Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-31


and moves out without causing
any damage. The river had been
closed since Dec. 20.
15-Death of Peter Wiltermuth,
of Barstow. aged 20.
16-Death of Mrs. Minnie Blocker,
aged IA
Death of George Burtoft, aged So
l7-Board of supervisors agree with
committee from Henry county to
proceed at once with erection of
bridge across Rock river at
Colona
! 9-Death of Mrs. Rebeckah Hast
ings, aged Sc.
2 O-Death of William Breitbach of
Milan, aged II.
2-Fraternal Tribunes with head
Office in this city, dissolve their
order and accept proposition Of
Northern Life company insuring
them in that. organization.
Death of Mrs Fritz Jacobs, aged
IL.
Death of William F. Gilmore of
Chicago. aged So. Was long
time resident of Rock Island.
23-Albert J. Littig, aged "a. killed
by falling beam while at work
tearing down old stair works
building.
Death of Rev. Joseph L. Murphy,
former pastor of Grace Lutheran
church. at Deland, Fla. aged As.
Death of Mrs. Sarah Devore of
Port Byron, aged 81.
? Mrs. Victor Williams of Moline
hangs herself.
Death of Mrs. Albert c. Schmacht,
aged 90.
25-Death of Mrs. Peter Schleuter
of Moline. aged 6S.
27-Death of P H. Buckley, prom
inent Coe township farmer, aged
60.
8O-Right to occupy levee front
Nineteenth to Twentieth streets,
for D years given to Rock Is
land Sand & Gravel company.
31-Central Union Telephone COM
pany breaks ground in laying
of underground cOnduits within
fire limits.
Death of Michael S. Petit, Moline.
civil and Mexican war veteran,
aged Sc.
AHnIIs
death of Joseph Dunlap, Andalu-
STA. aged Go.
East wall of old Central Presbyter-
ian church crumbles and marks
end of building. Had been stand
ing 50 years.
3-Death of Stuart Harper at Denver,
aged IS.
death of Francis ]. Wivin, aged
Il.
5-Spring elections held. Vets car
~ city by $50. Following alder
men selected; Huff, D.; Naab, d;
Simser, R.; Thompson, D.;
Schmid. R.: Stephens, r., and
Leaf. R. Municipal tuberculosis
sanitarium proposition carried.
Death of Edward F. Godfrey promi-
nent in lodge circles, aged 53.
Strictly Railway company pur-
chases tract of land near car barn
on which it is proposed to erect
an $4,000 carbarn.
9-Death of Christopher H Dillman,
aged 60.
IO-Death of William H. Sanderson,
aged 70.
Death of L. S. PearsaIl, Port By
ron, aged 60.
l2-Discovery of body of Frederick
c. Raisch in river at foot Of Thir-
ty-second street. Thought to have
suicided while intoxicated, Was
56 years old.
Death of Samuel NJ. Johnston, Black
Hawk township, aged Ga.
I3-Street railway franchise extended
to 90 years from date in return for
concessions made by the company.
Death of Mrs. Harriet Zahn, aged 81.
I4-Rock Island club site on Sixteenth
street sold TO Royal Neighbors.
Death of Mrs. clean Foreman, aged
Co.
L5-Work of taking the government
census begun in Rock Island.
Death of John B. Carlson, aged 50.
Movement for commission plan of
government launched at business
mems banquet at New Harper.
81. P. Best of Davenport becomes
member of firm of Young & Nc
Combs.
,2-Death of J. W. Good, prominent
Moline manufacture while at Bonn
bay, India, aged 81.
.5-Death of Bartholomew Brinn, aged
SO.
Death of Mrs. Johanna Terkelson,
aged &c.
,6-Death of Mrs. Robert Knight,
aged 81.
Day celebrated by Au-
gustana college students with
memorial services at the cemetery.
Death of Mrs. Yeta Rosenfield, aged
rs, at home in Chicago. Was long
time resident of Rock Island.
of Mrs. Dorothea NJ.
Kruckenberg Of Port Byron, aged
10.
five year old son of Max
Liedke falls into tub of boiling
water and is scalded to death.
Death of John G. Schoede, aged Sc.
MAY.
Miss Hattie Tolliver, we'll known
colored hairdresser, aged 81, dies
suddenly.