Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-20
BY THE HENNEPIN.
News Of Aiscellaueous Character From
Milan and Vicinity.

Milan and vieinity.
MILAN, Feb. 20.-Sears & johnson
purchased the Buryanek safe from
F. H. Caldwell Saturday.
| David Adams has been quite sick
with a severe attack of la grippe.
The draw bridge over the canal
was put in condition for use Monday.
| Miss Carrie johnson. of Coal Val
lev, visited with her sister, Fannie,
Monday.
| MIR. and Mrs. Hugh Black stock and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gerard are Wis.,
iting in CISCO this week.
Miss Blanche Joseph, of Dubuque,
returned Monday from q visit with
her uncle, Will Barnett.
A red letter event of the season
will be the entertainment given by
the Presbyterian church Friday.
Skating is in season again near the
fourth wagon bridge. and the young
folks are enjoying themselves once
more.
A sleigh load of men and women
passed through here Saturday even
ing and stirred up the town with
their yells.
George Gilmore is reported as get
ting well. George has been having
quite time being sick, and we are
pleased to say he is better.
MIR. and Mrs. T. NJ. Vanhorn and
children, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa,
returned to Milan Tuesday evening,
to take up their residence here.
Rev. +. II. Afford, of the M. f.
church. will begin a series of special
sermons next Sunday, his first text
being What a Methodist Should
Do" A large audience was present
Sunday evening.
The Misses Sadie and Bessie Pass
more and brother. Cassius, will leave
Thursday morning for Chicago, to
attend the eye and ear infirmary, to
be treated for blindness. The young
folks are children of Jacob Passmore,
and We hope the operations will be
successful.
the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning to a large congregation, on
the text, For the Love Of Christ
Constraineth U.s." taken from ii Cor
inthians, V chapter, 14th verse.
The congregation was well pleased
with the sermon.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of the Presbyte-
rian church held its meeting Sunday
eveuing with Miss Mary Walker as
leader. Remarks by members, and
music jnterspersed was the program
of the evening. A full attendance OF
members was present and all were
well pleased with the good work ac-
compIished last year.
| Coal hauling by wagons to Rock
Island and Davenport will soon be a
thing of the past. For the past two
or three months from forty to fifty
loads Of coal day on an average have
passed through Milan. Coal by
Wagon is cheaper than by rail in
Davenport, as each car of coal cross
ing the government bridge is as
sessed so much per car. making the
coal higher there than in Rock ISL
and. AS soon as the icy letters
which bind the waters of the Henne-
pin canal at this place are broken,
coal will be as cheap in Davenport
as in Rock Island, as barge load of
coal is transported cheaper by water
than by rail. Davenport has helped
to secure the canal and she will soon
reap her benefits.
| Rura, and Black Hawk.
| David Halle, of Port Byron, was
visiting with Gottlieb Beck last
week.
Thomas Fletcher and Miss Lizzie
Hopping. of Milan. visited with An
ton Weigle, OF Black Hawk, Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Huber, formerly Miss Liz
zie Beck, of Black Hawk, moved
Tuesday to her new home on Thirty
fourth and Elm street. Her husband,
NJ. Huber. is q manufacturer of the
celebrated Weiss beer at Rock Island.
A dance was held in Black Hawk
Saturday evening at the home OF
John Brasmer. A large number OF
his friends from Rural attended, be-
side sleigh load of folks from Dav-
export. The evening was spent in
sociability, and dancing was kept up
till the wee sma' hours of night
Tom and Harry Willhite, of Milan,
also attended.
| RidseWo0d.
The Misses Peterson will take part
in the entertainment at the Presby
terrain church the 22d.
The Ridgewood Sunday school i:
making rapid strides in numbers
since last October, the house being
filled every Sunday.
The sociable held at David Mat
thews' last week for the benefit oil
the Sunday school was well attended
and all report a pleasant time.
Mrs. David Matthews and Miss
Gertrude Bradley gave a coastine
party last Friday evening, to which
20 young folks responded. and YOU
can almost imagine the time they
had. After coasting. an oyster sup
per was served by the entertainers
followed by games of all kinds.