Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-31
EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
Summary of Rock Islands Hap
penings.
What 1901 Had in store for Us
Told Mt n Giaoce-LOOkin
Backward.

bright realizations of fond hopes and its
dishesrtening appointments year of
| many revelations-nss practically wound
up its affairs and what it has had in store
for us is matter of history. Tonight at
midnight old Father Time will reverse
his hour glass and the sands of another
year will flow, and when the leaf is torn
from the calendar tomorrow morning it
will reveal the year 1892. which will be
entered uponr no doubt, with renewed
hopes and solemn resolutions.
The year 1891 has been good to Rock
Island. Evidence Of the city's prosperity
was shown in lengthy article DEVOTED
to building improvements a few weeks
ago. To review in detail all that Rock
Island has seen in the past year would be
a tedious undertaking. The ARGUS has
made such an effort in years past, devot>
ing several pages to statistical exhibits
and extended write>ups, and when the task
was completed and the work presented
there was not the public interest shown
that there perhaps would have been had
the results been shown in more concise
form.
IL is therefore that THE ARGUS has
greatly simplied thu matter this year,
and in the showing which follows pres
sents the important events of the year
~ In ha by IN
densed form:
Jan. Congressman Ben T. Cable
| in Yited the city council to his home. and
presented the city with SIS, 600 filter
for the water works, thus supplement'ng
and completing his fathers previous gift
TO the city.
James Knetssr, veteran of the Black
Hawk war. died in Moline, sged 70 years
Jan. 6.-The Rock Island Industrial
Home association purchased the Gortou
property at the corner of Fourth avenue
and Twentieth street for building site.
Consideration, S.. 600.
jan. S,-Hsrry Davenport sold his in.
teIest In the B alley Davenport estate to
Capt. 7. J. Robinson for SI5 600
Jan. 19-The contract for paving
Fourth avenue, Twenty-third and Mo-
line avenue, let TO Edwards & Walsh by
the city council.
Jan. 20-The firm of j. aud NJ Ro-
senfeld, wholesale dealers In ssddlery
hardware, leather, ETC.. for 35 years, dis,
solved. the junior member being sue
ceeded by Meyer Rosenheld.
Feb. 4-Rev. DR.. T. N Hssselauist,
president of Augustans college, died.
aged rs
Sudden desth of DR.. j. W. Cowden,
| aged "a
Conductor NJ Palmer, of the R l. &
| P, killed at Cable, aged AZ
March 4.-Prof. 0iof o .ssen. OF Wood
hull. appointed president of Augustsns
| college.
March 17-John Moore aud WIFE, of
| Coe, died almost simultaneously of the
| grip.
April 6.-The Rock Island & Milan
street railway purchased by d II Loud
erbsck Of Receiver Hsss and for the Chi
csgo syndicate for S33. 900
April - William McConochie re-
elected mayor, together with the entire
republican ticket.
April 9.-The sale of the Davenport
lands commenced Mt the court house by
Administrator PeeIz, the Watch Tower
being purchased by D. II. Lou
derback for $1,000, the maj 1rity
| of the lands in the few DAYS
following falling into the hands of Capt.
Robinson and Ere 'erick Weyerhauser
though large part of it went On the
market in the shape of plats for building
purposes.
The Hennepin canal route def nitely set
| tlaA IN he oid Af
April 26-Desth OF DR.. Thomas Calf
aged 60 years.
April 81 The bosrd of supervisors or
gsnized for the year with the election OF
L ). Pearssll. chairman.
April 80 Capt. NJ. w. Lyon received
approved plans for the Rock Island via
| duct.
May 4-The first car propelled BY cleo
tricity in Rock Island by the Davenport
Il Rock Island street railway company.
May 19-The Rock Island city council,
by unanimous vote, adopted the ordi-
nance providing for q paid fire departs
ment,
June The Spencer estate at the head
of Eighteenth street sold to Morris Ro-
sentield for $40 900 A $40. 900 re ST.
dence is in course of erection on the
/ pr misses.
july death Of Mrs. s. B. Cobb,
| aged II years, resident of Rock Island 80
years.
Aug. 1.-THE bids for the visduct
| opened and the contract let 10 the Phoe>
nix Bridge company.
Aug. 25.-Meeting at the Harper house
of the Rock Island and Moline Business
Mems associations, and other citizens To
devise plans for Twiu~City Columbi.n
celebration and mechanic exposition,
and committees ordered for same. etc.
Aug. 81 Corner stone OF Grace Luth.
eran church laid with imposing ceremou>
les.
S'pt. Injecting OF the army board
in Rock Island to determine the terminus
of he Hennepin canal
Labor day tttingly observed by
the trades unions of the tri : cities