Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-28
By THE HeMNEP,N.
Gcnsrai Nsws From KHAN and Surround
Ing Vicinity.


Ing Vicinity.
MILAN. Oct. 24.-Newton LOBBY,
the good-looking, prosperous farmer
Of Taylor Ridge, has Just finished
hauling 1000 bushels of potatoes to
Milan.
Mrs. John Darrick, of Bowling,
who has been sick for the past three
weeks, was very low last Friday, and
DR.. H. j. Huyett, the attending phy-
stefan, remained with her from FRI
day till Sunday noon and he now has
hopes of her recovery. Mrs. Daniel
Palmer is the attending nurse.
Harry Simmerlach, who has been
laboring on the canal. leaves for
Coldwater, Mich.
Miss Ella Glow has left for Des
Moines to spend the winter.
George johnson is rafting off
couple of bicycles.
All the boats that formerly wio-
tered at the Rock Island harbor will
now winter in the canal at this point,
and among the boats arrived at win
ter quarters are the Helen Schulen-
burg and barge and the steamer
Duke. The boats will harbor all
along the line of the canal. The
Marion and dredge will harbor below
the bridges.
The Edwards & Walsh Construc-
ton company, Of Davenport, COM
pleted a paving contract at Canton,
ILL.,, and proceeded to move home
Tuesday. While one Of the men was
sitting on top Of load of wheelbar-
rows the horses started to run and
threw the unfortunate man off the
load. cutting his face badly.
William Chopper has left Milan to
take up his studies at Augustana COL
lege.
A young daughter arrived at the
home Of Charles Ruge last week. and
it is needless to say that they re-
joice.
John Brasmer, who lives in the
house owned by Anton Weigle, of
Black Hawk. has leased an acre of
ground from John Beck and will
build himself a house. John is
professional well digger and has u
way of finding water with a forked
stick which he holds tightly with
both hands, and where the stick
turns there is water. Johns scheme
must be a success. as he has just
completed a we'll for John Beck 40
feet deep with 164 feet of water.
Lester Kuehl went to Davenport
Wednesday to have his eye attended
to by DR.. Charles Robertson. He
will stay till a cure is effected.
Alexander Brown is boxing in the
pipes and valves to the tank of the
waterworks system.
The town has just completed an
improvement on Fifth avenue be-
tween Grant and Williams streets,
where an eyesore footbridge has
been removed and a sidewalk built
up to grade. Another score for the
council. but let the good work 60 on
An ordinance for constructing more
tile sidewalks should be the next
thing on the program.
Miss S. NJ. Castor and Miss H.
Miller. of Taylor Ridge, visited in
Milan Tuesday.
David Diltz, of Tiskilwa, is visit
ing with Miles Kehoe, on Vandruff's
Island.
Grandpa Terry last week left for
his home in Drurv township.
William Pate, who was injured on
the canal about q year ago, has been
greatly benefited in the use of his
legs since loose splinter of bone has
worked out of his hip. He now occu-
pies position as night Waterman on
the steamer Marion at this place.
Mrs. Brown has returned from
Tiskilwa, where she has been keep
ing house for her son, John, who
will also return in q. few days.
Sears.
Jabob Miller and wife have left for
Arizona and a general pleasure trip
for Mrs. Miller's health, ending up
with trip to San Francisco.
The Canning company has fin
ished canning pumpkins aud, is now
at work Smelling beans.
Searstown has erected some new
bill boards, and we notice that Reidv
Bros. Bear & Co., and the Anti
dashboard Soap company were the
first to hoist their signs, and more
will follow.
Scarstown is having a Jail built
near the railroad track. The build
ing will be made of 2x4's laid fat
wise with small windows protected
by bars Of iron three fourth of an
inch thick. The inside will contain
iron cages.