Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-14
ACCIDENTS IN MILAN.
A Day Of Them Yesterday - Other Milan
News.


into the wire fence. DIR. Virgins
was called, and found that she had
r. ceived bruise ever the eye and a
cash from the wire, besides one
finger was either sprained or out of
joint. The INJURIES not being seri-
Gus, she was taken home after the
wounds were dressed.
Mrs. William Busheart and Mrs
Harry Brown and infant son were
thrown out of a wagon near the
depot. The horses were driven by
Delaska South, and becoming fright
ened at q train, backed the wagon
into the ditch. throwing the occu-
pants out. Mrs. Busheart was hurt
about the shoulders and the little
one was knocked into insensibility.
After little while they LETT on their
journey toWiliam Mosher's in Anda-
iusia township. All are doing well
at this writing.
Other Notes.
Thomas Medill, who has been sick
for some time, is again able to be
around.
The Misses Bertha and Laura Ber-
tleson, of Rock Island, visited with
Milan friends Sunday.
Kane & Co., of Davenport, have
opened q plumbing shop in the
Keller building on water street.
Il. j. Ashley, of Chicago, arrived
in Milan Thursday morning to take
in the testing of the water mains.
The men injured by caving banks
in a ditch dug for thing on the canal
are reported as getting along nicely.
Henry Kennedy. engineer at Sears
& Johnson's mill, is laid up for
while and Will Holmes is firing for
him.
A son of Al Hudson got his thumb
smashed in moving machine
Thursday morning, and DIR. Huyett
amputated the member.
The Pleasant Ridge Sunday school
held picnic on Vandruff's island
Wednesday, and all the young folks
enjoyed themselves very much.
Henry Bastian and family have
been visiting for two weeks with
Andrew Kadel, of Engington, and
they will return home Saturday
evening.
William Daxon, agent for the P. j.
Regain nurseries of Iowa City, Will
soon commence taking fall orders and
also replace trees that did not grow
out of the last springs order.
Samuel Christy was united in
marriage to Miss Sadie Holdsworth
at Clinton, Iowa, Thursday. The
happy young couple are residents
of Milan and we extend congratu-
lations.
An improvement that has been
needed very much for a long time,
and one that will be appreciated by
all citizens. is a brick sidewalk on
the north side OF the Tindall build
ing. occupied Iy P. F. Zahn's hard
ware store.
Arthur Mead, of Sears, who won
the fifth prize in the road race in
Rock Island yesterday, might have
won first prize had it not been for
puncturing the tires of his bicycle.
He was only one block behind the
first man when the accident oc-
Cured, and besides the winner nearly
fell from exhaustion when he had
finished the race and Mead was feel
ing as fresh as ever.
John Spilger, of Rock Island. has
just completed fine residence for
William Rettie. of Black Hawk, and
it is complete in every way, being
provided with all the conveniences
Of modern home. Fred Fricke
built the foundation of the house and
also did the plastering. The house
is 2-story frame, having seven large
rooms. You had better get ready
for a house-warming. Will.
William Clark, lecturer employed
by the American Protective Associa-
ton. attempted to lombard Milan,
but the game would not work. He
addressed the little bunch of people
who had gathered around box, over
which hung the text, Free Schools.
Free Press and Free Speech" He
told the people that Tuesday even
ing he would fight the Romanists
with their own weapons, but Tuesday
came and no Clark appeared.
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Milan Wednesday morning caused by
John Buryauek, the butcher, taking
a wild drive through the streets
while under the influence of "booze."
He was arrested by Councilman
Haislip, our marshal being in Daven-
port, but could not be locked up be-
cause the marshal had the keys to
the Jail with him. He should leave
the keys when leaving town. John
plead guilty and was fined So, but he
should have been given three counts,
striking an officer, drunk and fast
driving.
When the residents of Vandruff' s
Island cannot scare up quarrel OF
some kind something is going to
happen. Tuesday morning Mrs.
Tim O'Connell sued Anthony Van
Bpren for SANDER, the trouble grow.
ing from the erection of a fence be.
tween their respective residences,
not because il WAS off the line bui