Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-22

Boston spent Monday with ,Aledo reia-
t:ives.
Miss Ruth Spicer spent Sun day with
relatives in Davenport.
! Mrs. S. A. Willis went to Linco' n
Monday TO visi; her daughter, who is
| i'll.
Miss Nellie Thompson OF this city
and Miss Mildred Cable OF Viola
spent Saturday with friends in Rock
| Island
| Mrs. NJ. c.. Griffin went to Burling-
ton. Iowa. Satur day TO spend few
days with her sister, Mrs Alice
Thompson.
Mrs. W. T. Church went TO st. Jo-
seph, Mo. last week TO visit reia-
tives.
Mrs. Martha Hays and two children
of Burgess were Aledo visitors sun
day.
About sixty members of the local
Mason's lodge are planning TO go TO
Alexis BY special car on Friday eve
ming. Jan. %. The car viii leave
Aledo at 6:15 D. m. and returning Will
leave Alexis a. II O'Clock p. m. The
Aiedo lodge Will administer the third
degree work to a number Of Alexis
lodge members.
DR. NJ Ohaver of Millersburg was
Galesburg visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c Lutrell were
Rock Island visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs II. ". ,Nevins went
10 Des Moines the last of the week to
visit their daughter, Mrs. John Doniy.
s. J. Bolton went to Alpha Monday
TO visit his son. George Bottom and
family.
George Albert Emerson died at his
home in Joy Jan. Is aged "a years.
months and 81 days
MI Emerson. son of Olwin and
Sarah X Emersonwas born Aug. %. /
1850. on a farm near Keithsburg. and /
grew to manhood on his fathers farm /!
He was married to Miss Nav Collier (
at Pomeroy March %. 1881 To them f.
were born three sons, Olwin Dale /
Waldo Guy and Ralph Kendall all OF /
Joy. OF his fathers family one
brother. Monroe. of Keithsburg, ana
one sister Mrs. Frank Schwartfeger
of Muscatine, Iowa, still survive him.
These with his wife and three sons
and a number OF other relatives are
left TO mourn his death.
Mr.. Emerson spent all of his mar
ried life near Joy with the exception
Of one year which was spent al Elm
Creek. Neb
He was q member Of the odd Eel
ows and Rebekah orders Of Millers-
BURG and the Woodmen and Masonic
orders of Joy.
Funeral services were held at the
home Tuesday morning lat 10 O'Clock
conducted by Rev. A O. Jones, and
II charge of the Odd Fellows.
Lee Ward spent the week end in
10y at the home IF MS aunt, Mrs. n
cnson.
Mrs. A E. Hampton went to Bur
ington Saturday to visit her daugh-
er. Mrs. George Henderson.
Mrs. Mabel Johnson of New Boston,
rho has ibeen visiting here with Mrs
'aroline Nelson. went to Rock Island
tuesday TO visit friends
Misses Mathe Eakman and Minnie i,
impson went to Joy Saturday to visit Z
Iiss Eakman's sister, Mrs. Harry g,
'odson. :,
Miss Verle Barr went to Viola Tues -
ay to visit Miss Alice Parks. =
George Guthrie was called TO Os :,
cola Iowa, Monday on account of the :,
cath of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Cad
IAN r
Charles McChesney left Tuesday for
lorida where ne viii make an ex-
.nded visit with relatives.
Mrs. J F. Histed and daughter,
mily jof JOY, spent Saturday with 81
lends in this city q
Mr. and Mrs. William Webb of II
spent Monday here with "
Irs Webb's mother. Mrs Sarah f.
1wan, on their way home from Buff II
10, Mo, where they have been Wis
ing Mr.. Webbs parents, Mr.. and
rs. l. Webb. al
Mrs. R L. Guthrie and Mrs S. c. &C
larp were visitors in Davenport tn
lturday. by
William Reid went to Bradford
onday to spend n week with his
other George Reid. a.
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