Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-19
MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.

MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.
Nisoeilansous News From the Banks o.
the Hennepfa.
MILAN. March 18.-Joseph Cohen,
Of Sears. is very i'll, and his recovery
is doubtful.
William Mosher moved on his farm
in Andsiusia township Monday.
Thomas Norton fell in the canal
last Saturday and got good duck
Jog.
Joseph Moorhead has taken q posi-.
ton rs clerk in George K. Sydnor's
grocery.
Arthur Latin. of Pawnee, Neb., is
visiting with friends in Milan and
Bowling.
T. Wilson. of st. Joe. No., is visit
ing with his sister, Mrs. j. s. Mat
thew, this week.
Louis Swathwood, OF Rock Island,
vas visiting with friends and re.a-
tives here Tuesday.
Mrs. John Derrick. of Bowling. is
visiting with friends and relatives in
Rock Island this week.
The Apollo quartet will give an
Entertainment at the Presbyterian
church Friday evening.
Miss Ivy Brasher has been quite
sick with the la grippe for the past
week, but is improving.
Miss Bertha Bertelsen, OF South
Heights. is spending a few days
here visiting with friends and rela-
tives.
James Keller and wife arrived
Tuesday morning from Des Moines to
attend the funeral of the late George
Keller.
Michael Lane. our popular ianitor
# the public schools, is laid up with
the erysipelas in his face, but Is i'm
proving.
The st. Patrick's dance given last
night at the Town hall by the fire
men was grand success. Every
body enjoyed a good time.
The entertainment given at the
Sears pottery last Wednesday even
ing Melted $2s. which goes for the
benefit of the Ladies' Aid society.
Amosy Space, of Clinton county.
Iowa, returned home Wednesday al
ter spending few days visiting
with friends and relatives in Bowl
ing.
Swan Appel, the Searstown gro
Ger, has sold his goods and leased the
building to Mr.. Haynes. OF Andalu-
STA. who will take charge of the bus
mess April 1.
Frank McMichael, Wilson Mat.
thew and S. w. Heath appraised the
personal property OF the late Henry
F. Bastian last Monday to the
amount of $6OS, and William john
stOn was appointed administrator.
ID. I. Little. wife and four chill
dren. Of Litchfield, kas., returned
Wednesday evening from Pennsyl-
vania. where they have been visiting
for few weeks, and at present are
visiting with MIR. and Mrs. L. f.
Little.
Elmer Haynes has moved upon the
old Dickson farm which has been oc.
cupied for some years by j. l.. Van
dcrslice. who has moved in his own
house in Fairview, and will farm his
40 acres which lies in the corpora
ton of Milan.
The United States steamer Marion
came up the canal again Monday
and took the dredge boat Apache
down to lock 81. The Postal
telegraph wires were broken by
the smoke stack. The ice is near
ly all out Of the canal. The drcdge
begun work Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. +. w. Mcrrell, of Rock ISL
and, will deliver an illustrated lee
turc ut the town hall Tuesday even
ing, March 81, on the life-saving SER
vice, of which he was q member at
the Northwestern University at
Evanston. The lecture will be illus
tratcd by stereopticon views. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of the
Epworth League of the NJ. f. church.
The funeral Of George Keller &C.
Cured Wednesday forenoon when a
large number of friends assembled
to pay final tribnte. The service
was conducted at St. Joseph's
church, Rock Island, by Father
Mackin. Interment was made at
Calvary cemetery. The pallbearers
were: Alex Owens, William Coyne.
ST.. William Goldsmith, G. II. Ho-
mems, X. b. Olmsted and Fred Boil