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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-06-28
DELAYS
Big WORK
ACTION ON REoRAoE or
FIRST AND SECOND AVENUES,
NORTH OF PIKE STREET..
POSTPONED - OTHER MAT.
rgRs BEFORE BOARD OF PUB.
Lie WORKS

There may sim be some difficulty
before anything definite II done in
regard To the regarding Of First aud
Second avenues north OF Pike street
ON account OF the fact that the petit
tons do net represent majority Of
the owners OF the AUDITING property.
Thla discovery was made 10 the city
engineers office while preparing the
plans. The total property frontage
OF First avenue from Pike street 10
Vine street IL 8. $40 feet. and the petit
tlon represents the owners Of but
i.gti feet OF So feet less than one
half. on Second avenue from Pike
street 10 Denny way the total 'front.'
age ls 1910 feet. OF which only a.st0
feet. or 9ta feet less than one-haif II
represented Ia the petition. At the
meeting Of the board Of public works
this morning the petitions were re-
ferred back 10 the people Who have
been circulating them as u 10 under
stood that they will be able 10 make
up the difference.
Opening Of plds
The board this morning opened
bids for the building 81 concrete side
walks on Howell street. This con-
AAAAA AtAAAAtA 10 NNhftN NAblNAls MUS
on the First avenue south water
main we're not opened today as the
city engineers office was mol able
90 finish the plans and Specifications
for the work. The bids viii be re-
ADVERTISED and opened two weeks
from today i3ida wer~ opened TOT
the building Of concrete floors and
dfiveways 81 engine house No. &. cor
ner % Tweaty- third avenue and Yes
Ter way.
The Seattle Electric Company waH
given q permit to build a temporary
track on Mercer street between
Queen Anne avenue and First az.
cnue weHt to handle traffic during
the building 0f the news Queen Anne
eountsrbaianee
Plans and specifications were filed
for the grading Of First avenue south
from King street 20 Atlantic street
sixth avenue from James street 70
Marion street. eurbinE parking and
aideNaiklns Second avenue north.
lee street. Warren avenue and other
street grading. Tire two first plans
were rejected ard the third ap-
proved.
The following street Improvement
petitions were rejected on account 81
Insufficient signatures Twenty
firth avenue froln Yesler way 10
jackson street. concrete sidswsi ea
Eleventh avenue from Pike street 20
Pine street. grading olive street from
Minor avenue 90 Aeiruse avenue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-06-28
BITS OF GAIETY

Mrs. Amos Brown. Mrs. Ritchey.
Mrs kinnear and the Misses Brown
gave an at home yesterday after
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-06-28

Nine round trips to tho Battle
ships Oregon ana Wisconsin. Sec
ad page
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-06-28

rule unchanged. Supply and deman,
keep the price about the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

likewise existed but short time.
The third German newspaper. the
"Chronik des Westerns. published by
Adam and George Leiberknecht.
made its first appearance in Rock
Island on January Ist. 1850. 1t Jared
little better than its predecessors
and after a short time gave up the
struggle for existence.
For the next fifteen years Rock Is
land was without German news
paper. During This period the Ger
man population was reinforced by a
considerable number of emigrants
in consequence Of which maintain
ance for the next paper was assured.
Tie now existing Semi-Weekly
Nolls Zeitung was established by
Carl Winter. Its initial number ap-
peared on August 3Oth. 1873. 1t was
but small 2Ox36 sheet of four five
column pages.
Its office was on the corner of
Washington and Illinois streets. now
corner Second avenue and Seven
teenth street. Mr.. Winter found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Vo1kS Zeitung

such support that he was able to
renlarge his paper within three weeks
after the first publication. Mr. Win
ter's paper hourished until March
list. 1852. when he sold the same to
George :. Lechner. who came here
from Johnstown. Pa. Mr.. Winter NOV
ed from here To Danville. HIS, where
he published successfully the Deut-
sche Zeitung until two years ago.
when he died in London. Eng. on n
journey TO the Fatherland. Mr.
Lechner after few months sold
the Nolks Zeitung to f. Protar,
through whose efforts the paper was
brought To a -flourishing condition.
After prosperous ten years career
Mr.. Protar on April LIST. 1899. sold
his journal to the Rock ISIand-MoIine
Nolks Zeitung Publishing company,
consisting of prominent Ger
man citizens Of Rock Island and Mo-
line. The paper was managed by
Messrs. Paul Kersch and August
HanSgen. These men were less sue
cessful than their predecessor and
on July 1. 1897. John p. Kieffer. of
Remsen, Ia. undertook The publica-
ned for exactly two years. Mr.. Kicf-
fer * again at Remsen engaged in
newspaper publication. Gustav DON
aid of Davenport bought the Nollls
ZeituHg on July LIST. 1899. and pub
!ished the same until July LIST. 1901.
when il came into the hands of Val
j. Peter.of Peoria His. MIR. Peter began
his newspaper career thirteen years
ago as a cOmpositOr for the Nolks
Zeitung. He has Il large acquain-
lance in Rock Island and has always
considered this city his home. Four
years ago he went from here to
Peoria. where he was engaged until
his return to this city as city editor
for the Daily Peoria Some. one of
the largest and most influential Ger
man newspapers in the west During
the brief period of Mr.. Peters man
agement the NoILs Zeitung was
brought to degree of excellence
beyond that of any previous time in
its history. The Nol<s Zeitung is is
sued every Tuesday and Friday af-
ternoon. II is of standard size. hav-
ing eight siN-column sheets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

J. II. McKeever. Mail. Moline.
Charles +. May, Mail. Moline.
AdoIph Peterson. Iowa Reform.
Davenport.
!. J. Richardson, Democrat, Duven-
port.
August Richter, Der Demokrat,
Davenport.
+. W. Rinck, Union. Rock Island.
=. w. Searle. Leader, Davenport.
+. Il. Sharon, Catholic Messenger.
Davenport.
IL. =. Simpson. Argus, Rock Island.
T. /. Stanley, Journal, Moline.
John Sundine, Dispatch. Moline.
IL. +. Tillinghast, Democrat, Daven-
port.
Aleck Anderson, Democrat, Daven-
port.
J. y. Brands. Republican. Daven-
port.
j. E. Hardman, Times, Davenport.
y. G. Anderson, Augustana, Rock
Island.
+. O. Van Calder. Modern Wood
man. Rock Island.
J. F. Egan. Modern Woodmen News
Bureau, Rock Island.
Paul Kersch, Rock Island.
l.. p. McClarren, Republican, Dav-
export.
J. Hugh Harrison, Leader. Daven-
port.
Henry Tagge, Leader, Davenport.
Robert ReXdale, Fraternal Tribune,
Rock Island.
+. f. Buffum, Argus, Rock Island.
Z. p. Adler, Times, Davenport.
Fred Lind, Dispatch. Moline
Ellsworth Rundquist, Mail, Moline.
F. j. Mueller, Argus, Rock Island.
Alfred Christensen, Argus, Rock
Island.
j. VI. Farnham, Journal, Moline.
w. l.. Eastman, journal, Moline.
G. +. Holt, journal. Moline.
Val j. Peter, Vollls Zeitung. Rock
Island.
r. H. b. MacCrorie, Republican,
Davenport.
y. l.. Volllers, Mail, Moline.
L. c. Berry. Unionist. Rock Island.
Albert Engel, Volks Zeitung. Rock
Island.
w. z. Quayle, Rock Island.
Non-Resident Membership.
Herbert Churchill, Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Myron Jordan, Denver.
Honorary Membership.
III. +. Downer, Davenport.
j. F. Lardner, Davenport.
Charles McHugh, Rock Island.
James Whitcomb Riley, Indianap-
oils. Ind.
Sir Robert Ball, England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Tri-City Press Club

THE Tri-City Press Club. i an or
ganization representing some sixty
of the working newspaper merr of the
cities of Rock Island. Moline and Dav-
EXPORT. The condition of active
membership is Identification with the
editorial or business departments of
the papers of the three cities. Two
other classes Of membership are hon
orarF and nonresident. The club
was organized at a banquet rendered
representatives of the press Of the
three cities at Black Hawk Inn. by
Charles McHugh. then manager of the
popular resort. and General Manager
J. r. Lardner of the Tri-City Railway
company. in September, 1898. For
some years prior To that event the
idea of forming a tri-city press club
had been discussed. but il took this
very pleasant occasion to bring it to
a realization. The club at its start
elected Messrs. McHugh and Lardner
to honorary membership, and since
has added II. +. Downer of Daven-
port. james Whitcomb Riley and Sir
Robert Ball To that list.
The first officers of the club were:
President-Walter Johnson, Rock
Island.
Vice presidents. +. CalIlins. Dav-
export. 2. :. McGIynn. Moline.
Secretary-treasurer II. McKeev-
er. Moline.
The club meets monthly alternately
in the three cities during nine months
of the year and its annual meetings
and banquets are held at Black
Hawks Watch Tower The present
officers are:
President-H. P. Simpson. Rock Is
land.
Vice presidents-S. w. Searle, Dav-
export. T. /. Stanley. Moline.
Secretary-treasurer II. Nc
Keever, Moline.
Active Membership.
The following is the present mem
bership of the club:
J. X. Brandenburg, Union, Rock Is
land.
J.E. CaIkins. Democrat. Davenport.
!. NJ. Colligan. Argus, Rock Island.
+. ID. Collins, Republican, Daven-
port.
II. W. Cram, Democrat, Davenport.
c. w. Daily, Republican. Davenport.
Edward Dowar. Times, Davenport.
w. r. Eastman. Dispatch. Moline.
r. j. Feeney. Leader, Davenport.
A. T. Foster, Dispatch, Moline.
]. f. HalIigan, Leader, Davenport.
Walter Johnson, Union, Rock Is
land
]. j. La Velle. Argus. Rock Island
Malcolm MacKinnon, Republican,
Davenport.
P. S. McGlynn, Dispatch, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Wells, one of the fastest compositors
} in the country. received call from
the New York Times to make up its
weekly edition and decided to accept.
here was Il stock transfer to Seth
Morgan. then in charge of the bust
ness office and Capt. Wells departed.
Mr.. Morgan left the Union in he fail
If 1883 to assume the business man
agement of the Davenport Gazette.
and afterwards sofa the Wells stock,
which had been reduced to 20 shares,
To Mr.. johnson.
Mr. Burdett, who had been presi-
dent of the company from 1877 10 the
beginning of the year 1883, at this
period found himself i'll and depressed
from repeated attacks of rheuma-
tiSm. and desirious of retiring from
business cares. He found Il purchas-
er in H. {. Ashbaugh. and the half
interest which Mr.. Ashbaugh bought
made him president of the company.
lie continued in this relation very
pleasantly for two years and then
made terms which enabled MIR. John
son to purchase his stock that he
might acquire a newspaper at Eau
Claire. Wis. whittier he desired 10 go.
With Mr. johnson as editor is as
sociated Julius X. Brandenburg as
city editor and Frederick w. RinclI
rs business manager. They are men
of approved ability in their respec-
tive lines. with whom he is we'll
pleased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
THE ROCK ISLAND UNION
History of Morning Paper

THE Union. Rock Islands morning
republican newspaper, was born IN
war times, with the war spirit To eN-
cite and the war stress to embarraSs
it. II was the offspring of the Rock
Island Register and the Moline indie
pendent. The Independent stopped
publication in August. 1862. and its
material was brought to Rock Island
for the purpose of starting new
county paper by j. y. Kuck. II brother
in law of the editor. Col. X. II. Gra-
ham. who had enlisted AT the out
break of hostilities and until taken
i'll had been doing great service in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
APHORISMS.

In misfortune even to smile is to Of
fend.-Bacon.
Generosity is the flower of justice.
Hawthorne.
Every one can master grief but he
that has it.-Shakespeare.
Nothing is more friendly to a man
than Il friend in need.-Plautus.
The plea of ignorance will never take
away our responsibilities
Pride is as loud a beggar as want
and a great deal more saucy.-Frank
lin.
Young men think old men fools, and
old men know young men to be So
Metcalf.
Modesty seldom resides in a breast
that is not enriched with nObler vir-
tues.-Goldsmith.
Never be afraid Of what is good. The
good is always the road to what is
true.-Hameleton.
IL we could read the secret history
of our enemies. we should find in each
mans life sorrow and suffering enough
to disarm all ty.-Longfellow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Reynolds Press

Winger in 1894 and started business
as the Aledo Press. Il democratic par
tiSan paper, in the county seat of
Mercer county. Proving Il financial
failure i'm that city. il was moved TO
Reynolds i'm January. 1896. In Febru-
airy. 1897, Mr.. Winger sold the plant
to the present editor and business
manager, Guy Y. Petit. who CON
duets it as n strictly non-partisan
paper.
In September, 1900, the OLD Vaughn
Ideal hand press was succeeded by
large drum cylinder which. together
with a modern job press, is run by n
2-horse power gasoline engine. The
thoroughly equipped job department
is in charge of J. II. Mccartney. The
Press is issued every Friday morning.
1t has Il well trained corps of TWEEN
ty-tive or more correspondents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

I HOUGH the youngest of the daily
papers in the county the Moline
Evening Mail is one of the most popu-
lar and progressive. 1t is the out
growth of The Sunday Mail. started
Sunday, April ,, 1898, by +. 1. Stanley.
This edition became at once popular
and grew until under the same man
agement the daily edition was start
ed and The Evening Mail came into
existence as an afternoon paper,
March Il. 1895. 1t is Independent in
politics. From the inception of the
daily edition Charles +. May was as
sociated in the ownership and soon
afterward Charles Wilson became an
owner, later retiring. Five and
half years ago w. y. Jones purchase
ed the interest held by Mr.. Stanley,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

organizing the troops The paper
came out i'm November all right, hat
a few days later Col. Graham died
and Mr.. Kuck was compelled by fl
nanciaI ShortneSS to drop the daily
edition and concentrate his means
upon the weekly. which continued
publication from the first without in
terruption.
In May. 1863. Col. NJ. =. barnes pur-
chased the office ana revived the daily
as an evening paper, in which shape
II continued 10 appear until Deccm-
Der, 1866, when Capt. l.. NJ. Haver-
stick. another returned veteran who
had served and been wounded in a
Maryland regiment. bought the e~tah-
Iishment and the Daily Union became
a morning newspaper.
Capt. Haversticl< had the help OF
NJ. ID. Merrill, Il former sheriff. as
partner from 1867 to 1869: between
1869 and 1872 his associate WAS Rich
ard Champion and the Office was re
moved from the Mitchell 4 LYude
building to the Peter Fries building
ON Second avenue above where the
crockery department Of Goun" y
McCombS is now located. IN 1873 O..
\. Barnhart. practical printer from
Knoxville. secured half interest.
All partnerships had been whipped
out by repurchases on the part Of
Capt. HaverStick in the spring of
1874.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
THE PRESS IN GENERAL
Continued from Ninth Page.

agement of Minnie |. Cloverdale.
After four months the attempt to
make a success of it was given up.
The next evening daily was repub-
lican IN complexion and came out two
years after the Post became dead
timber. 1t was the Rock Island Star
published by the Hanna-McCartney
company. After two months of
more or less intense radiance its
| light ceased to shine.
The last new paper was intended
also to be of the evening republican
variety. This was the Rock Island
Republican, which Durant Howard
began in October, 1900. in the vain
hope that il would be carried into
public favor on the tidal wave of
the presidential campaign. Instead
of daily. as had been intended. the
sheet appeared as a weekly. y few
weeks was the extent of its life.
Papers Published in Rock Island.
The three newspapers now publish
ed in the city are the Daily and
Weekly Argus, Daily and Weekly
Union and the Nolks Zeitung, the lat
ter being bi-weekly. Other publ
cations emanating from the city are
the Modern Woodman. Fraternal
Tribune, the Tri-City Unionist, Au-
gustana, the Olive Leaf, Korsbaneret,
Augustana Journal and Barnens
Tidnings. the five last named being
printed by the Lutheran Augustana
Book Concern, and The Mississippi
Valley Merchant and Manufactures.
The Modern Woodmen is edited by
F. O. Van Calder. the Fraternal Trib-
une by Robert Rexdale, the Tri-City
Unionist by f. c. Berry, Augustana
by Rev. S. p. \. Lindahl, and the Mis-
sissippi Valley Merchant and Manu-
facturer by W. p. Quayle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

hands of the Dean Brothers. f. o.
and j. IL. During the regime of Mr..
Kennedy. the Weekly Review. which
had been established i'm 1888, was
merged with the Dispatch. whose
weekly edition has since that time
been known. as the Review-Dispatch ell.
making il the OLDEST paper still sur
wing in Moline. antedating the
Daily Dispatch ten years. The daily
was enlarged by Mr.. Kennedy to a
sevcn-column folio. November 10,
1883, the Deans sold half interest
in their business to Newton J. Hub
bard
Hubbard liyed only seven weeks al
ter acquiring this interest. dying
Jan. l. 1854. For the next fourteen
or fifteen months, which were siren
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

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came its owner. and rem was paid
until 1883 when the Union Printing
Co.. obtained Il loan from the Rock
Island Mutual Binding association
and DR.. Trucsdale executed Il deed
for the property. For nearly ten
years afterwards monthly payments
were required To the Building asSo-
citation in addition 70 the heavy tolls
of the Associated Press. and the pay
ments never failed though il took all
the money earned to meet them.
The Union Priutin" Co. was organ
lied IN 1874 with a capital of 100000.
Capt Haverstick retained Il half in
tercst and Capt. Arthur L. Wells and
Walter johnson secured a quarter
each. This alliance lasted only till
september when Capt. Huversticl
sold to Capt. James j. Parks and
Capt II. c. cleveland. and the latter
took charge of the business end in
place of MIR. johnson. In July. 1919.
Capt ClcaveIand transferred his
stock to Capt. Parks. and in August
Archibald \. Morey bought the Parks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

interest and took charge of the bust
ness department as secretary and
treasurer. In February, 1876, Mr..
Morey sold out to Capt. Parks to re-
turn tn California and Capt. Parks
sold one quarter TO Capt. Haversticll,
and the other quarter TO George NJ.
, Lullen, who assumed the manage
ment of the job printing department.
In October. 1876, William Henry
Burdett, who had shortly before been
employed as reporter, purchased
Capt. Haverstick's quarter and he
finally retired. Mr.. Luken sold out to
This associates in 1871. In 1882 Capt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

PAM of Rock Island. from whom,
ten days later, it was purchased by
r. :. McGlynn ana John X. Groom.
They. early in 1891, organized the
Moline Dispatch Publishing company.
they holding all Of the stock. MIR.
Groom retired June l. 1891. selling
his interest To w. f. Eastman. since
which time Messrs- McGlynn ana
Eastman have been owners Under
the ownership of McGlynn and
Groom the size of the daily was in
creased to eight-column folio. and
under MrGiynn and Eastman it has
become seven-coIumn quarto. or
just twice the size il was in 1883.
when purchased by McGlynn and
Groom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Moline Mail

when he went To the KlondilIe i'm
search of gold and the firm became
Jones & May. Mr.. Jones becoming
editor. On March 10, 1902, Mr.. Jones
sold his half interest to j. H. Me
keever, for four years city editor.
who then became editor. Mr.. Nav re-
manned business manager and the firm
name was changed to that of May &
McKeever and the name of the paper
made The Moline Evening Mail.
In the summer of 1901 The Mail
building was erected at 1920 Fifth
avenue, two stories and basement and
the paper established in its new $lO,-
600 home.
The Weekly Mail was established
Sept. IA, 1899.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

the early pioneer days the Ger
IAN newspaper had already sought
n foothold in Rock Island. The
NolkSblatt was established in 1886
by the German-American poet-phy-
stefan. Francesca Giolino. whose wi
dow still resides in Rock Island. This
paper had but short duration. IN
1857 Magnus Mueller founded the
Rock islander Boebachter. which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

turned from the war ana purchased
Mr.. Eastman interest, changing the
name to the Moline Journal and COM
ing out as straight democratic
paper. rather than as an indepen-
dent which it had been up to that
time Mr. Jordan built up the bust
ness largely. installing new machin-
cry. etc. but July II last. owing to
failing health, he sold to the pres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

Ezra l. Eastman. the latter having
started the Journal. a third paper,
which when the joint purchase was
made was consolidated with the Re
publican and the paper was conduct
ed as the Ropuhlican-.Iournal until
the fall of 1899. when Mr.. Jordan re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
Plant Ynccinntion.

French botanists are endeavoring to
yaccinate plants against parasitic dis
eases. AS the elementary functions
are the same in animals and plants
there seems to be no reason why their
diseases. whether arising from mi
crobes or fungus, should not be treated
in the same way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Moline Dispatch

nous times in Moline newspaperdom,
the business was conducted alter
nately by f. O. and j. IL. Dean.
March -, 1855. the Dean Printing
company was organized. and to il
was transferred the business. July
]. 1888, the Dean Printing company
being in hard straits, transferred it's
business 10 the Union Printing com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

THE Moline Daily Dispatch was
brought into being as a four-col-
umn folio July 81, 1878. by Oliver
White and his good wife. I'm one
year the Whites sold to Sam kenne-
dy, together with the weekly edition
that they had established. Mr.. Ken
nedy ran the papers till December,
1882, when they passed into the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
HI. ThoughtIessness.

He-Ah, those days of our young
love! You remember that afternoon
you promised to meet me and didn't
come? How l raved!
She-Just like a man! And there was
1. suffering agonies, trying on that
d-ess you liked SO much.-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

THE Moline Daily Journal and Semi
Weekly journal are the outcome
of the Moline Republican. The lat
ter was launched April 80. 1889. under
the Management of Sam Kennedy,
who some time before had been con-
nected with the Dispatch For
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

number of years it was operated by
Kennedy & Co., with Mr.. Ken
needy as editor and manager. In
later years the management passed
TO other hands and finally it was
sold to the Porter Printing company.
Zedel<er & Read were the next own
crs of the paper, and still later 1T
was bought by Myron Jordan and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26
The Moline Journal

ent owners and is now one of the
owners of one of the largest job
printing plants in Denver.
Upon securing the paper from Mr..
Jordan, the present owners formed
n stock company capitalized ut $4,000,
the stock being owned by the officers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-26

year when he sold his interest to his
partner The next change in owner
ship was in November. 1898. when W.
ID. Hall purchased an interest in the
plant and business and the firm of