Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-04
MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.


MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.
Interestiag Batch Of News From the
Town On the Hsnaepln.
MILAN, June 4.-Miss Winnie
Tenges received q bicycle from her
parents as = graduation present.
Master John Bertleson, Of South
Heights, visited with Lester Kuehl
Monday and Tuesday.
A colored gentleman had . very
exciting runaway Sunday evening In
which the shafts OF his buggy were
demoralized.
Capt. S. Alberti, ex-offcer, ex-en-
gineer and escaped Siberian convict,
gave . lecture in the town hall Thurs
day evening on Russia
+. B. Corson, Alonzo Mccartney,
Harry White, Oliver South aud
Newton and Alvin Vanderslice have
left Milan to work in St. Louis.
Charlie Fitzsimmons fell between
box car and Dibbern's wagon in the
Peoria railway yards Tuesday morn
ing. but escaped with only, a bad
shaking up.
Charles Ruge received . fine coll
lection of shells from Ellsworth Brown
this week. The shells were picked
up at Puget Sound. CAL. and togeth.
or with the collection he has they
will be the finest outside Of . mu-
scum in the county.
John Mcconnell, of Black Hawk,
Adam McBurney and Win Hoffman
we're driving rapidly along Dickson
street and Hoffman and McBurney
were thrown out. McBurney's feet
caught in the lines aud after beiug
dragged a distance he graspsd the
lines and stopped the horses, thus
averting more serious result.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hinderer re-
ceived the cad tidings Tuesday even
ing of the death of Mrs. Hinderer's
sister. Mrs. Albert Anderson, of Rey-
nolds. She was 40 years of age.
She died of consum ption. and besides
her husband, leaves q 5-vear-old son.
The funeral was held from the late
home in Reynolds Thursday at 2
o'clock.
Mrs. James Dickson aud her
daughter. May, were driving upon
the first bridge Wednesday afternoon
while train was passing. Their
horse became frightened and May at
tempted to jump out. but in some
way she was caught and dragged q
short distance, the wheels of the car I
passing over her back. Luckily she
escaped with bad scare.
J. w. Woermann left Milan Thurs.
day for st. Louis to look after the
welfare of his parents who reside
there. He returned Sunday and re-
ports finding them all right, al
though his father had been in the
sto m center an hour before aud left
for home two miles away as soon rs
he saw the approach Of the storm.
Mr.. Woermann brought photographs
of the most badly wrecked places.
John Blakely, Jr., delivered cal
load of fine cattle to the Tri-City
Packing company. The cattle
weighed about 1000 pounds each and
were as fine lot OF cattle as ever
went out of Milan. The men driving
the cattle were dressed in clown suits
and carried banners inscribed 1--WE
are going to be killed by the Tri-City
Packing company" buy oul
meat" And the whole thing was 9
very unique affair.
The village council met in SECULAR
session Monday evening, President
Thacher presiding and Trustees
Cannon, Benin, Walker, Brown and
Brandenurg being present. Clerk c.
II. Smith read the minutes of the
last meeting and being appr owed By
the council we're ordered placed OF
file. Bills for the month OF Maj
were paid. Not much business
than that of general nature wal
transacted, except to give F. H. Cald
well tie right to place and maintair
q private sewer to the river from
his home on Dickson street. The
second assessment of the waterworks
payments are coming in slow but
sure.