Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-26
BY THE HENNEPIN.
bnsiaess 1t Milan Greatly Improving :
Musings

note an Improvement during the last
few weeks. What the cause of it is
we have not been able to find out.
but 1t is either the new tariff bill or
the settlement Of all the late labor
troubles and strikes. Saturday
there was not enough hitching room
for the farmers to tie their teams.
One good Improvement is also no.
ticed, the grocers of Milan will on
and after Oct. l close their places Of
business at 8 O'Clock p. m. This
will enable them to take a long
needed rest, and also to do as much
business in ~ hours as in IA, when
the people are given to understand
that the grocer will not be at his
store at all hours of the night. This
rule is In force in Rock Island, and
we are glad that the merchants of
Milan are awake.with the times.
Milan Musings.
Horace Murphy left for his home in
Fulton Tuesday.
| Mrs. j. w. Caldwell, of Rural, was
in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Little is visiting at
Fon du Lac, Wis.
Miss Bee Normoyle, of Rural, Wis
tied in Milan Tuesday.
Capt. j. b. Cunningham, of St.
Louis, was in town Tuesday.
Miss Maud Wynes, of Rural, WIS.,
tied friends in Milan Saturday.
Miss Sadie Ohaver was visiting
friends and relatives in Milan Tues
day.
G. W. Smith went to Rock Island
Monday to visit one of his old
friends.
George Griffin has moved to Coal
Valley, and intends to haul coal to
Milan and vicinity.
John McGimpsey, of Rural, is the
happy father of a bouncing bov
which arrived Sunday morning.
Our policeman hasn't had very
much to do this week, in fact, every
thing will be on the quiet till ..pav-
day."
| j. X. Terry is improving the looks
OF his property by adding three
rooms and large porch to his resi-
dence
| John Abel, who injured his hand
in such manner as to lose part of a
finger while working on the canal, is
getting along nicely.
Milan wasn't mean enough to get
that ''cyclone" that passed over here
Saturday evening, and we guess
they're glad they didn't.
During the absence of Rev. Afford
at the conference. Mr.. Affords faith
er preached Sunday evening, and de-
livered a very able sermon.
Miss Nellie Penman, of Preemption,
and Miss Ella Tilton, of Long Prai-
rie, Mimi. were visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Allen Tuesday.
Mrs. Claus Schuverr, of Mt Al
bans, Iowa. MIR. and Mrs. J. c. Tim
norman and Mrs. A. Zimmerman. of
Moline, visited relatives in Milan
tSunday.
Miss Bessie Passmore. of Milan,
left Monday for Fulton to have an
operation performed on her eyes.
We hope it will he the means of re-
storing her sight.
F. G. White took a davis outing
Monday in the country. Frank took
a gun along in the hopes of shooting
a squirrel, but none showed up and
Frank came home disappointed.
A gang OF men were busy this week
repairing the railroad fences from
Milan to Cable. AS soon as this work
is completed they will repair the
fences from Rock Island to Peoria.
Hennepin work will soon be done.
The mixer is being taken down and
shipped to Bureau Junction. The
finishing touches are being put on the
canal and probably by the last of
next month water will be let into the
canal.
Mrs. c. c. Gentry has arrived
home from trip through California,
and reports that she was much
pleased with the state. While there
she visited Golden Gate park, and
brought back with her fine collec-
ton of fruit, flowers and shells.
There was a rumor current Tues
day evening that a wreck occurred
on the canal in which several persons
were injured, but this is incorrect, as
only two cars were overturned from
the track, which was supposed to
have occurred on account of loose
wheel on the cars.
On Thursday w. II. White returned
from trip through Pennsylvania
on visit to his old home at Blooms
burg. Mr.. Whites sister accompa-
MED him home for a visit Mrs. John
Vanderslice, who is visiting in Penn
sylvania, will not be home until the
holidays. William Tenges and FAM
lily, who left on an excursion to Indi-
ana. may be expected home almost
any day now.
| JOSLlN.
JosLIN. Sept. 25.-Mrs. Palmer
picked up gold ring upon the fair
1rrounds ut IoSlin Tho o.nr,,a. ~. =.