Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-31
Death of Mrs. Jennie Scovell, CO.
81. Death of Mrs. Esther Rice, &C.

Death of Mrs. Jennie Scovell, g.
81. Death of Mrs. Esther Rice. &C.
NOVEMBER
4. County and senatorial elections
result in choice of republican
candidates by reduced ma iorities.
Death of Gustaf Icklund. 80.
). Capt. II. \. j. Mcdonald appoint
ed chief clerk at Natertown asy-
lum
Z. Rock Island County bar holds
memorial services for late Judge
George w. Peasants.
5. Knox wins football victory at
Rock Island over Notre Dame. l.
to ;.
Death of Thomas Pender. 20.
Death of Rev. }. \. Griffin. at Sher-
Fard
Julius j. Krell, II, fatally burned in
explosion at Hartz & CIlemeyer's
drug store.
Death of Johan w. Heinst. -
Q. Death of Henry Woltmann. 40
10. Company \ elects w. T. Ransom
captain.
! -. Noon Rest rooms opened.
| Death of r. II. LENS. 30, at Chicago.
Formal opening of Moline, East Mo
line d Watertown electric road
16. st. Mary's cemetery dedicated
| II. Death of Mrs. Henry Curtis. 67.
| Is. Death of Henry Mock. SO. at Rap
ids City.
10. Il. f. Klueger. under sentence for
larceny. recaptured at Orion after
escape from state prison.
20. Rock Island Maennerchor gives
first concert.
-. Fire destroys three ice houses of
Moline Ice company at Water
town; loss. $4,000.
Augustana college defeats Mon
mouth al football. 10 to 8.
%. Death of George l.. Starr. 81.
Rock Island high school holds Dav-
export down to ) to q score at
football. and Augustana is beaten
by Armour Institute. - to ).
2S. Gen. William CroZier. chief of ord
nance. visits Rock Island arsenal.
20. Death of Miss Lucia Connolly. 81.
DECEMBER.
l. New county administration be-
gins.
>. Death of eX-Ald. ]. w. Lawhead,
GO.
Guy Miller, p, keeper at Water
town hospital. fatally stabbed by
Peter Bertolone. a patient.
John II. Gilmore, Milan merchant.
declared bankrupt.
,. Death of Robert Dean. ~. at De
troit.
:. First zero weather of season ar
rives; coal shortage felt.
Stranger of mysterious identity GO
ing by name of Thomas James.
dies.
5. Body of II. Burner. %. brakeman.
found beside Rock Island tracks in
Moline.
William \. Hunter. Sc. fatally hurt
by premature explosion in mines
at Carbon Cliff.
9. Woodmen officials to number $50
meet to confer upon rate question.
u. Public opening of Rock Island
high school.
j. :. Freeman resigns secretaryship
of Y. NJ. c. ~. and is succeeded
by j. II. Keyser
II. j. +. belong. "a. fatally hurt in
fall from dump cart at Sylvan isl
and.
Is. Death of Henry Seebrand. ~
Il. Eating house at Barstow destroy
ed by fire; loss $4,000.
Bondsmen of =. F. Cox. former
county treasurer. pay county S.
505.17, due from shortage of y. +.
Lyford.
Samuel Peterson, -. browns self in
water tank at Buffalo Prairie.
| Is. Death of William Knost, Sc.
20. New exchange of Union Electric
Telephone & Telegraph company
formally opened: lines ready for
business in Rock Island.
! p. Death of Mrs. Frank Wangelin.
! 81, in Bowling.
Death of Frederick c. Schroeder. 81.
%. Death of Mrs. Louis T. Wilson, 81,
in Bowling.
23. Tommy Smith defeats Hays Muhs
! in three rounds.
%. Body of Emil Engstrum, 80, found
| at Moline under circumstances that
indicate foul play.
Smallpox again appears in Rock Is
land.
26. Death of William p. Dover. 81
Death of jacob Kries. 40.
80. Fire at county infirmary does
$4,000 damage.
Death of Mrs. Otto Heinze. Il, An
dalusia.
Plant of Rock Island Iron works
destroyed by fire with loss of S4O.-
900.
STRONGER WATER POWER.