Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
BY THE HENNEPIN,
Milan is Talking About Waterworks-
Town Talk.

Election coming on, the people of
Milan are all talking on the water
works question. whether or not
Milan should have waterworks.
If the city had steam fire engine
and few more tanks in different
parts of the town like the one on
Dickson street, near Main, there
would be no need of waterworks.
Well. You may say we want the water
for drinking and other private pur-
poses in houses. etc. and we can
venture to say there will be very few
citizens who will be willing to part
with their good wells of water for
which Milan is noted, to use the dir
ty river water for consumption. al
though, of course, it would be fill
tered and cleansed. but it would not
compare with spring water. How
ever. we are not opposed to Il water
works system.
Milan Musings.
Miss Edith Dartick was visiting in
Milan this week
William Dickson was papering for
IL. l.. Framing Tuesday.
Miss Perrine and c. W. Thatcher
are very proud of their booty prizes.
The Misses Carnaghan had the
trees in their yard trimmed Tues
day.
Rev. f. II. Afford and Lester Van
derslice left for a few days hunt
Monday.
John Nanderslice was mendinr the
foundation of the house occupied by
j. X, McMichael.
| Victor Hingstrum has removed his
house from the Coyne place and will
build near Hank Wilson's.
Carpenter Thompson was repair
ing the organ of the PRESBYTERIAN
church Monday and Tuesday.
| Rev. ID. +. Robertion. of Chicago.
will preach in the PRESBYTERIAN
church next Sunday at usual hours.
Hurley Whites new house is well
| under way. and will soon be ready
/ for the piasterers. Well done. Hur-
/ lev.
Dickson street has improved great
! iy this week. All along the line
the people are planting and trim
ming trees.
We extend our congratulations to
Mr. and Mrs. Mcintyre. and hope
they will have a happy Journey
/ through life.
There was a party given at the
residence OF Patrick Marks in honor
OF Winnie Gerard, and a pleasant
time was had by all.
We would like to ask the council if
the law regarding bicycles on side
/ walks does not refer to Cinder and
gravel walks as well as plank.
The stone crusner which formerly
stood at Lock 80 was removed to Lock
so Tuesday and things look as if
work was to begin in short time.
A missionary meeting was held at
The home OF John Darrick in Bowl
ing, but owing to the condition of
the roads there were not many pres
| ent.
The last masquerade bail of the
season will be held in the town hall.
Friday. March IL. Good order will
he maintained. Music by Milan
String band.
The Misses Bertha Hinderer. Clara
johnson. l.. '. South. Maud WINES
and Emma Shellman visited the
wreck of the train at Sears Monday
after school.
we see by last evenings ARGUS
that James Willhite. our former citi-
zen. was arrested in Rock Island for
obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses, which he did in Milan also.
M. Favour, the popular electrician.
VIII give one OF his pleasing enter
talnments in electric science Friday
and saturday. April 6 and =. at the
town hall, the proceeds of which will
be devoted to the school library.
During the windstorm Saturday
part OF the scatfold on the NJ. +.
church steeple was blown down.
William O'Neal and William Dickso
had quite time throwing down the
loose boards fixed up so as to be safe
for pedestrians.
Henrv Terms, who resides on a
farm near Milan, received visit
from a couple of wolves Saturday
morning which he will not soon for
| get. rs the wolves killed two fine
pigs and took a leg off third. There
seems TO be great MANY wolves
around the woods in this vicinity,
ana farmers should take steps to ex-
terminate them.
crowds OF people from Milan and
the trl-cities visited the wreck at
oearstown' IT being the first and
worst wreck ever had in this vicinity
A report is around that all the sears
town noys who have been playing
around on the ears will be taken in
town and be required to give evil
dence in the case, as it was DELHI