The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10
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News OF CURRENT INTEREST FROM MI
LAN-TuE RECENT ELECTIoN-PoPU-
LAR SENTIMENT on THE CANAL ROUTE.

News OF CURRENT INTEREST FROM MI
LAN-TuE RECENT ELECuoN-PoPU-
LAR SENTIMENT ON THE CANAL ROUTE.
MILAN, March 10.
The water is on standstill,
The Graham papes mills are at work
with full force of hands.
f. H. Young went to visit the Garden
City Tuesday morning
John Mcconnell, formerly a citizen of
Bowling, now in the drug business at
Crab Orchard, Neb, was married a few
days ago, and will be here this week to
visit his sister, Mrs, John Gilmore, and
his brother, J. B. Mcconnell, living in
Bowling.
J. W. Caldwell of Rural, a few DAYS
ago bought of Frank Rhodenbaugh, near
Swedona, a fine brood mare, paying $500
At present Mr.. Caldwell is In Chicago,
and no doubt on his return will have the
pleasure of reporting that he has seen
nothing finer than he has purchased.
The correspondent of the Union last
week gave our citizens an everlasting opin
ion on candidates for our town officers.
By his excellent advice many candidates
were brought to the front. first the citizens
ticket, Alex Brown, president C. f.
Smith, VIM. Goldsmith, Phil Zahn. Henry
bunker, councimen; who were placed in
the field by some of our citizens, which
was a good selection. Last Saturday a
caucus was held at the town hall for the
purpose Of nominating candidates. The
citizens not being presented, new
ticket brought before the public names of
the old council all but one, which was
called the peoples ticket: Howard Nc
Culloch, president; John Smith, Thomas
Holmes, c. II Brandeuburg, Henry Dun
ker, cOuncilmen. The election on Mon
day was holly contested for supremacy
with flying rumors on both sides; $50
votes were cast, the peoples ticket win
ming:
Presidential MCCULLOUGH, SO; Alex
Brown, 40.
Councilmen-John Smith, 50, Thos
Holmes, 81, c. Ii. Brandenburg. so;
Henry bunker, 80; VIM Goldsmith, 90,
c. e. Smith, n, Phil Zahn, 6S. Henry
bunker and Bradley receiving votes.
Each ticket had in the field good men,
and had the friends of the citizens brought
the ticket before the caucus Saturday
| night, we believe most of them would
have been accepted By the caucus.
A short time age the Moline Republican
announced that the people who were sup
| nnrtip ba rnuta for no nopal of or haI,x
Rock Island he'd something concealed il
wood pile for scheme A few dav,
ago on examining the wood pile, thu
something was missing and Moline haC
1t at Washington, fling papers against tht
proposed route for the canal. No doub
if that gentleman had been called be-
fore the canal committee and had beer
| drawn over the Goals, as certain engi'
neer was, Feb. % or 26, it would reflect
very much ON the citizens of Moline fol
their action in allowing Representative,
to go there and make such fabulous states
ments as were presented before that body
OF engineers, His Misrepresentation
have been closely looked after by those
who control the water power here, and
the persons who are interested here art
A. Johnston, of the Water Power com
pany, d. B. Sears, president watch fac
tory, Black Hawk Paper company, c
Lynde and Capt. T. J. Robinson, who
are the real owners, and under no posi-
BILE circumstances would they JOIN issue.
to carry out the a. sertions made at Wash
ington. Our citizens are indignant a
the action of the Moline representative
in placing before congress such contempt
ible charges, placing US before the nation
as schemers to defraud the government
by asking enormous prices for right o
way. If this is not the case how is it tina
the gentleman has placed us on record a
suchY Allow US to state explicitly tina
our citizens wish to be placed on recon-
as workers for the best interest of all con
cerned, and not as syndicate of schem