Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-18

fourth class Office and averages about
5000 per year as q salary. Twelve
mails a day. six incoming and six
outgoing. are recorded each day.
Everything will likely be calm
and serene until the location OF the
office is settled, when more trouble
will likely arise, as there are a num-
Der Of places where the postofiice hiss
been that are not tit places. When
the question IS to who will be post
master has been settled the location
of the office will mean q great teal.
The office we have had during the
past few years was the best that was
ever in Milan. The lock boxes were
of the latest design and everything
modern in every respect.
Musings.
A quarterly missionary meeting
will be held in Milan Dec. p.
DR.. Hugh Warnock, the veterinary
surgeon Of Aledo. spent Tuesday in
Milan.
A son arrived last Saturday morn
ing to gladden. the home of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Anthony Van Buren,, of Lowell
island.
We understand dancing club will
be organized in Milan during the win
ter, and there is also talk of forming
o mandolin club.
j. A. Bartlett, Of Moline, assisted
by the Misses Ave and Mae Schaier
and an orchestra, will give q concert
at the town hall Nov. "a.
The M. f. church is making ar
rangements to give q grand enter
tainment and turkey supper at the
town hall Thanksgiving.
The Bryan Free Silver club of
Milan has received q charter and
will hereafter be known as the One
hundred and fourth Illinois Of the
national silver clubs.
Friday evening . dance was given
at McAfee's in Bowling. There we're
about forty couples present. and all
enjoyed themselves very much. Sup
per was served at IL o'clock by the
hostess.
Some one entered the school house
in Black Hawk in District z Monday
evening and stole the dipper and
wash basin. There is no clue to the
perpetrators, but the directors in
tends to offer q reward for his cap
ture.
A social dance was given in the
Milan town hall Friday evening.
Although the crowd was small all
had q good time. Ernest c. Biener's
orchestra furnished the music and
the light fantastic was tripped till
nearly morning.
Huntingis all the rage around
these parts, and the amount OF game
that is secured beats everything.
From the small boy to the man, all
come home with game every time
they 60 out. Last Sunday there was
a great amount Of game slaughtered
Carl Brussel, of Edgington
township. who has been operating q
saw mill for the past four years, was
injured Saturday while saving wood
for Fred Garrett on the old Weaver
place in Bowling. The fingers on his
right hand came in contact with the
saw and we're badly lacerated. DR..
Virgins, of Milan. Was called and
found it necessary to amputate the
small finger. it being SO badly torn.
Miss Carrie Walker, of Milan, was
pleasantly remembered by . surpris =
party at the home Of Ed Wangelin
in Bowling. Friday evening. Miss
Pearle Bennett invited oil the young
folks for miles around. and nearly
all of them responded. Between one
hundred and one hundred and fifty
were present, and the evening was
passed very pleasantly. Supper was
served and all voted the occasion
would never to be forgotten.
During the past week q great
maty events have taken place on the
social side of life. Thursday a dance
was given at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Caldwell, of Rural.
The dance was in honor Of Mckinley
and Hobart's election, and about
twenty-five coup lee responded to the
invitations and spent the evening in
dancing. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Woch-
ner, Will Caul6eld and Thomas
Wynes composed the orchestra. At
~ O'Clock Mrs. Caldwell served an
elegant supper. and it was nearly
morn before the guests departed.
Darkness in Milan will soon be q
thing of the past. rs work was begun
today setting the posts for street
lamps. The lamps have been given
. thorough test, and their merits are
that they burn less oil than other
lamps; will not 60 ont. but will burn
steady in . high wind. will extin-
guish themselves At . certain hour,
and they have . neat appearance.
Electric lights. would probably give
better service. but as the town is not
fixed % we'll financially rs to allow
this service. these lamps will fill the
purpose, and II ever . time should
come that . change is needed, it can
be done without extra cost.
R. ne, the 5-year-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Ash Fitzsimmons, oi Milan,
was kicked by horse Tuesday
evening. She was with one Of her
brothers who had been sent after the
horse. and as the horse WAS not GO
ing to suit her she struck Il across