Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-31
OF WHAT WE SAW.
Record Of Leading Local Events
of'96.
REVIEW OF TIE CLOSING YEAR.

Ahc Ah"Co AZ Pui Va ltS All
nuai custom publishes today the
chronological review of the local
happenings Of the past year. It will
be seen to have been an eventful year
for Rock Island. witnessing rs IL has
the substantial beginning Of the new
court house and federal building. to-
gether with numerous other import
ant building projects. to which more
detailed reference will be given at a
future time. while in a general way
the year has made history that has
signalized it. The record month by
mon;h is appended:
JANUARY.
4. Public me ting TO 6i.cuss ACCESSIBILITY OF ask
ing An inc-ease n the feaerai builcioy appro-
S. D..th OF Congressman P 8 Post
!. ram Bige!Ow clcciei c .rcui: Judge.
.. Death or John smith at soutn Moline, aged
8 J Collin. submits plans OF the new court
house TO The eoultv boad
10 Tsin-C:ty B,ee Bail club dropped by the
We tero association.
i. Farmer B II defeats d Il Carroll in a wrc.t
ling match,
IA. Bond Committees rec mmendatiou Of a per
ceit bond on the proposed court house
adopted by The county 0o,rd, wa. ca decide
E2j 600.
10. Committee OF citiz appeal to the people to
assi-t Nebraska sufferers. which 10 met with
agenerou. sponre.
20. i-soort men mold mass meeting to pro
test against the emplo, m-nt of nun-union
labor on the proposed court hons-.
De IA Of George Evener, aged 81, 1T Coal
q. Drath OF smith, aeed 81.
kin.e Daughters p eseut ..rhe Fete Of st.
On i.tophei" a. harper's theatre.
-. Toe anl"n sttaeks organized laeor for OPP
euperiatend.nt Of the c. ur, house.
p. Destn Of p Mi,chell, the veteran banker,
80 F.cul Of Auqustana declares againet the
playing OF FOOTBALL b, q. adents.
II. SLIGO fire in Masonic Tempe building.
FEBRUARY
10. Destruction Of 81. Antho-y's hospital BY
II ,ath Of S H vciie. aged IS. at Moline
IL Rev q Kerr resigns the pa ,tornio Of the
&c, trail re-byt Ian church in &c ponse to n
with .urpr . ne fleet on hi. C ns -ega,iou.
q satiounl -uIcide of ALDER Br Iun
49, Maj ]. = buford appointed con.u to PasD del
NOrtc by Preside Mt . eve and.
MARCH
I. Board ofsuper si.ors adopt the plans of Cur
lis q Gum, OF ktnsa- ii y. for the court
honse out OF list If IS, after long fight in
which toe stoncmcn tak- Prominent part
and whose met DDS together With those Of the
?. Board of sup nv sers appoints 5 Collins su-
pcrin,enfen OF the proposed court house.
Z. De,t9 Of John h Jones, aged IS years, at Coal
Valley.
1. state convention Of the Epworth league.
L. Tri-ciy peopis make the fret trip up the Hen
20 Desth OF andrew Coleman. nged e. wears
u sfnc conv niion of Master Plumbers asso-
Cation.
:. Anniversary Of the N CA observed in all
/ re-,
VA rBt Knox
the Protestant churches.
81. Drdicst.cn OF the new lndnst -ial Home build
q Mo or Goose presented at Harpc.'s theatre
Tor the benefit Of ST. An.houy's hospital.
| JUNE.
| I. Col Alex Mackenzie adv auced t, FIRST a. ia.
ant to tn chief at governments engineers e,
,. Tili,m Cla k almost c,uees riot by an A
| lecture on Market sqn re.
:. Fr.deiick Kramer suicides BY hanging af.
tr two sits mpis.
.. Head c M mecti " decides to remove the N
W = on ION Flu ton 70 Rock IL nd
Dea u Mrs. p Cable. aged % years, at st
Anna, c-nvsD,ion of the state Bankers aeso-
citation.
erccrii 9 publ; tuild,ng.
NJ Minneapolis
Express Mes.c ger James Hefner with g.. OO(
Of the Adams xpre.s cump-n,'s money alb
sconds. he J. afterward caught and convict, d
t.eiher with George Onlweiicr. the latter q,
an atc.mpl;ce.
IL Board Of sup -rvisors select Bedford stone
with which To b aid the court huuse and . .Ow
the co trAc for lis building to CJ Lsrkin a
$li320i.
Is. Deaf. Of Mrs Capt T J Robinson. aged q
years.
| 10. Death Of Mrs II Volt mann, aged IS years.
| ~ D.a,o OF Mrs Augusta JAue Cushmsn, aged 8:
q. Death Of George " Swiler aged SO years,
~. Work Ga the court house commenced
30. Mass meeting ~ First NJ church condemns
open sunday SALOONS and drafts resolutions,
JULY.
) Sudden death Of Samuel stranger, aged 6,
years.
d ath Of Henry ZieSer. aged GO years. in Buf.
fAlO Pratfic tow chip.
g. Death Of Mrs. Lucy A Buford. aged 81 years.
TO-. De tn o. 4 lett. rs, aged IS years
Death o; Ms Christian W cox, sgsd 80 years
IL. Desth OF u, orxe Dodge, ag d G3 years.
.. saloon. cloee sunday ., order Of CIT council
u. Heavy rain storm does considerable damage
to property.
90. the ARGUS expose. the ovcrdraft Of $500 in
the city administ' atoms ,tceet and al ley
fund, h. ing expended this amount ovei
the 5000 apr priated ior the year be fore
threc mItfas - he f-csl year elapsed.
Destn " Mrs Adeline Foster. aRci IS years.
AUGUST.
~. Fire destroys T~ia- City Ice comuauy's ic.
houses ON sylvan island with damage OF
4
IL. Thomas Tylc'. coIored. murders his wife ard
| child Al CordovA and escapes.
| IL. Death OF JACOB Wait, aged Is years, Of Rcy.
| nolds-
Il. Annual reunion Of the t2G Illinois volunteers
Annual state Convention OF grand lodge sasterr
| star (colOrcu
Death Of Christisn Baum cartel, aged - year.
Dean Of 1r.st GrelI, aged u years
II. City council repeats the sunday saloon clos
| ing ordiuaLce
70. Dcata Of No Aana n crsner. aged 81 yeaV
81. Death OF TV core, aged 81 years. at the kocl
Island house.
SEPTEMBER.
I. Protestant denominations in union me sfinf
sttscs the counci e action IN repeating tn
Sunday loon Law.
IL. First meeting Of the Western lnfanc hos ,ifs
Cor mission.
Is. Mems mae. meeting at Central Pre.byteria,
chnrch oeciaree against sunday saloons an(
fav.rs q civic federation.
Is. Death OF Brsudsnburg, aged 81 years.
~. Organization Of the Rocx Island Civic FEEDER
| Alton.
u. Death Of John Babc,ck, aged "A years. a
Watrrtown.
s. Desih Of Nm Thonss + Barbee, aged .
ysars
8. Dea h Of Win z johnson. sSea 81 year,.
Rsnoval Of Gorge Long - night capt. ain o
she " lies depaStmeut.
q. Death OF X Biskenore. aged 7s years. .
OCTOBER.
u. laying Of the court house corue, stone.
| s, Annual state Convention a he irs,Sa nm