Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-28

South College avenue Saturday even
ing a very pleasant evening was
spent in games and dancing.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Among and two
daughters spent Sunday in Joy at the
home OF Mr. and Mrs. J. d. Canadian.
/ Mrs A A Rec went TO Woodruff
Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs. S.
L. Durston, who is i'll at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs II. II. Simmons.
Mrs. Glenn Felix went to Mather-
vile Saturday 70 visit at the home OF
her father, T. Remele.
Mrs. Chester jackson of JOY came
Tuesday to visit her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. \. Longley.
Mr. and Mrs W. II. Root went to
Kewanee the last of the week to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ScanneH.
Mrs. c. NJ. McCready, who mas been
visiting her sister. Mrs. II. N. Sapp,
returned TO her home in Ottumwa,
Iowa. the last of the week. She was
a accompanied home by Mrs. Sapp and
baby daughter. Lois. who viii make a
two weeks visit with relatives.
Ernest Rose went TO Peoria Tues
day TO spend a few days with his sis
ter. Mrs. r. II. Strain.
Mrs. Ray Heston and three chill
dren went to Viola Saturday to spend
the day with Mrs. George Heston.
The congregation of the United
Presbyterian church of Sunbeam sur
prised their pastor and wife Rev. and
Mrs r G. Pinkerton, by gathering at
their home Saturday with well filled
baskets and spending the day with
them. 4 well filed purse was present +
ed to this worthy couple as a token of
appreciation for the good work done
and also to show the good wishes of
their people
Mrs. a. b. Cole went to Viola Tues
day to spend the day with her sister,
Mrs. Julia McCreary.
Mr.. and Mrs Guy Lord went to
Woodruff Saturday to spend a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Close.
Mrs. G. W. Werts. Jr.. returned
home Monday from Woodruff where
she had been visiting her sister, Mrs,
George Bits and family
Mr.. and Mrs. \. T. Robinson will de-
liver a course OF lectures in Aledo
from Feb. to Feb. u. Mr. Robinson
IS a noted writer and traveller. His
much notice. Mrs. Robinson has been
around the world four times, has con
-ributed to the leading periodicals and
.ectured in many lands and is said to
be the only British woman who has I
gained access to Russia's Island !
prison, SallhaIin These lecturers
and worth and come to Aledo highly i
J
Mrs. George Hawks and daughter, /
Lenora, went to GaIva Tuesday to l
spend a few days with relatives
David Tolle returned home Monday
rom Silver Creek, Neb.. where he had 2
made a few weeks visit with friends. i
At the meeting of the Military Tract
Association OF Editors held in Gales
,urg last week, the association was
invited by Mayor J. w. McRoberts of
his city TO hold their next semi-annual
Meeting at Aledo in July, and the
members were unanimous in accept \
ng the invitation. The association in .
ludes in its membership practically !
IL the leading editors of the military a
ract and their coming viii be an event a
n Aledo's history. c
William Muncey went to Monmouth
tuesday to spend a few days with
riends
Mrs. L. Lewis entertained the Tues
ay club at her home Tuesday after.
Don.
Hon. J. ". McRoberts left Tuesday
Or Fort Morgan, Denver and Colorado
prings, Colorado, where he viii Il
pend two weeks. If
Although according to the report of Y
ssistant State Veterinarian DR.. w.
!. Warnock of this city. there is not
ne case OF the foot and mouth dis -
ase in Mercer county, yet in a procIa- =,
iation issued Monday by Governor :
unne, Mercy county with II other =.
1unties in the state has been put :,
nder strict quarantine. Prominent ~
ea OF the county have wired the
embers of the legislature from this %
strict requesting them to investigate
.e case more closely and to endeavor
arrange the lifting of the ban now j.,
aced on Mercer county.
Miss Mary l. Corbett, who has spent -
few days here inspecting the Y. NJ -.
A. in William and Vashti college. =.
IT Tuesday. Miss Corbett is district -
ltioaal field secretary for Illinois
Tisconsin and Indiana She visits 40
alleges and Y. NJ. c. AS during the
ar.
The goth annual meeting of the IN
Greer County Building and Loan as as
citation was held in the city hall da
Onday evening About fifty Nom an
rs were present and more than Of
ven hundred shares of stock were he
presented. With this meeting the fir
esent charter for the association an
lich was granted for period of 90 tir
ars. expired and the association tool, =
ton 10 renew the charter for another hi.
years. The affairs of the associa be
~ we're reported 10 De IN a most ret
'islaGtoFS cohult'oh' Four members set
e-e-eso 10 me oosIo OF directors; he