Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-01
GENESEO

Mrs. Linda Walters Helyer of Ports
mouth, Iowa, who underwent a sur
gical operation at the J. c. Hammond
city hospital Monday morning, passed
away Thursday. The deceased, who
was a sister of Fred and Clarence Wal
tiers. was here visiting her relatives
and friends when she was taken i'll
and her condition became so serious
that an operation was deemed impera-
tive
The Citizens Reform league Of Cen
eseo having been authoritafively ad-
vised that intoxicated persons are per-
mitted TO get aboard passenger trains
al Rock Island, Moline and Colona and
ride to Geneseo, IN violation of the
state law, has given the Rock Island
Railway company notice. and if it is
not stopped the conductors of the
trains upon which the drunken men
are permitted to ride viii be arrested
as common criminals and prosecuted.
The Rock Island officials have acknowl-
edged the receipt of notification and
have promised that the state law Will
be obeyed hereafter and no intoxi-
Gated person will be allowed to board
the trains; the conductors viii be in
structed TO see that no intoxicated per
sons are allowed on their trains, and
II any should get aboard they viii be
arrested and turned over to the police
at the first station at which the train
stops
Monday evening, March /. on the
sleep OF the Worm Moon, the degree
team of Winnebago tribe. /. o. r. M,
viii confer the adoption degree. Twen-
ty new members have been added to
this tribe since Jan. l.
At a public meeting to be held in
the assembly room In the township
high school next Thursday evening the
matter of organizing boy scouts in Gen
eseo viii be discussed. The men and
women of Geneseo in large numbers
are interested in this movement, and
wherever boy scouts have been organ
lied and placed under competent direc-
ton. much good has resulted There
are in Geneseo young men well quail
fled as leaders in this important work
if they can have the assurance that
the public sentiment of the community
will warrant it and endorse the under
taking All interested are invited to
attend this meeting
Frank s. Hanes attended the
state Farmers institute held at Har-
risburg this week. Mr. Hanes is di-
rector CT institutes for this congress
sional district
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational- Mems club was held Thurs
day evening. A short program was
rendered and c. B. Claycomb gave
short talk on boy scouts. after which
officers were elected for the year
They are: President. l.. K Ellsbe-ry
vice president, c. B. ClaycOmb; treas
urer, J. L. Lamont: secretary, John
Goss. Progressive dominoes was then
enjoyed by all present
The only nominations filed for the
primary election to be held Monday,
March Is. were citizen reform candi-
dates and we're as follows: For may
or. J. d. Hill; aldermen. First ward,
d. VI. Stamm: Second ward. +. o.
Withrcw; Third ward, B. F. Obrecht:
Fourth ward. George J. Smith and Dan
iel Selner. Other nominations may be
made by petition as late as Sunday,
March %, under the Australian ballot
law. but cannot appear under the party
of citizens reform City
election viii be held Monday, April 3
Martin Morrison has rented a farm
near Hamilton. Iowa, to which he ex- !
poets to move in the near future
Matthew Rink mas moved to this 4
city from his farm north of town and I
will occupy the Mrs. Kathryn Heenan |
house.
Richard Whitfield has leased the Sam /
uel Lewis tenant house in the First !
ward which will soon be vacated by
Arthur Akin and his family, who will |
move to Spring Valley.
Dallas l.. Danielson is the new line
man in the employ of the Geneseo Tel
ephone company, succeeding VIII
hurry, who resigned the position in
order to engage in the draying bust
ness. Mr.. hurry has ably served as
lineman for II years. Mr.. Danielson's
family. VINO are now in Chicago will
join him in the near future and will
establish their residence in this city.