The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-30
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VIOLA
Nels Blontine for several years
IN inmate Of the county inlirmary.
died Saturday afternoon. He was
FIRST committed TO the county home
in 1918 but had been permitted to
leave at different intervals in the
summer. He was about 81 years
OF age. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon and burial took
place in the infirmary cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brasmer Of
Moline came Saturday, evening to
visit relatives. Mr.. Brasmer rel
turned home on Monday, his wife
remaining for a longer visit.
Mrs. Charles Frazier returned TO
her home IN Chicago last week att
or q visit with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Sexton.
Mesdames ". A. Mechanism,
Frank Morris, Fred Frazier and
Tim Plunkett were Galesburg Wis
itors Tuesday.
Miss Charity Kindelsperger went
to Davenport Thursday to visit rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dodson Of
Aledo called on friends here Sat
urday e-ening.
Mrs. e. L. Greenwell returned
home from Rochester last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ashenhurst
Of Monmouth ATTENDED the funeral
Of William Bissell on Wednesday.
Misses Olive Johnston and Lexie
McAlister returned to their homes
1t Carlyle on Monday after . weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Fer
son.
Miss velma Murray went to
Oneida on Wednesday to spend the
|, summer with her sister and fam
| lily.
Mrs. Soma Stitt and daughter
Dorothy went to Mjddletown. ILL.,.
last week to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Stitt.
Mrs. Edna Hughes Of Gales
burg arrived Tuesday evening for
q visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Chambers.
Paul Sexton arrived home from
Chicago Tuesday where he has been
taking treatment In q hospital.
Miss Meale Stoner Of Monmouth
arrived home last week for . two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. L. Stoner.
william Kent and family return
ed Tuesday from weeks visit
with relatives at Champaign and
Macomb, Ill.
Wayne Christy Of Aledo spent
Sunday at the home Of his par
ents.
Mrs. James Mann AAs New
Windsor visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Ethel Palmer Of Galesburg
visited several days last week at
the home Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Evans.
DR.. c. E. Fisk Of Rushville was
here last week to be present at the
funeral OF william Bissell.
DR.. Miles and family returned
from their trip into Kansas Tues
| day evening.
Mrs. M. J. Pitman Of Galesburg
was the guest last week Of Mrs.
Carrie Pitman and family.
Miss Katherine McCreary Of Lit
tie York. visited over the week end
with her friend, Miss Dorothy Rus
sell.
Mrs. Bernice Terrey Of Moline
was a week end guest Of R. e. Ter
rey and family.
Frank Bissell, Jr., departed on
Saturday evening for Omaha, Neb..
after a few days visit with Mrs.
Lena Bissell and daughter Lillian
J. r. Brasmer returned home
from Moline Saturday whore he
had been for the past three weeks.
Mrs. Lillian Kitzmiller returned
to her home in Peoria Thursday
after . two weeks stay at the Bis
sell home.
Miss Dorothy Russell spent last
! week with friends at Stronghearst
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest McCaw were
Sunday gusts OF Mr.. and Mrs. W.
| c. Russell.
Mr.. and Mr.. J. NJ. Reticker. who
have been visiting for some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Kimmel.
departed Tuesday for Quincy.
where they win visit before re-
turning to their home 1t Miami,
Fla.
Messrs. Frank ST., and Thelbert.
Bissell departed Tor their homes at
Colorado Springs on Friday. hav-
ing been called here by the death
IDf their brother Will Bissell.
Walliam H. Bissell, one Of the
best known men In this communi-
lty, was the son OF Ammi and Mary
McKinnon Bissell. He was born in
Green Township, Mercer county,
ILL.,. Sept IL, 1858. and passed away
| IN his homo IN viola, nj, June 20,
1870. aged 81 years. . months and
. days
Mr.. Bissell attended Green Sum
NIT school until be vas IL yshs Of
age. Upon the death Of his xLther
the family left the harm and made
their home h Viola, whofo he At
tended school till prepared 70 enfer
Monmouth college. Aftsr Two ysars
n Monmouth no eompletsd ! com
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