Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-06
MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.

News OF Interest On tho Banks Of shs
Aennspin.
Milan, Jan. 5.-Mrs. j. A. Nc
Laughlin and son, L'uie, OF Gsneseo.
visited at McLaughlin's the past
week.
Fred Brookmsn. Of Hillsda!c, spent
Monday in Milan with his relatives.
A reception was given New Years
night ut the residence Of Rev. d T
Robertson in honor Of W. Z F,sher,
OF Chicago, and G. T. Fisher. of
Madrid, N. Y brot- srs Of Mr. Rob-
ertson. About twenty-five were
present and spent the evening very
pleasantly.
The village council INST in regular
monthly session in the council loom
Monday evening, President Thacher
presiding. with Trust es Cannon.
Benn, White, Walker and .Branden-
burg present. The usual bills we're
allowed aud orders drawn for the
same. The ordinance putting aside
tw0-fifths of the money received
from ealoon licenses for improve
ments was passed and takes effect
Immediately.
Squire Brown had q queer case in
his court Saturday. Mrs. L E
Aibertson brought suit against Mrs.
j. A McAffee for an account amount
ing to $l7. A, due her for work. She
charged her q very small amount for
her work, and when she brought
suit Mrs. McAffee also ha 4 little
bill. which amounted to $l4.4S,
made up Of all kinds Of charges. II
any Of Mrs. Albertson's children re-
NAMED at McAffee's for dinner it
was charged, and between meals and
other small things which Mrs.
Albertso knew nothing about. she
vas allowed the bill, which left Mrs.
Albertson only $2.96. The case will
kelly be appealed.
Thelastreguia business meeting OF
the Christian Endeavor society of the
Presbyterian church was held in
that place New Years eve, and after
all business had been attended to
the old officers turned over the reigns
to the newly elected. After the
meeting, ''nickel social" was held.
Eighteen nickels had been given out
and all were to increase the money.
Those who failed were fined IS cents.
Out of the Is four paid their fines.
All told how they had earned their
money. Ben Honens bought book
for his money, sold it for 10 cents,
kept on buying and selling until he
had secured $2.25, which he gave
with q selection Of poetry he had
written for the occasion. Miss Nav
Mclaughlin made and sold rusks,
wsffies and doughnuts. making 81 IS.
Miss Emma Mccartney bought .
package of Kis-Me gum and sold it
to the boys for 2 cents q stick. She
also said she sewed the buttons on a
gentieman's coat, and that now she
was looking for the owner of q Goa,
to sew the buttons on for perma.
nently. Here's chance for some
one. She earned $1.15. Fred W.
Honens donated and sold some pho
tographs for $l.873. He wanted the
change Of the half cent. Miss Win
ME Tenges made children's dresses
and earned SO cents. Miss Clara
Ruge sold calling cards to the
amount Of IS cents. Miss Edith
Davis made photograph frames and
blotters. realizing S277. There
were many more who earned smaller
sums by making paper flowers, knit
ting. crocheting. selling butter, etc.
The money amounted to SIS So, and
with total of s.. O5 at the DOOR, IN ade
the neat sum of $21.5S which will be
sent to Graham Lee at Corea. The
event was successful in every way.
The new officers for the year 1897
are as follows: President, Mics
kathariue Carnaghan; vice president,
Miss Mary Walker; secretary. Joseph
Moorhead; treasurer George Medill;
prayer meeting committee, e. d.
Mclaughlin. Jennie Matthews. Clara
Ruge, Kate Walker, Mamie Tindsll;
Lookout committee, Mis- Carna-
CHAN, Emma Shellmau, Maud Nedill,
Laura Tindall. Ben Honens; soti. Il,
John Kyle. Carrie Walker, Katherine
Carna. han. Joseph Moorhrad, Nav
Gilmore; missionary. Mias M. Nc
Laughlin, Lizzie smith, Kate Shell.
man. Emma Mccartney. Sadie Carn-
aghan; music. Katherine She'll
man, Clara Ruge. Maud Me-
dill. Kate Walker. &. ID. Nc
Laughlin; flower, ii. b. Honers,
Winnie Tenges. Emma Dit inner,
May Gilmore, Carrie Walker; organ
list. Miss Kittie Bradley; assistant
orgauist. Maud Medill; superintend-
emf Of ianiors, Ben Honeus.
A mirror could not lie il it wanted
to. The glass has nothiog to ga,n
BY nattery. II the roses Of health
and plumpness Of beauty are leaving
your face, your MIR, r will tell YOU
so. Health is the greatest beautitier
in the world. When . woman sees
the indications Of ill health in the
face, she may with almost absolute
certainty look for the cause in ore or
both Of two conditione-cons,ip
and arrangement Of the organs dis
tiDctly feminine. DIR. Pierce's Fay-