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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
2
At Temple Emanuel a discussion on passports will be led by H. Strauss and Bishop Morrison during the evening service. Rev. Mr. Ramsay will give closing remarks and benediction.
The article notes three new Paris gowns and an orchestra engaged for the opening night. It also states the entertainment and luncheon will be free of cost to the members.
Andalusia C L Dabney and Charles Pope of Moline joined £. C. Kane of Rock Island for dinner with Mr and Mrs James D Kane after a hunting trip. Mrs Guy Wait and son Myron of Le Roy visited her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Burgoyne for several weeks. A. Leeman and wife left for Gilman Iowa for a 10 day visit with Mr and Mrs Ray Parmenter. T E Coles reported his fine shepherd dog was poisoned last Saturday. Mrs William Beaumont visited Rock Island with sister Mrs E E Buffum through Saturday. Mrs Nelson Bentley of Davenport stayed with Mr and Mrs William Bentley through Thanksgiving. Carroll Marston of Marston visited Sunday. Foresters held a mask ball at the village hall on Wednesday evening. Albert Blaser and Charles Huntley were in Rock Island on Tuesday.
The Moline Protestant union Thanksgiving service was at First Methodist with Rev. C. A. Lincoln delivering the address. Police reported a quiet evening with one youth fined for drunkenness. The library received many practical books and the high school prep for a large basketball squad with over 60 players reporting.
Hamlet Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Close visited George Close and family Sunday. Misses Nora Lee and Nora Whisman were shopping in Rock Island Saturday. Hoyt Lee is visiting his sister Lena at Urbana. Alec De Borde was a Rock Island visitor Saturday. Miss Bessie Cooper of Macomb is
John Markey returns home for Thanksgiving after attending the L O O F grand lodge meeting in Springfield with relatives.
Aledo saw a burglary at Will Sterner's barber shop with tools and $30 stolen through a transom entry. The town also hosted numerous visits and departures as residents traveled to and from Chicago Keosauqua Durant and Rock Island amid social events, illnesses, and community updates. The week closed with a jubilee meeting celebrating the William and Vashti college endowment fund.
A federal program was carried out and participants enjoyed a good time. The event involved organized activities and community engagement under federal oversight.
Hampton Harry Nicholson and his Port Byron son were in town Saturday. L. F. Baker, once a local resident, stays with daughter Mrs. J. L. Wells at 5821 Indiana Avenue Chicago. Baker turns 87 on December 5 and has been ill but shows signs of improvement. Mr. and Mrs. William Jacobs are
Mr and Mrs H W Lee have returned from a visit at Bloomington. The Ladies Aid society will meet Thursday Dec 7 with Mrs J E Maxwell. Proceeds of the dinner supper and sale at the Methodist church Wednesday amounted to 30 dollars.
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