Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-17
BY THE HENNEPlN.


milan Musings.
MILAN, Oct. 1.-THE opening con-
cert of the season at the N. +. church
Tuesday evening WAS the grandest
musical event ever held in Milan.
We congratulate our home talent and
are very thankful to the people of the
tri-cities who aided to make the con-
cert a success. The entertainment
was under the auspices of the church
choir and under the direction of
Mrs. d. y. Everhard. The concert
zart's 18th mass by Miss Sodestrum,
Miss Lydia Peterson, Miss Minnie
Peterson, Miss Title Peterson, Miss
Lottie Peterson, Miss Canaan. Miss
Bessie johnson. Miss Nellie Holmes,
Mrs. Little. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Van
druff, Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Heath:
Mr.. Afford. Mr.. Vandruff, Mr.. Little,
MIR. Fitzpatrick, Mr.. Goble, Mr..
Johnston, Mr.. Everhard, L. Peterson,
H. Peterson. H. Brown, and Organist
Mrs. ID. o. Everhard. The selection
was we'll rendered and was followed
by whistling solo, First Violet"
by Mrs. j. l.. Cameron, accompanied
by Mrs. ID. o. Everhard. Next quar-
tet of male singers. Messrs. Little,
Goble, Vandruff and Everhard gave q
selection which was well rendered.
Then followed:
Recitation People VIII Talk 5000 Mabel ath
Indian Cub swinging by Prof. L. E. Jones.
Violin solo-De Beriot. Mrs V. E. J. lyman
Quaitst-The AuctiOneer. ...................
........... Miss sodestrum, CO o-ee John.
son. Miss Bessie johnson and Herman Brown
Recitation-Traden Joe. Mrs.. J. A. vandruff
Mrs Lyman, accompanied Miss L. Peterson
Ladies euarte'-Annie laurie 49,.
Miss Lottie Peterson, tenor Miss Tile
Peterson. Let alto; Miss Lydia Peterson.
| LIST soprano; Miss Minnie Peterson, Cd alto
|sermon-Text. ''Half Way Doins". .......
| .......... ............. ....Mrs. V r. Lymsn
A notable feature of the concert
was that every number on the pro-
gram was encored. The church
was well filed, and all were de-
lighted with the entertainment. We
must say for the M. F. church that
it has as fine choir of singers a.
there is in the county. Mrs. ID. o.
Everhard comes in for large share
of the praise, as she took personal
charge of the affair and instructed
the trained chorus, and we hope that
another concert will convince the
people Of Milan as to the merits of
their home talent.
Milan Musings.
Gus Nice bought buggy of C. H.
Dibbern this week.
The pay roll on the canal for the
month of September was $4,000.
Mr.. Quillan. formerly a civil en-
gineer at Milan, gave his Milan
friends call Saturday.
Capt. W. L. Marshall, of Chicago,
is attending a meeting in Californ ia
} of the army board of the United
States.
No water will be let into this part
of the Illinois d Michigan canal
till the two bridges over the canal at
Milan are completed.
u Louis Cohen, our popular car
driver, is very i'll at his home in
Sears with typhoid fever.
Howard Baker and Frank Gold.
smith took in the sights of lu STA
Sunday, going by way of bicycle.
Why is it that the ordinance for
putting in brick or tile sidewalks is
not enforced? 1t doesn't seem right
that any man can leave his sidewalk
in till spring or else till the boards
are worn out. A town can never
look well if few citizens hold back
and don't do their share of improv-
ing it.