Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-16
ON HENNePIN's BANKS.
School Teachers to Meet 1T Milan satur
day-NOtes.

relatives and friends last week in
Milan.
George Gotobed, of Bowling.
visited relatives Tuesday.
The ice houses are being filed this
week with lO-inch article.
David McAffee, OF Andalusia. left
Monday for a visit to Stanton, Ill.
Mrs. L. d. Nudge. of Taylor
Ridge, called on Milan friends Tues
dav.
Albert Blaser, of Black Hawk, was
visiting with his many friends last
Saturday.
Miss Rosa Bertlesen. of South
IL, ghts, spent Saturday with rela-
tives in Mi an.
Preston Palmer returned home last
Friday from a visit with his parents
at Altoona, Iowa.
Mrs. Newton LOBBY, of Bowling.
was visiting with relatives and
friends last Friday.
Miles Judge departed last Satur-
day for Chicago. after securing a di-
vorce from his wife.
Clarence Mcconnell. who attends
school in Rock Island. spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Heath.
A charity dance given at Rock ISL
and for the benefit of the orphans of
the late Mrs. Nissen. of Sears, real
lied $40.
Ed Zeithel, who conducts the Black
Hawk saloon, will retire from bust
ness March l. Henry Bloomfield
will be his successor.
The Sears pottery is about COM
Pleted. Machinery has been pur-
chased and the business will be in
running order in another week.
| Misses Edith Davis ard Sadie Car
naghan attended the third annual
meeting of the Scott County Teach
ers' association in Davenport Satur-
day.
Swan Apple proposes supplying
Sears and vicioity with ice the com
ing season. He is now erecting a
house for the storage of the frigid
article.
Ed Normoyle, of Rural, sold AZ
hogs weighing 10000 pounds to j. 5.
Gilmore Friday. These were the
largest hogs passing through Milan
| Tor some time.
a small blaze broke out on the
roof of the kitchen owned by William
kale about 1880 Tuesday morning.
The fire was extinguished by a
bucket of water.
Edward Huber, of Illinois CITY,
stopped at Milan Tuesday, having
returned few weeks ago from q
4-years' trip through Colorado, New
Mexico and California.
A grand concert will be given at
the Milan town hall Jan. "a, consist
ing of vocal and instrumental music
by Mrs. W. b. Barker, of Rock ISL
and. assisted by other talent.
q. Young. of Andalusia, q young
man of 80 years, who procured a
marriage license in Davenport a
week ago. is not married yet on &C.
count of his parents objccting to the
match.
William Daxon, of Andalusia, gave
US a pleasant call Tuesday. Mr..
Daxon is out taking orders for fruit
trees for the Iowa City nursery. On
account Of it being dry season last
year he will replace al fruit trees
which failed to grow.
Mrs. Mary Daxon while crossing
the street near the depot last Satur-
day evening was knocked down bv n
horse driven by AL Vanderslice, but
fortunately was not seriously in
Jured. This is another good reason
why Milan ought to have electric
lights.
| Division A of the Rock Island
County Teachers association will
meet at the Milan public school Sat-
urday morning. The program will
include the discussion of various
subjects pertaining to the teachers
duties. ETC., and will be participated
in by Misses Montgomery. Carna-
CHAN. Muse. Jameson and Schillinger.
and Messrs. Stegmaier, Taylor.
krcps and Smith.
Eureka lodge 96. A. F. & A. NJ.
had II public installation of its Off
cers-elect Friday evening. the new
officers being: w. NJ. c. w.
Thatcher; :. W, Charles Branden-
burg; j w. Godfrey Blaser; S. d..
George I, nges; j. d.. r. f. Little;
secretary. X. b. Olmstead; treas
urer, William Goldsmith: chaplain.
Samuel Hea b; stewards, j. II. Van
d-rsiice and Frank Corson; tyler, f.
II. Harris. Tne ceremonies were
conducted bv Past Worthy Matron
William F. Tcnges and as each Off
Ger was installed he was presented
with handsome bouquet by the
Hover bearers. The advantage of
an Eastern Star chapter was spoken
OF at some length by Z. W. Thatcher
and Rev. Z. H Morse and resulted in
about forty ladies attaching their
signatures to an application for the
formation of an Eastern Star chap
ter. Then temporary organization
was affected by the selection of the
following officers: w. NJ, Mrs. Will
liam Health; w. p, William F.
Tenges. and assistant. Miss Maggie
Carnaghan. Thesevening was most
Proftabiy and enjoyabiy spent and
concluded with sumptuous supper.
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