Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-04
BY THE HENNEPlN.
The ise.ular Budget of News From Milan
and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
MILAN, April 4.-The council met
in regular monthly session Monday
evening, with President Caldw ell and
Trustees Brown. Tenges. Thatcher
and Haslip present. The min
utes of the previous meeting were
read by the clerk and approved. The
total amount of orders issued last
month was sIol.S3. Frank Tindall
peiitioned the council to permit him
To erect a stairway on the north side
of his building on Main street, which
was granted. +. l.. Zeitschel. H.
Albert and William Ruge, of Milan,
made application for saloon license
The proper bonds were signed and
presented and licenses granted. IL.
Albert made application for a pool
license. which was also granted
The treasurer's report was read and
placed on file, showing a balance of
over 500 in the treasury. The mar
shal's report was read and placed on
ii e. and was as follows: Number
of arrests. 3; number given lodging.
| lS6: meals furnished, Is: oil, Is
gallons. The street commissioner
report was read and placed on file.
The hall committee reported that
, the contract for the hall roof had
been awarded for $245, which in
| cludes putting on the roof, freight
and an extra coat of paint. The
roofing will be of steel. and when on
the roof no nails of any kind will
| show. The bills were allowed and
orders ordered drawn for the same,
after which the salaries of the coun.
| ell were allowed, followed bv ad.
| journment until the 18th of April.
Musings.
\. p Nelson, of Maquoketa, Iowa
is visiting with Milan friends.
William Munks, who has been in
Indiana for some time, is visiting in
Milan.
Miss Mildred Smith, who is visit
ing at G.. II. Honens, has been quite
sick for the past week.
Frank Tindall will erect an addi
ton to his building on Main street
which will be used for buggy room
by Phil Zahn.
4 L
are: William Dickson, +. H. Harri.
and f. p. McMichael. The Judge.
are F. b. Carson, A. X. Brown ant
W. o. Smith.
| The business houses of this towr
seem to be ready to put out the
lights Just on the minute that it is
O'Clock. They should remember this
is spring. and the farmers would
rather come in town of an evening
and do their trading. Stores should
close no earlier than . o'clock at this
time of the year.
The dredge boat Ajax completed
the work at the guard lock at noon
Wednesday, and as soon as possible
passed through the bridges on hel
way to the Mississippi, her work
there formally opening the canal to
navigation as far as the Moline
bridge over Rock river to which
point the steamer Mac" steamed
Wednesday morning and footed for
the bridge-tender to open the draw
but he was either asleep or not there
This bridge should be fixed as soor
as possible.
Moving is all the rage in this town
Mrs. Wheeler has moved out of hel
building to Moline and Fred BoultoI
has moved above his store. The
house vacated by Mr.. Boulton is
now occupied by Henry Wright
Henry Kennedy has moved his fam
lily into the'residence vacated by Pa,
Monks. Harvey Baker has moved
his family to Tiskilwa and the house
owned by Champion was purchased
by Milan citizen. John Guintv ha
moved his saloon to Rock Island.