Rock Island Argus., 1916-03-09
Funeral to Be Saturday.
MATHERVILLE

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sell opera house Thursday evening.
There were about twenty couples
present Music was furnished by the
five piece Creation orchestra. Supper
was served at the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yer Curtis of Nor
wood, were visitors here the past
week.
Miss Edgar of Rio is the new teach
er in the public school. Matherville
had five teachers but the classes were
so crowded that it was necessary to
hire another one.
An auto load from here attended
Mason lodge in Presumption Fridaq
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Irwin of Sher-
raId were visitors here Sunday.
Dave Hagman and William Lee of
this place and Rudolph Peterson of
Wanlock were in Springfield the first
of the week to take an examination
to run a country mine.
Mrs Fred Schutter of Pleasant VAL
ley, Iowa, and baby were visitors here
Sunday
Thomas Simcox of Rock Island was
here on business Wednesday.
Axle Peterson was in Rock Island
Sunday to attend the funeral of a
friend.
Miss Elda Roseen of New Windsor
was visitor here Saturday. She went
to Sherrard from here for a visit.
Charles Johnson. who lives between
here and Cable has rented the same
farm for the past 80 years, which is
probably the record for renting the
same farm.
Mrs. Charles Barton and daughter
Laura were Aledo passengers Sat
urday.
Mrs. Clyde Rosenberg of Cable was
visitor at the Thomas Langston
home the past week.
The Odd Fellows had a supper and
initiation at their lodge rooms Thurs
day evening.
| Olof Young has traded his Mather-
Vile property to Mat Williams for 25
acres of land, Mr.. Young paying the
| difference in cash.
| Ralph Francisco and John Smear
were in Aledo Monday.
! Willie Dowsett of East Moline is
! here for a two weeks visit.
/ Miss Gladys Smith of Gilchrist
spent Wednesday here.
The play THE Dutch Detective
was presented at the opera house by
the Matherville high school. There
was a large crowd present and the
show was enjoyed.
/ Mrs. John Peterson and daughter
Eleanor were Moline visitors the firsl
of the week.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Lat
/ ter Day Saints church will give baz.
4ar and supper, Wednesday, March Is
! There was a parcel post sociablt
at the NJ E. church Tuesday evening
/ 1t was well attended.
| Mrs. Joseph Benthan and son Dode
were Rock Island passengers Satur-
day.
jim Brownlee is working on, the
George Houldsworth farm.
A number of young folks was in
vited to the Bedford home Thursday
evening to help George celebrate his
10th birthday. They report good
| time
| William Sackield was in Rock Is
land Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lawson were
/ Galesburg visitors Sunday.
| Mrs. John Sackfield, age 76 vel
known Matheryille woman, died al
her home here Sunday afternoon after
a lingering Illness. She is survived b,
her husband one daughter and three
sons, George, Albert and Ed. all Of
Matherville.
Dewitt Morey was Gilchrist pas.
senger Sunday.
! William James has resigned his po
sition at the Coal Valley mine.
Eric Anderson spent the first o.
the week in Moline.
Thomas Mccullough of Monmouth
was here on business Tuesday.
Mrs. JOHN Omelia of Sherrard wai
a visitor here the past week.
( Mrs. Henry Ktnner and son OF Rocl
Island were guests at the Jake Zim
mers home the past week.
Eric Anderson spent the first OF the
! week in Moline.
Jack McEyoy was in Aledo We'd
nesday
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