"NEW"

1 October 1903

The heirs of the late Samuel Tindall have sold 141 acres to Walter Burnham.

Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pryce, died Monday aged 3 months, 2 weeks. The funeral was Wednesday with burial in the Coal Valley Cemetery .

Ella May Goben died Saturday aged 18 years, 2 months 18 days. She was born at Carbon Cliff, Illinois and was a member of the Milan M.E. Church . She is survived by her parents, 3 sisters and 5 brothers. The funeral was Monday at the Milan M.E. Church with burial in the Chippiannock Cemetery .

8 October 1903

SEARS: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith have moved to California to live.

William H. Clarke will be married on October 20th to Adaline, Rathbun daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Rathbun of Pre-emption, Mercer County at the home of the bride's parents. (October 29th issue: they were married Tuesday in a small ceremony due to the recent death of a relative.)

15 October 1903

SHADY GROVE: Mrs. Gus Peterson of Iowa has been here visiting her brother, Mart Allely.

Harry Fisher has purchased Mrs. Adams' house on Water Street .

T.M. VanHorn of Indianapolis Indiana who was in the flouring mill business here years ago, is here visiting.

15 October 1903

Jacob Amann has invested in an 80 acre tract in Dakota.

A letter from Samuel Reed Wilson of Manilla, Philippine Islands, to his friends in the Milan Presbyterian Church is printed. (October 22nd issue: Earl Wilson "who has been out west" for .a long time, is his brother. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson.)

Thomas Armstrong of Pre-emption, Mercer County died Monday at Grinnell , Iowa vhere he was attending thr funeral of his brother's wife. His brother, Foster Armstrong, and daughter Anna had gone with hin. Burial was Tuesday near Pre-enption. He had been a resident of Bowling tnp for 40 years, lie Is survived by his wife and 4 daughters: Mrs. Lipton, Mrs. Janes Schroeder of Pre-emption; Mrs. James Connelly of Farmington, Ills; and Miss Anna at home; and also by 3 brothers and 3 sisters: John Armstrong of Burlinpton, Kansas; Foster Armstrong of Pre-enption; Archie Armstrong of Grinnell, Iowa; Mrs. Lizzie Fredricksen of Viola, Kansas; Mrs. F. Johnson of Omaha, Nebraska; and Mrs. Allely of Iowa. (October 22nd issue: the funeral was Thursday with burial in the Wood's burying ground.)

22 October 1903

SEARS: Frank Rife of Rock Island married Etta Dunaway of Sears Dunaway on Saturday.

SEARS: Mr. and Mrs. Georpe Hard in may move to Wakefield , Kans.

SEARS: Mrs. Chas. Smith will soon leave for her new hone in Washington .

COAL VALLEY : Mr. Batey, a resident "here 23 years ago, was here visiting enroute to Peoria .

COAL VALLEY: Mr. and Mrs. Cornell of Wyoming are here visiting.

SHADY GROVE: Lewis H. Allemann. will be married October 21st to Miss Ruby Clair Cattenberg,at the home of the bride's parents in Pre-emption. (October 29th issue: the marriage was at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Cattenberg in Pre-emption on October 21st. She is their eldest dauphter. Miss Rebecca Alleman is the sister of the groom. Miss Flora Barney Is the aunt of the bride. Phil Allemann is the brother of the groom. Miss Enna Allemann attended.)

George K. "Wellle" Smith of Dodge City, Kansas has been here visiting,

Mr. McQuald has returned after a year's absense in the Klondike, and will live with his family on West Dlckson Street here.

Wilmerton Frank Wilmerton of LeMars , Iowa has been here visiting William Wilmerton of Pre-emption.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Olnstead of Rock Island , a daughter, on Tuesday.

Ira Damp of Hamlet married Miss Kley Holmes of Reynolds on Holmes Tuesday in Rock Island .

29 October 1903

BORN TO Mr. and Mrs. John Sievers, a son.

BORN to Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery, a girl, last week.

BORN to Mr. and Mrs. William Castrey of New Castle , Pennsylvania a boy, at the home of Squire Dean.

Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Little celebrated their 17th wedding; anniversary last Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Johnson who moved to southern Missouri about 1 year apo, have returned here to live.

William Swanson who has been living on the Hadsworth farm in Rural township, will soon move to Missouri .

Kenry W. Nelson married Maud E. Schuck on October 28th at the Schuck home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schuck. She is their eldest daughter. They will live in South Heights (R.I.)

SHADY GROVE: Fred Dahn married Miss Mable Crawford last Wednesday Crawford . in Rock Island .

Carl Raymond, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hansen of Big Island , was born on October 14, 1903 and died October 22nd, 1903 . The funeral was Friday with burial in Moline 's Riverside Cemetery

5 November 1903

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hardin have moved to Peru , Kansas .

Iva Murdoch was killed Saturday in a Coal Valley mine. Fritz Krapp Krapp is a brother-in-law of the dec'd. The funeral was Monday at the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife and 3 small children, the younpest a son aged 5 months. He is also survived by his parents, brothers and sisters.

Monnouth, Warren County: The Rev. Pearce T. Rhoades of Attica, Indiana aged 83 years married Mrs. Temperance Whitnack of Monnouth aged 70 years, on Thursday.

MUSCATINE, IOWA: Janes I. Geisler, a Muscatine banker, married Shafnit Miss Ida, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenry Shafnit of this city aged 19 years.

Rlcketts Mrs. Rufus Ricketts is visitig her sister, Mrs. Arthur Cropper Cropper In Oklahoma.

Gilmore Dunlap married Annn M., youngest dauphter of Martha McAfee McAfee at the home of the bride's mother near Taylor Ridge on November 4th. Miss Minnie Dunlap is the sisters of the groom. Huch McAfee is a brother of the groom.

Mrs. George Goldstein and Miss Minnie V'egnan of Chicago are here visiting the former's sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Adams.

The house on the farm of Janes P. McAfee In Bowling township burned Monday.

Mrs. Rutherford who wns a resident of Canden Mills in her younger days, and who now lives In Iowa, is here visiting. She is the sister of Thomas Catnpbell of South Heights, Rock Island.

Arthur Eddy of Ocean View, New Jersey, brother of Dr. W.L. Eddy is here visiting.

Louis Lamb who murdered his wife and mother-in-law and then killed himself in St. Joseph, Michigan on Tuesday, was buried Saturday in Edgington tnp. The funeral was at the hone of his brother, Renie Lanb, 2 miles south of Andalusia. He disappeared in May, 1902. He had been married after leaving here.

19 November 1903

Perry M. Cheney died Friday at his home in Rural tnp, aped 77 years. He came to this state in 1848 and has been a resident of Rural since. He married Elizabeth Simon and they had one child, Clinton, who lives at home. He is survived by his wife, son, 2 brothers and 2 sisters: Lafayette Cheney who lived with Vance his brother; Mrs. Robt Vance of Milan ; Mrs. Shaw and John CheneyShaw of Missouri . The funeral was Monday with burial In the Beulah Cemetery.

Mrs. F.D. Baker, nee Whalen, of Denver , Colorado is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alex Medill. Medill

Mrs. Clara Johnson died Friday at the home of her son Edward Johnson in Rural tnp.

26 November 1903

Victor Samuelson died Tuesday at his hone on the Mosher farm near Andalusia aged 57 years 4 months. He is survived by his wife and several children.

Mrs. Hayes, an aged lady who had lived on Dickson Street for a quarter century, was taken to the county infirmary at Coal Valley . She has no relatives here. She says she has 3 children, a son in the Black Hills , and 2 daughters who were here at one time and then returned to New York State where Mrs. Hayes originally came from.

Mrs. Edmond Stodd whose husband died about 2 months ago will leave for England next Saturday with her brother-in-law. She and her 4 children may remain there.

3 December 1903

Brandenburg Charles H. Brandenburg died here Thursday. He was born 25 September 1851 in Muscatine , Iowa and came to this county in 1854 to be a painter. He married Miss Edith Gotobed in 1880. She survives as do 2 sons: Charles jr and William D. Brandenburg; his aged mother Mrs. A.Gitt; by 3 half-brothers: J.W. Gitt of Sears; Wm 0. Gitt of South Rock Island; (these are the only 2 half-brothers listed); by two half-sisters: Mrs.Jennie Devoe of-South Rock Island ; and Mrs. Cora Ellis of Bowling. The funeral was Saturday at the Presbyterian Church with burial in the Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island .

South Mrs. D.R. South died Monday in Milan . She was born Maria Bridgeford in Butler Co., Ohio on 12 May 1841 and was thus aged 62 years, 6 months, 18 days. She married D.R. South on 6 March 1862 and they had 5 children: Olves and Delaska South, at home;

Nice J Mainly who died at the age of 18 years; Mrs. William Nice of Milan and Brownwell of Rock island . She is also survived by her husband and 2 sisters - Mrs. Joseph Tindall and Mrs. Louisa Tindall of Sherrard; and by 2 brothers: Albert and Henry Bridgeford of Denver , Colorado ; and by 4 grandchildren. The funeral was at the Milan Presbyterian Church with burial in the Chippiannock Cemetery , Rock Island .

James R. Wilson married Miss Annie Cooper in Rock Island on Monday.

David Simpson of Edgington married Miss Sylvia Phillips on Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.N. Phillips in Andalusia .

Jonathan Space has moved to Sears to live.

The residence of Charles Peterson of Cable was damaged on Tuesday.

10 December 1903

A letter from a former resident of Milan , Dr. L.F. Ranbarger of Tacoma , Washington is published in which he mentions that he is working in the Cascade Mtns. He also notes that his brother George is living in town and is working for Wm Pearsall. His brother George has married Mrs. Smith of Sears.

An article by John P. Dickson of Pecatonica, Illinois of early days in Milan notes that 65 years ago, Capt. John Wilson ran a ferry from Rock Island to Davenport, Iowa by means of a flatboat polled upstream to Fort Armstrong and then to Davenport by oars.... E.S. Denison ran a ferry at New Boston, Mercer County . J. Vandruff also ran a ferry at the foot of the bluff near the Watch Tower .

SHADY GROVE: Mrs. John Baulch of St. Louis is here visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Elwood Griffith.

SHADY GROVE: Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. Doering, a son. Mrs. Doering is staying with her mother, Mrs. Binard.

SHADY GROVE: Albert Lindquist of Rock Island will be married on December 16th to Miss May Allely at the residence of the bride.

RIDGEWOOD : Hugh Dornon of Chicago is here visiting "the home folks",

Mrs. Lottie Solomon died Tuesday at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rock Island , aged 55 years. She was born in Pennsylvania and is survived by 2 sons Oscar Solomon of Rock Island and John Solomon of Peoria and by a daughter, Miss Ella Solomon of Denver . The funeral was today. She was a resident of Milan at one time.

Charles Kyte, a Civil War veteran, has had his pension increased.

John Roberts, son-in-law of S.W. Sutton, has moved his family into the house on Front Street vacated by Lewis Goben.

Stephen Davis who was born in Milan , son of Garret Davis, proprietor of the Camden House, died in Milan last week.

Mrs. Martha Girton has moved to West Bend , Iowa to live permanently with her son Bruce.

Mrs. Susan Kirkman whose home was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving Day, has left for Arkansas with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Roseline Marsh who came to offer her a home for life. Hrs. Roseline Marsh is a widow, the sister of Mrs. Anna Whitehead of Sears

24 December 1903

A letter from W.T. Kerr of Portland , Oregon is published. He was formerly a minister here. He has been a minister there for 8 years.

Joseph Graham and brother William are visiting their uncle at Lake Fork , Illinois .

COAL VALLEY : George Radliff, an aged resident of this place, died Tuesday aged 77 years. He had been a resident of Coal Valley for 38 years. The funeral was Thursday from the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife and by 2 children - Henry Radliff and Mrs. Will Henderson, both of this place. Burial was in the Coal Valley Cemetery .

COLONA: Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Block of Colona, Henry County was killed by the train on Wednesday; he was 10 years old.

Garfield Mclntire is visiting in Center Square, Indiana .

The application of J.D. Lafferty of Milan for aid as a blind person, was rejected by the Board of Supervisors.

Luke Humphrey, an old resident of Milan , died November 27th at the Soldier's home in Los Angeles , California aged 84 years. He was formerly John Gilmore's ice man and also worked for a time for John Tlndall.

F.M. Shinstrora is attending the funeral of his brother-in-law,

John P.Anderson who died in Oakland , Nebraska aged 71 years. The funeral was at Oakland .

Charles Wulff jr. son of Charles G.Wulff of Sears died Sunday at Las Vegas, New Mexico aged 28 years. Burial will be In Rock Island.

Thursday, 31 December 1903

An article on early days in Milan mentions that Zodack (sic) Bruner Kalbaugh operated a sawmill and that Nicholas Bruner operated a corn mill. He died some years later in Milan .

Alexander Coulter died Friday at the home of his son, W.J. Coulter, 2226 5th Avenue in Rock Island. The funeral was Monday with burial in the Beulah Cemetery in Rural tnp. He was born 15 August 1822 in Argyle, Washington Co., New York and came west in 1864, making his home in Peoria, Ills. In 1870 he came to this county and was a farmer in Rural; he has resided in this vicinity since. He was married in 1859 to Miss Mary Hess of Loraine, New York; she died in 1870. He is survived by these children - W.J. Coulter of Rock Island; J.P. Coulter of Rural; Mrs. Maggie Chaney of Rural; and Alexander Coulter of Taylor Ridge.

Edward Gramantz, a coal miner, died Tuesday at his home.

MARRIAGE LICENSE to Clarence E. Jones of Warner Miss Ida S. Johnson Johnson of Moline.

Mrs. K. Holmes has moved to Museatine, Iowa.

Fayette Hammond has learned of the death of his sister, Mrs. Burt Delia Burt of Pawlet, Vermont; also on the 23rd, his brother Francis D. Hammond of Granville, New York.

Capt. Thomas M. Moody of the 16th U.S. Infantry now at Fort McPherson

SHADY GROVE: Will Willhouse of South Dakota is here visiting his parents.

BLACKHAWK: Russel Dean of Galva, Henry County is here visiting his uncle Squire Dean.

COAL VALLEY: Annie Nightingale of LaSalle, Ills has been here visiting her parents.

COAL VALLEY: Clinton Kincaid of Rock Island married Miss Mary Stenstrom Stenstrom on Thursday in Rock Island.

COAL VALLEY: Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, a daughter, Saturday.

W.L. Sweeney, at one time tollgate keeper at the Milan bridges, died recently at Wichita, Kansas. Burial will be in Rock Island.

Harvey and Florence Ramsey of Hutchinson, Kansas have been here visiting Mrs.B. Hinderer.

ANDALUSIA: Mr. Claypool of Buffalo, Iowa formerly principal of the Andalusia school, is here visiting.

County Court: Conservatorship of Emily J. Hayes, an insane person.

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