Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-19
BY THE HENNEPlN.
Milan Wins Honors 1T the Davenport Fair
General Gleanines.

General Gleanings.
MILAN, Sept. 19.-John Wittrick
and William Canaan returned from
the Davenport exposition Friday
night with three of DR.. H. j. Huy-
ett's hackneys. They brought home
one silver medal and one red ribbon.
This was not bad showing, but they
should have secured the third also.
The coach horses shown at the fair
were four in number: One German
coacher, one French coacher, and
two English hackneys. The German
coacher was hardly more than a COM
mon horse with no action whatever,
even with shoes which weighed %
ounces. The trouble with the Ger
man coachers is they look to be
twice as old as they are, and their
legs are as big at the bottom as at
the top. The French coach horse
was q fine individual. but had no ac-
ton. The two hackneys were Spot
boro Fireaway and Lord Palmer.
The first mentioned horse was of
coarse stock and his action might be
improved. Lord Palmer. the other
hackney handled by John Wittrick,
was a fine looking horse of the Nor
folk style. with ability to go and
look well on all occasions. After all
we congratulate the doctor, and
think his horses deserved all the
praise and prizes that they took.
Police Points.
Wednesday Mike Collins was fined
for having two narrow tire for his
boose. He received a $3.50 fine.
A horse owned by William Pavson
was suffering from lock-jaw, and
Marshal Reynolds shot the horse on
Monday.
John Jones. who claimed to hail
| from Bureau Junction. was feeling
awful gay. A short time after he
gave way to S. so fine.
Wednesday John McClane took 9
chop" step and was landed in the
cooler, and next morning danced to
the tune of $3.50.
Elias Postem, an old offender, took
possession of barn Thursday even
ing while under a drink-evervthinr-
dry streak, and was fined S. 10.
A drunken barber, who said he
came rom the Davenport races, was
taken charge of Saturday evening
and slept his jag off and went his
way.
George Leech. while under the in
fluence of boose, tried to do every
one that passed him. He gave bail
for his appearance. but has not
showed up yet.
James Boyelin was arrested for
trying to eat a man in a street fight.
Before stopped he chewed a piece out
of Morris Cadagan's hand. Wednes-
day he was fined $3.50.
Milan Musings.
Miss Bee Normoyle, of Rural, Wis
tied in Milan Tuesday.
Miss Dot Pennman is visiting her
sister. Mrs. A. A. Allen.
Teams are now busy hauling piles
from the depot to the canal for the
work at the mouth of Rock river.
The Misses Eda and Clara Darrick,
Stella Bingham and Phoebe Okey, Of
Bowling. stopped at Milan while on
their way home from the circus.
b. H. Thompson is building him
self carpenter shop on Third and
Williams streets. The shop will be a
one-story frame, and will help the
looks of the town.
William Chopper, of Rural. pur-
chased fine aermotor outfit of G. H.
Dibbern, consisting of a tank, pump.
500 feet of pipe and aermotor. which
will furnish water for all farming
purposes. The completeness of the
system can be vouched for by Mrs.
George Clark and others who have
used them.
What happened to the spirits Sun
day? Mrs. Ita and Mr.. Bailey. OF Rock
Island, were to deliver an inspira-
tional lecture in the town hall Sun
day afternoon and evening. In the
afternoon a small crowd gathered,
but the lecturers went home dis
gusted with the town and did not
come back in the evening. The hall
was all ready and quite large audi
ence present, but no one came.