Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-15
MILAN.

MILAN, Aug. 16.-Miss Maud
Wynes, of Rural, was in town Tues
day.
Sears & johnson are using the ar
tesian water for their engine at pres
ent.
Miss George Heath has left for a
pleasure trip through the state Of
Pennsylvania.
Hennepin canal work is going on
now in full force. A gang of men
is at work on the dam.
Ellsworth Brown and wife, of
Seattle, Washington, are here for a
few weeks visit to Mr.. and Mrs. A.
K. Brown.
Marshal Reynolds made great
number Of arrests this week for
drunkenness, peddling without Ii
cense, etc.
George Adams shot himself through
the index finger. While handling a
revolver it accidentally went off.
The wound is not serious.
The people of Milan are very much
pleased with the idea of moving the
street car tracks to the opposite side
of Water street. This is long
needed Improvements.
Fred Kuehl let the contract for a
90-foot walk, feet wide, in front of
his store and residence, to Sam
Daem. The walk will be OF brick,
and have 36-inch space for grass
between the walk and street.
Lucas Humphrey, of Quincy. for
merly of Milan, is visiting friends
here. and all are pleased to see him,
especially George Gilmore, who was
presented with fine watch and
chain by Mr.. Humphrey, and a
prouder boy can not be found any
where.
The artesian well is now full of
water. flow having been struck of
100 gallons per minute. The well is
now about S25 feet deep, and work is
going on night and day, and if the
flow keeps on by the time the 1850
foot mark is reached. Milan will have
as fine an artesian well as any town
its size.
The people of Milan should hustle
now and get their walks laid before
the frost sets in. New walks, new
cauncil, new streets, new water
works all go together to make up as
nice town as can be found any
where in the state. Milan has been
asleep too long, and it's time she
was waking up.
The funeral of little Clifford. only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe MCINTYRE.
was held Friday at 10 o'clock. The
pallbearers were: Ray Fitzpatrick
Fred Mosher, Ed Baker and Lester
kuehl: The floral offerings were
many, and the parents have the SYM
pathv of all their friends and neigh
bors in their sorrow.
G. w. Thatcher and c. S. Thomp-
son have commenced to improve the
looks of their property by having a
265 foot walk laid in front of their
residences. This shows we have ut
Thatcher, to be the first in obeying
the ordinance. Sam Daxon has the
contract for the walk.
John McMeekin, farmer of Rura!
discovered fine spring in queer
way. While walking over hill he
noticed the top of the hill was COW
cred with green grass while all
around the grass was dry. He dug
hole about 5 feet deep, and in a lit
tie while it was filed with water.
and he not only has enough for
household purposes, but also for all
his cattle and horses.
George r. Sydnor, one of our en-
terprising merchants. purchased a
stock OF general merchandise at
Dixon. Iowa, which was sold to sat
Fisfy creditors. Henry Bastian who
has been with Mr.. Sydnor for seven
years. left Monday to take charge of
the stock. and later on will move his
family there. His many friends were
sorry to see him go, but he will make
friends wherever he goes. Mr.. sgd
nor's many friends wish him success
in his enterprise.