Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-08
BY THE HENNEPlN.
General News From Milan and Vicinity
ofan Interesting Nature.

General News From Milan and Vicinity
ofan Interesting Nature.
MILAN, Aug. Arthur Wheeler,
of Sterling, rode to Milan on his BIZ
cycle, making the 60 miles in about
seven-and-a-half hours.
L. L. Wheeler. of Sterling, was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. John Bertleson and daughter,
Alma, OF South Heights, visited with
Milan relatives Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Whitsitt and Mrs.
Edward Blayney, of Alexis, ILL.,, WIS.,
tied with Miss Whitsitt Saturday and
Sunday, after which they left for
Aledo.
Henry Gibson, Charles Fitzpatrick.
Martin Weaver, Frank Brashar and
William O'Neil are the Milan ..Boys
in Blue" who leave Friday for an
s-dsy camp OF Company F at Spring
field.
A building on the Starkey farm
occupied by Curtis B. Ellis burned
down at o'clock Saturday morn
ing. There was no water to be had,
and the house was destroyed, but the
furniture was saved.
People are beginning to improve
the looks of their property by filling
in the streets contiguous thereto.
The council paid for the fill
ing in front of the NJ. f. church,
after the old council refused to
pay the bill.
Robert Little has let the contract
to Collins Bros, of Book Island. for
a fine 2-storv residence on Dickson
street. The building will be of a
modern design and have all the con-
veniences that are necessary for a
fine residence.
Thieves entered the pavilion east
Of the Black Hawk Inn Friday even
ing. and ransacked the baskets stand
ing there, and secured two silver
spoons, two forks and two knives be-
longing to Mrs. Wilcox, of Rock ISL
and. The china plates found in the
baskets had been thrown down the
hill and everything scattered far and
near. The silverware had better be
returned and further trouble avoided.
About 1880 O'Clock Saturday even
ing the fire bell rang for the first
time since the water system has been
in operation. The fire was in a shed
between the johnson residences on
Water street. and the way the fire
department responded was caution.
The blaze was fierce one, but the
boys had the fire out within Is min
utes from the time the department
left the hose house. The damage
was slight. The waterworks worked
splendidly and shows the town has
had a wide-awake council.
New Camps on vandruff's Island.
Camp Wapeto is the name of a
pleasant camp Of Pre-emptionists,
the party being as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Hammond, Miss Pearl Ham.
mond, John Whitsitt. Miss Sadie
Vance, Miss Addie Whitsitt, G. b.
Snyder, f. X. Mayall and Miss Sadie
Mavall, of Vermont, III. Visitors at
the camp Sunday were: Lester Mi
nor, j. c. Snyder. w. H. Whitsitt,
Lee Hammond. Robert David, Henry
Blakely and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Allen, of Milan.
Camp Lee, new arrival, is q
pleasant camp on the island near the
river, where the following people
make it merry: N. G. Lee and
family, of Davenport; Mrs. NJ. Hen
dree and Miss Maggie Milligan. OF
Berry. ILL.,; Arthur and Everett Simp-
son and Laura and Mable Simpson,
of Owatonna. Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs.
f. Smith and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Ingham and family ard Thomas
Phillips. of Davenport. Services
were held at 1890 o'clock Sunday
morning in the large tent. and con-
sisted of lecture on The Bible
and an interesting speech by Mrs. NJ.
Hendree. of Berry. Services were
also held in the evening at 1880.
Other Camp News.
Camp st. Julian was the most
popular camp recently. Bleuer's or
chestra of ~ pieces discoursed lively
music during the day, and about one
hundred people were entertained by
the genial host, Peter Pfaff, in vari-
Gus ways, consisting of speeches,
foot races and all kinds of games.
A most pleasant surprise was the
fine fish dinner served, all the fish
being caught by f. Helpenstell. the
champion fisherman Of the island.
MIR. and Mrs. Hayes and Miss
Mary konosky, Of Rock Island, and
MIR. and Mrs. Otto, of Presumption,
were visitors at Camp Sylvan Sun
day.
| Visitors at Camp Comfort Sunday
were: Fred Brocher, william Walls.
from, Mrs. Walstrom, the Misses
Swanson and Gus Englin, Of Rock
Island.
There are some people who never