Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-16
BY THE HENNEPlN.
A Church Meeting Other News From
MILAN.

meeting was held for the purpose of
electiDg trustees for the ensuing
year, and also other business which
might come up. The meeting was
called to order by j. W. Woerman.
q. II. Honens was called upon to
offer prayer. c. ID. Mclaughlin,
secretary of the society. read the
minutes of the last meeting. Treas
urer j. II. Gilmore read his report,
which showed that last year the
church had received from subscrip-
ton and donation over 81, 600. J.
w. Woerman and Wilson Matthews
were elected trustees. Rev. d. L.
Robertson was elected moderator,
and the question arose whether they
wanted to adopt the rotary system of
electing elders. to serve one. two and
three years. which was unanimously
adopted. f. ID. Fisher was chosen
for three years. receiving IS votes:
q. II. HOnens for two years, receiv-
ing 43 votes. and C. d. Kyle received
~ votes, for one year.
Milan NewsIets.
Hattie Chopper was able to sit up
little yesterday.
Ed Love. of Bowling, was seen in
our village Tuesday.
Those who are on the sick list this
week are Mrs. j. X. Ales, Mrs. Ira
White, Hugh b. Honens.
Miss Bee Normoyle. of Rural, has
returned home from a weeks visit in
Rock Island among friends.
F. H. Caldwell, mayor of Milan,
a candidate for congress already car
ries the delegates of Mercer county
in his pocket-so it's said.
Mrs. John Fitzpatrick, who was
visiting in Chicago and Indiana. and
who returned home for Christmas,
has gone off on another trip.
Charley Zahn is erecting a new
residence on his farm, near the Mo-
line bridge. Henry Bloomfelds and
Willie Bushart are building it.
The bridge gang went to work Sum-
day morning. and is putting in a
double gearing in place of a single
one in the wagon bridge over the ca
nal.
The ladies foreign missions society
will hold its meeting at the parson-
age Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
All the ladies are cordially invited to
attend.
Milan is quite place for shipping
ice. All the teams arc at work haul
ing and filling the ice houses. The
ice averages in thickness about
twelve inches.
At the home of MIR. Jens there will
be wedding next Wednesday, the
10th. Mr.. Jens' sister, Dora c.
Jtns, will wed H. F. w. Kruse. of
Andalusia. Quite a number of Milan
folks are invited.
Among those who were present
from Sears at the special meeting of
the Presbyterian church of Milan,
were: E. D. Fisher. j. F. Mead. Earl
Mead. MIR. and Mrs. Joe Woodruff
and daughter. Miss Susie.
Mrs. Sanderson entertained, at her
home in South Rock Island quite q
number of her lady friends last week.
Among those present from Milan
were Mrs. Robert Downs and Mrs.
Ferret Goble, of Big Island.
Apple Bros, of Sears, are drilling
a well in front of their brick store
which they lately erected. They are
down 60 feet and have no sign of
water. They think they will likely
have to go 40 feet deeper before they
will strike a good flow.
l.. L. Wheeler, assistant engineer
Of the Illinois and Mississippi canal.
came down on a flying trip last Fri
day to look after the interests of the
canal and reports being very busy,
only being home once this year. He
took dinner with G. II. Honens and
left in the evening for Sterling.
The fourth series of lectures under
the auspices of the Epworth League,
of the NJ. f. church, will be given
Friday evening, Jan. is. Mrs. H. j.
Huyett and Miss Jessie Bogue will
give the readings. This will be a
fine treat for the Milan people, and
all should turn out and enjoy them
| selves.
One of the teachers of the Milan
school thought it would be a saving
in fuel by putting in two buckets OF
coal in the stove, one at time.
which he did, and the result was
what may be called an explosion. 1t
blew the lid off of the top Of the
stove, and it was thought to have
blown the stove to pieces at first.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna Boulton
took place last Wednesday from the
Presbyterian church. Revs. ID. F.
Robertson, E. H. Alfred, of Milan.
and NJ. NJ. McCright. of Presumption.
officiated. The pail bearers were:
F. Corson, C.. Brandenberg, Tom
Cannon, Ira White, Arthur Nice and
Arthur O'Neal. The interment was
made at Chippiannock.
Here is story which came all the
way from Bureau, which the writer
thinks is too good to keep. We will
not mention names, but two of Mi
lan's citizens, who have a branch
store at that place. had a cold bath
while going there in a buggy re-
Gently. When near Bureau, where
the men woro wortiuO IN tho canal