Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-31
Important Local Happenings During the Past Year
member school board

member school board.
IS. Louis Langhoff. Silvis. electrocut-
ed by street arc
Death OF Mrs. Mary Fairy, aged SIS.
90. Unknown Mexican suicides by
jumping in Sylvan slough.
80. Death of VIII Mixter at New
York, aged &c.
JULY.
2. Death of Rev. ]. r. Miller at Phil
adelphia. former pastor Broadway
Presbyterian church. this city.
8. Oscar Seidel. aged 80, suicides by
hanging.
4. Regatta draws $4,000 visitors to
tri-cities. Police make 81 arrests.
Lawrence Johnson, aged 20, Moline,
drowned at Prospect park.
L. r Johnson, employee of Silvis
shops, residence Davenport, kill
ed by train at Warmers Crossing.
6. Body of George Beckey. aged 81,
found in Moline Y. NJ. c. A. swim
ming pool.
s. Richard Brennan dies after es-
Gaping nurse at st. Anthony,s
hospital; delirium tremens; age
81.
Census report shows population Of
Rock Island to be 25,312.
Body Of unidentified man found In
Pettifer's slough, South Rock Is
land
Joe Simmons, stricken by heats dies
at st. Anthony's hospital, aged 30.
8. Death of Mrs. Barbara Hausler,
keeper Of old halfway house in
Rock Island during Civil war.
10. Frances, 14-months-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Walter B. Howe,
dies with fractured skull as result
OF fall from second story window
Death of Mrs. Catherine Fernbaugh
old resident of Colona.
Unidentified man found dead or
river edge at Suburban island.
/ Death of Matthew T. Johnnon of Mi
Ian, aged IS.
IL. August ]. Smith. Moline, aged 81
suicides by hanging.
Death of John Schroeder, aged 81.
Odd Fellows hold 10th annual pic
mic at Prospect park.
! Death of Mrs Minnie Calsen o
yuma, aged 70.
IL. Six thousand people gather a
South Bowling for Orangemen'i
picnic.
Death of Leonard R. Warner of Chi
cago, former Rock Island resi-
dent, aged SO.
IA Body of John A Swanson, aget
65, Moline, found in river opposit'
Moline
Is. Fourteen-year-old Moses Fishe
run down and killed by automo
bile driven by Frank Andrews.
Mrs. John Rusman, aged 81, Daven
port, bride of two months, drown
in Mississippi at Suburban island
16 Death of August Seidei, aged 76.
Word received of death of R.
Young, former superintendent o
Rock Island schools, at Los Ange
les, aged So.
I John H. Swanson killed by train 4
Silvis yards.
Il. John Erickson, divinity student a
Augustana, killed by train at Al
rora.
Carey C. Hammond, aged 10. Sears
browns in Rock river opposit
Watch Tower.
10. lis autos in good roads meetin
parade at Aledo.
Alex Robertson, professional gol
list, makes new record of 81 on al
senal links.
James Dunlavy Of Moline. aged 81
fiagman, killed at Moline cross
ing by train in saving peddler'
life.
20. William Petty, aged IS, inmate
county infirmary, dies as result
injuries from fall.
81. Death of Mrs, Sarah King, age
65.
: %. Fred Golz kills 1S-year-old swee
heart, Blanche Guggelmeyer, an
then shoots self at Long Vie
park in suicide pact. Both of Da'
export.
| %. Petitions for recall OF Mayor
NJ. Schriver and Commissions
Archie Hart filed.
Death OF James Darling, aged sc,
county infirmary.
u "a. Death of Edward F. DaXon, age
so.
%. Fred Golz dies at st. Anthony
hospital.
: 26. Death of Gustaf Gernaey, aged 6
e. Fire destroys Henry county /
j Urinary; loss $4,000.
: 20. Corner stone layiAg of Manu
Arts building.
'. AUGUST.
/. New Odd Fellows home contra
e let to Gus Bergeson.
Colonel Stanhope e. Blunt retir
y after 40 years of army service.
2. Death OF August G. Fider, ag'
a 70.
y 9. FATS defeat Leans in annual bias
ball game, IL to T.
c. 4. Death of Mrs Susan A. HAVE
y. aged 86.
Death of Rev ]. A. Reynolds
n Davenport, Wash, former past
United Presbyterian church
ID this city, aged 76.
8. Ground formally broken for o.
ID Fellows home.
|; Death of Anton A. Foss, aged IL.
8 s. C. Otto Lage, aged As, Molir
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