Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
/. Wages of Rock Island arcnal employees re-
duced by ordnance department
:. Mrs. airy Curry dies at Coal V al ey from
excessive drinking.
c. Death of Mrs. Anna Selle. aged so.
Dea'h of Mrs Laura A Bangs. of Moline.
:. Rev. Robert Pearce appoirtei surveyor
of customs.
II. Death OF John W. Potter, proprietor of THE
ARGUS aged 81.
Storm rain defendants refused a new trial
Death Of Mrs RoberS Somm-rson- of Coal
l.. Variety Wood wo Ks assigns
John &. Gudekunst, aged IS, killed in q fa1
H. death of james Edgington OF Andalus,a,
Is. nnuaI meeting Of the state as ociation If
supervisors. county commissioners and
Il. Death of Charles c. Reynolds, of Andalu
siI, aged 40.
Death OF Henry Scawenecke, OF Port Byron,
p. Death OF NJ : Elle, Ayers aged 20.
81. Death of MIS- Catha inc Murphy. aged 50.
FEBRUARY.
>. Death of Mrs. T. J. Mednl, of Milan, aged
Death of Mrs John Moore. of Moline, aged
Simon Poeh man suicides by shoo'ing.
:. Frank Anderson placed on trial for muir
, deIing Charles Condo.
BE-. Henry Bendt of South Rock I>land. in
dicted Tor murder, discharged by the ScItt
county circuit court.
Death OF Mrs. Fisn :. Weber. aged &c.
8.
other s. uctures damaged by fire in Moline
with loss of SIS 90
Is. Death of William McNut, of Buffalo Prairie,
IL. Rock Island admitted to the Western Base
ball association.
10. Yarney An. erson signed 70 manage the
Rock Island Baseball club for ISIS
~. Rock Island Federal Labor union formed
n. Death of II. II. Parks OF Taylor Ridge,
aged 40.
-. pea n OF Mrs. John Hanson aged 76.
p brakeman Lawrence Qunlan, killed at
n.
%. Death of Mrs. kjersti Olson aged So
-. Apparatus of the Central Tele hone com
pauy's exchange destroyed by tire
p. Residence OF William White, OF yuma, de-
stroyed by fire.
MARCH.
J. Rev. Jason Bundv. of Chicago, tried before
a committee of the Iowa African N. T..
conference for slandering Rev 4. II.
the accused.
Death of Mrs. Caroline Hall, of Waterfowl,
aged %.
Board OF education orders an addition built
onto the High school; cost $500
T. Death of Maj. Frazer Wilson. aged 81
b Peaslee Shoe factory purchased by stuart
Harper.
9 Death of James Mccarthy, of Moline
Doubling of The working force 1t Rock Island
arsenal ordered.
TO- Old rate OF wages restored at Rock Island
Is Death of J. D. Woodruff, of Sears,
70 Death of Mrs. Mary scarr, of Bowling.
p. Death of Mrs Mary Huleatt. of Bowling
aged 81
- George Adeiuan of Moline. suicides
Judge BiSelow consolidateS five OF the
" Oodmen femoval cases institute by the
Fulton ooStrucIioniSts- and disnliSses oil the
bills
Death OF Victor L Mckiboen. aged 81
D. T. +. Latin wis hUnors and money at the
Grand American handicap live bird 81 DOT
at Long Branch e !.
IS. Death of Mrs Alethea Boughton, aged -.
-. Alvira and Daisev Alexander urned 10
their mother at Charleston. =. C.. by order
-
being taken from Rev. and Mrs r. - ping
ley. tn oUgh the instrumentality of THE
ARGUS
Death of Mrs George RieSs- aged 65.
80. Death OF Hugh Murray al Colorado springs.
APRIL
!. William Wendt and Belle Kennedy kille d ny
Rock Island train a Carbon CIf.
- \. y. Johnson of ROcEfor Iowa found
unconscious in old mill logway and dies