'M of
urday after making short visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Johnson.
The Misses Jennie McIlwain, Minnie
Rigg, Sara Crabb, Anna Bloes and
Bertha Cortland went to Rock Island
Friday to spend the day visiting the
schools of that city.
Mrs. J. F. Thomson OF Joy came
Friday to visit her brother, ]. H.
The Continental Brick company's
plant resumed operation Thursday
after 30-day shut down for the in
stallation of some new machinery.
The company expects to manufacture
ten million face brick during the next
nine months. 1t expect soon to have
a working force of as men with
i've to thirty cars of brick have been
shipped each week during the past |
winter. Practically the entire product |
s taken by the Hydraulic Press Brick |
company. Most of the product goes |
% Illinois and Iowa points. The COM |
,any has orders on its books calling |
or every brick its plant can produce /
now and next September /
Among the large contracts for face
Prick is that of the new Fontenele |
lotel at Omaha, requiring one-half
million select face brick; the hotel |
Julien. Dubuque; the Black Hawk ho-
ell. Davenport; besides school build
ngs at Tama and other points in
owa.
o. A. Helfrich of Carthage is the
lew superintendent at the Continent
i plant. He is a graduate of the de-
artment of ceramics, University of
illinois, and is an expert in clay man.
Mrs. Arthur c. Sells spent Wednes-
nd Mrs. ]. d. Cabeen.
Mrs. Fred Balmer and daughter,
Iildred Louise, of Joy attended the
lneral OF Mrs. Fred Babcock held in
his city Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Willis went to Viola FRI !
ay to visit at the home of her {
ephew, Charles Ashenhurst. {
Mrs. j. F. Chaplin of Keithsburg d!
pent a few days this week at the !
ONE of her cousin, Mrs. w. w.
.ampton. {
The Priscilla Sewing club was en-. {
'rtained by Mrs. Hettie Garrett at 4
er nome on South Maple street Y
thursday afternoon. A very pleas +
1t afternoon was spent. E
L. b. Turner was a business visitor +
Rock Island Thursday. c
Mrs r. C., Elvin went to Joy We'd E
ssday to make a short visit with her A
ster, Mrs. Carrie Holmes 7