Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-27
MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.
UioslnG Day In the Public sohools-Other


Newp.
Milan, May 25.-The Milan public
school closed Friday for the summer
vacation. and two interesting pro-
grams were given in rooms Nos. and
II. In room No. 1 the program was a.
follows: Welcome, eight girls; IVA
cation Joys" Blanch Keli; ssNimble
Frogs Mistake" Earl Winness:
.Seven Little Maids" Edith Peter
son; ''Sad Little Say" Ercless Ca
rothers; finger play for little folks;
song, "Birdies and Children" Ear
ly Tea" Catherine Thacher;" "Nine
and Six" George Ruge; 1.-The Way
1t Happened" May Kelsey; bright
Little Bird" four pupils; song,
.Blue Birds" girls; ..Do Right"
Viola Cohen; '.Set Free" Willie
Tenges; exercise by ~ boys; song.
Goodbye to the Birds" Bethe.
Heath, Goldie Baker; IL Can't"
Blanche Kell; '.Maids of Many
Lands" six girls; ..L.nd of Nod"
Bethel Heath; Hospital Nurse"
Neil Williams; song, "Whose Boy
Are You?" Bethel Heath. Willie
Tenges; "School Greeting" Jessie
Bloomfield; Goodbye" eight girls.
Quite q number of visitors attended
and everyone had q good time.
Room No. 2 was well filled when
the program was started. The room
was well decorated with flowers,
flags and bunting. The program
was as follows: Song, America" by
the school; Our Country's Flag"
seven girls; recitation, Ed Thomas;
''Transposed." Ruth Anderson;
"Quarrelsome Boy" Carl Disney !;
song. "Buy Broom" six girls; HE
Ran the Night Express" Emma
Kuahl; dialogue, '.The New Scholar, :"
six girls; Little WILL" Mabel Bre-
dette; 'Four Rosebuds," four girls;
song, Beautiful Dudes," five boys;
song, Beautiful Bellies" five girls;
when I'm Grown gp," Joseph sgd
nor; ''Small Boy" Ciemmie Baker;
dialogue, "Trials of a Canvasser;"
recitation, Mamie Daxon; recitation,
Rae Little; recitation, Mamie Wilson;
"Girl's Song to Her Doll," Mamie
Christy; "Ten Little Fingers" Ray
McMichael; song, Evening Bells"
school.
Rev. H. w. Reherd, of the Presby-
terian church, preached a memorial
sermon Sunday at the Presbyterian
church to large congregation. The
boys in blue numbered only eight,
death having swept their ranks with
telling effect during the last few
years. The sermon was we'll given,
and dwelt at various times upon the
main battles of the war, and it
seemed to touch the hearts of all.
Comrade Tyler, who was one of the
men who dug his way out of the An
Jacksonville prison, was present. The
church was decorated with bunting
and flowers, and the national colors
occupied a prominent place ON the
south wall of the church. y.
A barn on Dickson street, which
was used by Charles Boyer as q corn
crib, caught fire Tuesday afternoon.
A bucket brigade and the fire de-
partment saved the barn from total
destruction.
The pupils of room No. 8 present.
ed their teacher, Clark H. Smith,
with fine water set. Miss Sadie
Carraghan received q fine pair of
vases and rose bowl from one OF
her classes.
A daughter Of John Brasmer, of
Black Hawk, came very near losing
her thumb last Saturday while play
ing with draw knife. DR.. Virgins
hopes to save the thumb.
Little Samuel Kelsey cut his foot
on piece of glass Saturday, sever
ing an artery. DR.. w. L. Eddy was
summoned, and at this time the lit
tie fellow is doing nicely.
John Williamson, OF Staunton,
Ill. left for his home last Wednes.
day after q weeks visit with his els
ter. Mrs. McAfee, and the Misses
Carnaghan, of Milan.
J. w. Woermann spent Sunday in
| Milan and left again Suudav evac