Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-24
az THE HeNNEPIN.
uete-es:lne News Letter Fron the Tor,
~ Milan.

not consider their time wasted IL |
they would take time to visit the
Milan school. especially rooms and
two. Miss Edith Davis is teacher of
room No. 1, and anyone can see on
entering the room why it is the chill
dren Of this room are SO willing to
90 to school each day. The walls
are adorned with oil paintings. cards
and anything to make the room look
hOmeiike to the children. The win
6ows are filled with flowers of every
kind. The scholars are taught to
keep their desks in order. and enter
the room when you will, you will
find everything tidy, The room
shows that Miss Davis takes an in
terest in her scholars welfare. At
present the scholars are preparing
for an entertainment to be given'about
the last of February. This room has
an enrolment of Sc scholars.
Room No. 2, teacher, Miss Sadie Car
nahan, is also a model of comfort
and pleasure. The walls are COW
cred with cards. paintings, etc., to
make the room pleasant to the
scholars. The children are taught
to keep their desks neat, and visitors
are always welcome. These two
rooms are good illustrations of the
difference between the teachings of
the past and the teachings of the
present. and it should be a parents
duty to visit the school occasionally.
and see how their children are doing.
This room ut present has an enroll
ment of 46 scholars. The janitOr of
the school, Michael Lane, is a good
ianitor and does his duty faithfully,
depending most of his time at the
| school. Mr.. Lane is now serving his
fifth term, and takes special pride
| in these rooms to keep them neat,
and his popularity is shown by the
fact that all the children like him.
Room No. 5. teacher, Clark Smith,
is one of the most inviting of the
upper rooms. A few pictures adorn
the walls. the windows have cur
tains. and best of all Mr.. Smith has
a system of teaching, which is as
good as any in use. Room No.
is in charge of Principal c. F. Steg-
maen.
Milan Musings.
Frank Brashar is our new night
Waterman.
William Caldwell. of Rural. was in
Milan on Monday.
Morris Roscnticld, of Rock Island,
was in town Saturday.
Rev. Affords baby has been pretty
sick. but is recovering.
Miles Judge. of Chicago. returned
home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Young. of Davenport. wa:
visiting in Milan Saturday.
j. II. Beslin. of Rock Island, was
in town Monday on business.
The doctors of this town are busy
vaccinating the scholars of tho
school.
We wonder when r. b. Carson in
tends TO finish :hat chimney on the
NJ. T.. church.
Quite number of visitors were in
town Sunday looking at the canal,
and especially at lock So.
Fred BoultOn has a new sign hung
up in front of his shop. The sigr
was painted by c. H. Brandenburg.
Henry Fcrron, of the firm of Muir
ray & Ferron. has purchased Mr.
Murray's interest in the Hennepir
saloon.
James Tays. who is under the care
of William Mcconnell. is very sick
and his death may be expected a
any time.
Our fire laddies now have a set o.
gloves, SO if you see some of the boy
dis;igured you may know he had tn
|, gloves on.
|, Mrs. John Jones, of Rochester, y
Y. returned home Saturday. on
visit to her folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Ere,
) Shellman.
The carpenters on the guard-locl
on the Hennepin canal have finished
their work on the lock, and it is nov
} about completed.
Capt. Marshall. of the Unite,
States engineer corps, of Chicago
was looking over the work on III
guard-lock last Wednesday.
About ii young people came in Of
Kelly Terry and surprised him. Re
freshments were brought. and
pleasant time was had by all.
Lewis Goblin, ex-policeman of thu
Tower. but now driver on the stree
car. is out n horse blanket. Some
one stole it Tuesday morning.
All of our people are waiting witt
some anxiety to hear what our sena
tors and congressman have to say i
/ regard to the reduction of wages o.
. the Hcnnepin.
Rev. Kerr. of Rock Island
! preached in the Presbyterian churc
, Sunday afternoon. Rev. c. II
Brown. Of Chicago, will preach mex
Sunday afternoon.
, George johnson. former time keeT
er on the Hennepin canal. has gon
to California. Capt. L. L. wheele
left for Chicago last Friday night
Engineer Rouse is in charge durin
MIR. Wheeler's absence.
Many are the praises We hear {
Mayor T. j. Medill, Jr.. in being tn
first mayor of Rock Island in man
Z years who had the courage in dom