Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-29
BY THE HENNEPIN.
The ArtesIan Well and Other Current Tor
les ut Milan


MILAN, Aug. 29.-The artesian
well is grand success in every way,
and the people of Milan can thank
their hustling council for at least
two efforts-the sidewalk improve
ment and the we'll. The depth of the
well is now 1857 feet, and as large a
| flow has been struck as in wells of a
greater depth. The flow will force a
stream of water into the air 81 feet.
having flow Of nearly four hundred
gallons per minute. The water is
colder than most artesian water is.
with slight taste of sulphur. The
sidewalks are being laid as rapidly a S
possible, about five blocks having
been already finished. New street
lamps are on the way and will soon
be put into USE
Row at Sears
A drunken row at Sears the other
evening between some Belgians and
Americans resulted badly for some of
the participants. The house is COW
cred with glass from end to end. the
result of brick bats and other mis-
siles being thrown. Several fellows
have their heads tied up. All of the
participants OF the row were dis
charged from the National Clay COM
1 pany's works, where they had been
working.
Milan Musings.
Capt. w. H. Marshall, in charge OF
the Hennepln work. is in town today.
Mrs. Merritt Goble, of Big Island,
: left for a trip through the east Tues
day.
Miss Rosa Krause, Miss Emma Bun.
cher and Mrs. Buncher. of Rock ISL
and, visited friends in Milan Sunday
The persons who were injured in
the runaway here the other evening
are reported getting along nicely
now.
: George Tenges is improving his
property on Water street. The hous ST
will be remodeled and new fence
: will be built.
Hennepin work will soon be 9
, thing of the past for Milan, and s
great many ..canallers" are leaving
for the next work.
A freebreweryated man drove
: through our streets late Tuesday ev
ening and aroused all the people or
the streets with his favorite songs.
Hurley White left for a visit to hi.
3 old home in Columbia county, Penn
sylvania, Tuesday on the excursion
Mrs. John Nanderslice accompanied
him.
> William Tenges and family lef
Tuesday afternoon for Peoria on al
excursion to the east. Mr.. Tenge:
will visit his folks at Dayton. Ohio
George Tenges and Thomas Norton
are running the blacksmith shop il
his absence.
The funeral of J. S. Smith wa:
held from the NJ. f. church al
o'clock. The pail bearers were j
Griffith, William Goldsmith, G. f.
Brown, Frank Wilson. Robert Vance
and Mr.. Witherell. Revs. Afford
McCreight and Robertson ofliciated
The floral offerings were many.
The town of Milan sued Joseph
Hendricks for the cost of keeping s
horse which was impounded. The
horse really didn't belong to Joe. but
he had it in his possession. and ac-
cording to the ordinance was fined 81
and costs. which amounted in all tC
SIG. about the value of the horse.
We understand that our enterpris.
ing physician, DR.. II. J. Huyett. will
show there of his Ugh bred horses at
the Davenport fair next month, two
of them being imported English
Hackneys and the other is trottel
filley, an inbred Wilkes. The Eng
lish Hackneys are Lord Palmer (Vol
Z. Ii. S. b. by Kaizer 2129, by dan
Palm 1855, by Norfolk Phenomenon
527. The other is Lady Jane by
Highilyer 1907; dam, Polly $50, b,
Rifleman 1871. These horses ar,
both high stePpers such as are no
found in every town, and they are ,
Inradit n tho