Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-31

latter head are the mayors assaults
upon railway property without prompt
ings other than those that arose within
his own mind and without warrant or
justification in the general view. AS a
result of these the city has suffered the
humiliation of seeing it's chief execu-
tive indicted for a felony. With for
NAL charges hanging over him he en-
tiers upon the new year.
Lawlessness in the form of house
breaking became so prevalent. with
the perpetrators in every instance go
ing unprecedented and the authorities
apparently powerless to do anything to
check it that The Argus, in a sense of
patriotic duty, offered a reward of $50
for the arrest and conviction of a sin
gle burglar Soon afterward an arrest
was made and conviction is now pend
ing. Whether because of this arrest or
because of the Offering of the reward
remains unexplained. but at any rate
the burglars suddenly desisted from
their operations, and Rock Island has
since been as free from such crimes as
other cities of its size
Following is given in chronological
order the chief events. from a history
making standpoint, that have trans
pired in Rock Island city and county:
JANUARY.
l. Brandenburg residence, 1916 Nine
teenUh street. totally destroyed by
fire. Loss between $4,000 and
$4,000
=. Death of Mrs Curtis b. Knox. age
90 years.
). Death of Mrs John r. Ransom
age SO years.
Z. Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Dunlap,
pioneer settler of this county, age
20 years.
Is. Death of Mrs. John Heiden, resi-
dent of this city for 90 years, age
20 years.
10. Death of Adam Mandel. resident of
Rock Island for So years, aged 6S
years.
Death of William Thompson, age
20 years.
%. Death of John Geisler. age So
years.
%. Death of William Cramer age So
years.
Death of Mrs. Mary Elvira Suntllin.
age 80 years.
"a. Death of Hortilius Pinkley. Milan
pioneer resident of county.
90 Death of Henry Schroeder, age 6S |
years.
%. Death of Mrs. Mary Shea, resident |
of city for 43 years, age Il years. |
Death of Mrs. o. F. Anderson, age % |
years.
80. Death of Henry Mold, age 80 years. |
Augustus G. Knox drops dead from
stroke of apopleXy. Was soldier
in civil war, age GA years.
FEBRUARY.
1. Captain H. A. ]. Mcdonald ap-
pointed postmaster
George ]. Swan of Moline suicides
by shooting himself on account of
illness.
2. Death of Mrs. Helena Hemborg,
age 80 years.
Death of Mrs. Ralph Patton, age 50
years.
3. Death of William Allison, resident
of this county for Sc years, age 10
years.
A. Death of Francis Richards, resi-
dent of this city for so years, age
SO years.
z. Death of George Huntley, age So.
8. Death of Mrs. Mary Wertz, age 81,
in Davenport.
Death of August Hintermeister, An
dalusia. age 81.
L. Death of William ]. Sharp, Coal
Valley, age &c.
2 Governor Cummins of Iowa speak
er at annual Lincoln day banquet
of Rock Island Club.
New buildings are dedicated at Wa
tertown hospital
3. Death of William Edgington, at
Washington, Iowa, age &C.
8. G. H. Kingsbury reelected presi-
dent of Illinois Retail Merchants
association.
G. Merger of Tri-City public utilities
under name of Tri-City Railway &
Light company, is officially an
nounced.
James Morrison of Reynolds killed
in Rock Island by being struck by
train.
8. Death of David Richardson of Edg
ington, age 62.
8. Death of Joseph H. Stombs, river
engineer.
0. Discovery of body of w. H. Hard
esty. a gambler. at Hotel Harms
had suicided by shooting .
Death of Charles Schorff age SO.
l. Death of Mrs Sarah P. Thompson, 6
age 80.
2. Death of Mrs. Emily Farr, age 80.
3. Mrs. r. NJ. Watts suicides by TAX ,
ing carbolic acid.
William Plog of Rock Island. age 20,
burned to death in morning fire in {
shanty in West Davenport.
DR.. w. L. Skidmore of Moline, age
43, dies suddenly of heart failure.
5. Death of Mrs. Walter ]. Entrikin
of Moline. age GA.
z. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Arnold of Rock
Island found with threats cut at 2