Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-01
BY THE HENNEpIN.
Steamboat Executions on the Canal Other
Matters Of Interest.

MILAN, April O.-Steamboat ex
cursions are all the 60 these days
Thursday noon the Lone Star and &
barge load of excursionists arrived al
lock Sc. and the water not being deer
enough to float the pontoon bridge
the excursionists had to wait for The
water to rise. About $3.50 the excur
sion left the lock and proceeded tt
the Moline bridge, and after a shori
stay, returned to Rock Island. E
w. Baker, of Davenport, boarded tn,
boat at the bridge. Otto's bane
furnished the music. Sunday tn,
steamer Verne Swain brought an ex
cursion up the canal from the tri
cities. A band on the boat discourset
lively airs, and all were well pleased
with the trip.
The steamer Duke and barge MAJ
brought an excursion up the cana
Sunday that was simply .'out o
sight," because it could not be seen
The boat got up the canal as far a.
Lock Sc and turned back to Rocl
Island. About $50 men got off thu
boat and walked a mile and q hal
to catch the street car back to Rocl
Island.
Anthony Weigle, of Black Hawk
has been seriously i'll with inflamma
tory rheumatism.
Croppies. bass and salmon are be-
ing caught in large numbers at::the
government dam.
Miss Clara Johnston. of Rock Isl.
and, visited with Milan friends Sun.
day and Monday.
Allan Strale, of the Chicago office
of U. S. engineers. visited J. w.
Woermann Monday.
The pile driver is working at Lock
So, having finished work Monday
evening at Lock 81.
Mrs. r. f. Little gave a tea party
Monday afternoon in honor of Miss
Helen Harken, of Chicago.
The Misses Bertha Bertleson and
Rosa kruse, of Rock Island, visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kuehl SUM-
day.
Joseph Sears is visiting George N.
Brown this week and all are pleased
to see him around again after long
sickness.
Bloomfield. Busheart and Kale are
putting a new roof on the Town hall,
and they are doing their work we'll.
The roof has neat appearance and
is a great deal more substantial than
shingles.
Rev. d. +. Robertson has begun
preaching a series of sermons from
the 53rd chapter of Isaiah. Sundays
text will be taken from the 4th to 9th
verses. A large congregation was
present last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Latin, who left Milan
a year ago for Lincoln, Neb., will re-
turn and act as bridesmaid at the
Looby-Vanderslice nuptials, May z.
The ceremony will occur at the home
of the brides parents, MIR. and Mrs.
John Vanderslice.
George r. Sydnor, one of Milan's
prosperous merchants. has returned
from a 4-weeks' visit to his old home
in Virginia. His many friends are
pleased TO see him again, and besides
thO tlDp SCC"S " h3NC oOhO AuL
Sydnor a great amount Of good.
The Milan school directors have
reengaged c. F. Stegmaeir to run
the school for another term at Sos a
month. We also hope that the other
teachers who have done their duty
well and. are always up to the times
will also be hired another term.
Grandpa Terry left Monday for his
old home near Muscatine. in compa-
ny with his son. Halbert. James
Griffin, of Milan. has been trapping
on Muscatine Island and in the vi
cinity of Boston bay during the past
winter. James came to Milan with
Halbert Terry.
b. j. Ashley, civil engineer of Chi
cago for Castagren 4 Mcdonald, the
waterworks contractors, has arrived
and his headquarters are now at j.
S. Matthews, residence, between
Main and Fourth streets. Men are
now at work hauling the mains from
the cars and work will likely begin
the middle of this week.
Vandruff's island was the scene Of
lively time Monday. Anthony
Van Buren, had his horse tied to 8
stake so rs to allow the horse to ca,
the grass along the street fronting
the river. Tim O'Connor had q war
rant sworn for Anthony and the cast
was aired before Squire Brown, who
not finding any reason for complaint
dismissed the case.
A great many people do not know
the length of the canal at this place
and little light on the subject will
be of interest. The canal proper from
Lock 81 ut the. Mississippi to the
Guard Lock is Al miles. From tn,
Guard Lock to Green river. wher'
the canal leaves the river is 81 miles
and from the Guard Lock to tn,
Moline bridge is p miles. the who'll
distance from Lock 81 to Green rive