Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-06
IT IS THE OTHER WAY

People Who Have Cn.pgsa We've Absst
Milan oeo for silver.
Milan, Oct. 3.-An article appeared
in Friday mornings Union stating
that business man of Milan had
taken the pictures of Bryan and
Sewall from his window after hear
ing several speeches on the other
side of the question and instead
placed therein the pictures Of Mo-
Kinley and Hobart. This 10 another
of the republican schemes to secure
needed attention and it is an utter
falsehood. The business men for the
most part have minds OF. their own
and believe in doing ss they think
bent. There are quite q number of
republicans out This way who, On
the contrary. GRE not only for Bryan.
but will remain 80. For one there is
NJ. I. johnson. who has always been
stsunch member OF the 2. o. D. j.,
and who will vote for Bryan and
Altgeld. Another former republican
no less we'll known is Frank Schen-
strom, Of Big Island. who has always
stood by his party till this year, and
now he says: III live till Novem Der
l will vote for Bryan and Altgeld. d"
Musings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferrell Gobel, Of BIG
Island. are the proud parents of q
bouncing boy. which arrived Wednes-
day.
The people of Milan are thanking
the street car officials for their gene.
rosi,y in ruoniug the electric cars to
the Sears bridge.
J. N. Adams was brought home
from the hospital last Sunday, aud
although he Is none too we'll yet, he
is getting along nicely.
Rev. j b. Rutter, OF California, has
not changed conferences with Rev.
Z. 5. Morse. but has merely ex-
changed places. which 10 more favoe.
able to both gentlemen.
W. G. Allen. of Erie. who made
such q favorable impression on the
people by q speech last Saturday
evening. will speak again for silver's
cause Saturday. Oct. 16. A large
crowd will likely greet him.
A long needed Improvement is no.
ticed in the repairing of the road way
between the Rock river bridges. Fol
the money the people of Rock Island
receive through the street railway
company alone the bridges and road
could be kept up in better shape thar
it is in. to cay nothing Of the toll
which is asked. This toll road is one
of the things which Rock I-land
could rid herself OF with benefit tc
herself.
Each year Milan citizens find some
thing new to talk about. and hereto
fore 1t has been sidewalk 5 and water
works; now it is light. and not cleo
trio light talk. either. The idea i,
being advocated that as Milan is no,
able to pay for an electric light sys
, tenn the council should purchas.
street lamps. which will cost about
$3.50. and the expense Of keeping
them up will be $1,000 more for ont
year. making 81 $50. Now Milan i.
just as able to put in a lighting plan
and pay 81. $50 on it yearly as it is I.
, pay out that sum for lights tha,
other towns discard. Cam. .,idg,
has nice system and there is M
reason why Milan couldn't if proper
; steps were taken. II the town really
cannot afford the light at present il
can be done next year, and the cos
} to the village will not be great, as .
large number OF stores would use tn.
light. beside the residences and the
surrounding farm houses. The cues
tion is will there be light or no light
and it had better be no light than an
outfit OF either kerosene or gasolin,
lamps that are way behind the times