Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-17
MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.
N.ws Of Iaserest From the BANKS Of the
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nSnnep1ns
Milan, Feb. 16-Somebody made q
slight mistake in sanding valentines.
A young lady received one
intended for . shoemaker of our
town and the latter got the BLOOM
er Girl" valentine. Some one should
explain.
A party of young folks from Rock
Island, South Rock Island and Milan
numbering about twenty-five, passed
a very pleasant evening at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Brashar. east
OF Milan. MIR. Brashar was the vic
tim Of the surprise.
Thursday evening sixteen ladies
and gentlemen from Augustana col.
lege came to Milan in q bobsled.
They spent the evening at Mrs.
Brashar's restaurant where supper
was served. They brought music
with them and seemed to enjoy them
selves very much.
Washington's birthday will be eel.
ebrated at the town hall, and the
ladies of the Presbyterian church
have prepared a program as well as
farce in two acts entitled .Famiiy
Furry" which will be given by
home talent. This will be the frs,
Washington celebration in Milan and
it looks as il it would be success.
The guests at the Mack-Kehoe
wedding Monday were the Misses
May me Heffernan, Ella and Mary Hee
Ion, Clara johnson, Lucy McGuinn.
OF Rock Island; Ed Heffernau, of Rock
Island; John Mack and James NJ .ck
of Wanlock; Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Holdworth. Mrs. j. Hampsen and
Mrs. Grace Mackin. of Rock Island
Mr.. and Mrs. Widrow. OF Moline
Mr.. and Mira. Van Buren,, Mrs. David
Anderson, Miss Ella Cannon, Miss
Lizzie O'Hare and Miss Bertha Hin
derer. of Milan. and Miss Berths
Steinhauer. Of Presumption. The
young folks received many handsome
presents.
Miss Alice Strayer enter.
tanned number OF her friends
at her home in South Rock ISL
and Saturday evening. Those
present were Misses Lena Jeus
Emma Sanderson, Clara Ague, AIMS
Mauttauscn. Hattie Hayes, Susie
| Woodruff and Vista Sears; Messrs
Arthur Mead. Guy Hayes, Henry
Carstens, Arthur Jens, Edward Sears
Ernest Hayes, John Hynes, Clin
Smith. Otto Mauttausch; MIR. and
Mrs. Montgomery. The young folk
passed the evening in games and
music. Mrs. L. B. Strayer assisted
by Miss Rose Strayer served an ele
CANT supper. and it was morning b.,
fore the guests departed. Tn.
event was a success in every way.
The celebration given Friday even
ing in honor of Abraham Lincoln:
birthday in the parlors of the M 4
church under the auspices of the W.
NJ. B. society was, complete success
in every way, and the large audience
present was we'll pleased with tn,
program. which included an invoca
lion by kew. j. B. Rutter, mandolin
duet. March of Pasha's Guard, Mrs
Z. 4 Little and Charles Ruge; Mrs
Il: ). Huyett, piano accompaniment
with male quartet, The Ways,d,
Cross. Messrs. G. w. McCaskrin, j
B. Rutter, ID. w. Matthews and e
+. Little; recitation, The Drummer
Boy. Mrs. William johnson; ladies
quartet. Whippoorwill song. Mes
danes Eva johnson, Laurence Mar
tin, f. q. White and f. l.. Rhoadar
mer, with Mrs. X. Z Little as &C
companist; address, An Illinois
Statesman. H. NJ. McCaskrin, Of
Rock Island; piano solo, Carnival o.
Venice, Mrs. H. G. Huyett; address
Religious Character of Lincoln. Rev
~. b. Kutter; mandolin duet. Sic
NIGHT Bas; lady quartet, Solemn Mid
night; male quartet. Come Away
America, BY the audience. After the
program refreshments were served
In the dining room under the church
and all voted the affair a grand sue
cess. F