Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-12
MILAN

Owing to the work done by the gov
eminent last summer by erecting a
high bank on both sides of Mill GEEK,
the town has been saved from a food.
The water was so high that had it risen
four or five inches more it would prob
ably have covered the town again this
year.
Mrs. John Mack OF Wanlock, Ill. Wis
tied here last week with her father,
Miles kehoe of Nandruff's Island.
R Chapman is the new depot agent
at the Rock Island depot in Milan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Loyde Clark
entertained Miss Bertha David at din
ner Sunday.
F. G. White is able to be about after
a brief illness.
Miss Edith Davis, teacher of the pri.
mary room, enjoyed sleigh ride with
her pupils last week.
George Sydnor is able to be at work
again after an attack of the grip.
/ At a special meeting OF the Milan
council Monday evening James Cros-
white and Joseph White were reject
ed as marshal and Roy Prescott was
appointed.
/ Bernard Speigle departed Friday for
South Dakota where he will run
farm this summer.
George Crist made a business trip
/ for the United States government 10
Muscatine this week.
Mrs. Lawrence Martin gave coffee
/ at her home Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freedolph Nelson OF
Moline spent Sunday at the home Of
/ Mrs. Nelson's mother, Mrs. Henry Will
son of Milan.
Owing TO the very bad roads the mail
men are not able to make their routes
until o'clock
Miss Katheryn Norman, former
teacher of the intermediate room of
the Milan school, visited with Milan
friends here last week
! H. s Myers left last week for his
home in SpaI1and. Ill, after a brief
visit with Milan friends.
James Kell of Reynolds was a Mi
Ian caller Tuesday
Little Grace Thompson and Victor
Walker of Milan are i'll at their homes
with an attack of Whooping cough
Earnest Nice is able to be about af
te~ q two weeks illness with the grip
Robert Hall and family have moved
into the KOehler building on Water
: street, and Mr.. and Mrs Chris Heller
, have moved into the property JUS
vacated by Mr. Hall on Dickson street
Mr. and Mrs. James Wright are the
; parents of little baby daughter, Hill
da Mae
, William Lloyd Clark returned las
week from successful lecture tou
! through Oklahoma. He left again oil
/ Monday for Chicago.
; Mrs. H. P Lindley of Big Islant
p. while visiting in Milan Saturday, be
= came very sick so that they had t
p remove her to her home. She is in
: proving nicely now
V Mrs. Enos James and daughte
Rosie are confined to their home wit
\ a severe attack of the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. William O'Neal an
daughter Bessie spent Sunday at tn
= home of Mr. and Mrs. Allie Brasha
/ of south of Milan.
e Frank Brashar returned home FIR
e day from South Dakota. He starte
@ to work Monday at Bettendorf
r Miss Mary Morrison of Rock Islam
r spent Friday at the home of Mis-
!. Adah Martin of Milan.
$, A ninepound boy was born Thur
4. day to Mr. and Mrs Jack Osterman {
e Moline. Mr.. Osterman was formerl
I a Milan boy.
d H. a. Dunlap gave an interestin
9 talk to the pupils of the Milan hig
81 school last Friday on his trip throug
a Europe
q George K. Kettman of ST. Louis wa
h Milan visitor Monday.
,e Fred Glow who has been in poe
d health the last few weeks in Florid
reports that he feels much better.
Fred Sehnert of Rock Island Wa
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