Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-10
MILAN

MILAN, Oct. 3.
The farmers are busy taking in their
potatoes and fsll blowing
The Milan roller mill is taxed to its ut
most capacity to keep no with their or
ders and custom work
The copious rains and warm weather
is making excellent pastures and a good
prospect for fall crops
G. ID Bradley laid down his travelling
grip for short time to he among US call
ing on his many friends.
The rainy weather seems to give the
BRICK yard some trouble in the very bust
est season. However they are making
arrangements to avoid it to considerable
extent.
Postmaster Honens and John Gilmore
went to Galesburg on Wednesday to find
out the conditions OF the g. o. p. John
will present the feeling Of the prohibi-
tonists and G. H. what he thinks of civil
service reform idea.
On the first of October business
mems association was formed J. c.
Johnston was elected president, and Hem
ry DibbeTn, secretary. The following
standing committees were named by the
association: Financial-G. A. Virgins,
chairman; msnufsctures-I.V V. McCagg,
chairman; railroads oseph Fitzpatrick
hartman: waterways-Howard McCul-
Tough, Chairman; town Improvement
WIN. Tanees, Chairman: advertising-R
Is Olmsted, chairman; entertainments
DIR. j =. Matthews. chairman. The gen.
eral impression is that a great deal Is eX =
pected of the association. However,
they will do all in their power TO advance
every interest of the town
Some OF the telephone subscribers
thought all that WAS necessary would he
to ask for direct lines to the exchange at
Rock Island and it would DE given them
upon application. The result proved
disastrous, as the matter was taken in
hand by the general office at Chicago,
which decided 10 remove the exchange at
Milan. At meeting of the Business
Mems association d committee was
appointed who made diligent eff
fort to have the exchange remain,
but was unable to convince the gen
eral manager TO leave it, and their de-
cisiOn was made final On Oct. Sd the
entire system was removed by orders
from the general Offices to the manager
at Davenport. Just on the eve of our
general prosperity. with g bright future,
discomfort has placed us down into the
dsrk ages with progress going on poking
fun at us. and hello will be wandering
around with spy glass to see if we are
here vet. before the telephone horse is
ridden to death.
What desperate effort the g. o. p.
Is making. They are using every means
To ha
Cable is against the canal and
railroad owner by his acquir
ing wealth by inheritance, became
monOpOlist, all of which shows
a disparaging character for their cause
Those that cry the loudest have not even
made an impression on the republicans
who are studying and thinking them
selves, on the question of beneficial
legislation let alone the democrats.
Every strategy is used to keep the Gest
and Crawford men in line with fact
staring them in the face that the balance
Of the ticket is suffering likewise. They
look over the poor old Union to make
themselves familiar with the wonderful
array of the fish story talent. The most
that can be said of them. their bad breaks
relega,es them TO the rear and at lightn
ing pace are passing into oblivion. In
its frenzy gallop past along the line of
veterans and out with an article in style
like the end man in a theatrical play, al
ways to be heard. and in his usual pomp
we are constrained to say be is a cbarac,
ter that every one knows when he strikes
the usual old swag as his mouth is still
fighting that mighty conflict which was
peacefully settled many years ago, which
bound the nation to a government of the
people and for the people; who have laid
away the yoke that says. vote as you
shot. therefore the veteran had more
sense than the editor. No doubt our cit
liens are drawing the lines sharply that
our congressman shall SO legislate to make
mODopOlists richer and all other classes
poorer. 1t looks as though the editor is
trying TO tickle somebody's wound.