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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
NelUS of Wesfe
Illinois in Brief

Taylor Ridge-Mrs. P. L. Nc
Manus was hostess to the home
bureau members Thursday after
noon. Miss Lucille Allen, advisor,
was present. There were 10 mem
bers at the session.
Burgess and Mrs. W. n.
Hunter are the parents of a IL
pound baby girl, born Thursday.
Atkinson-Mrs. Featherstone of
Chicago gave a talk on infant well
fare Thursday at the Woman's club
meeting. Mrs. Alice Mowers will
entertain the club on April 81.
Rollin Brooks and Eddie Van
quekelburge, students at Knox col
legA, are home on the Easter va
cation.
REYNOLDS-Miss Leona Van
Alta, student at the University of
Iowa, is home for the weekend.
Miss Lucille Curtis is also spend
ing Easter within ONE folks.
Joy-The ladies' aid society will
give a bazar and supper Friday,
April 81, at the Methodist church.
New Windsor-Dean Christy has
arrived home yesterday from Bat
tie Creek sanitarium in Michigan.
Among the students home for the
Easter holidays are T. B. CLANCY
Of the University of Illinois, and
Glen Josefson from Illinois co..
lege at Jacksonville.
Galva-Ear1 Dexter of Shreve-
port, La, son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Dexter, is visiting in Galva.
Commencement exercises will be
held this year on June S. There are
over 80 graduating, the largest
class ever sent from the local
school
The last council meeting for the
fiscal year will be held Tuesday
evening.
Annawan- Easements in
the building temporarily occupied
!, by the high school. has put out the
furnace, necessitating the closing
of school,
Attorney NJ. L. Hay of Kewanee
was a legal visitor here yesterday.
l.. H. Ferguson, manager of the
Johnston Lumber Co. was in Port
Byron and Carbon Cliff yesterday
contracting for title to be used for
the extension of thing to be done
this seasox.
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SHEFFIELD TO
III A We SPECIAL
CHURCH EVENTS
Special correspondence

Sheffield, April Sheffield
churches will celebrate Easter
with fitting services. Rev. F. w.
Bruins will hold a sunrise serv-
ice at the Congregational church
at 6 a. m. AT 1890 there will be
an Easter sermon, baptism and re-
ception of new members.
Rev E. e. Atherton will conduct
Easter services at the Methodist
church in Mineral in the morning
and for Easter night has procured
a. stereopticon lecture on "Christ's
Life" for the Sheffield NJ E.
church. A special feature. the
Richardson quartet, will be on the
program.
Rev. William NJ. Murtaugh will
celebrate two masses at st. Pat
rick's church; high mass with full
choir at s o'clock; followed by low
mass at 10 o'clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15
CENESEO FIRM
Gets CONTRACT
FOR HEATING OIL
Road Committee Opens Bids Yes
terday-Local Company Sub
mits Lowest Prices.
Especial Correspondence

(SpeClaI correspondence
Geneseo, April 15.-Bids for the
heating and distribution of 100000
gallons Of road oil were opened at
a meeting held at the Farmers Ma
tionaI bank in this city yesterday
afternoon. The county officials
who were present were ]. H. Read
of Cambridge, county superintend-
ent of roads, with Supervisors
Shafer of Geneseo, Hay of Anna
wan and Pobanz of Edford, mem
bers of the roads and bridges COM
mittee of this county.
The call for bids included 100000
gallons for county aid roads which
extend from Geneseo to Kewanee
through Cambridge and from Cam
bridge half way to Andover. The
Cornwall township oiling is for the
distribution of $4,000 gallons and
$4,000 gallons will be used in Cen
eseo township. The bids opened
were as follows, price being based
on cost per gallon.
C. H. Matthews of Yates City, Ill:
Henry county l cent, Geneseo town.
ship $40 cent, Cornwall township
l cent
Crane and Mckenzie, Galesburg:
Henry county 1 cent, Geneseo town
ship 1 cent, Cornwall township
IL cents.
H. A. Reschke Construction COM
pany, Geneseo: Henry county 9-10
cent, Geneseo township, $500 cent,
Cornwall township 95-100 cent.
L. S. Kuhn, Bloomington: Henry
county l cent, Geneseo township
l cent, Cornwall township l cent
Thomas Johnson, Kewanee:
Henry county 1 ITO cents, Geneseo
township, 1 Ito cents, Cornwall
township l ITO cents.
The Henry county contract was
awarded to the H. A. Reschke Con-
struction company, as was also the
contract for Geneseo township. AL
though only $4,000 gallons are now
contracted for indications are that
Geneseo township will use at least
100000 gallons of road oil this sea
son. The contracts for Cornwall
township with the Reschke COM
pany will also be approved. The
road oil for this work has been
bought from the, Johnson Refining
company of Chicago.
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GIVE RECEPTION
IN HONOR FORMER
G. G. I. STUDENTS
Especial Correspondence.


Geneseo, April 15.-The reception
to former Geneseo Collegiate insti-
tute students held at the chapel
Thursday evening was we'll attend
ed and was one of the most enjoy
able occasions of the school year
A very strong spirit of school 10y
atty and fellowship featured the go
cial side of the evenings pleasure.
A number of games were enjoyed
featured by the piano accompani-
ments of Miss Pearl Williamson.
Refreshments were served.
Another social is being planned
for the next month which will par
take of the nature of a welcome to
the new students who will matricu-
late at G. C. l. for next falls open
ing sessions
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WILL HAVE UNION
SUNRISE SERVICE
AT LOCAL CHURCH
Especial Correspondents. J

Geneseo, April, 15.-The va
ious churches will most fit
tingly observe Easter Sunday.
Special services and program win
feature the day in local churches.
Masses will be held at St Mala-
chy's Catholic church at 500 and
1880 a. N. Easter Sunrise serv-
ices will be held at the Presby-
terrain church at 500 a. M, and at
the Zion Evangelical church At
$50 a. m. The regular morning
services in all churches with spe-
cial music. The Congregational
church choir will give cantata at
that church at 4 O'clock in the aft
ernoon. The choir of the Presby-
terrain church assisted by several
vocaIists of the city will give a
cantata there at 1880 O'Clock.
There will be a union Easter
sunrise service at the Zion Evan
gelical church tomorrow morning
at $50 o'clock. DR.. Fletcher De
Clark of the First Methodist
church will lead the service aud
will be assisted by Rev. F. A Hoer-
ner and Rev. H E. Straub.
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Aledo and Mere err County
SCHOOL MA'AM
GIVEN % PER CENT
RAISE IN WAGES
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, April 15.-official notice
has been received by G. E. Platt,
Mercer county superintendent OF
schools, that Miss Mildred Mohler.
teacher of the Prairie Flower
school, near North Henderson, has
been rehired for the coming school
year at an increase of % per cent
in salary.
This is the first notification OF
the hiring of teacher for the
1929 year in Mercer county that
has been received by Mr.. Platt-
Miss Mothers present salary is $50
and her salary for next year will
be $110. Whether all Mercer teach
ers will fare as well as Miss Moh-
Ter next year will not be known I'M
til the other announcements of the
officials of the various schools are
in
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EASTER EVENTS
AT KEITHSBURG
Especial Correspondelce.)

Keithsburg, April 15.-Special
services will be held at the Keiths-
burg churches tomorrow. At the
Methodist, public worship will be
at II a. m. with a pantomime and
special Easter music at 1880 p. m.
Sermon by the pastor, Rev. A. H.
Northdurft.
Morning services at the Presby-
terrain church at II O'Clock. Spe-
cial music. The communicates
class will be received into the
church. The members are Arnold
Tobias, Lyle Halland, Cecil Flem-
ing. Evening service at 1880. Ed
ward II. Bull. pastor. The Easter
sermon will be preached at the
Christian church by the pastor, Rev,
+. c. McIntire. at IL a. m. Eve
ming service at 1870.
High mass will be held at $50
and second mass at Edgington at
Ii a. m. by Father ID. F. Monaghan,
pastor of St Mary's Catholic
church.
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SECOND NUMBER
MUSIC EVENTS
TO BE APRIL %
Mrs. Sites of Galesburg to be So.
l0ist-Geneseo Instructor 10
Give Organ Numbers
Especial Correspondencel

Geneseo, April 15.-The second
of the series of three recitals which
have been arranged by the music
department of the Geneseo Col
legiate institute will be given ON
Friday evening, April % at tia
Presbyterian church. The first
recital the Misses TreadweU and
Bellwood of the Knox conserya.
tory of music delighted large an.
dience a week ago last THURSDAY
evening.
The recital of the 2Sth of this
month will feature Mrs. Ruby viii.
hanson Sites of Galesburg, III. SO.
prano soloist of the First Metbos
dist church of that city. She is a
sister to Miss Pearl Williamson
who is in charge of the music de-
partment of the G. c. l. Miss Will
hanson will share the program Of
the evening with Mrs. Sites with
several pipe organ selections.
This series of recitals is proving
to be a very pleasant surprise to
the music-loving people Of Gene
SEQ. The first of these a week ago
was attended to the capacity Of
Atkinson hall and the soloists
earned much favorable comment
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PRE-EASTER
SERVICES AT
CHURCH ENDS
Series Of Meetings at Swedish
Lutheran Church Closes Last
Night.
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, April ia series Of pre-
easter services sponsored each eve
ming this week by the Swedish
Lutheran church congregation Of
this city closed with the meeting
last night
Rev. o. F. Domeij, pastor of the
church, was well pleased with the
amount of interest shown by the
large attendances on each evening.
Besides special sermon texts on
the passion history Of Christ, spe-
cfal music was given each evening.
The services Monday evening were
In the Swedish language, Tuesday
in the English language, alternat-
ing in this manner the session last
night being in the Swedish Ian
guage Songs were given by the
ladies' choir and solo by Arthur
Lindorf at the meeting last nigh.
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NORTH HENDERSON
MEET rs SUCCESS
Especial to The Argus

Aledo, April 15.-A community
meeting was held last night at
North Henderson, under the aus
pieces of the Mercer county farm
and home bureau. The meet was
success, there being approximate
ly 125 in attendance. The purpose
OF the session was to interest boys
and girls in various club projects.
F. S. Richey and A. r. Kemp Of the
farm bureau and Miss Mary Helen
Schouten of the home bureau were
at the meeting. Five reels of in
teresting moving pictures were
shown.
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Aledo Church Notes

First MethOdist-Dr. Samuel Van
Pelt, pastor. Sunday school at 10
a. m. Preaching services at IL
o'clock. Sermon theme, when We
Join the Church" Commencing at
1880 in the evening the Sunday
school classes will give the Easter
program.
Swedish Lutheran-Rev o. F.
Domeij, pastor. Sunday school st
9:45 a. m. Preaching services, in
the English language at 10:45
o'clock. Special music will be
given during the morning services.
In the evening the sermon will he
in the Swedish language. Wednes-
day evening the Dorcas society vii!
be entertained at the home of Swan
Berglund. Friday evening the
Young Peoples society will meet at
the church.
First Baptist-Rev. F. E. Pelton.
pastor. Bible school at 10 a. m.
Preaching services at II O'Clock. B.
Y. P. U. meeting at GAS p. m. At
the Enon church, Sunday school at
10 a. m. and preaching services at
1880 in the evening.
First Presbyterian-Dr. A. Jud-
son Arrick, minister. Special Eas-
ter program Sunday evening. Drill
by junior boys. Reading by Miss
Edna Baxter. Voices of Flowers"
by junior girls. Cantata, THE
Dawn immortal" by the senior and
junior chairs. All other services
will be held at the usual hours, the
reception of members will take
place at IL o'clock
United Presbyterian-Rev ]. B.
Pollock, minister Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Morning worship fol-
lowed by preaching services at IL
O'Clock. Young peoples meeting at
$50 p. N, Evening services at z
o'clock
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GIRLS IMPROVING.
Especial Correspondence.

Geneseo, April 15.-Misses Mar
guerite Yelmgran and Margaret
Kanneman, who were injured dur
ing the heavy rainstorm of last
Saturday evening when they ran
into the auto of Harold Hillme-,
are reported to be improving in a
most satisfactory manner.
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OBSERVE EASTER
AT PORT BYRON
Especial Correspondence.

Port Byron, April 15.-The Sun
day school of the Congregational
church will give a musical pro-
gram at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Special Easter services
will also be held at the Christian
Endeavor services.
At the Swedish Lutheran church
special preaching service will be
held in the morning, and a chill
dren's program will be given in the
evening. Special services have
been held by Rev. A. M. Waffle at
the Methodist church every night
this week. A supper will be given
tonight at $50 o'clock. There will
be preaching at the Fairfield
church Sunday morning.
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SCHOLARSHIP rs
TO BE MEMORIAL
FOR GALVA YOUTH
Especial Correspondence. J

Galva, April 15.-The musical re-
cital which was to have been given
at Woodruff last Monday evening
by Rev. Kron of Galva was post
poned until next Monday evening,
April 18th, on account of the very
Indictment weather. The recital is
given for the benefit of the Luther
P. Kron scholarship fund An Of
fering will be taken during the ev-
ening for the scholarship fund that
is being raised as a memorial for
the son of the Rev. Kron who was
killed at Galesburg several months
ago.
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APPEAL CASE TO
APPELLATE COURT
(Special to The Argus. J

Especial to The Argus.)
Aledo, April 15.-In the circuit
court of Mercer county the first
jury case and probably the only
case to be tried with jury, that of
Stewart NJ. Davis VS.. James A. b.
han, w. T. Laird and Mac Cabeen,
all of Seaton, came to a close yes
terday when the jury returned a
verdict in favor of the defendants.
Watson & Duvall, attorneys for
the plaintiff we're granted an APP
peal to the appellate court of the
Second district by w. T. Church,
presiding judge. Roy NJ. Marsh OF
Galesburg and James A. Allen OF
Aledo were attorneys for the de-
Tense.
The case of Dureen Wrantz,
Rock Island nurse, VS.. the city of
Matherville, for $4,000 damages Is
scheduled to open today. There
seems to be little possibility of the
case coming to trial, it being the
opinion of many that it will be
continued.
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FORMER RESIDENT
DIES AT MORRISON
Especial CORRESPONDENTS.

Erie, April 15.-News of the death
of Mrs. F. NJ Thomas at Morrison.
Ill, Wednesday night, has been re-
ceived by Erie relatives. She was a
sister of John Hawk of Erie, and he
and his wife were at her bedside
during the week. Mrs. Thomas was
a former resident of Newton town
ship, moving to Morrison with her
family in 1889. Her husband pass
ed away at Morrison a number of
years ago. She was born in Penn
sylvania in 1916, and was married
to Mr.. Thomas in 1866 Surviving
her are three brothers. John Hawk
of Erie, Joe of Fenton and Arthur
of Pomana, Calf.
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GALVANS RETURN
FROM SOUTHLANDS
Especial Correspondence

Galva, April 15.-Mr. and Mrs.
Will Collinson have returned from
Florida where they spent the win
ter months. The trip was made
by auto. Mrs. Collinson is a rural
mail carrier ont of Galva.
Miss Mary Brownell, a veteran
teacher of the Galva schools, who
gave up her work last year on ac-
count of i'll health, and went to
Cleveland, Ohio, has returned to
Galva. She is much improved in
health.
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GENESEO BRIEFS,

Especial Correspondence
Geneseo, April 15.-Emil Schultz
a student at the University of Iii
nois, has arrived home to spend
the Easter vacation with his
mother, Mrs. julius Schultz. Miss
Evaline West and brother, Stew
art, who are also attending that
school, are visiting at home.
Mrs. Ethel Loveland of Down
ers Grove, will speak at the Young
Ladies' guild meeting at the hons
of Miss Lydia Colby, Monday even
ing.
The regular meeting of the ". c
T. U. will be held Friday afternoor
at the home of Mrs Rose Westo
on South College avenue. The sui
ject for discussion is "Our School
Mould Our Future" Miss Mau.
Everett is the leader and Mrs. JOIN
W. Bollen, chairman of the socia
committee.
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SENIORS CHANGE
DATE OF COMEDY
Especial to The Argus

Aledo, April 15.-Announcemen
has been made by the senior class
of the local high school that the
farce, And Home Came Ted, to
be presented by them will be given
Tuesday and Wednesday nights,
May 2 and 3. The showing was
formerly announced for April 81
and %.
The class voted to present the
show at the Aledo Opera house, and
it was impossible to get the theatre
during April One change in the
cast has been made. The part is
that of Ted. which will be taken
by James Morgan instead of George
Stephens.
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COMMITTEES FOR
LIBRARY BOARD
NAMED AT MEET
Especial Correspondence

Atkinson, April 15.-At the spe-
cial meeting of the library board
held Thursday evening the follow
ing committee were appointed:
President-Mrs. Seaver Humph-
rey.
Vice president-Owen Nickerson.
Secretary-treasurer-Mrs. Frank
Macafee.
Book committees-Mrs o. F..
Humphrey, Mrs. Frank Macafee.
Finance committee-Mrs. John
A. Rumler, Owen Nickerson.
Building and home committee
Mrs. D. l.. Humphrey, Frank REM
Ter.
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MIDLAND COUNTRY
CLUB OPENS; GOLF
LINKS RANK HIGH

Kewanee, April 15.-Midland
Country club, located midway be-
tween Galya and Kewanee, has just
been opened for the season. This
club, with several hundred mem
bers in Galva, Kewanee, Annawan,
Toulon. Cambridge. Geneseo, Orion,
Bishop Hill. Wyoming and LaFay-
cite, is recognized as one of the
best organized in the state and a
very successful year is being look
ed forward to. Its golf course is
said to be enc of the finest in this
part OF the country.
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OPEN HOUSE At
ANNAWAN HOME
Special CORRESPONDENTS

Sheffield, April 15.-The golden
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Heath was celebrated
today at their home in Annawan,
Ill. They were married 80 years
ago. Mrs. Heath was Miss May
Carpenter. They have one son,
Raymond Heath, who lives on a
farm near Annawan. Among the
relatives and close friends who are
attending the dinner and afternoon
celebration at the Heath home are
the PerVier, Barthelman and War
ner families of Sheffield. A pub
lie reception will be held in the
evening at the home.
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ORRECHT FUNERAL.

Geneseo, April 15.-The funeral
of the late Mrs. John Obrecht was
held in this city this afternoon A
short service at the late home at
3 o'clock preceded that at the
Grace Evangelical church at 2:30.
Rev. F. A. Hoerner of Grace church
officiated Interment was held at
lakewood cemetery.
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PLAN TO REOPEN
BANK AT LYNDON
IN NEAR FUTURE
Especial Correspondence. }

Sterling, April 15.-J. C. Weir,
representative from the state de-
partment of auditor of public ac-
counts, announced himself as great
ly pleased with the progress that
is being made looking towards the
reopening of the First State bank
OF Lyndon, following meeting with
the directors at Lyndon yesterday.
Mr.. Weir stated that he had ar
ranged to return to Lyndon next
Tuesday at which time it was hop
ed that a definite plan for the re-
opening of the institution could be
made
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BAPTIST WORKERS
WILL HOLD SCHOOL
Especial CorrespondenceD

GaIva, April 15.-Workers in the
Baptist Sunday school will con-
duct church vacation school for
period of a month or more i'm
mediateIy after, the other school is
over. The sessions will be held at
the Baptist church building. Ses-
sions will be held every morning
of five days. Instruction will be
given in scripture, health, sacred
music, patriotism and handicraf.
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HENRY STANDS AT
/ HEAD IN NUMBER
/ HOGS, BEEF, CATTLE
Especial Correspondence. }

Especial Correspondence
Kewanee, April 15.-Accord-
ing to the 1920 census, Henry
county stands first among the
102 counties in the state in
number of beef, cattle and hogs.
1t is one of the larger richer
counties of the state and stands
near the top in other corn belt
products. 1t is low in dairy
cattle. 1t stands eighth in corn
production, 18th in oats, 18th
in hay, seventh in horses, ninth
in sheep, 21st in chickens and
41st in dairy cattle. 1t is the
18th in land area and 18th in
the number of farms.
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FARM BUREAU TO
HOLD SESSION AT
ALBANY APRIL. Is
Especial Correspondence

Albany, April ia farm bu-
reau meeting is announced for April
% by F. D. Miller. township chair
man. A program consisting of the
following numbers will be given:
Selection-Male quartet
Piano solo-Miss NJ Parker.
Reading-Miss Wander Ploeg.
Selection-Male quartet.
Address-Farm bureau work.
Moving pictures in the interest of
tubercular work will be shown.
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SEhLS MARKET.
Especial Correspondenc

tSpeClaI OOrFespondence
Albany, April 15.-W. L. Lyons
has sold his meat market to parties
from Moline. who will add a COM
plete stock of groceries TO the mar
ket. This will make four grocery
stores in Alhanv.
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BURGESS CHURCH NOTES.
tSpeclaI reSpOndence.)

Burgess. April Is. = Sunday
school will be held at 10 a. m. to-
morrow Preaching services by
Rev. R. L. Rezner. at II:I5 a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Junior and Senior
Christian Endeavor services at
$50 p. m.
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SNEEZE AND COUGH
BREAKS MANS RIB

Albany. Ore, April 15.-when he
undertook to sneeze and cough at
the same time. E. Z. Williams of
this city suffered a broken rib.
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The cost of living in Vienna is
now about 10000 times that OF 1914.