The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-04

SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.
MILAN. Dec. 2

MILAN Dec. 2.
Our farmers feel jubilant; their corr
crop made good showing
Chas. Johns ton returned from Nebras,
ka on Monday
Miss Fowler. of Hennepin, ILL.,. visited
her sister, Mrs. Whalan, last week.
MIR. Hinman, of Beloit. Wis, was the
guest of 6. NJ. Dickson for few days
Mrs. Daniel Daxon. of Bowling, has a
severe attack of lung fever. Dr. Mat,
thews is attending her.
The Rock River Darcing club report
having good time at their dance last
Thursday evening.
John Gilmore has commenced slaugh-
tering hogs He has been paying about
$3 so per hundred for fine lots
The draw for the new bridge across
Rock river near the Black Hawk paper
mill, arrived on Tuesday.
Thos. Kerr was drawn as grand Juror
last week at Chicago, and he left Tuesday
to be absent about two or three weeks.
The bridge company received four car
loads of iron last Monday for the new
bridge to be put in on the Il. l. & p.
road near Sears mills.
The election of officers of Eureka
Lodge, No SO. takes place Friday even
ing. Dec. 18th. All brethren are re
quested to be present.
VIM. Framing, of Rural, after rusticat-
ing at home for several weeks, returned
to Aledo. where he has accepted six
months school
viii Muse, formerly principal of our
school. and at present city editor of the
Cedar Rapids Gogette. spent Thanksgiv-
ing at home. Willis everybodys' friend
here. and all are interested in his pros.
perity.
Quite number of invitations hav e
been sent ont to the young folks to attend
a dance at the Town hall Friday evening
for the opening dance of the season,
which promises to be brilliant affair.
f. W. Thompson, who for the past
year represented the Haak cigar manu-
factnre. has purchased from james Glow
his tonsorial shop and on Monday morn
ing took possession.
Lizzie Framing, who finished her fall
term of school IN the Cook district, Rural. |
a short time ago. left for Geneseo to at,
tend school at the North Western college,
'AA>'N 'hS "iii IShuIu uIlli spring.
Profs. Woody and George gave con.
cert at the M. E. church Thanksgiving
night. which was well patronzed by our
citizens. Their choruses numbered forty>
hve of home talent.
Daugherty and Gilmore are under
fair way of recovery from the accident
which occurred last week on the railroad
bridge. Daugherty's injuries were not of
4 serious nature Gilmore at times suffers
pains from his broken limb.
DR.. Matthews has purchased from Joe
Johnson, of Reyn olds. fine .ot, and is
preparing to build fine house on il. 1t
8 situated in the business part of town.
few more buildings like this will add
'ery much to the appearance of the
own.
Mr.. Smith, who took contract for
'uilding part of II railroad near Savan
Ia, Ill. was home Sunday. He will have I
is work completed in short time. He
as made arrangements to take very
Arge contract, which will require six |
nonths with large force of men
III. l.. Framing, the druggist, is receiv-
ng large stock of holiday goods. His
ne of toilet articles and albums are the Ii
hose wishing to purchase fine goods :
ill do well by examining his stock, and i
e will guarantee them the cheapest in the I
larket. Those first to call first served p
The Ancient Order of United Works Q
zen are arranging 10 come before the G
ubllc with very rare entertainment, s.
Inch our citizens can feel justly proud :
I. They have procr i the services of
lie talented elocutionIst, Prof. Carnes, of
h;cago, Fhich will take place at the :
'wn hall Thursday evening, Dec. l7lh. r,
bout two or three years ago we had the q
easure of hearing the professor at Har- nt
RS theatre, Rock Island While there h h
displayed a wonderful amount of tai =
1t and which ought to give the peopleof i
Dck Island desire to attend Ar =
ngcments can be made with the street L
+ line to hear him here. L