Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-20
ON HENNEPIN's BANKS.
Miscellaneous News From Milan ana
Vicinity.

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with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bastian.
Patrick McCarty. of Rural. is very
sick again and his recovery is doubt
full.
Mrs. Thomas Carney, of Rock ISL
aud. was visiting with Milan friends
Monday.
Miss Ellen Hunt, of Morrison,
visited with the Misses Carnaehan
last week.
George A. Smith. of Sears, re-
turned today from a business trip to
Monmouth.
Robert Taylor. Of Presumption. is
visiting for few days with friends
and relatives in Milan.
Mrs. NJ. Huber, of Black Hawk,
was very sick last week. but at this
writing is reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Chandler, of
South Rock Island, spent Thursday
with their friends in Milan.
David Walker. of Bowling, is the
proud father OF a bouncing baby boy,
which arrived last Saturday.
Mrs. John Bertelsen and daughter
Miss Laura, Of South Heights. were
visiting among relatives Friday.
Albert Hanson, of Big Island. is
the proud father Of another child. a
nice little girl, which arrived Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gotobed and
daughter. Miss Hazel, of Bowling,
gave Milan pleasant call Satur-
day.
z. j. Post. of Cendent. Ohio, who
was visiting last week with friends
and relatives, returned home Mon
day.
Mrs. j. X. McMichal left Saturday
for few DAYS visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Rodimer, of Cam
bridge.
James Coyne was married to Eliza
Bower. both being of Bowling. at the
Episcopal church at Rock Island last
Tuesday.
John Weinberger. OF South
Heights. finished painting the house
of Anton Weigle, of Black Hawk.
last week.
Mrs. Nathan Boyer, of Rock ISL
and. was visiting Thursday and Fri
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Boyer.
Miss Susie White. formerly OF
Pennsylvania, arrived from Chicago
last week and at present is visiting
with her brother and sister.
Frank Curry and Miss Nellie
O'Connell attended the leap year
hall Eridav oran;nor Mt pool- VeI,,I
and stopped at Milan Monday on
their return to Taylor Ridge.
Mrs. Mary Daxon is staying at
present with Mrs. A. A. Allen, of
Sears. as companion during the alb
sence OF her husband, who is at
present in Moline on a vacation.
Mrs. Josiah Scott. of Rural, has
been very i'll with pneumonia for the
past week, but we are glad to an
nounce that under the care of DIR. j.
Ii. Huyett is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Theresa Zeitschel and Mrs.
Christina Kugler left for South Da-
kota Monday, taking with them the
children of the late r. l.. Zeitschel,
Willie and Arthur, for their future
home.
William Bastian, who resides with
his brother, Carl. on the Bradley
farm, in Black Hawk. has rented the
farm of Mrs. Robert Mofiitt, of Bow
ling. OF which he will take possession
March /.
Will +. Muse. editor of the Ottum-
wa Uowa) Carrier. was called home
Wednesday to the sick bed OF his
mother, who has been very low for
the last two weeks and is no better
at this writing.
The valentine social given Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hynes. of Bowling, was a
most enjoyable and pleasant affair.
The proceeds, which Melted them
5000, is for the benefit of the Pleas
ant Ridge church.
j. l.. Vanderslice. formerly fore
man of the first division on the Hen
nepin canal. has accepted position
as travelling salesman for a shoe
house in Davenport. His route will
be in northwestern Iowa, for which
he started Monday.
lie valentine social gwen at the
home of Mrs. j. c. Johnston Thurs
day evening was quite an enjoyable
affair. Qoite q crowd was present
and the sum of $40 was cleared. The
proceeds were for the benefit of tn e
Presby terian church.
Rooms one, three and four of the
Milan public school will give agrand
entertainment at the Town hall
Thursday, Feb. %. The songs, rcci-
tations and dialogues will be in
honor of George Washington. The
proceeds will 90 toward procuring
more books for the library in the
school.
Mrs. Claus Anderson, of Bowling.
died this morning at z o'clock of
lung troubles. She was at the doc
tors office at Presumption Monday and
she got up at o'clock this morning
to take her medicine and expired at
the time stated. She leaves beside
her husband, four boys and two girls,
the youngest months old.
Peter Brewer, marshal at Sears,
put two cows in the pound last week
for running at large contrary to the