Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
YEARS EVENTS IN AND
NEAR ROCK ISLAND
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killed while coasting in Moline
when struck by automobile.
DECEMBER.
2. Death of Lafayette N. Culbertson
of Albany, aged IS.
8. Death of Mrs. Margaret Hayes,
aged 60.
Death of Mrs Anna Doyle, aged IS.
Hugh Pollok, former river pilot,
found dead on levee; death due TO
exposure.
Memorial exercises of Rock Island
Elks. No. $50, held in Broadway
Presbyterian church.
5. Death of Mrs. Mary Egan, aged 63.
Death of Michael Mejerle, aged 20.
B. Frank Knox elected president Of
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
]. L. Vernon of Aledo chosen as vice
president of Peoples National
bank and G. o. Huckstaedt as
cashier to succeed the late Carl
Hellpenstell.
6. Rock Island Industrial commits
sion secures Smith Heating COM
pany of Minneapolis for Rock Is
land, to locate here Feb. l.
Detective Herman Sehnert arrests
five young boys for series Of thefts,
thereby putting an end to the dep
relations on property.
z. Death Of Levi H. Ormann. aged SO.
T. ]. Murphy elected grand knight Of
the Rock Island lodge Of Knights
of Columbus
8. Rock Island baseball club decides
to return its franchise to the
league because Of inability to Sc
cure others to take an interest In
the sport.
10. M. F. Archer. conductor Of the
Rock Island road, seriously injur-
ed by being struck by train at
West Liberty.
Mrs. Katrina Schultz Of Davenport
dies as the result of burns.
II. Death Of Mrs. H. P. Webster, aged
81.
IS. James Hastings, aged 4S, suicides
by shooting because Of i'll health.
Death of M. F. Archer, who was IN
jured at West Liberty Dec. 10.
IA. Rev. w. L. Barnes of New Boston
appointed as pastor Of the Spencer
Memorial church to succeed Rev.
w. ]. Leach, resigned.
Is. Death of Fred Matthey Of South
Rock Island, aged 70.
Death Of Mrs. Julia Robinson, aged
70, in Los Angeles.
Samuel Montgomery, aged 16, o.
Port Byron, killed at Kahoka, Mo-,
when struck by train.
IS. Gypsy Smith to be invited to con-
duct evangelistic services for tri-
cities in Rock Island by Rock Is
land Ministerial Alliance.
20 Charles Fiebig retires from profes-
sion as locksmith after 40 years.
Carl Flood stabbed to death in Mo-
line; negress suspected; Fanny
Lane arrested in Galesburg and
held to the grand jury for murder
21. Northern Life Insurance company
goes into hands of receiver and
= customers are reinsured in Federal
Life of Chicago; local office closed;
extravagant expenditures given as
cause for failure.
Tri-City Federation of Labor strong
ly opposes establishment of saloon
in Industrial Home building.
%. Contract for grading and straight
ening of the Long View loop route
let by Tri-City Railway company
to Mccarthy improvement COM
pany of Davenport for $4,000.
Death of Frank Oscar Lundquist,
aged So.
Opening of new quarters Of Rock Is
land club with informal reception.
%. Union Electric Telephone company
presents initiative petition for spe-
cial election on ordinance asking
the right to dispose of its holdings
here.
"a. Death of Daniel wilkins, aged 81.
&c. Moline commission repeats fran
chise of Union Electric telephone
company
Grading Of Long View loop compile.
ton begun.
81. Fire in Modern Woodmen of Amer.
lea publication building causes ST.
400 loss.