Rock Island Argus., 1894-11-21
BY THE HENNEPiN.
Experience of John Martin OF Bowling
Town Talk

OF Bowling's prosperous farmers, had
quite a walking match all to himself
the other evening. John had been
TO Rock Island with horse and bug
gy. When returning home his feet
became cold, and he stopped at one
OF the stores in Milan to get pair of
overshoes. He didn't stop more
than five minutes. but when return
ing to where he had his horse tied,
he found only the hitching strap.
The horse had gone. He followed.
On his way walking home. he in
4uired Of everybody he met if they
had seen his horse and buggy. They
all had seen the outfit and wondered
why it had no driver. The horse got
home alright, nothing missing out oi
the buggy, and so did John. Now
he wants to sell the horse and get
another that has enough sense to
wait until he gets ready to 90 home.
Musings.
Ed Love, of Bowling, was seen in
Milan Friday.
Robert Adams is butchering for
John Buryanick.
Robert Walker moved into one OF
Frysinger's houses.
The boys were enjoying themselves
skating on the canal.
Mrs. j. c. Adams was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Gus Nice, at lock 81.
Sunday.
w. H. Heath and family, of TAYLOR
Ridge, were visiting their parents in
Milan Friday.
Howard Baker was running the
engine at the flour mill for Tom
Redick Thursday.
John Mcconnell and Fred Licka-
feldt, of Black Hawk township, were
here last Saturday.
Lou Smith, employed at the COM
mission house at Muscatine for some
time, returned home Thursday.
Sears Il JOhnsOn's flour mills are
doing rushing business just now.
They are running IS hours out of "a.
Mrs. John Dickson, of Fulton.
Iowa, and Mrs. Culbertson, of Penn
sylvania, are visiting at c. ID. Brad
ley's.
Engineer l.. l.. Wheeler has moved
his family from Milan to Sterling.
the base of his Hennepin operations
henceforth.
The Ladies' Foreign Mission socie-
ty of the Presbyterian church, met at
Mrs. 6. H. Honen's residence last
Wednesday.
Miles kehoe, of Vandruff's Island,
has Just completed new barn. Ma
than Naming, of Reynolds, helped
him three days last week.
L. W. Greaser has moved his FAM
lily into Mrs. j. C. Adams house,
and he also intends to mcve his har-
ness shop where the post Office used
to he.
Two of Milan's prominent business
men, Buryanick & Ginty, who
opened a meat market at Bureau a
month ago. report doing rushing
business.
u. II. Honens went to Champaign
last Thursday to witness the dedica-
tion of the Engineers building at the
state school. Gov. Altgeld spoke to
large assembly.
Mrs. Moses Tuttle, of Bowling.
while driving to Milan Saturday ev-
ening. her horse became frightened
by the passenger train and caused
her considerable trouble.
On Friday afternoon room No. 3,
OF the public school, gave an enter
tainment, composed of recitations.
dialogues and singing. The little
ones did remarkably well. Quite a
few parents were present.
Milan has completed the LAYING of
sidewalks for this year, and the total
laid will foot up about II blocks.
Milan has reason to be proud of this
years record; the streets and side
walks are in better condition than
they ever were.
We understand the ladies of the
M. f. church will give a harvest
home dinner on Thanksgiving day at
the town hall in Milan. In the even
ing there will be a doll sale and also
good music. Everybody is invited
and we calculate on having a good
time.
AT an adjourned meeting on Satur
day night for opening the bids for the
construction of the system of water
works, Castgrain 4 Mcdonald, of
Chicago, put in bid for $11, 355. 80.
and another firm had bid in for
49, ,5S5. This firm would not take
any bonds. Then the council ad-
journed till Monday night. when
they awarded the contract to Cast
grain 4 Mcdonald for the amount
aboye stated. The firm will take the
city bonds and will furnish every
thing. which will be three miles of
watermains. % hydrants and reser-
voirs.
Last Sunday evening at the Pres