Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
MATHERVILlE

MATHERVILlE
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Surge of
Viola were visitors mere Sunday.
Gust Jafvert of Rock Island spent
Wednesday here.
THE Mirth of a Nation" featuring
Charlie Chaplin in six reels, will be
shown at the opera house Thursday
evening.
The Misses Hazel Lawson and Bell
Benthan were Rock Island shoppers
Saturday
There is no clue as to whom the
guilty parties are that tried to blow
out the dam near the power plant.
Frank Angerer spent Saturday in
Rock Island.
Miss Mildred Duckish was an Aledo
passenger Wednesday.
Matherville was in darkness Friday
evening for about 20 minutes on &C
count Of the bad storm, the power be-
ing turned off at the power house.
Thomas Jackson was in Gable on
business Sunday
Mr.. Johnson. cashier of the Farmers
bank of New Windsor, was passenger
to Rock Island from Matherville Tues
day.
Elder Peak of independence, Mo-
held services here the latter part OF
the week.
John Blaine was in Coal Valley on
business Saturday.
Matherville and Sherrard played bal,
here Sunday The score was 4 to II
favor of Sherrard. Only two of the
players were from Sherrard, the rest
being from the tri-cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ]. McAfee were
| weekend visitors in Rock Island.
Mrs. George Lawson of Cable visited
| friends here Friday.
Gust Engstrom was Rock island
passenger Friday.
| Mrs. William Purvis was an Aledt
passenger Thursday.
Gust and William Johnson were
called to Orion Saturday by the sud
den death of their brother, who wa
! killed in an auto accident near tina
| place Friday evening.
James Engles, who has been makins
daily trips to Davenport to see an eye
| specialist, having had his eye injured
in the mine, is now able to have thu
! bandages removed.
DR.. Yoder of Sherrard was a pro
fessional caller here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jackson and son
Eugene, of Sherrard, made short Wis
it here Sunday.
| Caleb and Joe Purvis were in Mo
line Thursday to see the formers wifi
who is in the hospital
Cyrus Nimrick and William Inch 0
Cable were visitors here Thursday
| A. R. Stein John Nelson and Milton
johnson went by auto to Rock Islam,
Sunday.
| John Johnson has returned from al
extended stay in North Dakota.
]. W. Young of Sherrard was here Of
business Thursday.
| Mrs. John Neave has returned to he,
home in Sherrard after a two weeks
visit at the Andrew Garrett home Mrs
|
tana, where she will join her husband
| Mark Knott, Jr., went to Rock Is
land Tuesday to look for employment
He returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Gust Engstrom and Mrs. Jo
Wild and children were Coal Vale,
visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. Nellie Abel and daughter de
parted Tuesday for Chicago. Mrs
Abel has been holding the position a
station agent at Southern junction
having recently resigned
Otis Whan of Aledo spent Thursda.
AT his farm north of here.
| Clyde Lawson is having a porcl
erected on the rear of his residence
John Jones is doing the work.
Jess Pitman and Robert Calling
wood were Aledo passengers Wednes
day.
Gust Knapp of Coal Valley was her
on business Tuesday.
| Miss Elenor Peterson has returne-
to Matherville after stay in Bisho
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs Emil Roquet and so
were Sherrard visitors Sunday.
| Charles kirchman made a bushes
trip to Galesburg Sunday.
| Mrs. James Smith, Mrs. George Bed
ford and Mrs. William Hodge were il
Viola Friday.
| Rev. Meyers of Sherrard was a Wis
itor here Wednesday.
| Albin Peterson, Eric Anderson an
John Strathan, who are employed il
the tri-cities, spent Sunday at thei
| homes here.
Vancel Miholirch was an Aledo pas
senger Saturday.
Thomas Davinson was in Rock Is
land Thursday where he had a catar
act removed from his eye.
Mrs Emil Muller OF Sherrard was
visitor here Friday night.
| Mrs. John Olson was a Rock islam,
passenger Saturday.
Ed Davinson left on Saturday 70
Peoria, where he expects to be EN-
| ployed
A K. Stein and family went by aut
to Rock Island Friday.
Mrs. Caleb Purvis has returned HON
from the Moline city hospital.
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