Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30

Death of Mrs. John 7. Mofitt, aged
35, by falling from porch of home
in Reynolds.
"a. Mayor Schriver revokes license
of Ed Koelle, 500 Twenty-frs
street.
rs. Death of Michael ]. Dunn, aged 80,
caused by heat prostration.
&c. John Wilson, aged IA, Raymond
Wilson, aged u, and Ray McDon-
aid, aged IL. Davenport youths,
drowned in Mississippi river while
picnicing at Woodward's Grove
near Port Byron with other mem
bers of st. Paurs English Luther
an Sunday school.
Alan d. WEIGH and S. R. Kenworthy
elected as members of school
board.
%. Death of Henry E. Krell, aged so.
49, Mayor NJ R. Carlson, Moline, elect
ed head of the Commission Gov
eminent association of Illinois.
JULY.
1. Death of Jake Ballard of Andalu-
STA, aged IS.
Death of Adam ]. Nyquist, aged 70.
Death of William w. Clark, aged n.
Fleming E. Zoeckler, aged "a, sui
cides because Of domestic trouble.
8. Hottest day in 40 years with ex-
ception of several days in 1901.
Thermometer registered officially
104.
! Fourth IF I,,Iv oaIahrat iOn reSults
in no serious accidents and was
sanest in history of the city.
Death of P. ]. Gustafson, aged so.
Death of Mrs. Mary Arson, Drury
aged IS.
5. Death of Mrs. Mary F. Mcdonald
! aged 20.
Death of William Whitton, aged IS
g.. Death of John E. Pierce, aged &c
A year of agitation results in pas
sage of ordinance permitting Tn
ion Electric Phone company t
sell to Central Union.
Filter plant accepted finally by cit
council after 30-day test run.
s. Death of Mrs. Roxcena Leverict
aged so.
10. Steve DeBard Of Davenport, elet
trocuted while at work for People
, Power company.
IL. c. E. Gilman resigns as physics
director of the Y. Nj. c. A. to a,
cept a similar position at Kal
kakee
H H. Hull reelected president {
y board of education upon reorgal
. ization.
d II. DR.. G. E. Decker, Davenport, cleo
ed president and Dr. T H. FRS
. Rock Island, elected treasurer {
the Illinois-Iowa Medical society
John McLafflin, Moline, aged 72, ru
0 down and killed by Rock islam
f train in Moline.
IA. Body of Charles Pieper of Pea
n City found in Mississippi at fo'
l. of Sixteenth street, Moline.
Is. County Treasurer Whiteside turf
J. over $4,000 to city, withheld b
} cause of question of legality
commission law.
+ John H Hauberg elected presided
It of State Luther league in sessiC
at Elgin.
If Opening of new Peoples Nation
bank with public reception atten
e ed by hundreds.
Death of Mrs. Mary Summer
n, aged IS.
Is. Death Of George Mohl, aged 70.
Death of August Kruse, aged "a.
n George Pinkstor, colored, of st. Pa,
shot by Andrew Dimolakis and
n stantly killed. Dead man caug
in act of trying to rob resident
m Dimolakis exonerated by coronel
m jury.
10. Low water caused cessation of {
n. erations by Morning Star of G.
nival City Packet company.
&c 20. H. E. Behrens resigns as edit
o of Tri-City Federation of Lat
paper.
m Mrs Walter H. Wise, aged "a, fou
dead in her home in South Ro
be Island. Painting and strangu
ton cause
. May Foley, 16 year old Davenp,
or girl, jumps from governmt
bridge. Body found near Linwo
%. Death of Mrs. Jane Griffin, ae
~. 76, Sherrard
or "a. Death of Mrs. Jonas Anders
aged a.
10 Rock Island County Branch of
II. American Guild of Piano Tun
ioI organized with Arthur ]. Bullo
"A president
on 26. Death of John Zeug, aged SO.
81. River reaches low water mark
cd by drouth of 1864 and causes alb
NJ Comment of traffic on north
waters by larger boats.
ot %. Steamer st. Paul sinks at Quiz
taI with 200 aboard. No fatalities
Death of Mrs. Patrick H. Ke
aged g.
<, 20. Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Gard
ar. Casteel, aged 81
AUGUST.
.rk /. Illinois Master Painters and I
at orators assemble in Rock ISL
for three days with 400 in att
at dance.
ois 2. Charles DeMere, fatally injured
fall from ladder in Moline July
am dies at st. Anthony's hospital
md Rock Island Pillow company increa
capitalization from 100000