Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31
of Robert Kimball by

5-Death of Jacob Johnson, age SO,
from fall from loft of barn.
Unknown man committed suicide
in river at Ninth street. /
S-Death of Mrs. Mary Remington,
age IS.
9-Death of Mrs. Isabelle Buckley,
Edgington, age SO
l1-Death of Mrs. Mary Hurley, age
6S
lS-Drowning of John Dikomas in Syl
van slough while bathing.
25-Death of Mrs. August Simpson,
Taylor Ridge.
2S-Drowning of Irwin Williams, age
81, while bathing.
AUGUST.
death of Mrs. John Holt, Moline,
age 63.
Dora Kincaid, Colona, suicided when
ordered by her father to stop re-
ceiving the attentions of Mark
Nicer.
death of Mrs. Andrew Leech, age
r.
A. J. Lloyd closed his furnishing
store after being 25 years in bust.
ness.
3-Death of w. ]. Entrikin, Moline,
former master in chancery, age 61
flames w. Mardis, age 81, killed
by Long View car while engaged
in struggle with two other young
men.
S-nnath nf T0hr
so.
William Gardner. age %, killed in
rail accident at Sterling.
S-Primary election held to. choose
candidates for the fall election
9-Death of Mrs. Caroline Clarke,
age 50.
l2-Postmasters of district organize at
meeting at Watch Tower.
13-First annual picnic at Long View
park of Sunday school children of
county.
14-Charles Aswege, Moline, suicided
age 81.
Perry Clinkenbeard, Evans, Iowa,
conductor on Rock Island, age so.
found dead in car at depot; heart
failure.
17-Death of Mrs. Jannette McMaster,
age so.
1S-Methodists' camp smeeting at Tin
dali's grove opened.
19-Ralph Young, South Rock Island
respondent, took own life by poi
son.
Marriage of Blanche b. Eldridge,
South Rock Island, and Jewett E.
Warren, prevented by disappear
ance of the would-be groom, who
decamped with money and valua-
bles belonging to Miss Eldridge
and her aunt, Mrs. Mary Cramer
farmers picnic at Lyfords
grove near Port Byron.
25-Roy Johnson, Sherrard, killed in
mine accident
German Lutheran ministers of the
district open convention in Rock
Island.
SEPTEMBER.
South Rock Island school territory
annexed to city by school board
in accordance with annexation
vote.
age SO.
Death of James A. Harness, Rey-
nolds. age 90.
3-Forty-third annual reunion of pio-
neers of county at Watch Tower.
4-Walter, 2-year-old son of John
Wanke, accidentally crushed to
death under wheels of wagon own.
ed by Penn Oil & Supply com
pany.
5-Mercer county branch of Rock Is
Southern as part of proposed rail
way to Monmouth.
Thomas Hisgen, independence par
ty nominee for president, and w
r. Hearst dined at Rock ISLAND
Club.
S--Philip Stroehle, while insane from
drink, committed suicide, age 40.
Site for new school house in Sixth
ward bought by the board.
13-Baseball season closed here will
Rock Island standing seventh
Springfield winning the pennant.
/ 14-Death of Ben De Gear, age 7s
from overdose of morphine.
fisherman Johnson, Moline, acciden
tally killed by being struck in tn
head with ball bat, age "a.
l16-Richard, 2-year-old son of Charlie
/ Anderson, Moline, killed by fal
down elevator shaft.
l17-Fair conducted by the patients a
/ Watertown asylum opened.
23-State w. C. T. U. convention oper
| ed in Moline.
25-Charles G. Wulff, Sears, age 81
! killed by street car.
I 27-Death of Mrs. Mary A. Chase, NJ,
/ line, aged rs.
2S-Rock Island Exposition opened.
/ 29-Democratic day at the exposition
| addresses by W. ]. Bryan and
/ q. Stevenson, candidates respect
i lively for president and governor O
Illinois.
/ OCTOBER.
2-Republican day at the exposition
i James s. Sherman, candidate TO
| vice president, and Congressme