Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-08
MUSINGS AsouT MILAN.
The Village Council Mcets-rovn Topics !
of General Interese.

NJ Senet8t Iptefe9ts
MILAN, July The village couu-
Gil met in regular monthly session
Monday evening with Trustees Gan
non. Brown, Benn, Walker, White
and Brandenburg present and Presi-
dent Thatcher presiding. Clerk
Smith read the minutes Of the last
meeting. which on motion were ap-
proved. The treasurer's report was
received and placed on file. : The
constable's report showed three ar
rests and one meal furnished. The
chairman of the fire and water COM
mittee reported the purchase of a
new cart for the hose recently
purchased. The aPpropria 10 ms
were then made rs follows:
Fire and water. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500
offcers and salary. 60
A number of bills amounting to
about 5000 were then allowed. This
was followed by short talk by w.
H. Holmes in behalf of the people of
Sherman street. 1t seems the peo-
pie are taxed for water aud the
pipe does not run near their prop
eriy at all. What MIR. Holme,
wanted was to have the 1851 which
was charged to them taken off and
placed to the credit of the property
holders who had high assessments
and the benefit of the water. The
council did not come to an agree.
ment. A rebate of liz per cent will
be given to all who have paid their
assessments this and last year. The
finance committee was authorized to
settle the notes of the old canning
company deficiency. The treasurer
reported that there would be $2,l76
due July Is on the second INSTALL
ment of the water works assessment.
The trustees then talked of various
matters, among which was the plac-
ing of water in the town hall from
the mains, but no action was taken.
Musings.
N. P. Nelson and Myra E. Moore
were married ut Griffin, ILL.,, july 4
by Rev. W. Pinkney at the home of
the brides parents. Both of the
young people are well and favorably
known here.
James Griffin is the champion
fisherman of this county. This sea-
son he has landed three catfish, none
weighing less than 80 pounds. and
one last Friday which he caught
weighed 40 pounds.
Mrs. Olive Young and Mrs. Sarah
Larson. of Harlem, Iowa, returned
home Tuesday after visiting the past
three weeks with MIR. and Mrs. John
Mcconnell. of Black Hawk, and
Andrew Mcconnell, Of Bowling.
George McMichael, of Cheyenne
Wells. Col, came home to visit his
parents. MIR. and Mes. J. X. Nc
Michael, last Sunday after An alb
sence of eigat years. His wife and
children have been here for some
time and they return home together.
+. S. Hunter, of Boston. who was
formerly with the United States en-
gineer office at Milan. is visiting
relatives and friends here. Mr.. Hun
ter is plan clerk in the assessors
Office at Boston. aud after a short
visit. Mrs. Hunter and children,
will return home with him.
David Walsh and son. who own a
coal bank half a mile southeast of
Milan, have just completed ii D sink
ing of double shaft to a depth OF
S. feet and the coal averages 81 feet
all through the vein. Mr.. Walsh is
an old miner and was among those
hn Cd hn -, - 4
went to California.
Five men from the east line quar-
ter boat 9, whichis stationed ut Lock
81 for the purpose Of putting dam
across Rock river, got it into their
heads to celebrate the Fourth in
Milan. They started by getting out
side of tank of booze and were
painting the town red when the mar
shall arrested the quintet and put
them in the west line quarter Jail
ut Milan. Three of the men we're
put in one cell and two in another,
and they had not been confined long
before they realized they we're not
on their boat, and the three men
took the bedstead and smashed their
cell door open and walked out They
started for Lock 81 but came back
and were promptly recaptured
and placed in isil with a guard over
them. Monday morning Squire
Brown fined the ring leader OF the
gang $50. another $25. two others
s. aud costs and one IS. They had
no money, SO they were put to work
Tuesday morning cleaning the Jail
and pounding rock. They did away
with a number of blankets which
were on the beds and then asked for
new blankets, which were refused,
and now they keep the neigh borhood
in an uproar with their noise. The
Jail Is frail structure and should be
rebuilt upon the town lot where the
city pond is located.
Think 1t Over.