Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-18
ERIE

John Christensen. who has been rural
mail carrier on route No. Tor the past
I3 years. has resigned the position, and
is now engaged in selling the Standard
-Four tire His place on the mail route Is
supn'ied for the present by Charles Byam
The East Sandridge school opened
Monday. in charge OF Miss Newton of
Rock Falls III. as teacher. On the same
day the Coburn school opened. with Miss
Ruby Pfundstein Of Erie as teacher
Miss Letha Boon Of Erie Is now teach
er of the Dewey school on Albany street.
A barn owned by Fred Philleo in the
east part of town caught fire and burn
ed to the ground about 10 O'Clock Sat
uriay morning. Mr.. PhilleO discovered the
FIRE while at work in the yard near by
and by prompt action succeeded IN get
ting a span of horses out, but the eutlrt
contents Of the barn. including quantity
of hay. / 90 bushels of oats. 70 bushels
of corn and set OF harness were con
suned. The origin of the fire Is no'
definitely known. but Is supposed 10 D
epontaneOus combustion. The loss Is par
TALLY covered by iuuraEce
Mr. and Mrs John Hawk had for dln-
Der guests Friday of last week. the toll
lowing relatives from out of town MT
ard Mrs. W. W. Bean and their daush-
tiers Miss Cora Blean OF Albany I'll. anG
Mrs Arthur Lewis from Salt Lake Clty
and her daughter Dorothy. DR.. Albert
BIean a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Biean, VINO
has recently returned from overseas ser
vice. was also 4 guest.
ticaI nurses. has gone to Sioux City. Iowa
to remain with a friend for an indefnit6
time.
feta moved last week from Miss Ruth
Wonser's house they had OCCUPIED curing
the summer. into the R. Y Breed mouse
on Main street near the city hall
Mrs L F. Matthews OF Erie. accom- =.
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Thompson OF
Fenton on an auto TIP 70 iu NJ ,e nests gI1sste
until Thursday OF the Frank Cockngs
family. q.
Sterling. III last week. having been
illness of Mrs Ed Deitz. who passed away
on Saturday. The remains Will ne oroi@u ~
II Erie Tuesday and tunerat f,1c M,
at the Christian church IN the afternoon
ard burial made in the family lot IN the
cemetery. The deceased was formerly
Miss Ia Rawson. a niece OF Mrs- Ne 81,
and the RawsOn fanny were a'Ai'ii7
came of hall was played in Erie sun
dav between the Ere regulars ana Dixon on
NJ Browns. resulting in victory LOT the
9rre biTth Of \ daughter to MI and
Mrs Reggie LoveJoy OF Erle Oh aus -
mas us rsTort from Mrs. John Hahn. who
- = n IT, on at the Moline hospital
last Tuesday for gail stones stttg9 tLl s41
she is doing we'll. and 1t Is thoosn' VIII
soon &c. 1ero Potter attended the club meeting
If tbe New York life insurance agents
Tr.nFl at
Miss Enid Harmon, who spent part Oh
n months vacation at Eric with her par
Snts M and Mrs. c. D Harmon return
ed last week 20 her position as stehos
rH,her in the city hall at Davenport
Herman Rraclser returned recently from
n business and pleasure trip TO GlHerent
noints. Among the places VISITED $50 80
Eeo0zha Milwaukee. Chlcago, L4ANe u
- 3nd Evanston Mr.. Breaker is interest
I'd in landscape gardening. ana ms sI.9 Try
,,,s;,Iv vas to visit the nursery farms ana
irsnect landscape gardening at the diner
I2eVi and Mrs J W. George spent the
mast week at Moline. where they were
quests of Mrs. George mother
Mr. and Mrs VIII Bach OF Kock IS
land were recent guests OF Miss Louie
1I.Tii--7ead and her nephew. Morris
O'CouneII. Mrs Bush was formerly MISS
blake Head from Unico. Tenn: IS VISIT
ing his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs- john
Had and family arriving SATURDAY
M and Mrs. Richard Skaggs. hey. A
G. Lille. Misses Carrie and lame 800 80
attended the Rock River Baptist assocla-
tioT session held at Antiock, Mercer coun-
~ last Thursday. Rev W H Parker,
- - 9astor Of the Ere church. IS now
nastor of the church where the ASSOCIATION
HTi.sss E1nora and Jennie Hahn and
u,--v wood notored to Moline SUNDAY
80 visited Mrs. John Hahn at the nos
pital. ho ,ccorna1ied
- ,,otber Mrs John Hahn TO the hos
pitaI. and remained with ner aIteF the
la-o-atio1 returend home THURSDAY
Ms Ruby Ewers has been engaged 70
tsach the West SandTidge school' CUM
meneing her work Monday.