Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-23
BY THE HENNEPlN.
Milan Talking Up . Fourth of July Celebr..
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MILAN. Nav 23.-Milau must have
a celebration the Fourth of july or
something will go wrong. Why is it
that Milan can't have a celebration
when all other towns OF the same size
and smaller have celebrations? We
have the grounds. Lowell's island is
one of the best phases in the state for
celebration, it having plenty of
Of drinking water, shade trees, nice
grass. plenty o: large trees for swings,
nice level spot for catching the
CREASED pig and climbing the greasy
pole. and we have the railroads and
street cars for carrying people di-
rectly to the grounds. We also have
plenty OF good caterers. so the peo-
pie would not need to 90 hungry. II
large bills were printed and cheap
excursion rates secured together with
the Hennepin canal as a special fea-
ture, why we would have the largest
crowd in the country for a celebra-
ton. Business men, see to the m at
ter before it is too late.
Milan Musings.
The hose house bell was repaired
Tuesday.
Lumber for the dam at Lock So is
being hauled.
William Heath had his residence
printed last week by John Gitt.
Davidson has erected fine FLAG
pole in front of his boarding house.
John Cox, of Rural, will soon b,
married to a young lady of Buffalo
The entertainment at Coal Valley
Melted the w. NJ. 3. society abou
s15
Mrs. Kell Terry and son Kell hav,
returned from visit to relatives al
Lettsville, Iowa.
Several carloads OF stuff for tn,
Midway Plaisance at the Watch Tow
er came hi ough here Tuesday.
}. S. Smith is very sick. The at
tack came on very suddenly, it being
his old disease, and is in very bae
condition up to the present writing
j Everybody in Milan seems to b,
doing something. no matter how
small it may be. and things in gen
eral begin to look brighter for Milan
Ralph Prescott. one of our fisher
men. caught a large catfish Monda,
which weighed about 30 pounds
Beat this if YOU can, Searstown fish
crmen.
That alley on Fourth and Dickson
had better be looked after. 1t seem.
the people think Fourth street is onl,
an alley, but it isn't, and they should
know it.
Wonder why the council is MOI
waking up. Those barb wire fence.
are still looming up the landscap,
and the one on Fifth avenue anC
Williams street was erected sine,
the ordinance was passed.
Our hotels and boarding houses
seem to be run to their utmost ca
lpacitv. and no hel p to be had. TIL,
Milan house wants good cook, eth
CT co!ored or white, as soon rs posi-
bic. The Davidson house is also
well filed.
The large excursion which was &c
have made the Hennepin canal :
visit Saturday did not arrive, bu,
went to the Tower. and after looking
around awhile returned home. l.. l.
Wheeler had the concrete ready a
lock Sc, to show visitors how the
locks were built, but no one came
Milan merchants had their store
decorated, but all Of no avail.
Sunday morning quite a number
OF boys were PLAYING near pol,
on Rock river, which had been erect
ell for an aquatic exhibition for The
Watch Tower, and dared one o
their number, Bobby Allies
out on the pole. He walked
out over the water, and whel
near the end of the pole fell into
the deep water. and he would have
been drowned had it not been for thu
timely arrival of Julius Christ.