Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-21
BY THE HENNEPIN.
The Regular Batch Of News Events From
Milan and Vicinity.

Milan and Vicinity.
MILAN, March 2l.-Lieutenant
Henry Jervey, corps U. S. engineers,
visited WITT j. w. Woermann Mon
day.
Miss Ida johnson visited at Milan
Monday and Tuesday.
Carney Wilson, of the Moline High
school. Sundayed in Milan.
Mrs. Joshua Griffin, of Andalusia,
is quite sick with pneumonia.
Miss Georgia Heath is visiting at
Charles McConnell's this week.
Miss Elva South attended the par
ty at Ed Jens' of South Rock Island.
last week.
About thirty-five people attended
the lecture at Harper's theatre Mon
day evening.
Miss Sodestrom. the Big Island
school teacher, took lively ride up
Water street the other day.
The boys are tapping all the maple
trees in this vicinity and they secure
quite a large quantity of sap.
Invitations are out for the 5Oth an
niversary of the Presbyterian church
to be held in Milan April 5 and Z.
Carlos Zeitschel, the popular ca
terer. is having his store remodeled,
and when finished will be in fine
shape.
MIS-. William Busheart, Mrs. H.
Brown. Mrs. William Mosher and
Mrs. Charles Ruge visited at Andalu-
s.a this week.
Clark Smith, teacher of the third
room Of the Milan public school. has
been quite sick and Reed Wilson has
taken his place.
That rock pile should soon make
its appearance as Milan is now
marked as a stopping place of high
standing by the Weary Walker
Commercial Guide.''
Ira White purchased the only house
on Hake's island last week and had
it transported to the lot next to Mrs.
Lahn's. Mr.. White will remodel the
house and has engaged Frank Corson
to do the work, and Frank is not
waiting for the weather, but is hust-
ling.
Tuesday the telephone company
placed a fine oak booth in c. H. DID.
bern's store. which will make the
station more private. Besides Milan
now has direct connection with Coal
Valley and Geneseo. This is good
improvement and didn't come any toe
soon.
| DIR. G.. A. Virgins has sold his
property on Dickson street to Viii.
liam Boyer. of Bowling. The doctor
will build a residence on the Adams
property, which he purchased a short
time ago, which will be a harry res
idence and office on the main street
of Milan.
| A business man of Milan was nego-
tisting for the Cunkle estate on
Water street, offering to pay $40 per
foot. Mr.. Cunkle wanted $12 at
first. hut at last said he was willing
to sell for the price named. Then
the purchaser backed out and would
lot agree to terms he had made him.
self.
| What has got into our council?
At the waterworks case of this town
in Rock Island Tuesday, one of the
councilmen who had always upheld
the question, and before testifying
told one of the councilmen that the
assessments on the Cr1kle property
were all right, testified that if Cum
kle's property was covered with
buildings, the waterworks would
not benefit him one dollar.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Johnston
was held from the home of her son,
J. c. Johnston, Monday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock. A large number OF
friends followed the cortege in car
riages to the last resting place. The
pail bearers were: j. H. Gilmore,
q. H. Honens, Alexander Owens, r.
b. Olmstead. William Goldsmith and
Joseph Haislip. Rev. ID. L. Robert
son performed the last sad rites.
j. II. Gilmore is possessor of re-
markable old relic in the shape of a
ticker. The watch belonged to Rob-
ert Alexander. of Scotland, in 1928,
the great-grandfather of James Alex.
ander. who became the possessor OF
the heirloom of time in 1850. The
watch was part of the property OF
James Alexander, deceased. and i.
still in pretty good shape and may
run yet il repaired. The maker o,
the watch was James Ramsay, OF
London.
Arthur Mead is tanning the dus,
with a new bicycle.
Mike Quinn will work in the mines
of Colorado this season.
Apple Brothers have been busy thi.
week filling in around the front OF
their store.
The election at Sears will be held
April Il, which will decide whether
or not saloons will be licensed and
the election of officers.
| Rural.
The Wilson school entertainment
held at the Rural town hall some
time ago. was repeated by reques,
last Friday to large audience. The
scholars were well drilled and acted
their part. well.
Monday evening the Ruralites