Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-30

.iopsi Bro. hc,hcod Of Riacksmths
| 3 Union taiors strike for higher wages,
4 which sre granted.
| T. Death of G. A. 5 schmidt, 81
fcrred 70 IIanville. M, Father Poettkin
| succeeding him here,
| ring BY former council a .sociates
| G. Miss katharine Blunt wins ladies' golf
| T. William Dunsmore suicides by shooting.
Death OF Mrs Elizabeth Muse. of Milan, 80.
10 Death Of Christian S Simnon. Is.
/ Il. Martin Il. Dauielson 'cturns from Philip
pines, where he served ~ months as =
Safe OF Black Hawk building & Loan asso-
moncy AND valuableS taken.
| 10. C. A. Barnard wins mems handicsp golf
| 70. Illinois supreme court suStans lower
courts in oissolving injunctions restraining
quarters If m Fulton to rock Island, thus
ending long legal struggle.
10. GOV. John X Tanner makes first Official
visit TO Watsrtown hospita and is banquet
ed in Rock Island
20. Residence Z. Ii. Deere, OF Moliuc damaged
Old Settiers' association dcdica,es mem.
oTial tablet at court honSe
High school At football.
r New Hawthorne school oucned.
"a Louis Cohn sentenced TO penitentiary for
embeZzlement.
Death Of John Tindall of Bowling. SO.
%. Mai W L. Marshall and congressman c.
w. Prince, r. IL Hi {, Walter Reeves and
V; Warner visit Hennepin canal and Rock
William Dean Howells, novelist and poet
30. Luke 4. Hemenwsy elected captain OF
Company A.
HATTIE BeRalke, aged 8, run over and killed
by wagon
NOVEMBER.
/. Rock Island MiIlSmens union formed.
Death OF Mrs >rah A. F'Ichot, ID
hail m IN Nhrfg NfsaR
Z. Augastana Athletic association organ
4 Rock Island defeats Gencsco at football
). Th-City Building Trades council formed,
Julius Banker killed by street
8. Penn Refining boiler house destroyed by
fire, with 800 loss.
10 Rock island beats Moline at football
H. Illinois Co,ored Masans buy site Ia South
Rock Island for erection of home for In
dgsnt Masons-
J Lane, r. @. Cousins. Lot Thomas. or
Iowa: and Congressman q. w. Prince and
j q. Cannon, OF Illinois, guests OF tri-
cities, inspect Rock Island arsenal, for
purpose of learning its needs, and are en-
tertatoed at 4 banquet in 1oc Island.
i6 Central Trust and savings bank organized.
49, William Davis, allies julius Limbach, In
William Lee. OF Moline. found guilty ia
the circuit court of an assault with u
20 Death OF Mrs. Kezia Parmenter. IS.
FL. G; 8: Grant, OF Moline suicides
j. Z. PuHh, frelRhc agent Tor ROCK iIanu.
transferred to st. Joseph, and succeeded
by j. II. McIkeunan.
D. EE-Oncer Richard Carncs. indicted for at
tempting TO slll Hugh Bresnahan, found
guilty 10 circuit court OF an assault aud
fined $50.
81. House warming Mt new First NJ. +. par.
20. navcnport defeats Rock Island at foot
ball.
2G. Martin Engdahl, of G cncsco, killed by train
in Rock lano yards
%. Visitation sisters buy II acres on TWEEN
tieth street. on which TO build siu,o0o
%. Central Uuion Telephone company begins
work on new $40 600 exchange.
%. John Gary, stranger, killed by cars in Rock
%. Annual exhibition Western Illinois Poultry
and Pet Stock association
80 Iowa university defeats II inois university
ut football ut rock Island park, b to o.
DHCEMBER.
4. City council adopts an ordinance, present
ed by AID: j w. Lawhead, prohibiting op-
GRAFTON OF slot machines.
5. AnericA an Express company decides To
again open an once in Rock Island, re-
turning +. McISibben agent
Opening of Tri-City mdwintcr fair at Dav-
onporb.
O. Rock Island Club endorses proposition OF
g., Johnston. Of 81. Louis, TO build II
$4,000 thea'rs bulldog in Rock Island.
Rick Island Club coneurs IN the Joint on
dorsement of its committee and commit
tees from the Rock Island and Moline he
tail Merchants associstions OF the propo-
sition of Bills a. Workman To promote n
twin-ciiy independent telephone OK
II. Death OF X. T.. Bailey %
IS. Lodge hell and home OF Edward Studcr
destroyed by Hre at Coal Valley, with loss
II. New A. M +. church dedicated
IS. Modern woodmen officials begin Il weeks
o. Death OF w b. johnson. 81.
%. 2story frame, owned b. w II. Moore, de-
StrOyed by fire. with los, OF Tl..W.
Death of DIR. Marc R-mscl. at III Paso, Tex.
John Glass Eilledin railroad accident