Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-14
ON HENNePiN's BANKS.
Miscellaneous News Of Interest Fror
Milan and Vicinity

anu SdSteE, MISS CORA, OF BLACK HAWK,
children of Tom Latin, OF Rock ISL
and, left for Valparaiso Monday,
where Clarence will take a course in
music and Miss Cora a teachers
course.
Miss Mamie Olms.ed, of Chicago,
arrived home Monday.
Peter Simmon and sister, Miss Eva.
of Rural, were Milan visitors Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Zimmerman and
daughter. Miss Laura. were visiting
friends in Milan Sunday.
Michael Leane, janitor of the
Milan school, took in the sights OF
Davenport last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goldsmith, of
Rock Island, dined last Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Goldsmith.
Grandma Adams, Maud Baselman
and William Williams and family
were visiting at lock 81 last Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Zimmerman left Mon.
day for her home in Moline. after q
few weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Kuehl.
Mrs. Charles CLANCY, of Rock Isl.
and, and Mrs. H. Bastian. of Milan,
visited Christ Heber, of Black Hawk.
lat Sunday.
Ed Zeitchel and family, William
Fletcher and his neice, and Miss Liz.
zie Hopkins took in the sights at
Rock Island Sunday.
H. Blumtield, William Burhard
and Fred Popes have Just ompleted
fine residence for Albert Simmor
on the old Stupe farm at Rural.
An entertainment will be given
Thursday evening, Nov. 81, at the
Town hall by the Ridgewood school
A good program will be rendered.
George Johnson, formerly en-
ployed as time-keeper on the Henue.
pin. left Monday for Geneseo to Join
l.. l.. " heeler's corps of engineers
The government Office for the Hen.
nepin canal was moved down yester.
day from the guard lock to the new
office. lately erected between the
two bridges.
Arthur Kuehl arrived home from
Taylor Ridge Tuesday, where he was
employed at w. b. Garnett's. Arthur
speaks very highly of Mr.. Garnet
and his family.
Fred c. Fricke arrived home
Wednesday from Buffalo Prairie,
: where he has finished his job or
Peter Fries farm. He has accepted
a position at Moline.
:. Miss Lula Lambert was bitten il
the left hand by dog last Saturday
night belonging to Aid. Benn. Th,
dog has bitten several before anC
ought to be done away with.
Information has been received o
the death of Mrs. Alice Judge, o
Leavenworth, Kan, wife of j. r
Judge. formerly of Milan, after onl,
a few days illness. Besides her hus
band she leaves 5-year-old son.
The marriage of Elmer Haines tt
Miss Mamie Sutton occurred at tn,
home of the brides parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. s. W. Sutton. Mr.. Haines pur
chased few days before his mar
riage the milk dairy of George Mon t
gomerv.
c. W. Thatcher, our popular tele
graph operator, has been wanting
boy for some time SO as to give Der
Stars chance to go some place else
1t is girl though, and likely Der
will stay another year. This is MIR
and Mrs. Thatcher's second child
The W. NJ. b. society of the M. E
church will give an entertainment
Thanksgiving evening entitled 9TH,
Country Store in. the Time of Andrew
: Jackson. This will be as good a.
the old ..Deestrict School,, give,
some years ago by the same society
Mildred. the 3-year-old child o
Christ Heber, of Blackhawk, VIII
was burned about three weeks ago
got along nicely at first. the woun,
healing, but pneumonia set in en-,
she died this morning at 4:3O. Tn
grief stricken parents have the sym
pathy of their many friends in thei
bereavement.
Rev. William f. Greene. formerl,
OF Maine, now of Taylor Ridge, VIII
has charge of the Mcconnell chape
church. near Taylor Ridge. and tn
Zion church. near Edgington, ha
held attractive meetings for thre
weeks past at the Zion church will
great success. Rev. Greene is
graduate Of Harvard college and il
an able preacher.
The ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN
church will give An entertainment
and supper at the Town hall Thurs
day evening. A good time is prom
: ised. Miss Fanny Weld. pianist. Of
Clinton, Iowa; the Apollo Quartet
OF Augustana College, and Maste
Virgil Jacobs, of Rock Island, will
help to make the evening a most en-
joyable one.
George johnson disposed of two
bicycles Saturday night. Oscar
Anderson got the best of the two
Oscar was named after the king O
Sweden. He is not q very big man
, but measures feet 10 inches in hi.
stocking feet. The second went tt
our city mayor, Alex Owens, and W,