Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-30
NOVEMBER.

August SprlngbOrn, aged 43. while
insane, walks over river bank and
is drowned.
3-Emil Osterman. aged SO; city
health officer. succumbs TO asthma.
Authority given local postoffice to
establish South Rock Island free
delivery mail route
civilian Mccain, aged 60, and
wife, aged GO, succumb within 9
hours.
flames Mckinney, Aledo, carries
Rock Island county for congress.
man by 2.154. and district by 5,161,
to fill vacancy caused by death OF
Benjamin F. Marsh.
9-Rock Island business men confer
with committee of National Farm.
ers' congress, which later selects
Rock Island as next meeting place,
in October, 1906.
1O-Death Andrew Henrickson. aged
81.
11-Death Mrs. Mary Nichols. aged So.
Death of Mrs. Mary DUNCAN, aged "a,
Drury.
Miss Margaret Scheuermann, aged
%, dies of burns received two
weeks previous
13-Protective board of carmen of
Rock Island road opens three day
session in Rock Island.
14-Death of Mrs. Hulda Ludwig, aged
II.
15-John Raymond arrested at Rey-
nolds for breaking mail box and
cashing check it contained. Charg-
ed lated with attempted assassina-
ton of Samuel Rose near Oquaka,
Nov. IL.
James Stevenson, aged 55. Sherrard.
crushed to death under falling log
at Swedona
1G--W. A. Rosenfield elected president
of Nationai Wagon Manufacturers
association at Chicago meeting.
17-City council accepts pavement of
Fourteenth avenue, Thirtieth to
Forty sixth streets, and Nineteenth
street, between Seventh and Tenth
avenues.
1S-Rock Island defeats Moline high
school 4 to in annual foot bali
game here.
l9-Death of Robert lakewood. aged
~, Rapids City
22-Carl A. Carlson. aged so, fatally
injured on Burlington tracks near
Forty-sixth street.
23-Dr. A W. Williamson after 25
years, resigns as professor of ma
thematics and astronomy at Au-
gustana college.
,4-Men of First NJ. E. church have
first annual banquet
,5-Report of Gen William Crozier.
chief of ordnance, on Rock Island
arsenal shows s3.757,201.05 was
expended here in fiscal year
of Columbus initiate class
of 104 in all day session
Death of w. w. Scott aged 60. rail-
way engineer 40 years.
Carl Thoms. aged &c, dies suddenly
of congestion of lungs.
'7-Death of Willet ]. French, aged |
SO, vice president of Tri-City Labor |
congress.
,9-Mayor McCaskrin issues order |
against slot machines in city.
'0-Rock Island high school defeats |
Davenport in closing game, Is TO 6, |
winning tri-city championship, and
title to state honors.
Lucy A Marvin, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Marvin, found
dead in cradle.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bingham. Milan,
aged s.. inmate of Bartonvilie hos
pital, found dead of exposure and
exhaustion in woods near asylum
DECEMBER.
death Mrs. William c. Raisch,
aged AZ.
3-Rock Island is dry for first time
order of mayor.
Death Miss Mary Jane Jackson, ag-
ed 81
Ellet Bird, aged ", dies suddenly at 6
Andalusia, of apoplxy.
l-E J .SomTners and r. +. LaVelle &
dissolve firm, Mr.. LaVeiIe continu-
ing clothing business. d
w LaFrentZ. aged 80,
killed in accident in Moline yards S
of Rock Island road.
Valentine. who served S
20 years in penitentiary for Henry
county murder, and was connected e
with noted Westphal case, com
mitted to Watertown hospital for a
insane
Gen. William Crozier pays annual G
visit to Rock Island arsenal. and
while here gives interview in ex- d
PLANTATION of arsenal problems.
Death at Vinton, Iowa. of Rev e
George J. Luckey, of old age.
Death of julius Roeland, aged 65, at RI
county infirmary.
DIR. A. w Williamson. retiring d
professor at Augustana, donates
valuable library to college. T
Death OF DR.. Herman j. Huyett,
aged 43. 81
Death of Moritz Sweickert. aged "A
Home of DIR. J. F. Myers damaged Al
to extent of 81 900 by midnight fire
Death of George Wittick. Sr., aged 81
SO. after 35 years residence here
Death of Peter ] Anderson. aged 81 Ire