Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-31

% School election I. which the ISSUE Was On
VINO was SssssaiDCd by LIT. e. n kscyoo anll
J. ii. Kerr. rs candidates. but sho were
ment. which sustained c. H. Marshall ana,
X A. Donaldson, who we're elected b. .
majority of 3.iN
JULY.
|: Corner stone laying OF Memorial Christian
Death Of Solomon r. stephens
J. Black Hawk Inn destroyed by fire with .
n Board OF education accepts the resigua-
ton OF sups James r Ament-
Il. Death Of H. J. Lowe. aged ~. st san An
81. Dezih o! +. O. johnson. aged 81
u. William Parker. aged -. dr0wued-
AUGUST.
!. Prof r. C. Young chosen for superin,en-
dent of the Rock Island pubic schools
2 Death OF J. Z. Swiler at Valley Falls. KEs
4. Death of Mrs Caroline Ziesier. aged a.
5. Death Of Thomas sharp silvis: aged s..
\ 9. Charles Ncwberg dro wncd In Rock river
=. w. j. Bryan. democratic pre- sideutial cand.
iiate visits Rock Island On his way east
0. Miss Jane Foster. aged s., dies ut South
Heights
Capt. 10 Long s;abs Capt. James Osborn.
st Davenport: for which onense he Is sub
sequentiy Indicted and fiued 500
10 John Barnes. n brakeman on the Rock Isl.
and. killed ~ Brooklyn
IL. Deatbof Bert c. Swayne. aged Is.
u Annual picnic OF Modern woodmea-
.irmy Veterans association OF the Tenth
congressional district.
Earl De witt. aged 8. drow ned AZ Moline.
q Death of John Groyer aged "a
y. Modern Woodmen purchase n site on Third
ays,nne and FSurtee nth street. on which
to erect their head Offices
SEPTEMBER.
I. Death of MIS-. jacob Fassnacht, ared 90.
. Death of Valentine Ohlweiler. ag. ~.
Death of George Alle,, OF Port Byron.
3 peatf, Of Richard Stanton. aged "a.
s. Layin;y OF the corner stone of the Illinois
Westei n hospital for the insane.
H. Death CT Lorenzo Parmenler. OF Eaging-
IL. Eleventh, annual reunion of the Ninth ILL.,
nois Voiu ntesr Cavalry Veterans associa-
ton
Is. Arrest of II. A. Wade. the Chicago attor.
ncy. indicte here for obtaining goods un.
der false pre.tenses.
10. Death of Mrs. John J.. Corcoran. aged 81.
20. Rev. =. w. Merrell. preachers his
farewell as pastor Of the First NJ. T.
church being succeeded by Rev. z. y. Nc,
g. Death of Ms. Elizabeth Rosen,hal. aged 81
%. Death OF Samuel 1-lam. aged 81.
%. Miss Kate Drost wins q suit for 5000
against the city of Rock Island
Mrs DIR. Y. l.. Foulds Ailled 1t Alton.
30. Gov. Altgeld speaks I'm Rock Island and Mo.
line.
OCTOBER.
| I. Charles Greder. aged II, run down AID
| killed by street ear.
| Death of Capt John J. McConochie. aged 9.
| l u.
| 3 Death of Abraham Loeb. aged g.
| 4. James b. Dunlea. aged 40, killed by Telling
. Death Of Ms; j. D. Hauoerx. of Canoe
! Creek aged So
II. Death of Hon George A. Castleman q,
| John Gleckner. aged IS. accidentally killed
At the Rock Island bridge.
10 George York. OF Milan: killed ut Muscatine
H. Death ON, Of Mrs, "A. Adam Maucker, of South
20. Meeting OF she K. p. grand lodge OF hi.
| nois.
&C. William j. Bryan, democratic presidential
candidate. speaks in Rock Island.
a9. Death OF Mrs. Anne Tobin. aged Sc.
30. G. d. Gordon sues Edward II. Dorland OF
Chicago, for SIS O0O damages.
81. Death of E N. HOLSTER. OF Port Byron.
| aged 50.
NOVEMBER
b. Death of C. A. Martin aged g.
! School building ordered closed for week
on accounto the prevalence OF diphther.a
II. William Leslie. of Hillsdae, aged CO. run
down and killed by an engine
H. Death of Mrs. Mayer Rosenfield aged 40
Death OF William O'Nefll. aged &c.
+, N. kcener, aged 10, dies from being over.
heated.
20. Semi annual meeting OF the Christian En-
deavor union OF the Presbyterian church
ut Coal Valley.
Ms. Henry Bastian. wife OF the BlacI;
Hawk murderer, files petition in the cir
cult court asking permission to assume her
maiden name. johnson. ard that her chill.
dren be- allowed to take the name of John.
son.
a. Death OF Mrs. F. f. Robbins aged 20.
| Head officers of the Modern woodmen NEE,
mere to consider plans for the new hesd
Office building: the plan of Drack s Kerns
being adopted.
"a. Annual exhibition OF the Western Illinois
Poultry and Pet Stock association
- Edgar Cox; OF Sears, aged IL. accidentally
| shot and killed.
% Death of Mrs. Jonas Cnger. OF South Rock
Island, aged g.
DECEMBER.
!. New Rock Island bridge opened to travel
Rock Island Club organized.
Committee of the city council. who in
| I spectcd the Twenty-fourth street storm
| Grain. say the job Is q frat class one bu:
| Aid. kennedy follows with sensation 81 ALE
| cations with reference to material
:, GYMNASIUM OF Augustana college damaged
$40 by fire
8 Engineer James w Dyer killed in a wreck.
| lon the Rock Island road near brooklyn
4lDeath OF Orr'n Skinner. of Hampton town
ship. aged 80.
s. y. q. Hoppe. the tailor. fails.
$. che Rock Island Club Incorporates and
O. fhc Rock Island pos;of,,cc building thrown
tpen to the public.
10. head body of W. A. BlomquIst. Of Moline.
fund and foul PLAY suspected.
Dean OF john Barton, OF Coal Valley.
Ro3x Island County Farmers institute meets
asReypolds.
id. oear Swan; OF Moline, aged 81; killed a,
~ Sylvan Steel works.
TO- DfJ. A. Vincent. OF Springfield. appointed
phil for the insane.
%. DELEGATION of the German EvanyeIical
Ldheran Emanuel church
= ScheH club changes its name TO Sheridan
clb.
p. OATH Of Mrs. Mae Clark. aged 81
TIE ful1 infeneifv NJ l;vinD Il