The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-17
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS,
PERSONAL AND OTHER Gossrp FROM
MILAN AND VICINITY.

MILAN AND VICINITY.
MILAN, ILL.,, Oct 10.
G IL. Dihbrrn is buying quantities OF
potatoes and shipping them
j. S. Burton is remodelinr +. w
| Wilson's house in Rural.
The farmers axe busy dig ging potatoes
The average crop Is fair and The. most of
the farmers will finish this week
The corn crop has escaped damage by
the frost The crop will not yield 81
large as was expected.
Miss NJ. Bunny, of Bowling, who has
baen sick with the spinal meningitis foi
some time, is improving.
Sears Sons are busily engaged repair,
ing their dam. They have IA large force
of men at work, and this work will be
substantial.
| II. w. Valentine, the genial cigar
agent is representing our old friend J L.
| Wheeler WHO'S doing "a very large whole
sale cigar business at Des Moincs, Iowa
| Miss Jennie Young, the efficient clerk
in the dry goods department of f. II
| Young $ store. is visiting her sister Mrs
John Miller at st. Louis.
The three carpenters who fell with "A
scailold about two weeks ago while
working on IA house near Eigington, are
all improving.
The patients of twelve cases out OF
| thirteen of scarlet fever, have survived
All cnses are reported to be of mild
type.
Miss Anna Caldwell, lady of much re.
| tacment and an artist, of Marion. iowa,
is visiting her uncle, William Caldwell,
and many friends out in Rural.
The sidewalks are still making the
pedestrians feel unhappy. The chances
are for some of them to walk down
through them, which will be Il unhappy
result for the town and it's dignit,
| aries,
| There has been considerable talk OF
malaria prevailing here and cpidemcs Of
different kinds. The mortality for the
past year has been four to the thousand
and has not reached that extent for a
| number of years before.
Edwin Cooper, one of the oldest set
tiers of the county, has reli.ed from the
| !aborous work of running his farm in
| Bowling, and has concluded to be one Of
our citizens.
Ira Whitehead, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Rock Island county, bid his
many friends good bye and left Wedncs
day morning for Nebraska to live with
his daughter, Mrs. Geo. Archer.
Some two or three " eeks ago, Stella,
| the only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. t. w.
Thompson, was taken down with scarlet
fever, and during cOnvalcscencc contract
ed dropsy which terminated in convul
sions and she died about O'Clock Friday
morning. Mr., ana Mrs. Thompson have
| the sympathy of all in their bereavement.
A large number of people gathered ut
the residence of Howard McCulloch to
attend the funeral of thcii daughter Pearl
who was afflicted with n malignant type
of scarlet fever. Rev. Carson conducted
the ceremonies Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch
have the sympathy of all our citizens in
the loss OF their eldest daughter, who was
about , years and months Old.
VIM. X movies ,familiarly known among
our citizens, is at present located at Chi
cago, and represents the wholesale house
of ). a. Maxwell ~ Co. lie SUI priscd his
many friends Ivy sending word Il few
week ago that he had married one of the
cstlmahlc young ladies' and the belle OF
Ottawa. Ill. win is one of our entcrpris
ing young men. and has hosts Of friends
wlru congratulate him on his success We
wish him much success and prospcril Y
through life.
Mrs. James Mcconnell of Bowlin@.
returned from Iowa T. few weeks ago,
where she had been atten ding her laugh -
tnp iii L., al "A
and WAS home only few days until she
was afflicted with the same disease in It's
virulent type, and remained So without
ntcrmissiou until she died on "Wednesday
night. Mr. and Mrs. Mcconnell are
among the oldest settlers Of Bowling
township. Mrs. Mcconnell was we'll
worthy the esteem in viii III she WAS held.
aud all extend their heartfelt sympathics
to the bcrcavcd family.
Mr.. McNcal is one oE The unforlunl,cs
who was injured by the tipping over Of =
hack during camp meeting. GA Welnc4
day he was again injured while working
with II gang repairing Sears dam. A very
large timber WAS TO be placed in position,
and it strHC& about half way down the
left lower limb and moved on down,
pressing his auklc against another timber,
causing Il displacement of the Joint.
Thursday he WIS resting rs easy rs could
be expected
On "Wednesday occurred II little episode
between Phil Zahn and a double listed
pGgilist. The stranger asked the price of
potatoes; Mr.. Dibbrrn Informed Him that
he was paying % to 26 cents per bushcl
for shipping; the stranger said he would
take a wagon load from him for the same
price, Mr.. Dibbcrn said he would give
him load for 30 cents, The stranger
watched for n load aud met "A farmer who
had contracted his crop to Mr. Dibbcrn
and told him tlat hIr. Dibbcru said
lie should load his potatoes into Il
wagon he had waiting for him. The far
mer not knowing any different, was di>
rcctcd by the stranger to the place. MIR.
Iahn, one of Dibbcrn S employees, mis-
trusted something and was somewhat
surprised to find what the farmer was
told. The stranger instantly pursued Mr..
Xthn with a stool, but he stood his ground
antmet his assailant with II severe blow
in the face AMI one about the ear which
landed our upso phiSticalcd stranger ont
of sight under building in u cellar,
The Same Old motto, Lay on McDutf, he
who cries first has enough.
RHiEFLETS.