Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-08
BY THE HENNEPlN.
The Milan Council and Other News Of I
tereDt.


MILAN, June AT the councils
regular session President Owens and
Trustees Cannon. Tenges, Haislip,
Brandenburg and Benn were present.
Clerk w. L. Heath read the minutes
of the previous meeting, and being
approved, we're ordered placed on
file. Street commissioners bill and
report read and approved. Police
report showed only two arrests for
the month of May. G. E. Browns
report stated that he had collected
no fines during the month. The fol-
lowing bills were then allowed and
orders drawn for same: Samuel
Baker, police salary, $50; William
Kale, for roofing hall, $s5; Willis
Benn. hauling, $40; William Jack
sons fees for services in Greaser VS..
Reynolds case, SIS; William Gold
smith, for books, $3.50. The printing
of the waterworks bonds was left to
the clerk. Numerous other bills were
read and ordered paid out of the spec
ial assessment. On motion of Haislip
the fire and water committee was
instructed to secure reducers for the
MIGRANTS. The revising of the ordi-
nances was left to the president and
Brandenburg to report at the next
'''-- ing. After attending to vari-
90, other matters the council adj
journed.
X. p. Election.
The Milan X. P. lodge, Az, met
Wednesday evening and elected
the following officers:
Chancellor William
F. Tenges.
Vice Chancellor Commapder-
George Tenges.
Prelate-F. B. Corson.
Master OF Work-Arthur Nice.
Keeper of Records and Seals-G.
W. Smith.
Master of Finance-F. W. Boulton.
| Master of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Allen.
William Smiths family moved to
Searstown Monday.
| Howard Baker has left for Ke-
nosha, Wis, to act as second engi-
neer in his uncle's factory.
Children's day in the Presbyterian
church will be held next Sunday at
the regular service hour, 10 minutes
after IL O'Clock a. m.
The first railroad bridge is in the
hands of the painters, and the bright
red paint makes quite a change in
the looks of things in that vicinity
Miss Bertha Latin, of Omaha,
Neb.. who has been visiting friends
in Milan for the past month, has left
for short stay at Woodbine before
going home.
Young Stoakes, who has run the
Colona ferry for years, was
in town Tuesday. and although
SIS years of age, is as lively as some
men at 25 years of age.
The steamer Myrtle, in charge oil
Capt. w. c. Collins, towed a barge
of lum Der to the Moline bridge ovel
Rock river by way of the canal, thi:
being the first freight of the season
Mrs. T. NJ. Vanhorn and children
left for Canada Monday, Mr.. Van
horn accompanying them to Chicago
Mrs. Vahhorn will spend the sum
mer with her Canadian friends and
relatives.
Gilt & Brandenberg are paintin {
the residence of Mrs. j. S. Matthews
this week, and the residences of X
McMichael, P. F. Zahn and Edward
Nice are respondent in a coat o
paint, and paper hanging and paint
ing are all the go in this place.
Rev. d. L. Robertson preached t.
the graduates Sunday evening on tn,
subject. Hitch Your Wagon to :
Star" and feature was the man,
} old sayings woven in with the many
brilliant points, and all going in to-
gether to make up splendid ser
mon. A large congregation wa.
present and were vi. pleased will
the discourse.
Beginning with next Monday, thu
water will be drawn out of the cana
for four days to allow the putting il
of 10-inch tiles across field and roaC
to complete a drain. Robert Bake
has gang Of men rip-rapping tn,
south bank of the canal from tn
guard lock to Mill Greek Tainto
|
cistern at each of the lock houses
!. and the driveway along the canal i
being macadamized. The signal sys
!. tenn will be on trial by the govern
ment for 80 days. and If satisfactory
! will be accepted.
The question is often asked: IL
the Hennepin canal open to naviga
tion?" We could not say, but tn
ceremonies attending the openin
, were held April II, and since the
! water has been low and deep in tn
canal. and distractions here an
there until steamboat captains hav
got so discouraged that the name G
Hennepin canal means to them
river of snags. Wednesday tn
! Naval Reserve fleet of Moline cam
up the canal with party of abou
!, fifty people. but they were unable t
proceed farther than lock sc on al
count of there not being enoug
water in the canal to float the por