Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-18

tiebiseiteS 10 "Reminiscences. Walter
/ =. smith and Mr.. Bunum. the chair
/ man read letters from former resi-
dents who ware unatIe to be present
Mrs. Little read d poem written for
the occasion.
The people OF hndaldsla have done
themselves proud IN entertaining the
visitors. Many of tte guests wished
to again occupy the houses which once
rad been their homes either ia the vii
i@ge or in the country nearby ana
where e was possible thew were given
the opportunity 10 60 SO. Homes every
"beTe were thrown OPEN and for the
time being the population OF the vii
i@ge was almost doubled.
Relics Displayed.
me streets We're p7ettuy decorated
with pennants and flags and the town
bail was gay wifA color Pictures Of
many Of the patriarchs Of the com
: nunlty were displayed In the hall a.
were number Of interesting relics
. among these was a paper flour sack
Which someone recently unearthe3 and
Is A'cn bore the stamp Of 4. h Bowman
x sons. proprictors o. the one -four
mill A0dalusia possessed. The mill
stood on the river ha1x and in its dav
Clt thriving business. The sack
bore date of 1887. TIE mill burned
Gown more than 80 years ago. On the
wal! hung picture drawn with pen
CI by D. l. Finley Of Audalusia
showing ArdaIusia as he recalled il
when il was a fiou.ishing manufactur-
ing and trading center. 1t was a real
work OF art and gave view Of the
river front with the mill and ware
. houses and passing log and lumber
RATS and steamers. with the island
and the Iowa shore in the background
Ladies OF the village furnished meals
to visitors III WenGs' hail. the tables
being taken TO the town hall yestcr-
day. TWO hundred and fifty people
were fed there at noon.
T Visitors VINO registered for the
homecoming included:
M. and Mrs A. A. Jones, Toledo
Iowa. LN Jones. y. I. Jones and r. G.
Jones. Ma-shalltCwn, Iowa; Clara
CozGd EcGZeI Ottawa. Kan, Charles
3 Ross, Chicago \. Sinex. Sterling, Ill.
4 J. -. Walton, Arnett. Okla; A. L. Wal
ton. Shattuck, Okla. W. H Conner
Fairfield, Ill; Maria Kenworthy Ma
gee, TcIaTyana Ark; Mary Wells
+ Robertson. Rock Island; Mr.. and Mrs
I. \. Andrews, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
+ Oscar n. Ecaiy. Muscatine; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. ". RumpIe, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; Mi and Mrs. !. H. Buffum,
I Rock Island John Wells Atwood. Dal-
/ las, Texas; Mr.. and Mrs. ). r. Ken
/ worthy. Rock Island; bliss Clara
! Wells kenw0Tthy, Rock Island; Ida
! VI. Smith, SigOurney, Iowa; Lauret-a
/ y Robbins Bates, AfOnOwi. Neb.; Dor
/ othy KCnworthy, Rock Island; +. Q.
/ Brusso, Fort Madison, Iowa: W. II.
/ Smell. CofTeyville, Miss: / Z. Brook
/ man. Central City. Iowa: Mrs. RebecCa
/ Davis Parks. Reynolds, ILL.,; ]. f.
/ Wenks, Des Moines. iowa; W. H.
/ Wcnks. Edgington; Robert Brookman.
/ Center Point, Iowa; Al A. Buffun,
J EdeIngtOH: Anna HCaly BOlauch, Mus
I catiIe; Mr.. and Hrs. z. =. Buffum,
( Rock Island Walter G. Smith, Toledo,
! Iowa: MIS-. J. J. Huntiey, Port Byron.
Nj. and Mrs. J. G. BrittCn. Rock Is
/ land; J. HAYS Britton, Rock. Island;
Mrs Mabel EollOpeter, Rock Island
/ Ur. anG Mrs Frank Westbay, Rock IS
! land MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Good, OF
! tumwa, Iowa; Grace Good, Ottumwa,
Mrs. Matte TempietoD sutherland,
/ Schaller. Iowa; Frank 5. Smith, Ne
vada Iowa: Mr.. and Mrs. James v.
7 WeaverIing, Usage, Iowa Ell Roe,
+ Buffalo. Iowa: II. F. Rabbett. New
Boston. Ill; John Y. Willhite, Milan,
Robert j. Momt, Holland, Mich;
James F MagCc, TeEarkaua, Ark.
MIS-. Wilson Kimbau. Buffalo Prairie,
". c. Kimball, Buffalo Prairie;
. Charles F. Harris, Rock Island; Mr..
and Mrs. c. +. Jones, Chicago; Mr. ana !
Mrs. ". e. Britton, Rock Island; J.
! H. Cobb. West Bend. Iowa; Mr.. and
( Mrs. VIII A Smith. New Hampton,
Iowa, Paul Smith. New Hampton:
Samuel Kennedy, Davenport; Il. Clyde (
Eberhard Rock Island; Mrs. John !
. Cory, Davenport; D. J. Chinn, Mary
Chinn, Frances J. Chinn and Ray A /
Chinn, Bettendorf; Alice Ricketts,, /
i Jackson. Mimi: John r. Eberhard, il, |
Rock Island: Cyrus z. Churchill. Mo |
line. Emma Z. Eberhard and Mrs. IT, !
G. Eberhard. Bay island, Ill; Mrs I
Harry Eberhard RUgh, Chicago; Miss I
Helen Rugh. Chicago, vi. c. EnerGara, /
Rock Island: + c. HolbToOE, Daven- /,
port. Lou NJ Harris. Rock Island, I
Ms. Il. c. Harris, Rock island; J. NJ /.
Cozad Rock Island; c, A. Grant, /
Ralfe. Iowa. Arvilia TerTiIl' Grant. /
RoIfe: Charles Meyers RuJhenber8- /
Muscatiue: c. A. Wade, Rock Island !
21saIfa Stone Wells, Rock Island (
phsiin II. Wells. Rock Island; Eugepe
Rilev Smith. Toledo, Iowa; Maude
Robertson. Rock Island; Mrs. Martha
cozad. REYNOLDS: Mr.. and Mrs. {. H. /
DolI1xhide Davenport; Mrs 1da /
1bnck. C~eensburg, Kan; Wynn /
France. Illinois City; Miss Flossle /
Shuck. Greersburg, Kan; Grace Ken /
worthy Heaiy Muscatine; =. M Brun-
Ct. Rock Island b Irwin I1dy'7o' 49, /
Island: Jessie Kelly Hayes, ROCK !
island: Mamie Kelly Croker, Rock /
Island Minnie Kelly. Rock Island |
Mrs. John Buffum. Rock Island; MI /
and Mrs. 5. F. Steenburgh, Rock Is
land Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Eby ana I
NJ. and Mrs. Lester a. Ely. Des /
Mojnes: S. E. Roberts. \. A. Roberts /
and Ella Roberts. Buffalo Prairie Mrs.
! N. SDickIer. Juanita, y. d. j.. i. !
KeDworthy. Rock Island; Mr.. ana
Mrs David Eby. Kansas 1lty -, =
- DavepDort: ". w Elliott. Edg-
inqton. Mrs. Sadie Buffum Brown
TIgin, Eeb.: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baas .
ana Harry i. Baas. Moline; Miss He1-
-tat,a T3rCv-n Bartlett Neb.; Donald .