Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-14

Dr. and Mrs w ]. Morgan of Sea
ton left the first OF the week for New
Orleans, La, and will later go to the
Lsthmus of Panama. They viii also
visit Central America and VIII be away
about six weeks.
The Columbian club met Wednes
day afternoon, with Mrs. Vernon lead
er. The subject for study was Chi
cago" Two very interesting papers
were read: The I VIII of the Ma
ton" by Miss Cummins, and How
She Takes Her Pleasures" by Miss
Butler. program committee, con
sisting of Miss Cummins, Mrs. Elmer
sen, Mrs Carroll. Mrs. Wedding and
| Mrs. Durston, was elected to prepare
the program for next years study.
Mrs. j. L. Buckley and daughter.
Miss Mabel, arrived home the first OF
/ the week from Lowell. Ind, where
! they had been visiting Mrs. Buckley's
/ parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Ragon.
! Miss Frances Green of Usage, Sask-
atchewan, Canada, who is visiting rel
atives in New Boston. came Wednes
day to spend few days with Aledo
relatives and friends.
Mrs NJ J. Fisher died at her home
near Sunbeam, Jan. >, aged 81 years,
months and 16 days. Margaret Jane
McClanahan, daughter of John and
Margaret McClanahan. was born in
Adams county, Ohio, April 10, 1880.
she was one of large family, u chill
dren, of whom only three are now liv-
ing: Mrs. Susan Thompson of Mon |
mouth, Mrs. Nancy Wallace of Pawnee /
City, Neb.. and Monroe r. Mechanism !
of Cedar Creek, III. The Mechanism 1
family came to Illinois in 1855 and /
settled near Cedar Greek. Margaret /
McClanahan was married to Ebenezer 1
Fisher or Sept. %, 1853. and with two /
children they came to make their home I
in Illinois. living first at Cedar Greek 4
and later moved to the neighborhood /
CT Sunbeam, where the Fisher home
stead was established Here Mrs.
Fisher had lived for 45 years She
was left a widow in 1872 The follow,
ing sons and daughters mourn her de-
parture; Mrs. Ruth Gilmore. John NJ.
Fisher Mrs. J. p McCreight, Mrs. r.
D. Speer and Thomas Fisher, all near
Sunbeam, and VIII s. Fisher of Arm
strong. B. c. Mrs. Fisher early in life
made a profession of faith and remain
ed a faithful Christian during her long
and useful life. Funeral services were
held Monday. Jan. +. in the Fisher
home, conducted by her pastor, Rev.
r. G Pinkerton. and she was taken TO
Cedar Greek cemetery and laid be-
side her husband
Mrs. Julia McCreary and daughter
Miss Ruth of Viola. spent a few days
this week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
\. B. Cole
Mrs Thomas Dyke. who has been 3,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. A. Lynch. :
TO her home in Quincy Tues
day
Mr. and Mrs. a A Rice went to /.
Galesburg Wednesday to visit friends :
and to hear Madame Schumanu-Heink
in grand opera. q
Miss Carol Mcmillan of Sunbeam :
left last week for New York City and
sailed from there to Tanta. Egypt. to +
resume her work in the mission school
there r
n L. Willis, father of Mrs. Levi
Lewis of this city, died of apoplexy at {
his home IN Los Angeles, Cal, on We'd
lesday afternoon. Mr.. Willis was /
for many years a prominent farmer
n New Boston township.
The Aledo chapter No. 1875 of the
Order of Eastern Star held it's annual
installation of officers Friday even
ne. Jan s. At the close of the in
itallation refreshments were served. f
The following are the officers for the f
coming year: w. NJ, Mrs. Hattie p il
Gibson; w. p John Warnock; A NJ, 4
Mrs. Nell Werts; secretary, Miss Grace f
Guthrie; treasurer, Mrs. Bessie Mel /;
Jon; cOnductress, Mrs. Thesie Ray; o
assistant conductress, Mrs. Mary Lew d
S; chaplain, Mrs. Rebecca Vernon;
MARSHAL, Mrs. Agnes Morey; organist, a
Irs. Peone Petrie; Adah, Mrs Mary W
Wells; Ruth, Miss Myra Johnston G
Esther. Mrs. Blanche Miller; Martha v
lrs. Eta Davis; Electa, Miss Ruth c
iarney; warden, Mrs. Mary Scott s.
entineI, William J. Steiner 81
G. NJ. Nelson of Reynolds was a bus II
ness visitor in Aledo Wednesday.
Mrs. T. Heegard returned the first -
f the week from Elmhurst, where she 4
ad spent two weeks with home folks. 4
Mrs. w. A. Prince spent a few days =
MS week in Joy at the home of Maui
ice Baker
Mrs. Homer Lewis of Alexis was
uest at the home of her parents, Mr..
nd Mrs. P. H. Dorothy, the first of r
ne week -
William z. Nesbitt was awarded
lree premiums on his Plymouth Rock
hickens and H E. Morgan received
NO premiums on his Partridge Wyan-
ittes at the Iowa State Poultry show h
ED last week in Davenport. al
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