Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-09
ON HENNEPIN'S BANKS.
News of q General Character From MllaE
and Vicinity.


Jan. selected officers for the coming
six months as follows: President,
DR.. w. L. Eddy: vice president,
Will Medill; secretary, Miss Kate
Carnagban: treasurer, Miss Emma
Dittmer; organist. Miss Kittie Brad
ley; assistant organist, Miss Maud
Medill; chairman of prayer meeting
committee, Miss Sadie Carnaghan;
chairman of lookout committee, Miss
Maggie Carnaghan; chairman of So
cial committee, Miss NJ. Z. McLaugh-
lin; corresponding secretary; Miss
Edith Davis.
At the Congregational meeting,
held in the Presbyterian church Jan.
Is, j. w. Woermann was reelected
trustee for a term of three years.
Charles kyte's term of eldershi p hav-
ing expired. he was reelected by ac-
clamation for a term of three years.
The trustees gave very good report
of the financial standing of the
church. deficit of 1851 in pas
tors salary being the only money
owed to anyone.
The Sunday school elected officers
for the coming year the last Sabbath
in December. Wis: Superintendent.
6. H. Honens; assistant superinten-
dent. Miss NJ. Kelly: secretary and
treasurer. Miss Carrie Walker;
librarian, Master Charles Branden-
burg; organist. Miss Maud Medill.
Notes.
This is the week of prayer at the
Presbyterian church.
John Bosselman left last SATURDAY.
for his home in Galva.
John Scarr, of Rock Island, WIS.,
tied friends in Milan Monday.
Ben Honens left Tuesday for Cham
paign, where he is attending school.
Mrs. &. Schneider, of Taylor
Ridge, visited with Mrs. K. f. Little
Tuesday.
Miss Anne Wheeler, of Rock ISL
and, was visiting with Fred Boulton
Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Adams left last Thurs
day for a weeks visit with j. F..
Bingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Brasher, OF
South Heights, visited in Milan last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mcconnell,
of Bowling. were among Milan visit
ors Monday.
Elmer Haynes sold his milk route
to Louis Strayer, of South Rock lei.
and. last week.
Mrs. George Medill is very i'll at
this writing and her mother, Mrs.
G. Harris. is little better.
Misses Tillie Kehoc and Lucy Sur
plus left Tuesday for q visit with
Thomas Conway, of Reynolds.
George Sydnor, who has been quite
sick with typhoid fever for over two
weeks. is reported at this writing no
better.
Miss Lola and Clarence Bower, of
Rock Island. spent the holidays with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Boyer.
Invitations are out for dance at
the town hall Jan. Is. The commit
tee is composed of l.. Cohen, c. Har-
ris and F. Norton.
Last Monday James Soldenberger
was around canvassing the town to
see how much money he could get
for being night Waterman.
William Schiller, OF Malcomb,
Iowa, and Mrs. c. Kuehl, of East
Davenport. visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Kuehl Wednesday.
Mesdames C. Goldsmith, Robert
Downs and j. Hinder and daughter,
Miss Mile, were visiting with Mrs.
Valentine Jannsen, of Rock Island,
last Sunday.
Arthur Mead, of Sears, who had
been visiting with his parents during
the holidays in Chicago, returned
home last Thursday and on his way
visited in Rockford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stretch. evangelists,
are holding revival meetings at the
M. f. church this week. Mrs. Stretch
is an eloquent speaker and her hus-
band is a good singer.
A debate took place Tuesday even
ing at the Milan public school be-
tween Miss Sadie Carnaghan and
Prof. c. F. Stegmaier. The result
was in favor of Miss Carnaghan.
AuA De ~. W. AACatu NlSlLcu MIS-. u
S. Smith at St. Anthony's hospital
and informs US that Mrs. Smith will
be able to be taken home in a few
days. Her many friends will be glad
to hear of her speedy recovery.
Rev. E. H. Afford and family left
Saturday for Port Byron. They were
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thompson during the holidays. but
on account of sickness of one of the
children they were delayed a week.
The semi-monthly missionary
meeting of McConnell's chapel was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Daxon, of Milan. A dinner
was served by Mrs. Daxon and Miss
Phoebe Okey. A good time was had
by all present.
Tuesday evening at the new resi-
dence of Jacob Muhlermann in Bow
ling. a house warming was given to
friends and neighbors. A large
crowd was present and a good time
was reported. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
" achner furnished the music.
The city council met Monday eve
ming in regular monthly ses-
sion Mavor Owens nresidipor opd oil