The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-25
MILAN MUsINGs-CRoP, SCHOOL AND
OTHER News OF GENERAL INTEREST.
MILAN lime 95


OTHER News OF GENERAL INTEREST
MILAN, June 95
The farmers are complaining of numer
GUS grub worms destroying the corn crop.
Thos. Johnston made a flying trip to
| Peoria last week.
G. M. Dickson is expected back from
his rusticating trip the last of the week.
A large number of the young folks at
tended the skating rink Monday night.
Ross Ramsey fell from tree last Suns
day morning, and fractured his left arm.
Miss Hitler will finish teaching the
Wilson school next Monday.
The young folks had picnic near the
town on Tuesday afternoon, which was
largely attended.
Rev. Kaufman will return this week
from his trip through Kansas and Ncbras-
ka.
d. B. Sears Sons centrifugal works
lately put in are giving perfect satisfac~
ton They are hard at work day and night
to ill orders
Mrs. Cheney. after living a number OF
J years in Chicago, will move to Milan
again about July 1st.
Mr.. Schora, who ran barber shoT
here for a short time last fall, gladdeneC
4, the hearts of his many friends by calm!
on them on Tuesday.
The Clinton Bridge company are husil
at work taking down the old bridge tim
bers to be replaced with new irol
bridge.
4. Dudley Thompson. one of our youn
q enterprising gents, is making preparation
to move TO Missouri with our esteeme
citizen, VIM. Francis.
II Chas. Lowell, our esteemed musician,
u the model music teacher out through tn
m country. His theory is becoming quit
popular and his gentlemanly way has wo
!" him many friends.
- The contest for teachers appeare
quite lively for while at the last regula
meeting of the board. Mr.. Whalen, {
Morris, H., was appointed principle, an
Miss Davis, Miss Muse and Miss Over
were appointed assistants.
Our citizen, William Francis, will lea
us in about month to take charge of
fine farm in Missouri We regret his d
IN parture very much. as he is one OF o.
-, oldest citizens, and his many friends Wi
him a prosperous future in his ne
home.
ri Thos. Holmes has returned from b
Il western trip. He gives glowing accour
of Wakeney, Kah.-the finest country
sue the world; fine lands and good grail
oss country for stock. The liveliest busint
the he has seen for years he says.
, de Farmers say the country is flooded Wi
reaper agents and the rivalry is assumi
very lively nature between Dibhel
-, with the Champion, Bradley, with
RA Deerine, and McCulIoth & Heath with
DIS Mccormick. All claim decided adva
tages for their machines.
Mr.. VIII Gray. the enterprising you
editor of the Milan Record, was out
Monday soliciting subscribers, in comp
nv with his agent, p. j. HeverLng. II
hoped the editors prospects will be
fcient guarantee to make the RECORD
success.
DIR. Mathews will leave on Wednest
evening for Nebraska to look after
land interest. The B. Il NJ. road IT
the central part of the state and up
ward the northwestern part OF the 81
has increased the value of land very mi
Ia His interest is principally located IN
Ogalalla valley.
Our city dads" have got sturck on
o. new road grader. They have humble
teams at work, and say with three tel
and four men they can do as m
- work In one day as fifty men can.
saw the least the citizens can see IL
Il done in short space of time than
been done for years The next thing
order will be to place the sidewalk
as good condition as the streets and
Milan can boast of the finest.
The officials of the Rock Island X
ria road are very enterprlslng. IL
only few years since the people IL
At &C along the road thought it was slgl
es see more than one freight or passe
train on the road day, but the
N the eramme has changed very much.
the past few wears they have been
.es in ming large number OF freight trains
'"' 10 two first class passenger trains
road IS in good order, and now
If if moi tT are making arrangements for putting
first class iron bridge on the south stl
/, say. | nf Rock river