The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-23
SUBURBAN sIFTINGs.
MILAN. March %. 1885.

MILAN, March %. 1885.
Mr.. Stephen GoodIow, the Rural su
pervisor, bought piano here last week.
Some of our citizens are anxious to see
the Oklahoma country.
The cold weather will keep the ice from
moving for some time here.
Mary Fitzpatrick. of Rock Island. clos
ed her winter term of school at the WASH
ington school, Rural, last Friday.
VIM. Framing, who has been teaching
near Aledo. H., this winter. closed the
winter term last Friday.
Fred Bopes aud his cousin will leave
for Northern Dakota about the lst Of
April.
DIR. Matthews moved into the White
head house last week. and has permanlly
located his office at Trainings drug store.
Ed Clapp, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is
here visiting his old friends whom he has
not seen for about three years.
d. c. Cramer has opened shop owned
by Mr. Tengis, TO repair wood work -
wagons and buseIcs.
Frank Careson left for Sugar Creek.
Iowa, this morning, where he will do
some repairing for Mr. Mills lime kiln.
The natives now have a chance to read
thc new sign that was spoken OF. It is a
monstrous flag with &C. d. Bradley.
hardware, on it.
VIM. Martin, principal of the Coal
Valley school, made US friendly call
last Saturday. VIII is quite popular with
the Valley folks.
Mr. Valentine Johnstons relatives
came from Germany few days ago. The
trip was made in very short time and
the fare was only SIC each.
Mr.. Emery Snyder, who has been con :
| fined to his bed most all winter, started
with his brother TO Kansas few days
ago for the improvement of his health.
Mr.. Johnston, of Reynolds, is arranging
with Mr. Burton TO build the largest barn
in the country. II will be one hundred
feet wide and one hundred aud fifty feet
long
The report is current that one Of our
gents is going to put in stock of dry
goods with q certain grocery business.
The scheme has been in progress for some
time.
\, the republican scribe, says Felix
McGee, who has been living in Cedar
Falls, Iowa, will move back again. Mr.
McGee's verdict is that he will not move
back here.
Friday night the new council were
sworn TO take charge of the town affairs
for the next year, the Old treasurer holds
the grip yet for another year. Olmsted
also keeps his place for another year.
We regret very much to state that our
genial station agent will exchange places
with Mr.. barrow. of Cable, about April
list. We were in hopes this would not
take place, although We wish him good
success in his new place.
A week from next Saturday night there
will be a caucus for the purpose Of nomi
mating candidates for township offices a
follows: supervisor, assessor, collector
and road commissioners. Every voter is
Iexpected to be present to make choice
from our best citizens to fill the offices.
We notice the dissolution of First 6
Sweeney. Mr.. Sweeney has retired and
| Mr. First will continue the business. w
regret very much 10 note that Mr. SHee
ney has left our manufacturing interes
as he became acquainted with our bust
ness interest, aud was very much liked b,
our business men.
| Y has got excited over the flag on Ii,
democratic poles. In his optical de
fusion he named il the flag o
truce, but by investigation he fount
it to be only an advertisement
Il is the first time that he has realizet
that our old Douglas flag was taken dow
and layed away for another campaign. |
seems he has Just found out that tn
democrats got there, but the administra,
ton is just the same, only it is democrs
tic.
A few days ago it was James Dickson
eightieth birth day. A large circle of hi
friends prepared themselves for the occa
sion 10 surprise him, they prepared
basket dinner, and as the noon hour cam
on the signal was given for the friends
and as they appeared ;hey found hin
reading a paper to find how the worl,
was moving. He was agreeably surprise,
to know that his friends had come to Gel
CITRATE his eightieth birth day. \ sumpt
GUS dinner was soon in readiness, an
the pleasant hours were passed away in
very pleasant manner, and will be always
remembered by Mr.. Dickson when h
reads in the easy chair that was presenie
TO him by his relatives.