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15 DAILY DISPATCH, MOLINE, ILLINOIS: TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1940. News of the Day from Rock Island, HenryW CORDOVA GRADES ECLIPSE SALES Farm Land Flooded at Mineral RUTH AMSBURY WED TO EDWARD FARWELL v. COUNCILAPPROVES ITER ORDINANCE MEETING OPENS fJi iTmminwiiniii at moved to the Arthur Hoogerwerf apartment. Mr. Floming Is employed at the James Irvine farm.

Mrs. Leslie Harrison of Spring Valley spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Verbeckmoes and other relatives. Sodality of St.

Anthony's church will receive communion in a group Sunday morning at 8 o'clock mass. Lenten services will be held Wednesday evening in St. Anthony's church. Following the services there will be a meeting of parents of grade and high school children. High school religion class will also meet Wednesday evening.

Retreat will be held Wednesday for grade children of St. Anthony's parish. Gilbert DeRoo of Sterling, who is employed at the Peter Pan bakery, spent the weekend with relatives and friends. Miss Frances VanVoorde returned home from Geneseo hospital Friday. She underwent a major operation several days ago.

Officers and promoters of the A. R. S. of St. Anthony's church will hold a special session Friday afternoon at the parish rectory.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher of Moline spent the weekend with Mrs. Fisher's father, Poley TAKE 3D TROPHY Cage Team Downs Erie to Cop Championship of Little Four. Conference.

Hillsdale, March 5. Cordova grade school won its third basketball trophy of the season in a tie play-off on the Hillsdale floor last night, defeating Erie grades, 14 to 8, to win the championship of the Little Four conference. Saturday evening Cordova de feated Prophetstown grades, "22 to 20, to win the championship of the Hillsdale grade school tournament. In January the team won a sec ond place award in the Erie in vitational tournament. In last night's game victory seemed to be in the bag for Cor dova from the start.

In the first quarter Erie was not able to score from the floor but made two free throws. In the third quarter they were held scoreless. Erie seemed to have especially bad luck with passes as they always went into the hands of a Cordova player. Final standings: W. Cordova 6 Erie 5 Port Byron 2 Hillsdale In a preliminary game last evening the Hillsdale grades were de feated by the F.

F. A. team of the high school, 20 to 11. Erie (S). FG FT PF TP Benjamin, Dobbin, Misfeldt, O'Connell, Border, Finnicum, Gammon, 1 10 3 .0 0 3 0 1113 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .10 3 2 .0 0 0 0 mmmmmmMmmM i This is a picture taken late yesterday of a farm in the area north of Mineral that was flooded following a break in the Mineral Marsh Drainage canal levee.

The water was five or six feet deep in many fields when the water was at its highest level. Small grain fields, such as the one seen in the picture, were turned into small lakes by the flood. Cornfields displayed the tops of the old stalks. Loose fence posts floated away. One can be seen floating in the picture.

In the background can be seen the buildings on the farm operated by Lawrence DePauw. Mr. De-Pauw was one of the farmers who had to rush his livestock to higher ground on a neighboring farm to keep the animals from being drowned. (Dispatch photo.) PETER EBON WOODU DIES 3 2 9 8 i. 2 0 2 4 10 3 2 3 0 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 .0 0 0 0 6 2 8 14 4 0 28 3 4 214 Representatives of Company in Prophetstown Study New Lawnmower Models.

Prophetstown, March 5. Eclipse Lawnmower company's sales representatives assembled yesterda morning for the opening session of the company's 3-day annual spring meeting which is being held in the American Legion hall. Six more salesmen arrived during the weekend, in addition to the twelve field representatives who reached here early last week. The six to arrive recently are Fred Turtle of Camden, N. Howard Lowell of Riverside, R.

OL. Russell of Duluth, Col. W. T. Russell of Lexington, O.

D. Prince of Chicago and H. E. Vedder of Orlando, Fla. R.

E. Miller of Des Moines, W. R. Hinkley of Los Angeles, and W. D.

Goldsmith of Portland, and other company representatives spent Sunday afternoon arranging displays in the Legion hall in preparation for the opening session." Last week the salesmen dismantled lawnmowers and put them together again, under the supervision of Henry Blumhoff and Marshall DeMey, so that the men might acquaint themselves with the construction of the mowers. The various models of hand mowers are being displayed this year on what are known as trophy trees, a pedestal arrangement for displaying six or nine lawnmowers on a stand built especially for display and sales purposes. Since last summer and until December 1, the salesmen sold the trophy trees to dealers for delivery on March 1. New streamlined features of the 1940 models include chromium hub caps and tie rods, rubber covered rolls, tapered roller bearer, rubber handle grips and new valveless puncture-proof pneumatic tires, besides the finger tip adjustment and automatic sharpener. The meetings are in charge of L.

B. Roth, general manager, and M. J. Walker, superintendent of the. sales division.

Hillsdale Hillsdale, March 5. Robert Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ward. arrived Sunday morning for a visit with his parents.

Robert is in train ing at the aviation school at Fort Leavenworth, Kas. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Skidmore of Midland, are spending a few days here with Mrs. Skidmore's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Pearsall. Ralph Sell left Moline public hospital Saturday for the home of his brother, Homer Sell, in Port Byron. Mr. Sell is recovering from an operation.

Mrs. Joe Twing returned home Saturday after having spent a week with relatives in Centralia. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill and Mrs.

Anne Dillin, all of Friend, Neb came Sunday to visit Ed Hill, who has been ill for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. William Vogt entertained the Bid and Chatter club in their home Saturday evening. The time was spent playing five hundred and prizes were awarded to Evelyn Kuehl, Earl Nost, Lucille Kessler, Louis Carter and Mrs.

John Kuehl. The group will meet in two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hanna. Mrs.

Lillian Butzer entertained a group of relatives and friends at dinner Sunday, honoring her son, Roger, on his birthday anniversary. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moody, Mr. and Mrs.

Wesley Zimmerman and family and Mrs. Ina Smith, all of Cordova; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and son of East Moline, Isabelle Parsons of Silvis and Norman Wolever of Erie. Mrs.

Ina Smith remained for a 2-week visit. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jackson moved this week to George McCor-mick's tenant house in the Kemp-sterville district. Mr.

and Mrs. Jackson have spent the last several weeks with Mrs. Jackson's father, Earl Maberry. Mrs. Elizabeth Schultze and son Carl returned home Sunday after having spent a few days in Staple-hurst, where Henry Schultze was buried last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Foster Shultz and son Bobby of Sherrard spent Sunday with Mrs. Tillie Kempster. Mrs.

Maud Mill will entertain the Methodist aid society in her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Louis Fillmer will lead devotions. Mrs. Alvin Frels will plan a short program and Mrs.

Oscar Sell will have charge of recreation. Subjects of unusual Interest will be studied at the night classes at the high school tomorrow evening. The men's division will be shown a film on soil and Miss Pearsall will tell the women about hair dressing. Atkinson Atkinson, March 5. Miss Norma Erickson of Seneca is visiting friends and relatives here and in Geneseo.

Mr. and Mrs. Jude Macauly and daughter Phyllis of Appleton, spent the weekend in Atkinson with friends. Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Nowers, Joyce McCullough and Catherine Clark spent Sunday in Joliet with Mr. and Mrs. O. L. McReynolds.

Women's church league of the Congregational church will meet Wednesday afternoon with Miss Sarah M. Nickerson. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Floming have Rates, Charges and Penalties Are Set by Prophetstown City Officials.

prophetstown, March 5. Proph-itstown city council last night unanimously passed an ordinance providing for further regulation of the rates and charges for the use of the ter works and the sewage system In prophetstown. The new ordinance amends a former ordinance which was passed en Oct. IS. 1938.

The words -water user" are substituted for the words meter user" and the new ordinance pecifies that the new term shall intrude each family unit or business that uses or is connected with the city water service. The ordinance states that the superintendent of the water and sew-ue system shall act as city collector in the collection of water and tevage charges. It provides that all biUs for those services are payable twenty days after the bill is received md affixes a penalty of 10 percent for delinquencies, to be collected as part of the bill. No Credit. The city collector, who at the preset time is George Sibley, is prohlb-fced from allowing credit to anyone, tnd is instructed to shut off the supply of water from all service pipes ihen the bill for water through those pipes is not paid within thirty (lays.

Users of the sewage system, who ire users of the water system other-vise, must pay an assessment of $3 for each 3-month period the sewer is connected to the city sewage sys tem. The council also passed a resolu tion appropriating $27C0 of motor fuel tax funds for maintenance of irterial streets. Peter Pierson was tired as park superintendent from March 15 to October 15. P. J.

Perrin. publisher of the Prophetstown Echo, submitted esti mates on the cost of printing 100 copies of booklets containing conies of approximately fifty city ordinances of permanent value for use by justices of the peace, city officials tnd the public. Current bills were lead and ordered paid. GENESEO Motlae Dispatch Office At 121 South Stat Street Telephone 140 EONALD J. BEST Reporter L.

W. BODEEN Circulation Mgr Geneseo. March 5. Roberta De- fc'llde of Atkinson enrolled yesterday is a student in the Geneseo high ichool. Athletic Director S.

Fred Calhoun. Coach Glenn Robinson and As-listant Coach Clifford Soukup in-ipected new football equipment at meeting of school- officials and toaches of the quad-city area last eight in the LeClaire hotel, Moline. Mrs. Warren Miller and Mrs. Ethel ott Miller returned yesterday ner a six weeks' visit in Florida.

Mrs. Warren Miller spent several eeks with her brother-in-law and Ester. Mr. and Mrs. W.

S. Bell, in iliamL Report cards for first six weeks ef the second semester will be dis tributed to students of Geneseo high school Friday, it was announced today by Mrs. Jennie Staf ford, secretary in the high school tffke. Ron Hendry, son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. M. Hendry, is confined to the home of his parents with scarlet fever. Mrs. N.

D. McDougall and daugh ter. Miss Lela McDougall. returned yesterday from Burlington. af ter spending the last five weeks with their son and brother.

Milvern Mc Dougall. Mr. and Mrs. J. amah an left this morning for a week's visit with Mrs.

Camahan's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. P.

Moses, in Ottawa. Kas. They were accompanied by Mrs. Minnie Olson, Mrs. Camahan's sis ter, of Joy.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Breeden of 6t. Elmo, 111., spent the weekend ith her parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Andrews, Mrs. Breeden will remain la Geneseo for two weeks. Mrs. Blanche Alspach is attending the beautician's midwest trade ihow to Chicago this week.

Mrs. Ella Amlong of Kewanee is ipending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hanson. Miss Ara Carle Tennant of Houston, Tex, is visiting her brother-in-w and sister, Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Andrews. Members of the Martha aid society of the First Lutheran church 'U meet in the church parlors tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Emil Swanson and Mrs. Russell Hamilton hostesses.

The Fidelis class of the Grace "angelical church will meet in the 'assroom tomorrow afternoon. Bethany Sisters Sunday school of the Grace Evangelical arch will meet at the home of Hattie Urick on College ave-at 2:15 Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Ella Weimer will entertain sewing circle at her home tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Maude ffrett and Mrs.

Carrie Grant as- Jiting. A potluck dinner will be served 6:30 Thursday evening in the -ors of the First Presbyterian by the h'gh schcol club. calendar party for the public 101 to 11 Port Byron, March 5. The inter-class basketball tournament at Port Byron high school began last night after school with two games. The seniors scored more than three points a minute to win by a score of 101 to 11 from the freshmen.

The score by quarters was as follows: Seniors 29 32 14 26101 Freshmen 4 2 4 1 11 The second game of the afternoon was between the juniors and the sophomores. Score by quarters was: Juniors 8 5 1 721 Sophomores 2 11 13 4 30 Finals in the tournament will be played on Wednesday of this week. The first game will find the sophomores playing the seniors, and the juniors will play the freshmen in the other game. sions. Mrs.

J. M. Jones was in charge of the program, which consisted of vocal selections by Dorothy Long and by Mrs. Arthur Mcintosh, with Mrs. Jones at the piano, and readings from James Whitcomb Riley, by Mrs.

Jones. LOUISA NICHOLS HEADS NEWTON YOUNG PEOPLE Erie, March 5. Miss Louisa Nichols was elected president Sunday evening of the Newton Presbyterian and Zion Methodist young people's society at a meeting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Finnicum in Newton township.

Other officers are: Vice president Joe Slaymaker. Secretary Dorothy Ege. Treasurer Jack Eddy. Pianist Camile Nichols. Assistant pianist Beulah Daw.

Reporters Willis Gibler and Ruth Thomas. Miss Dorothea Thomas conducted the business meeting. Thirty-seven persons were present, including Mr. and Mrs. Walter Congdon of Rock Island, Dorothy Franks and Robert Thomas.

Burton Drury was the leader and Mr. Congdon was guest speaker. Miss Adena Joy, a student in the Theological seminary, Chicago, who is making a survey of the development of religious art in rural communities, was also present. Miss Joy is working under the auspices of the Illinois World Church commission. She visited the Erie churches Sunday and the schools yesterday.

The group will meet in the home of Wilbur and Myrtle Brinkman next Sunday evening and Miss Beulah Daw will be the leader. PORT BYRON HONOR ROLL IS POSTED BY PRINCIPAL Port Byron, March 5. Paul M. Turner, principal of the Port Byron high school has announced the honor roll for the first six weeks of the second semester. Honor students are as follows: Seniors Barbara Jean Skelton, Earl Jacobs, Charles King, George Sallows, Bill Lamb, Jeanette Morey and Leona Tyler.

Juniors Annie Heeren, Anita Spence, Joe Williard, Arnold Struss and Eileen Herner. Sophomores Arthur King, Joe BulL Evelyn Mose, Virginia smith and Delbert Simpson. Freshmen Norma Anderson, Mary Stewart, Phyllis Wiltermuth and Jane Simpson. MRS. EDWARD FARWELL.

Daughter of Orion Couple Wedded in Melcher, Ia. Orion, March 5. Miss Ruth Ams-bury, youngest daughter of Arthur J. Amsbury of Orion, and Edward Farwell, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ed Farwell of Orion, were married at 4 Saturday afternoon in the Methodist church at Melcher, Ia. The Rev. Azel Smith officiated, using the single ring ceremony. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs.

Willis Amsbury, brother and sister-in-law of the bride. The bride wore a teal blue costume with black accessories. Her only ornament was a gold cross, a gift of the bridegroom. Mrs. Amsbury wore a rose crepe dress with black accessories.

The bride is a graduate of the Madrid, public school and for the last few months has been residing with her sister, Mrs. Don Perry. The bridegroom is a graduate of Aledo high school and is employed at the Farmall plant of the Inter national Harvester company in Rock Island. The couple will reside in Rock Island. Mae Frels, Dwayne Miller, Lorna Gotthardt and Jack Ludwig.

Others who will participate on the program are Wayne Ludwig, Sally Raschke, Richard Raschke, Ro-mayne Frels and Howard Davis. The program will include recitations, readings, instrumental numbers, two playlets and group singing. Refreshments will be served. Miss Louise Molberg is the teacher at the shcool and M. L.

Marcy is the music supervisor. MARRIAGE PERMITS FOR HENRY COUNTY Cambridge, March 5. Applications for marriage licenses were filed at the courthouse in Cambridge yesterday by the following: Harold K. Keel of Western township and Minerva Kettering of Orion; Emil Mad-len and Vera Sand of Geneseo. PORT BYRON SCHOOL CLUB MEETS; ELECTS OFFICERS Port Byron, March 5.

Port Byron's iunior high school Vocational club met in the school building on Friday afternoon to elect new officers. Ira Lilliman, president, presided over the business meeting and the officers elected were as follows: Dick McCune, president; Duane Irwin, vice president; Gertrude Westlund, secretary-treasurer, and Vada Mae Lain, press reporter. April Boecher sang a song, Dick Keeley gave impersonations and a skit, What a Bump, was presented by Marshall Bennett and Delbert Stover. Program committee for the meeting on March 8 includes Delbert Stover, Jack Wood and Barbara Mathes. ERIE WOMAN'S RELATIVE DIES IN GILLESPIE, ILL.

Erie, March 5. Mrs. Lucy Matthews received word yesterday of the sudden death of her nephew, Clay Hubbart of Gillespie, III Mr. Hubbart, 52, died yesterday morning. He was the son of the late Curtis Hubbart of Rock Island and had visited in Erie on numerous oc casions.

There are several rela tives in Erie locality. He is survived by the widow, a son and daughter and a brother, Gurth Hubbart of Rock Island. Hillsdale Hillsdale, March 5. Mrs. Oscar Carlson returned home Saturday after having spent several days visiting relatives in Altona.

Andover and Victoria, HI. While in Victoria she visited the Rev. and Mrs. Walk er Butler. Mrs.

Gust Johnson of Andover returned home with Mrs. Carlson for a few days' visit. The infsnt son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hanna has been named Gary Lee.

Mr. and Mrs. Let Franks have Durchased the property of Mrs. Franks' mother, the late Mrs. Ida Ward, and are remodeling It in preparation to rent it.

A group of relatives went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Vogt and surprised them Sunday afternoon, honoring Mr. Vogt on his birthday anniversary. Port Byron Port Byron, March 5.

Walter Spaid is in Lyndon this week where he is employed in the home of Ora Kellar. Rolland Anderson of Kewanee spent the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G.

Marks. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Marks and son, Darryl, spent Monday in the G.

Marks home. Miss Dorothy Lamb returned to Macomb yesterday after spending the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lamb. She is a student at Western Illinois Teachers' college.

Kieth Irwin returned to Peru on Sunday after spending the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Irwin, where he is a student in the Peru junior college. Alfred Wainwright, Miss Ruth Irwin and Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Bihlmeier drove Keith to Peru. Port Byron volunteer fire department will hold a regular meeting tonight in the fire station. All members are asked to be present. Mrs. F.

E. Mueller spent the weekend at her home in Port Byron. She is employed as a nurse in Albany and returned to her duties In that village yesterday. Ruth Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Webb, is confined to her home because of a severe cold. Members of the Twentieth Century club of Port Byron will be entertained in the home of Mrs. Bea trice Turner on Friday. There will be a short business meeting at 8, after which five hundred will be played. The Dorcas society of the Port Byron Congregational church will hold its resrular meeting tomorrow in the home of Mrs.

Byron. Skelton. This is a business meeting and is called for 2:30. Mrs. Irene Pennineton will serve as hostess to the members of the Jolly Nine club Thursday afternoon in her home.

Five hundred will be played. Erie Erie, March 5. Mrs. Alphons Masscho returned home Sunday from Moline public hospital where she underwent a major operation. Gerald Pfundstein, senior in Bradley institute at Peoria, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Emery Pfundstein. Missionary society of Erie Bao- tist church will meet tomorrow af ternoon with Mrs. Flora Shepherd. Mrs.

Oscar Olson and Mrs. L. W. Ellis will be the leaders. Raymond Enright shipped twenty- three hogs to Chicago Monday.

He accompanied the shipment. Edgar Enright is assisting on the farm during his brother's absence. Willing Workers' class of the Erie Methodist church will meet tomor row afternoon with Mrs. Joe Hawk. Mrs.

Harold Jacobs of Portland township was taken to the Geneseo hospital. He is ill of pneumonia. Mrs. C. N.

Williams returned home the latter part of the week from a visit with her daughter at Downer; Grove and sons at Hammond, and West Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Judson Adams of Bellevue, returned home yesterday after a visit in the Ashdown home. Mr.

Adams is a brother of Mrs. Lula Ashdown. Mrs. Claude Crosier of Milwaukee. visited Saturday in the Frank Hubbart home.

Mrs, Crosier is spend ing several days with her mother, Mrs. Stella Coster, in Garden Plain township. David, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clif ford Miller of Bradford, is ill in the home of his aunt, Mrs.

Alice Anderson. Coe Coe, March 5. Mrs. Laura Nich olson accompanied Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Pettit to Atkinson Sunday. She was a guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Nicholson. Mrs.

Nicholson will go to Albany this week to care for Mrs. W. Speer, who is confined to her home because of illness. Wilson Fleming of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs.

La Vera Cooper and daughter of Moline were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowles Sunday. WHY suffer from Colds? For quick relief from cold symptoms take 666 Liquid Tablets Saiv Km Drops Aw Rats Hooppole. March 5.

Rats have stolen corn by the crib, carried diseases that turned into plagues and harassed man in a great many other ways, but it remained for Hooppole to come up with a case of the rodents, having cut off the telephone service. Telephones in the vicinity of Hooppole went out of commission, and workmen were unable to explain why until they checked the large cable running underground "right in the shadow" of the telephone office. Sunday morning they dug down to the cable and found that rats had chewed the insulation from the cable, permitting water to get around the wires and ground the lines. It is believed that the damage was done some time ago, but so long as the ground remained frozen and dry, the lines were not grounded. When thawing began and water soaked into the wires, service on lines affected was disrupted.

will be held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon in the Masonic hall under the auspices of the Geneseo chapter, Order of Eastern Star. A program will be presented and refreshments will be served. Mrs. Irene Pearson is chairman of the party. Today marked the opening of a new barber shop in Geneseo.

The shop, located on State street south of the police station, is operated by Maurice Wiegand. It is equipped with the very latest in modernistic furnishings. Mrs. Augusta Helg entertained at a dinner Sunday in honor of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

John Helg of Savanna, who spent the day in Geneseo. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Helg and family of Geneseo. John Helg expects to return to Iowa City this week.

PORT BYRON BASKETBALL SQUAD VISITS UNIVERSITY Port Byron. March 5. Coach Ed Johnson of the Port Byron high school took sixteen members of the basketball squad to Iowa City this last weekend to see the basketball game between Iowa and Illinois. While at the University of Iowa the squad also attended a swimming meet and witnessed a session of indoor football practice. Boys from Port Byron who accompanied Coach Johnson were Frank Morford, Earl Jacobs, Bob Wells.

Fred Hanny, Kenneth OTJon-nell, Charles King. Hugh Boardman, Bill Lamb, Jack Lamb, Howard Winger. Bob Doss, Bob Atkinson, Bob Dailey. Bob Pearsall, Freeman Orr and Harold Zeigler. Men furnishing cars for the trip were Glenn E.

Mathes. Paul M. Turner and Ed Johnson. AUXILIARY TO GIVE CARD PARTY IN PROPHETSTOWN Prophetstown. March 5.

American Legion and Legion auxiliary met last evenin? in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ackeberg for a picnic supper for members and families. Twenty persons attended. The auxiliary unit held a business meeting and made plans for an afternoon bridge party to be held on March 12 in the American Legion hall.

Mrs. Louis Weburg and Mrs. Arthur Ackeberg will serve as chairmen of the committee on arrangements. Mrs. Weburg reported that her committee has sent supplies, including playing cards, Christmas cards and silk hosiery, to war veterans hospitals, at Bartonville and at North Chicago.

PORT BYRON LODGE PLANS DANCE IN PEARSALL HALL Port Byron. March 5. Port Byron Royal Neighbors lodge will sponsor another dance on Saturday evening in Pearsall hall. This is one of a series, the proceeds from which will Cordova U4) Toalson, Rogers, Turner, Genung, Chaney, Freek, Score by quarters: Erie Cordova Official: W. Nelson of Hillsdale Home Bureau News PORT BYRON UNIT MEETS.

Port Byron, March 5. Fifteen members of the Port Byron unit of Home Bureau met in the home of Mrs. Paul M. Turner yesterday afternoon. Mrs.

John Devinney, mother of the hostess, was a spe cial guest. A short routine business meet ing was conducted by the chair man, srM. shrd cmfw shrdlushrd man, Mrs. Fred Bennett. The major project lesson for the afternoon was First Aid in the Home, and given by Mrs.

Walter Jones and Mrs. A. J. Copeland. Minor project lesson.

What Becomes of the Relief Dollar, was given by Mrs. Fred Bennett and Mrs. Marie Engstrom. Mrs. Walter Jones, Mrs.

Frank Coe and Mrs. Bessie Mullery, all contributed to a detailed report of the recent home bureau tour to Chicago. Members toured the Mer chandise Mart, ate luncheon in the Marshall Field tearoom while a showing of the latest spring fashions was in progress, visited the Art Institute and the Cradle, famous orphanage located in Evanston. Next meeting of the unit will be in the home of Mrs. Frank Schafer on April 1.

ATKINSON UNIT. Atkinson, March 5. Atkinson unit of the home bureau met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank DeReu. Ten members and one guest were present.

The major lesson. Buying 'Bedroom Linens and Spring Fashion Trends, were given by the home adviser. The minor lesson, Care of the Sick, was given by Mrs. Charles Carter. Mrs.

Robert Hamilton and Mrs. Al Atwell were appointed as the nominating committee for officers for next year. The next meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Robert Hamilton on April 5. PORT BYRON CLASS GIVES ST.

PAT'S PARTY TONIGHT Port Byron, March 5. The annual St. Patrick's party for members of the Delta Alpha class of the Port Byron Methodist church will be held tonight in the home of Mrs. A. J.

Copeland. Mrs. Fern Love will lead devotions and Mrs Elva Dailey will present the lesson. Recreation is planned for the evening, and refreshments will be served by the hostesses, Mrs. Ruth Copeland, Mrs.

Fern Love and Mrs. Eva Dailey. HOWARD SCHOOL NEAR GENESEO PLANS EVENT Is Taken at Age 81 in Cottage Hospital at Galesburg; Native of Sweden. Woodhull. March 5.

Peter W. Erickson, 81, of Woodhull, native of Sweden and former farm workman in this area, died at 8:15 last night in the Cottage hospital, Galesburg. Mr. Erickson entered the hospital Sunday. Funeral arrangements were to be made today.

Mr. Erickson was born in Sweden on Dec. 8, 1858, son of Mr. and Mrs. Swan Erickson.

He came to the United States in 1869, and had been employed on various farms in this vicinity. He never married. Survivors are several nieces and nephews. He was preceded In death by two brothers and a sister. be used for the purchasing of lodge equipment.

Dancing will begin at 8:30. A 4-piece orchestra from Geneseo will furnish the music. Tom Hou-sang of Cordova will be there to "call" the square dances. Refreshments will be served by the lodge during the evening. CHURCH SOCIETY GROUPS ASSEMBLE IN CAMBRIDGE Cambridge, March 5.

Circle groups of the Willing Workers society of the Methodist church held regular meetings yesterday afternoon. Circle one members met in the home of Mrs. C. G. Sward, with Mrs.

Seth Anderson and Mrs. Dale Wilson as assistants. Mrs. Veva Knuth, chairman, directed the business session and Mrs. Frank Wilson, the devotions and program.

Readings on Easter and St. Pat-trick's day were given by Mrs. Wilson and there was group singing. Contests were held. Mrs.

A. O. Jones will be hostess at the next meeting, April 1, her assistants being Mrs. Earl Rishel and Blanche Fleming. Mrs.

A. I. Mathre is devotional and program leader. Mrs. Frank Nelson was hectess to members of circle two in her home on South Ridge street, assisting hostesses being Mrs.

Almeda Slater and Mrs. Rena Anderson. Mrs. F. S.

Gustafson had charge of the business session and Mrs. E. A. King, devotions and program. Mrs.

King gave a talk on Arizona where she and her daughter spent several months. Biblical Contest Held. A biblical contest was held. Mrs. Walter Fragd will entertain this circle in her home April 1, assisting hostesses being Mrs.

Lawrence Johnson and Mrs. Charles Carlson. Mrs. Frank Nelson will have charge of devotions and program. Circle three group met in the home of Mrs.

W. C. Stiers, with Mrs. Frank Sprouse and Mrs. Lura Mc-Curdy assisting.

Mrs. H. J. Stephens read the scripture and Mrs. R.

W. Johnson conducted business session. Mrs. Byron Pierce was program leader, and sang two vocal selections with Mrs. Clarer Swan-son at the piano.

Readings were given by Mrs. Gilbert Samuelson and Mrs. Banks Wright. Next meeting will be held April 1 with Mrs. C- B.

Hulin. and assistants will be Mrs. J. I. Els ton and Mrs.

Agnes Hutchinson. Mrs. Oscar Hoghren is to be devotional leader and Mrs. James Craig will have charge of the program. Baptist Meeting Held.

Members of the Martha society of the Baptist church entertained the Mary group at a church meeting yesterday afternoon. At the general business session conducted by the president, Mrs. J. F. Talbot, it was announced that the W.

M. D. S. meeting for this Thursday had been Dostrjonec' until next week. Both societies held short business ses- Osco Osco, March 5.

Members of the five hundred club were entertained Saturday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Chester Gustafson. Prizes were won by Mrs. Charles Enroth and Mrs. Reuben Johnson.

Mrs. Carl Eirtin will be hostess at the next meeting. Osco aid society will meet tomorrow afternoon in the church. Hostesses will be Mrs. J.

J. Hadley, Mrs Ed Edson, Mrs. Vernie Edson and Mrs. Willis Drehmer. Mrs.

Amanda Holmstrom will give the scripture lesson. 4 Geneseo, March 5. A public program will be held at the Howard school, five and a half miles west of Geneseo, at 8 Thursday A 1 -act play will be given by the young people of the district. Character parts in the play. In Doubt About Daisy, will be played by Ina Gotthardt, Charles Edwards.

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