Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

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i county. The name of the association
was changed TO the Mercer County
highway Improvement association
several changes were made in the by.
laws, by which it is now possible for
any resident OF Mercer county or ada,
cent county to become a member
whether an automobile owner or not.
The aim of the association is the gen
erai improvement OF the highways of
Mercer county. The meeting was I'm
charge OF AttorneyW. ]. Graham. who
made al excellent address on the adj
vantage or good roads. Addresses were
also made by A r. Crapnell. w. X.
! Wells and others. and all were in IA
Vor or live organization that would
aid in good road building A. f. Crap
l4ell OF Joy was elected president OF the
association. w X Wells vice presi-
dent. +. T. Carlson secretary, and
Charles 4. Beers treasurer. Following
are the township vice presidents of the
association: Rivo,a. \. c.. Anderson:
Richland Grove, T. c. Parker: North
Henderson. Flank Mathers: Pre-
er1ptiOn. H. NJ McCaw; Green. DIR. V.
A. McCIana@an; Suez. s. o. Morrow ::
I Ohio Grove. X. A. Boggs: Mercer. r.
| HoCfn; Perryton A ]. B-xtcr; Dun
/ can, {. f. Close; M.Ile-sbUrg, G. II.
| Campbell; Arlington, c. b. Van Eaton:
I keitEsburg. l.. l.. Wickctt: New Bos-
ton, ID. s. Prentss; Eliza, G. II. Noble.
/ The first meeting of the newly organ
I iZcd association will be held in Sher-
rard Friday evening, May Is. The
association plans TO hold meetings in
every township in order to organize a
/ strong association.
The Woman's Temperance union
will meet at the home of the Misses
/ Lucy AID Lydia Taylor Friday after
noon, May 10.
c. +. Brooks, who has been visiting
Lere with his daughter. Mrs. l.. c. Man
non, returned to his home in -Oquawka
Tuesday.
Miss Emma Jackson OF Joy was an
Aledo visitor Monday.
Mrs. F. VI. Bateman arrived home
Monday from New Boston, where she
had been 'isitinng her daughter, Mrs.
II. o. Baner.
The commencement exercises of the
MiIlersbburg school will be held in
the Millersburg Presbyterian church
Friday evening, May Is. The address
viii be given by Rev. Alexander Smith,
d. d. Music will be furnished by the
college trio.
Gus Miller returned to his home in
WapelIo. Iowa, Monday, after attend
ing the funeral of his brothers wife,
Mrs. John c. Miller, which was held in
this city Monday afternoon.
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Wednesday to visit her sister, Mrs. E.
Strickland.
J. w McRoberts was a business Wis
itor in Presumption Tuesday.
Mrs. A. C. Bridgfford went to Wood
hull Tuesday to visit her sisters. the |
Misses Taylor.
S. McAdams was a Rock Island Wis |
itor Monday.
Tuesday evening, June 2, the Ben |
Greet Players will give Shakespeare's |
Midsummer Nights Dream" in |
North park in this city Ben Greet |
will represent one of the leading char
acters. This entertainment will be |
the greatest treat ever afforded the peo-
pie Of Aledo.
Mrs. j. f. Walls went to Farming
ton Tuesday to visit Mrs. Charles
Lindberg.
Mrs. Catherine V Miller died at the
home of her son. Ernest NJ. Miller. in
this city, Thursday, May Z. Mrs. Mil
Ter. whose maiden name was Neal. was
born in Cannonburg, Pa, Jan. 1, 1852.
Her ND her died when she was baby
and she was taken into the home OF
Rev. John Holiday Nash, in whose
family she remained until her mar
rage on Feb. 10. 1870, to James b.
Miller of Sunbeam. The entire mar
ried life of Mr. and Mrs. Miller was
spent on the home farm in Sunbeam.
Mr.. Miller's death occurred July 10,
1896. In 1898 the family removed to
Aledo and Mrs. Miller resided here
until her death. Mrs. Miller was a
life long member of the United Pres
byterian church and attended faith
fully to all church duties. Four chill
dren are left to mourn a mothers
death They are Mrs. Mary Wilson OF
Axtell, Neb.; Clyde A and Ernest NJ.
Miller of Aledo. and Mrs. Winnie VII
let's of Sunbeam. Six grandchildren
are also in the circle of friends which
are left. The funeral services were
held from the United Presbyterian
church in Aledo Saturday. May 8, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. B. Pollock, assisted
~ Rev \. f. Moody Of this city and
Rev. X. G.. Pinkerton of Sunbeam.
Burial was in the family burial lot in
he Sunbeam cemetery. I.
Mrs. II. f. Fay went to Alpha We'd,
lesday to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. p. Peterson.
Miss Carrie Taylor and Mrs. Mary
cvans spent Sunday in Viola at the
iome OF Mrs. Evans mother, Mrs. e.
Thomas.
Miss Hazel Thomson spent Sunday
n BiSgsville at the home of her par
.nts, Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Thomson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Wilson and little
l2uehter Frances left Tuesday for