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

]. ]. Lerch elected president of Mas
ter Painters and Decorators state
organization
4. Death of Mrs. Katherine Schmidt,
aged IL.
8. Death of Mrs. Anna Thordenberg,
aged IS years.
Petition for first election under the
referendum filed for special cleo
ton on Central Union ordinance.
I. C.. ]. Larkin. c. W. Foss, J. w.
WEIGH, Louis Kohn, Charles Fie-
big, ]. NJ. Cozad, c. P. Comegys, C.
d. Rosenf1eld and B. d. Connolly
named as library board directors.
Death Of Mrs. John Marshall,
aged 76.
Death of Rev. F. Straws, pastor of
| African Methodist church, Moline
Frustrated while preaching to his
| congregation.
s. Death of Mrs. B. F. Knox, aged Sc.
IL. M. A. Clevett chosen as Y. NJ. C. A.
physical director.
IA Death of Herman Kettlekamp. Illi-
nois City, aged 70.
Is. Johannes Grigo, former Rock
Islander, suicides at Denver.
16. Death of John Mccarthy, Reynolds,
aged so.
IS. Mrs. Clemence Hack, Davenport,
suicides by drowning in cistern.
Body of E. c. Boyd, aged 40, West
inghouse Machine company, Chi
cago. engineer, found in Mississ
ippi Death accidental. Home in
McKeesport, Pa.
Death of Mrs. Maria ]. Skies, Hamp
ton, aged rs.
Death of A. w. Wander Veer, Daven
port, aged 60.
20. August Beernaert shoots hi:
sweetheart, Marguerite Puma, be
!. cause of lovers quarrel in Yer
: best residence.
: 81. Death of William J. Morris
0 aged 49,
%: c. j. Larkin elected president o
y library board.
"a. DR.. William M. Lyford, Port BY
/, ron, elected president, and J.. H
Cleland, Rock Island, secretary
treasurer, Rock Island County OIL
s Settlers association.
Death of Mrs Katharine Ill. aged n
Il &c. Death of Mrs. Catharine Astel
c. aged "a
4 2S. Commission decided to cut city O
fees
If Opening Of Empire vaudeville pla,
a. house under management of E. 7
Dolly.
t. 20. Death of Mrs. Sarah Brown, age
t, 63.
Of 80. Death of Mrs Carrie Collins
. Hampton, aged 76
IN SEPTEMBER.
~ L. A. w. Mitchell wins champio
ship of Rock Island Arsenal Go
=. club by defeating Decker Frenc
" Davenport.
Death of William M. Nevin in CT
:. cago, aged So.
Death of John Rain, Erie, aged II.
2. Death of Mrs. Charles Lumber
nj Viola, as result of burns receiv,
IN while lighting fire.
4. Labor day observance in Dave
al port; $500 men in parade lin
ID address by Hon. Champ Clark
Suburban island.
q. Edward Schroeder and William La
ton, both IS, of Davenport, drow
ed in the Mississippi when can
capsizes
ul, 5. Death of w. ]. Brown, aged 63, fl
in mer Rock Islander, at Minneapol
hit 6. Henry Claussen, Davenport, di
&c. as result of injuries inflicted
RS Charles Wegner with billiard C
in fight Sept. 1.
op- Death of Mrs. Rachel E. Hill, ag
ar 76.
Z. John Hassman, Davenport barb
,or shot and killed by E. P. Cochran
,or Falls City, Neb.; Cochrane hs
for murder.
nd Opening of Free Methodist conf
,ck ence of Illinois with 100 in
la tendance.
8. House-in-the-W at CampbeI
ort Island destroyed by fire; loss s:
emit 900, with $4,000 insurance.
cd. Death of w. ]. Van. deMark. Il
,ed Moline. Falls while chasing E
and heart failure causes death.
on, 10. Death of Mrs. Louis I. Stem
aged "a.
the IL. Methodist conference at Peo
ers assigns Rev. F. z. Shul. to past
ok, ate at Geneseo and Rev. w.
Leach to Spencer Memorial chur
Rev. T. E. Newland returned
set First Methodist church.
an Organization of society for the
ern lection of monument fund.
DR.. S. G. Youngert, member of A
ncy ustana faculty accepts call
]. Swedish Lutheran church at HI
lily, ford, Conn
II. Death of Rev. George B. Slime
ner aged 62, at Benton Harbor. MI
Former pastor First Bap
church.
,ec. IA. Joslin fair attended by 2.
and people.
ten 10. Commission orders placing at W
of city prisoners to serve
nv fines.
81. II. NJ, Pruyn, Davenport, aged
suicides by shooting because
,ses patent failure.
to 49, Three-Eye league season Gle