Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
MATHERVILiE

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wild of East Mo
line, were visitors here over Sunday.
Luke Nelson, who has been playing
ball with Davenport Three Eye league
has returned to Matherville.
Ed Bergreen is visiting in Aurora.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Setterquist have
moved to Decatur where Mr. Setter
quist has employment in store.
n. p. Hagman died at the family
home here Tuesday, aged so years. He
had been i'll for several months. Mr.
Hagerman leaves to mourn his aged
wife, four sons, Charles, Andrew and
Adolph of Matheryille, and Oscar of
Seattle, Wash, and one daughter, Mrs.
John Peterson of this place. Funeral
services were held from the church in
Cable Thursday. Interment was made
in the Gable cemetery.
Charles ROSeen and daughter are in
Sherrard for a two weeks visit.
Fred Schroeder has returned home
from Wisconsin, where he went on a
business trip.
Albert Isaacson of New Windsor
spent several days here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhodenbaugh Wis
tied at the Clyde Lawson home Thurs
day. They were enroute to their home
in Galesburg after a visit in Rock Is
land.
George Bedford is visiting in Peo-
ria.
James Sladen has gone to Silvis,
where he has secured employment.
Hugh German of Rock Island spent
Wednesday here.
Dave Nelson was in the tri-cities
Thursday.
William Tyler was in Viola Tuesday
to attend the funeral Of his aunt, who
in tA1 I. - iTle, haJr,
shipped to Viola.
Chester Olson has returned home
from a several days visit at Annawan.
MIR. and Mrs. A. II. Stein and two
children and Willie Coltman were in
Rock Island Thursday.
Mrs. Ed Kirtly who died Monday aft
ernOon was buried Wednesday at
Alexis. Mrs. Kirtly had been married
only ten months and was 26 years of
age. She leaves to mourn her hus-
band, her father of Alexis. and several
brothers and sisters.
The Misses Ethel Purvis and Leona
Zude were in the tri-cities Friday.
Frank Holt is now employed in the
tri-cities
Tom Cone has returned here from
Galena. He is now employed at the
r. l. S. power plant
Mrs. John McGOnigle was a Sher-
rard visitor the latter part of the week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schutter of Pleas
ant Valley. Iowa, visited here Tues
( day. Hayden Pritchard and Hilda
/ Hebbeln accompanied them home for
visit.
/ The marriage of Peter Conner and
/ Miss Elizabeth Benthan has just been
| announced. The couple who are we'll
! known here were married at Clinton.
! Iowa, Decoration day. Mr. Conner is
proprietor of the Gable mercantile
store; his bride having formerly work
/ ed in kewanee They have gone to
! housekeeping in a home which the
/ groom had ready.
/ John Jones and Gust Johnson have
| been awarded the contract to build the
/ new school house at Boden, which was
work next week
Reuben Sword is now employed in
! Silvis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed German visited
/ Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Thomas jackson spent the
/ week end at the home of her son
/ Henry at Sherrard.
/ The BeHgston family have moved TO
/ Rock Island
John Kiliske has gone to Chicago
/ where he has employment.
John Blaine has returned home from
/ a business trip to Oklahoma.
Invitations are out announcing the
! approaching marriage OF Miss Doris
/ Davis and Robert Cox, which is 10
I take place at the home of the brides
/ parents. Elder George Sackfield Will
/ perform the ceremony.
/ Miss Leona Haywood of Rock Is
! land was here Saturday evening to as
sist with the music at the opera
house.
/ Gust Anderson, accompanied by his