Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-31
YEAR N ROCK ISLAND,
Various happening During The
Twelve Months Ending
Friday.
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NV he year 1897 closes touieh,
y y record OF hspp sniugs IN
~9 Rock Islssd. many Of which
SEstS lave gone iato local his.
tory. Varied sad In macy cases
sfousisg IN unu ,ual degree Of pob.
lie iateress % we're The iacldsct q
which have developed In the shifting
scenes Of liie's panorama % 1897
hss produeed them. the most s.usa.
sioasl events Ia the year that 10
passisg we're the saim sssd and not
infrequsntly exciting coatests b..
tween Rock Island ard ralton over
the Modern woodmen head Office re-
uoval. and the prosecution Of the
Tssnty fourth street storm drain
conspiracy proceedings in the Ro- /
Island county circuit curt. Taese
two occarreuces In turn absor bed
public interest to . marked extent,
and the renembrsnces Of these. coz.
oluding - each did 10 the triump a
Of justice. will nos depart win the
turning Of she leaf 10 The calendar.
Tho annual chrouoiogi al revie -
Of the leading events affecting Rock
Island is appended:
January.
q Dedica.Ioa of " sm ,riai Clris,isn church.
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suect storm dram. IL b-isy discovered that
IN Inferior srad. Of Gem mt had been used.
Death OF Peter stelck. aged ca
Deah OF Theodore q Wakefield.
:. fa;mer bur defeats L J. A.h:rton at
u. Death OF N .. Hugh Martin, of Coal Valley,
aged -
o. Drosniar of Isaac D,mserser, aged s.
years.
Is. ors.ni,,u,1 Of the Mslin lie club. -
Dsa.h of Ais susan Montgomery, age 81
years.
selcens P.Isc. col,red. arcs, d on suspicion
of beieg Thomas TYLER. ~hu murdered his
wife and bsoe 81 CosdJvA He WAS SITTER.
ward released
a. Dcs,h Of Conductor Eugene J. Kearney.
aged n
u. n-aih Of Ms M.ryE whceian. aged u.
~. Grand Jury returns Indictments against
Matthias schacn. Wildam N-vi1. Joan
Mulnern. spencer ~ ittison. II. q Paddock.
MARTA ftick. John Looney, y. n. Kelly.
Ia
fh. = being changed with conspiracy 10
connection With the storm dram contract,
In Which rouneciion Mayor u p Knox ard
Ald~ &. j W. sehreiner and v. Dsuber
csrslesnsss LeitT S-ired' Jury ais
cenSureS Mayor Gust>v = s~nSson, OF Mo
line. for ell 80 ng immoral houses tn exist
u that civ. TINS charges az inst Mcssrs.
, raadocs AA''i'on and Fh.k are naaiS
n Drowning OF Frank Hewto,. aged u, o,
Bsrstov.
collector. Office In Rock Island
y Death Of John Srhau. Jr.. OF Port Byron
Dan $. Mcleod defeats I'd J Anterior At
vosth:g
~ e,tS ofMs EI=, NJ, Don I'D. aged 30.
Death Of Francis Bailey, Of mural aged %
gEsSUARv.
. Death OF " g. Emeiine A. HerS.y, as-d 81.
3 Death OF samuel : wish e. of Zoe. sSed "a
Death %, NJ Tn sriotte Broni-y. .geast
pes.hof srs. .. n Crompton, Of Zums.
arcsi -
q. Appel ate court sus,aI.s the ruling a,
Judge Shr " Gissolyias the Injunction of
the fuitonitcs against IN. removal OF IN I.
Woodncn he sdauarters 10 Rpck lslaud.
Mslatyre Reck. dry goods dealers. make
n Ne. " 81 cab ,uSe dies a, the az. ofu
- switehm .n frsnk wiegsnd. sged ~. killed
IN the kock Island railroad yaid
u = numoer of Rock Island citizses 70 TO
c~-sful attempt ~ move toe Modern
Worcmen Tceo~s writ being issued con-
iiaeins judge crabuec's iojuactloa until
Narcai
is l.aih of Joa1 Eisiss,en. of Reynolds
Dci b % Charles A. Hsnson. agedS.
w. Walsn N la kiiled % . csyein on
% james X ccos- dies ., Omaha. aged 20.
y Death % Ms Hama i,ogxcS~. aged -.
Dsath OF ara DANIEL " :c,cal. Of W atertova.
ACID n
OFT HAM ton hangs himself ., his home near
n peaih Of mlchaei smith. aged -
~ waiiAr r,.eburs aiesi Ia souts Rock Isl
and. AGED - =
- Dvsih % Mrs. WIZARD u ker. aged a.
frsnk Q Mob killed By fan In Moline.
z. y ath OF I'sfho D.nycid in of Soaih Rock
fSa-i. agta ~
aARCa.
q wizard A. ueiser. of Rocs Island. aged i,
srieiees al u. mphis. Tenn-
:. Cot Geo &c y. Robesnn. founder OF the
RSek Isl.ni Car I. .bsic.tor 6 .mpsuy, dies
q Capt $ r Ir1n, succeeds Col A. z. Bus.
tngto1 A. ccuamsncant - Mock Island ar-
seEa, the latter being Transferred to Do
u. Death Of De ,. N sale. OF Moline. aged 81.
.. New court house formal y accepted By the
II Ieier VI. suiIdiss on second avenue
caraScd 90 80 by IRE.
william Ro.s shoots and seriously wounds
John suluvan 81 Fort byron.
u Death Of Mrs. Gytileb Beck. Of Milan.
AGED -
"a when Francis 90 Milan. dies. aged ~.
u. noldiec OF the first NEE log of citize-s to
lend al encours gins hand 70 'he frsicrnal
Tri5gass. which finally locates its head
N Heath Of Mrs EIic, Riley. aged .s
- Death Of Samuel e. pde. aged "a
~ DcdicA,ion OF K,ek island co1ntys new
court house .,,u
Death OF John Corxcn aged ~
g Thomss J. Medin. Jr.. elected mayor over
Hcrry Csrsc. the republican n~minee. the
Democrats ale, electins A. ID. HueSiug city
elerx. &. r. MarshslL city attorney. J. T.
stafford. pslice magistrate. n. ~ Simmon.
treasurer. y. y Lee, collector. and i've out
ut seven al sermen-
D. I,cssh OF Nlcasei ". Mccarthy. aged 81.
Dcath of Mrs ~ A. Patterson. aged >.
u john katdAil stranger. run over and killed
~ Death OF Mrs. Catherine Gro,egut.
~ Death OF George tixter. aged g.
81 Upenins OF the xth annual Dretiog Of the
woman Psesbyterisn u GARD VI sisions
:. Colveulion fine Northern nun Dis Teach.
er> association
Death ,t An,hoay Devoe, aged "a
psth 81 JOIN Cramer. aged 81.
- lev. = De"ht Talnage speaks In Rock
% Death Of Ms Dav.i stephens. AGED IS
DEAN o. sohn swIsart, VI BunalB Pssi-ie,
aged =.
HAN
4 Death OF Capt Micseai ] crcaIish n, Al
leghcny Arsenal pttsDurg aged a
Death OF Capt Henry kveg-r aged :.
Inaugural On of Mayor I. Ncdill
g nody OF DIVER sshurr found in creek o,
u. Opening OF tbs head camp meeting q, IN.
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