Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-28
MILAN.

| MILAN.
Milan. March 27.-Every indication
backed up by our oldest and ablest
weather prophets asserts that spring
is here to stay. The robins, blue
birds, meadow larks and many
others of their kind are just warh-
ling their throats OFF in their joy,
and the bugs and bees and the pro-
verbal worm have mixed time
of it by enjoying the balmy breezes,
and trying to escape the early
bird'-but the spring poet as yet is
conspicuous by his, or perhaps her,
absence. However, il is now safe to
make garden. and rake up the trash
accumulated during the winter and
plant some hardy flower seeds in
rich soil and tend them well and You
win Ice happy all summer long. Try
il anyway.
Austin Post has been appointed
lock tender at Silver Lake and will
move his family the first of next
month. The appointment gives gen
eral satisfaction and Mr.. Post will
perform the duties pertaining to the
position with credit to himself and
the powers that be.
Harry Willhite has moved his fam
lily from Rock Island into the DIR.
Iuyett house on Third street.
Mr. Hamburger will move into \.
II. Posts house when the latter
vacates.
Alexander Medill who has been
lock tender at Silver Lake. is moving
into one of c. :. Thompson's houses
ON Third street.
j. 4. Criswell ia improving his resi-
dence lately purchased from the
Misses Glow. Carpenters are build
ing n piazza the entire length of the
front and he is also filling the lot
to street grade. The improvement
will add much To the appearance as
well as To the value of the place.
Mrs. Henderson. of Orion. is visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. +. l..
Rhoadarmer.
Mrs. $. W. Heath is visiting at
Taylor Ridge.
The peoples party will hold a
caucus at the town hall Saturday
evening to nominate candidates for
village officers. The retiring officers
will probably be reelected, as there
seems to be general satisfaction with |
the administration the past year.
Next Tuesday is township election
day. There has been no effort made
by either party to corral votes, and |
election day doubtless will be very
quiet.
The Wright family, who We're last |
Tall taken to the county infirmary |
To winter. returned to their old
quarters here Monday. 1t was a |
pathetic scene as the mother and /
four little tots trudged along to what |
they called home. No friends, moth
ing to live on; the husband absent. /
Here certainly is an opportunity for
the charitably inclined.
The last of the Star lecture course
for the season was given here We'd |
nesday afternoon and evening, in the /
Passion Play. The entertainment |
given the past winter has not been
up to- the grade of former years.
j. IL. Gilmore is repairing and /
painting his store building. When /
it will add much to its
1t is expected that this summer
will see. Mill creek so controlled that
the people of Milan will never more
fear being flooded by that turbulent
When the Improvement con-
is completed Milan will be
as safe from floods as though she
stood upon the high bluffs.
Business seems TO be brisker here
this spring than for many years.
There is great demand for residences
and everybody is starting out with
new vigor and the prospect for
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as good as the present.