Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-31
ERIE

friends were entertained at the
George Sawyer home, Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Sawyer and daugh-
| ter, Glendine; Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder
of Rock Island; Mr. and Mrs
Thompson and daughters of Erie
Those from Rock Island came Sat
urday evening, returning Sunday
evening.
Miss Addie Stowell from Garden
Plain, Ill, was an arrival Saturday
from Morrison, ILL.,, where she had
been visiting and spent the week
with Mrs. Hattie Young and other
trends here.
Mrs. G. G. Matthews and daugh-
ter, Miss May Matthews, arrived
the latter part of last week, to
visit their relatives, the Matthews
families. Miss May returned to
Chicago Monday evening, leaving
her mother for a longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Worthy Matthews
came home Thursday from Law
renceville, ILL.,, where Mr. Matthews
! has been assisting the Matthews
company with their dredge. His
wife went there about three weeks
ago, remaining with her husband
until lLG ullChllB vas
completed. They came home by
the way of Chicago, and were met
there by Miss Jennie Matthews who
motored in after them. The Mat
thews brothers have secured an
other ditching contract near Mus
catine, Iowa, and left for that place
the first OF the week.
Adam Young went to Biloxi,
Miss, last week, where he will
spend the winter. His wife will
join him there later in the season.
Erie friends received word last
Friday that Mrs. Hannah johnson
had died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Martin, in South Dakota,
where she went several months ago.
She made her home in Erie for a
number of years, going from here
about two years ago, to the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. WOODBURY.,
near Hillsdale, Ill. The remains
were brought to Hillsdale, Satur-
day, and burial made in the family
lot in the cemetery. Mrs. viii |
Hawk of Newton township is the !
only relative in this vicinity, and |
previous to her marriage she made /
her home with her grandmother, !
Mrs. Johnson.
On last Friday, r. L. Burchell |
received word that a man had been
arrested, at Peoria, who was |
thought to be one of the robbers |
of his store on last Wednesday |
night The same evening Mr. Bur
chell accompanied by Ted Francis.
one of the clerks in the clothing /
aWIy ~
Springhill, at whose house the sup
posed robber stopped for auto sup
plies, also Erwin Denison of the
Erie garage where the man also
stopped, and Sheriff Berry went to
Peoria to investigate. An overcoat
which the man had in his posses
sion was identified as one of those
stolen, but the remainder Of the
plumber was not to be found. The
man was arrested and takel TO
Ill, Saturday night, and
on Monday was brought to Erie
and a hearing held by Justice of
the Peace George Potter. The man
was bound over to the next term
of court under $4,000 bonds. A clue
to the other man implicated has
been found, it Is thought, and de-
tectives are working on the case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Pratt have
gone to Chicago to visit their son,
Pratt and family. The
trip was made by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Fadden and
family, have moved from near Lyn-
don, Ill, into the Ira Talcott resi-
dence which they bought some time
ago. Mr.. Fadden will take posses
sion of the Talcott hardware stock
which he bought at the same time,
about the first of November, and
will move it into the A. A Mat
thews furniture building.
G. H. Radden, who has been in
the dairy business for the past 10
years, has decided to retire from
business, and will discontinue his
deliveries the first of November.
His son, Lester Fadden, has been
one of the partners in the business
with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brown and
son, Richard, were Sunday dinner {
guests of Mrs. r. Y. Breed and 4
coming from their home
N Rock Island by auto, and return
ng in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Denison went :
70 Cincinnati Saturday, to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Glenn Mat ]
-hews and husband. On Monday I
word was received that a daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
news Sunday night. Ii