Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-04
MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.


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Milan, March 2.-The old Sears
mill 10 nearly torn down.
The Eastern Star elected ufIfcers
Friday evening.
Cool tile sidewalks are appre.
ciat ct this time Of the year.
Charles Boyes has rented 80 acres
Of land near Ginger hill Of g. W.
Smith. Of Milan.
Thomas Griffin, section foreman Of
the r l. 4 p. railway, has moved
into the Lewis house.
Mrs. Grant Pinkley, of Rock Isl
and, Was whiting with Milan friends
and relatives Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kuehl and
daughter, Emma, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Koch, Of Rock
Island.
F. G. Honens, who has been visit
ing for the past month in Iadiana
and ct Sterling. ILL.,, came home
Thursday.
Mrs. John Willhite. Who has been
seriously i'll during the past few
days, is now reported to DO gettiug
along nicely.
The George Washington entertain
ment at the town hall was . success
financially. The ladies realized
about $50 clear of expense.
A number Of young folks spent
Wednesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chaales Mcdonnell, OF Bowling,
who leave in Q short time for Iowa.
Thomas Willhite 10 now at Mem
phis, Tenn, where he went few
weeks ago to work for his brother,
Walter, who has bscome famous as .
jockey.
Mira. Helirich. who is the CAL of
the damsge suit between this county
and Mercer, lived in Milan until her
husband died. when she was lost
tf6gE Of.
c. F. Gazetteer 10 having . large
tract Of land on his farm on Big, isl-
and cleared Of timber. The walnut
logs are being shipped to Goshen,
Ind, to be sawed. after which they
will be shippe1 to England.
The pupils Of the Milan public
school will give an entertainment In
the town hall March 5. The pro-
ceeds will be used to purchase addi-
tional books for the school library.
sn interesting Programl will be
given.
The ". N. B. society gave q taffy
pull in the dining hall under the n.
E. church Friday evening. Two
more viii be given March 10 and
April 16. and this will be followed
By the annual May fair of the So
ciety.
William Wilson, Of Burlington,
who has rented his farm for the COM
ing year to the Dorm brothers, will
move to Milan and reside in one of
c. s. Thompson's houses, which will
be vacated when J. L. Vanderslice
moves to Davenport.
Charles Francis, our former citi-
zen, gave very Interesting lecture
ON Egyptology at the Davenport
Academy Of Science Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Francis was one Of
the engineers Of the Illinois and Mis-
issippi canal at this place.
Joseph Moorhead. who was en-
ployed By G. B. Sydnor last fall, left
Wednesday for Monmouth to work
for his brother-in.law, K. &. Phelps.
Mr.. Phelps was formerly . time
Keeper for Contractor Lynch, Of the
Illinois and Mississippi canal. at this
place. Joe will be missed by his
many friends.
A team belonging to J. W. Cald-
well, OF Rural. took . lively run
Saturday evening about o'clock,
causing . great deal Of damage. The
runaway started from in front Of
David Anderson's on the island,
where Mrs. J. w. Caldwell, James
Wynes, William Caulfeld and
Thomas Wynes had stopped for q
shOrs time. They had tied the horses
and went into the house, and ON re.
turning found them gone. The
horses broke loose and started Tor
Milan, crossing the bridges at ter
rifle gait. and scsttering groceries
al along tho way. In Milan they
ran into the water trough on Main
strs ct. The poll and double trees
breaking. freed them once more.
They broke swsyIfrom each other
and started away. and when stop, ed
one horse had q ffsctured nose and q
bad cash in the shoulder. All the
harness Was gone. The groceries
were gathered up, . wagon secured,
and In short time the journey was
resumed to Rural.
The old man who looks out 1T the
world with clear and healthy eyes
cannot help feeling great grati6ca-
tion at the thought that his children
have inherited from him NO weak.
ness nor tendency to disease. The
healthy old man 10 the man who has
throughout his life kept his digestion
good and his blood pure. Not one in
q thousand does do it. Germs 20
through the healthy body without
effect. Let them once fiod Judgment.
or let them ind . weak spot. they