Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-27
MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.
Breezy Batch Of News From the Town on
the Hennspin.

Breezy Batch Of News Rron the Town ON
| the Hennspin.
| Milan, July 25.-Emma Kuehl re.
turned home Friday, after . weeks
visit with Anthony Koch's family, of
Rock leland.
Guy Hodgson. Of Bowling. left last
week for Nebraska.
Fred Bopes and Uriah Caruthers
caught catfish last Wednesday that
weighed Sc pounds.
Il. s. Cownn. supreme vice master
OF the Mystic Workers of the World
is busy securing mem bers for lodge
here.
Louis Buryanek, of Clinton. q
15-year.old lad. who tips the scales
At nearly 200 pounds, is visiting with
Milan friends
Mrs. Martha Bushart returned
home this week. her daughter. Mrs
Joseph Mcintyre. and baby, OF Erie,
accompanying her.
Mrs. Charles Brandenburg. of Mi
Ian. and her niece, Hazel Gotobed.
# Bowling. have gone to Red Oak,
Iowa, to visit relatives.
j. N. Adams has decided to quit
harness-makiDg. After he has closed
out the stock. he will move to
Burlington, where will make his fu-
ture home.
The oats harvest 10 going on and
the yield promises to be q bountiful
one. The best field of oats to be
found in this section is on the Stapp
place. southeast of Milan, farmed BY
thomas Fletcher
PARK Smith, son of James Smith,
OF Sears, met with painful accident
while making hay at Erie. He
jumped off a wagon and in some
manner his foot caught, throwing
him onto the hay fork. decorating his
hand. One Of the fingers was torn
so badly as to make amputation nee
es.ary.
A pair Of shoes were made In Milan
this week for a Rock Island man
that there is nothing small about
The length from heel to toe is IA
inches. the sole across the ball 6
inches and the heel inches each
way. II the shoes were sized they
would be No Is. Several Rock Isl
and shoemakers would not under
take the job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chandler. OF
South Rock Island, met with q bad
accident last week while riding home
| in their buggy from the Watch
Tower. In attempting to pass q
buggy on the road, Mr.. Chandler't
horse fell, breaking both shafts OF the
buggy. Neither Mr.. and Mrs
Chandler nor the horse was In iured
Edward Love. Of Bowling, had ar
exciting runaway Friday evening
: His team took fright at tishpole or
! The first bridge aud started to run
. On- Of the lines broke and Mr.. Low.
: pulled them toward a fence. upset
ting the rig. The horses tore the
: wire fence down, but were not in
jured. Mrs. Love and child. be side
: another lady. who was also in the
:, rig. were unhurt.
!, The miners strike having been
q carried to Cable, Sherrsrd and Gil
b christ. would have left the tri-citie
It in bad shape had it not been for the
e mine near Coal Valley, which sup
4 ply coal by wagon and the mine q,
y Blossomburg. which is controlled BY
!, McCaffery, from whence the coal i.
hauled to Davenport by boats
Loads Of coal pass through Milan a,
. all hours and the steamers on tn,
. canal also make things very lively.
! The annual camp-meeting of tn.
, Methodists will be held in Tindall',
grove Aug. 2o-Sl. A general pro
gram has been prepared for escl
day. and special days will be as fol
lows: Wednesday. Aug. IS. Ep
worth league day; Friday. Aug. 81
Woman's Foreign Missionary societ,
day; Saturday, Aug. 20. will be edu
cation day. The singing will b
conducted BY NJ. &. Bsbcock. of Alb
ingdon. w. r. Brown, of Milan
|. will have charge of the tents. Spe
cial meetings will be held in larg
tent. This years encsmpmen
promises to be the largest YET he'll
| IN Nko rv~o..A.