Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31

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STA, age rs. :.
9-Death of Milton w. Gowdy, Mo-
line, age IA.
Death of Alexander Owens, Milan,
age n.
11-Death of Mrs. Peter Vetter, age "a.
Death of William Boyer, Milan, age
12-Death of General William Glen
denim, Moline, age e.
14-Ellis Rathburn, age 6S, killed by
Rock Island freight train.
17-Death of Patrick J. Kennedy, age
II, as result of fall.
1S-Death of Christian Heitmann, age
20.
19-Death of Philip Powell, age Sc.
21-Death of Adolph A. Greve, age "a.
22-Death of Mrs. James A. Moran,
age H.
Rev. l. o. Nothstein installed as pas
tor of Grace Lutheran church.
23-Fortieth anniversary of Memorial
Christian church celebrated
Newspaper plant owned by John
Looney wrecked by dynamite.
'27-Death of Dr. S. P. A. Lindahl, age
GA.
50-Death of Cornelius ]. Brown, chief
clerk at the arsenal since 1872.
APRIL.
6-Death of Mrs. Charlotte Starke,
age "a.
T-Snrinn haJ J..
defeat of local option measures
Aldermen elected as follows: Dem
ocrats, Frank Blochlinger, Charles
J. Smith, Charles Thompson, and
Frank LAWYER; republicans, John
Carse. G. l.. Schmid, Truman j.
EllinwOod. South Rock Island an.
nexation carries.
11-Work of tearing down old Buford
block to make room for Best build
ing commenced.
e. l.. Selle, for SO years teacher in
German schools of the city, re
signed
Death of w. F. Doyle, inmate of Wa
tertown hospital, from injuries re
ceived in fall
i3-Fire damaged city hall to extent
of $1,000.
George Bowles, Yuma, accidentally
shot to death
Death of E. P. futile, age 10.
l4-Death of William F. Kruger
Drury township, age Ga.
15-J. F. Lardner resigned as general
manager of Tri-City Railway com
pany.
Death of R. U. Shumway. age rs.
lS-Death of Captain c. d. Dack, South
Heights, age 6S.
Death of Mrs w. II. Magill, age 81.
2e-J. H. Corns, Moline, found short
$4,000 in accounts with treasury
of school township No. II, embrac
ing Coal Valley. South Moline and
South Rock Island.
21-Death of Carr Zeis, age SO.
27-Local aerie of Eagles secured res
idence of J. A. Murrin for club
house.
29-Broadway Presbyterian church eel
ebrated 33rd anniversary.
death of Mrs. Catherine Clock
hoff, age rs.
Opening of baseball season on home
grounds.
4-City officials elected at spring cleo
ton take up duties.
First Savings Bank Life Insurance
company organized, with Hon. L
S. McCabe, president; Phil Mitch
ell, vice president; Hope Thomp
son, secretary, and Hon. T. ]. Me
dill, treasurer.
11-County visited by tornado which
| did much damage and took one lif,
at Cleveland Ferry.
| Death of Mrs. Catherine Brayton, II
linois City, age "a.
13-Royal Neighbors vote to remov
head office from Peoria to Roc
/ Island.
14-Death of Mrs. Julius Mosenfeldel
age so.
l2O-Contract for Best building aware
| ed to Jobst & Son, Peoria.
21-Rock Island Exposition compan
organized.
23-Formal opening of new Safet
building.
J 24-Zion Lutheran church, Seventh a,
enue and Forty-fifth street, ded
i Gated.
Commencement exercises at Augu
tana college begun.
25-Death of J. M. Valentine, age 5
by drowning.
l27-Death of Peter Johnson, age So.
I29-Horace Webster, age II, browne
in slough near Colona.
colleague of German Catholic soci
ties opened convention in Roc
| Island
Postoffice clerks of state held COZ
vention in Rock Island.
Death of Robert Allies by drownin
at the Watch Tower
JUNE.
3-Death of Axel Erickson, age "a.
Death of Glen H. Buffum, age 2
through injuries received on raj
road in Davenport.
| 5-CchOOI term ends with preSput