The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12
MATHERVIL.LE
,SpeCI2I COrreSnOndence

Theysrahled on Ford car at the
post of the American Legion in
Aledo, and several from there were
here selling tickets for the rattle
and dance.
The Alden mine has been OF
work for several days this week,
the first lay-off for some time.
Mr.. Simpson of Sherrard was
here Thursday.
Mike Filipovich was in the tri-
cities Friday Of this week.
Jacob Crawford was in Moline to
see an uncle who was operated on
in the Moline city hospital.
The Masons of Presumption will
hold a special meeting Tuesday
night for work.
John Engstrom. who has been
working in the tri-cities, is visit
ing his brother, Gust Engstrom of
this place.
Some hoodlum or hoodlums got
in the window of the basement of
the little school house. and from
there upstairs, and wrote all over
the blackboards in a very objec-
tionable manner. II they are caught
they will be dealt with very Sc
verely.
A large crowd attended Masonic
lodge in Presumption Friday night.
Mr.. Davis, agent for the Knights
and Ladies Of Security, is here
from Pennington for a few days.
Frank Angerer went to Rock Is
land on business Thursday.
William Inch of Rock Island was
! here on business Friday.
B. W. Thompson of Presumption
was here on business Saturday.
w. ]. Holdsworth, John Bugos
and William Esp were in Preemp-
ton on business Saturday.
Mrs. George Dowsett received
word that her son Joe. who was
operated on for lung trouble at st.
Anthony's hospital, Rock Island, is
getting along very nicely. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dowsett we're both in to see
him the last Of the week.
When the Northern Utilities COM
pany Of Dixon strung their poles
and wires from Presumption to vi
ola the service Of the telephone
company was SO badly crippled
that the phone company had to
move all its poles and wires to the
opposite side Of the road to get rid
Of the buzzing on the line, and all
the patrons we're assessed for the
work, but the Northern Utilities
company has Just lately sent q
check for the amount of the trans
fer, SO the patrons will all get theil
money back. Not 80 bad for the
Northern Utilities company at that
either.
There was an expert here clean.
ing the time lock on the safe of the
Matherville State bank Wednesda,
Of last week.
| William T. johnson of Rock Is
land died and was buried in thu
Presumption cemetery. The Mason,
had charge of the funeral.
Mrs. Manuel Hummel, Jr. Of Sher
rard, called here Saturday.
| Mrs. Langston and daughter, Mrs
Clyde Rosenberg, visited at tn,
home of Tom Langston, Rock Is
land. the latter part of the week.
! Harry Routledge had his wris
cracked at the roller skating rink
The Rebekahs installed officer
Wednesday night as follows: No
BILE grand, Emma Maynard; RICH
supporter noble grand, Andrev
Garrett; left supporter noble grand
Ella Hagman; vice grand, Saral
Purvis: right supporter vice grand
Mrs. Mulligan; left supporter vic
grand, Mrs. Routledge; chaplain
Mrs. George AdamS; conductresl
Grace Maynard: warden. Laur,
Friichtenicht: outside guard. ROxi
Durney: inside guard, Gertie John
son. At the next regular meetin
there will be work and luncl
served.
Some Of the electric light pole
in this village are in very ba
!, shape and should be attended I
! at once before someone gets hur,
Sam wilhelm moved his house
hold goods to Rock Island Satul
} day.
NrR CHARLES Rettie and chiIdre