Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
MUSINGS FROM MILAN.
The Regular Record Of HsppsnlnEs on
H6nno0fnsa RaDka.

WOo1N00 fHOM WI1ANs
The Regular Record Of Happsninss ON
Hennepin's Banks.
Milan Sept. 28.-H. B. Honens
leaves Thursday for Sterling and
from there he will 90 to Chicago,
where he will attend school.
Miss Jessie Bogue, of Rock Island,
called on Milan friends Monday.
Miss Emma Kuehl spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends and rela-
tives in Moline.
Miss Nealy Walker and Miss Nina
Gilmore were visiting at Pleasant
Ridge Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Rhoadarmer returned Sat-
urday, after few weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Kansas.
Mrs. Allie Brasher and children
and Miss Clara Weigle, of Black
Hawk. spent Friday At South Rock
Island.
Mrs. Thomas Johnston. of Daven-
port. and daughter. Miss Susie,
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
c. Johnston.
Robert Champion. of Bowling, had
the misfortune of having the wheel
Of wagon loaded with oats run
over his foot.
Lewis Cohen is on the sick list; in
fact there are more people sick in
Milan at present than ever before
with malaria and ague.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Post rejoice
over the arrival Of girl baby Fri
day morning. Mr.. Post is setting
up the cigars to the boys.
Mrs. DR.. l. H. Rathburn and son,
Master Hubert, of Crab Orchard,
Neb.. are visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Honens.
Joseph Cooper. of South Rock
Island, bought q property of Peter
Rogers on Williams street, west of
the railroad. He took possession
last Friday.
Arthur, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H..
Caldwell, while playing Thursday
morning at school. ran into wire
fence and cut cash in his left leg
about four inches in length. DR.. Eddy
attended him and found it necessary
to take three stitches.
The Rock Island Canning company
at Sears finished canning corn Satur-
day. and received large amount of
apples, which they will soon start to
can. They intend to can about s. 900
bushels Of apples. 1t will be close
to Christmas before they complete
the work.
A hedge fence about 100 rods in
length from CLANCY. lane west to the
gravel pit on the Mercer county
branch Of the road has been cut down
SO people who drive that way can
see the approaching trains. It should
also be cut along further so as to
avoid accidents.
j. p. Miller's men finished cas-
ing S28 feet Of the artesian well
Friday. In order to test the work,
the water was shut off at the sleuce
gates. No sooner had the water been
shut off than everybody was catch.
ing fish, and all got plenty who took
part In the sport. Some had clubs
and others had pitchforks.
Among those who attended the
Aledo fair last week were George
Medill. William O'Neal, Reed Wilson
and the Misses Ivy Brasher, Maggie
Caranghan and Rosa Willhite; John
Miller and his son Vird, and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. II. Caldwell. Charlie Boyer
was married at the court house there
to Miss Susie Adams, of Milan. The
happy couple will reside two-and-a-
half miles south of Milan.
The Ladies' Aid society, of the
Milan Presbyterian church, has Sc
cured Miss Emily Louise Murray.
the talented elocutionist and physi-
cal culture teacher. of Davenport.
who will give q recital in the town
hall at Milan the evening Of Oct. 5.
She will be assisted by Bleuer's man
dolin orchestra, of Rock Island.
Oysters, ice cream and cake will DO
served after the Entertainment. A
most pleasing and instructive enter.
tainment is assured to all who at
tend.
The largest apples seen around
here this year weighed II ounces
and measured 144 inches in circum.
ference, and came from the orchard
Of John Beck in Black Hawk. While
visiting at his place we inspected his
orchard. which is q grand sight to
behold. Some winter apple trees
were loaded so heavy that the
branches touched the ground. We
also noticed q tree having large
psars and full of blossoms. Mr..
Beck's fruit trees are about 8 years
old and nicer orchard one ever
looked upon.