Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-02
BY THE HENNEPIN.
The Teachers Institute 1t Milan and Other
Matters.


Matters.
MILAN, Oct. 1.-The teachers in
stitute held a well attended session
in the school building Saturday
morning and afternoon. The follow
ing teachers were present: S. L.
Jameson, Lettie G. Cozad, c. IL.
Smith, Msggie Montgomery. Lizzie
Crawford, Edith Davis, Anna c. Ben
die. Jennie Matthews, Nettie Brock
mann, Georgia Grace, S. J. Fergu-
son, Ada f. Muse. Aggie f. Sears.
Martha f. Hill, Emma Henderson.
Sadie Carnaghan, Ella Montgomery,
Elizabeth Crawford, Ella Fiaherty,
Hattie Taylor, Flora Repine, Mar
garet Medill. Sarah johnson. Oletha
Muse, Ina Rouse and Clara Magini-
son. The program of the mornins
session was as follows:
How to Secure aud Msia.a.n Order and Sys.
TEN In School Work. Hattie Taylor
How Con We avoid Irregular Attenisnoe and
How to Teach Beginners d vision.
Anna z B-ndls
ChiiCren's Read ng Circle.
county Su, eIiatenden nj OF cnools
The visiting teachers took dinner
with the Milan teachers present and
after pleasant talk resumed theiI
work, the afternoon being spent n.
follows:
Best Method Of Teaching Geo yraI hy..
Sarah johnson
After q brief discussion, "History
as 1t Should be Taught" was giver
in a very able manner by G. II
Smith. President Smith then called
for name of place of meeting. ant
REYNOLDS was chosen. The meeting
is to be held Oct. &c. and the pro
gram will be as follows:
The Next Program.
How to Teach Reading Sixth, sevci tn and
| Eighth grades
Maggie Montgomery M;., ana G. Bendle. 'enni
The Importance OF Study Ct Geography.
5. j. Ferguson, Ella Montgomery, Martha Z
How Grammer Should be Taught in Sixth.
seventh and Eighth Crates.
| Franz Runner, Eliz ,b.tn Taylor, Nettie Brock
| mann
What Sbonld be Done in Writing in the Com
Charles stcgmaeir. L.itie Coz,d, Ella Flaheri
Milan Mention.
Cash Passmore has moved his fam
ilv TO Searstewn.
Rev. f. II. Afford and family ar
preparing to leave for Port Byron.
DR.. Il. K. Dewitt, of Hampshire
H., was a guest of DIR. H. j. Huyet
Saturday.
DR.. Joseph Chinn. formerly of Mi
Ian, was visiting with friends in thi.
vicinity Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brandenbur.
and MIR. and Mrs. Wellic Caldwell
of Milan, spent the past week a
Springfield.
Miss Bertha Hinderer is attendin
school at j. G. Jacobs school in Roc
Island, where she takes up the stud
of typewriting.
The Jones musical family give
concert at the town hall Tuesda
evening. and as this is thei. first ap
pearance here this year they wi
likely secure full house.
X. L. Little's house on Dickso
street is nearing completion and wi
probably be ready for occupancy b
the latter part of the month. Th
house is fine 2-story building an
is a credit to the town.
The Epworth league of the NJ. i
church will give temperance pre-
gram in the NJ. Z. church next Sur
day evening. Besides local taien
, Mrs. Metzgar. OF Moline, will assis
All are invited to attend.
Someone attempted to gain e'
trance into Brashar's restaurant Sa
urday evening by prying a windo
open in the back room. A dog
the building heard the noise an
scared the intruder before he secure
an entrance.
It's rather late for making hay, br
quite a number of farmers have bee
helped greatly by the late crop, on
farmer getting 20 tons of millet frol
nine acres. Corn is plentiful in TIL
vicinity and will be cheap. An
after all. the crops have been IA
considering the condition of affair
at the beginning of the season.
JOSLlN.