Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-31
BY THE HENNEPIN.
The New Milan Waterworhs and Other In
formation Of Interest.

The New Milan Waterw0rks and Other In.
formation Of Interest.
MILAN, Oct. 3O.-The village coun-
Gil of Milan met the other evening to
consider the waterworks question.
The council voted to construct
waterworks, the estimated cost be-
ing $l4.S71.40, consisting of tank,
pipes, five hydrants. etc. Bids will
be received at the office OF the village
clerk of Milan till the 18th dav of
November. We heard nothing of
water iroughs for horses and drink
ing fountains mentioned, although it
should have been dene. H. A. Weld.
attorney for the town of Milan, and
w. A. Darling, engineer, were pres
ent at the meeting and assisted in
all ways they could.
Musings.
w. H. Caldwell was seen in town
Tuesday.
Charlie Bate, of Bureau, visited in
Milan Tuesday.
Mrs. Gus Nice, of Lock 81. visited
at Milan Tuesday.
Lester Vanderslice is boss of a
gang of men at Buresu.
Miss Flora Hurley, of Rock Island,
visited at Milan Monday.
Brandenburg painted the residence
OF Mr.. Fisher, of Sears, Saturday.
Sidewalk was commenced in front
of the Presbyterian church Tuesday.
Curbing was put in in front of the
Tindall property occupied by Gill
mOre's store.
A new step was built in front of
Buryanek's butcher shop, On Main
street, Tuesday.
A young daughter arrived Tuesday
morning to gladden. the home of Rev.
ID. T. Robertson.
Miss Rose Garfield, of Anamosa,
Iowa, is visiting with her cousin,
Miss Bee Normoyle.
A gang of men are at work on the
street car tracks, and a decided i'm
provement can be noticed.
Bloomfield Busheart built a large
his property on Dickson street.
The sidewalk in front of the NJ. E.
church will be, when completed, the
most complete sidewalk in the town.
Apple Brothers, of Sears, are build
ing store. to be occupied as a gro
Gerry, on Hill street and Grade ave-
nue..
Bloomfield & Busheart repaired the
steps on the Tindall building on
Main street, long needed improve
ment.
c. H. Dibbern & Son sold a COM
plete airmotor outfit consisting of
tank, pump and piping to Jacob Sim
mon, of Rural.
A freiget car jumped the track at
Sears while switching was going on.
The car was on the track in time so as
| not to interfere with the train SER
vice.
We understand the ladies of the
aid society of the NJ. f. church will
give dinner Thanksgiving day. An
entertainment and doll sale in the
evening.
Lieut.. Henry Gervey, corps engi-
neers U. S. A, of Chicago, was in
Milan on business Saturday and
Monday with L. L. Wheeler and F.
H. Caldwell.
The town is badly in need of lights
OF some sort or other, as the nights
are very dark now, and the condition
of the walks makes walking danger
Gus after dark
The people Of Black Hawk town-
ship see no Ielson in staving off
the court house question, for
there is no plausible reason why
every voter in the township should
hesitate to sustain the proposition of
the county board. There is some
times danger in delay.
A colored combination comedy
show of Iowa City gave an entertain
ment to a small audience at the town
hall Saturday. The Star Speciality
company. of Davenport, showed at
the hall Monday evening. Receipts
did not cover expenses. The people
of Milan like to see good show as
we'll as anyone else, and there is no
use trying to humbug the people
here any more than in a large town.
Its pity that the people of Milan
can't be accommodated with a car
after theatre and not have to stay in
town or walk home. Those attend
ing the theatre Saturday evening
were: Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Gentry,
Mrs. j. X. Terry and son Kell,
Thomas, Joseph and Walter Willhite,
David and Burnett Diltz, Emmett
kehoe, Reed Wilson, William Oneal,
Israel Post and Fred Glow. The
most OF the above had buggies, while
few walked home.