Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-23
ON HENNEPIN's BANKS.
James Taylor Talks Of Old -Time Wlnters-
Other News.

James Taylor Talks Of Old lime winters
Other News.
MILAN, Jan. 23.-James Taylor.
of Taylor Ridge. gave US a pleasant
call Monday, and in conversation
with Thomas j. Medill, ST., talked
about old times. Mr.. Medill asked
Mr.. Taylor if he remembered the in
cident of the OK in the well, and Mr..
Taylor replied: "Indeed / do. If l
had lost that OK l would have had
only one OK to plow with. 1t was
one of the coolest nights we had in
February, 1843, when it happened
about midnight. 1 called to my
neighbor to help me and he brought
his horse team to pull the beast out,
but without success; he went home.
So with an ak l chopped way slant
ing down through four feet of frost
and once in a while threw a shovel
full under the OK so as to raise him
up a little, and by morning my OK
was out of an S-foot we'll and was all
right" Mr.. Taylor also added it
was the coldest winter that he recOl-
lected. On the 18th day of April the
same year he crossed the Mississippi
at Rock Island on foot.
Teachers Meet.
The teachers of division No. 4, of
the Rock Island County Teachers
association held an interesting meet
ing at the Milan public school last
Saturday. There were so teachers
present, and excellent papers on the
following topics were read:
Be:t Way Of Seating Pupil. for Reciiasions mn
Fourth Grade Geography Work = ..,......... - .
phv:;oocv MsS sisrma;eq sameSon
A warm discussion was provoked
by a reference to the resolution
adopted by the teachers of Rock ISL
and county at the Moline meeting in
November in regard to narcotics and
stimulants, viz: Resolved, That we,
the teachers of Rock Island county,
hereby express our conviction that nc
person addicted to the use of stimu-
lants or narcotics should be employed
as superintendent. principal, teacher
OF ianitor and that no such person
be granted n license to teach.
The meeting adj djourned at noon and
the next meeting will be held in
Milan in April.
Mat Daxon. of Omaha, is visiting
with friends and relatives.
Miss Maud Wyncs is visiting with
Emma Shellman this week.
. Lester Kuehl spent Saturday ant
Sunday with friends in Moline.
The dads Boys" will give :.
grand ball at the Milan town hal
Jan. "a.
Mrs. Louis Cohen and Miss Nellie
Holmes are among the many who
are sick in Milan.
Henry Bastian and family spen
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hoffman, of Rural.
Ed Zeithel was attended by fiv,
different doctors Tuesday and is NJ
better at this writing.
John Blum. a farmer of Bowling
left last week for parts unknown
leaving numerous creditors.
Ed Normoyle. Jr., of Rural, lef
for Casey. Iowa, where he will visi
friends and relatives for few weeks
Miss Bertha Bertlesen, of South
Heights, spent Monday and Tuesda
with relatives and friends in Milan
Dolly Dale arrived last week fror
Chicago and intends to spend tn
winter with Mr.. and Mrs. George Z
Brown.
\ William Clark, of Presumption
visited his daughter, Mrs. Jane
Cook, who lives near the sandmound
last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Dickson, Of Fulton
: Iowa, attended the funeral of Mrs
Elizabeth Bradley and returne
home last Friday.
Rev. w. f. Greene, pastor i
charge of the Mcconnell chapel an
Zion church of Taylor Ridge, has r.
signed his charge.
Alvin Johnston returned last Sat
urdao from visit at Seaton, Ill
where he was visiting with Mr.. an
Mrs. George w. Smith.
Sandford Wadsworth, of Rura
took to Rock Island So head of hog
which he sold to j. S. GilmOr'
last Friday. There were 13 load'
Mrs. John Hinderer was remen
bered on her 4Oth birthday anuive
sary Tuesday, her many friends frol
Rock Island and Milan being presen
and all enjoyed a good time.
Jonathan Space. who resided mes
Milan in former years, returned fro
Cambridge, stating that his wife an
three children had left him at thu
place. after being married II year
There arrived to gladden. the hon
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Cook la
Sunday q six-and-a-half pound bal
boy. MIR. Cook recently moved fro
Presumption to a farm two-and-a-hs
- miles east of Milan.
Mabel Corson while skating on Il
Z canal last week slipped and fell
such a manner as to fracture her le
= arm above the elbow. DR.. Geor
A. Virgins adjusted the fracture al
Miss Mabel is getting along nicely.
There are quite a number OF pc
pie on the sick list this week. Amor