Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-05


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MUSINGS ABOUT MILAN.
New village Council Org.nized-Pres,d.n mt
TEACHERS Appaintmenss.
The village council met in monthly
session Monday evening with Presi-
dent c. w. Thacher presiding and
Trustees G .nnon. White, Walker,
Brown, Brandenburg and Benn
present. The police report was
arrest and lodging given to l6 hobos.
The police magistrates report was
as follows: Fines imposed, $72; paid
in cash. $46; suspended, $lS; to be
collected, So; paid in cash, $40;
wo, ked out in jail and rock pile.
$12 "A. Trustee Benn, as chairman
If the committee appointed to look
after the painting of the roof of the
hall, reported that the work had been
done. the street lamps and water
tank having also been painted, the
bill being $40 SO. The following bills
we're then read, approved and orders
drawn for the same: Election Judges,
si8; election clerks, SIS; C. II. Dbl
bern, $lS Of; Milan News, IS. so; Penn
Tank Line Co.. 81 so; Louis Cohen,
$3.50; Mrs. Brashar, meals, 81. 10;
John Carruthers. IS; F. G. White.
81. 08; c. H. Smith, $50 80. The Off
cial bonds of the trustees were read
and placed on file. j. H. Gilmore
and &. A. Virgins are held for the
sum Of $500 as bondsmen for c..
w. Thatcher. and F. G. White and
j. H. Gilmore are held in $1,000
bonds for Clerk c. H. Smith. On
motion Of Trustee Bonn the council
adjourned. President Thacher called
TIVE meeting to order with the new
trustees in the chair. The trustees
now are A. r. Brown, G. N. Brown,
Thomas Cannon. Hugh Walker, F
&. White and George Tenges. Mr.
rhacher made a little speech in
which he thanked the trustees for
the able manner in which they had
filed their positions. He said vari-
oUs improvements were needed
sidewalks, roads needed repairing,
the James river needed draining aud
all would be attended to in the best
way practicable. The various COM
miTees were then appointed by c. w.
| Thacher and are as follows: Finance,
White, A. Il. Brown and Tenges
street and alley, A. r. Brown. White
and Cannon; fire and water works,
Cannon. Tenges and &. N. Brown;
ordinance. Walker, White. Tenges;
markets, Walker, A. r. Brown, G.
N. Brown; street commi -sioner, Viii
liam Boyer; police, D. r. South, sal.
airy, $40; special police without pay)
Joseph Fitzpatrick; .janitor of hail
Michael Lane; board of health, D. Z.
South, A. r. Brown, DR.. G. A. Wig.
gins; treasurer. William Goldsmith.
On motion of Trustee Bonn the coun.
Gil agreed to purchase q cooking
stove for the M. E church ladies
and 100 chairs for the hall. Trus
tees Benn. Walker and White wer,
the committee appointed to look at
ter the matter.
| Guy Hayes met with an accident
Monday while going to Viola on hi
bicycle to work in the Office of tn,
Viola Enterprise. L. r. Witherel
has purchased the paper, and while
driving out Monday he lest his over.
coat. Guy started back towart
Milan to find it, and on comm;
down q large hill full speed he wa
thrown off his wheel and sustaine.
gashes on the left cheek and severa
l -
bicycle was demolished.
!, Someone stole a sack of corn from
q shed On Grant street Saturda,
evening. The person resides in Mi
Ian and is known. He passed directl.
under street lamp in place OF goin,
through the alley.
The May fair will open Wednesday
and continue until Thursday. Spe
cial features will be the traine,
chorus OF children one evening AM
the best talent the next evening.
William Hass, of Sears, has move,
his family and household effects 4
East St. Louis. ILL.,, where they vii
make their future home.
May z the Pleasant Ridge peopl
will give q drama called THE Rasca
Pat" at the Pleasant Ridge schoc
house.
Johnny Koch. Of Rock Island
spent Saturday and Sunday visitin
Milan friends.
Fred Boulton and daughter spen
Sunday with friends north of Daven
D port.
III It WIN Surpsise You.