Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-31
compJetad I.onr View loou.

completed Long View loop.
II. Death OF Pascal Breecher in Cook
county, veteran Rock Island en-
gtneer, aged SO.
10. Office Of customs collector abol-
ished; R G. Pearce retires.
Funeral OF Mrs. Eliza Hail. Bishop
Hill, aged IS.
%. G. ]. Dart homestead passes into
hands Of o. G. Cooley in trade in
volving 1.12s acres of North Da-
kota land; $4,000 deal.
%. Death Of Mrs. Mary ]. W. Mat
thews, Milan, aged SO.
20. Death OF Mrs. Matilda Eastberg.
Moline. aged ~.
81. Argus publishes special 50th an
niversary achievement edition.
%. Death of Mrs. Sadie Berry. aged
80. following assault made upon
her by her husband.
Court holds riot grand jury improp-
er one and riot indictments
against H. NJ. McCaslrin, P. H.
Wells and z. H Gardner. are
quashed
80. Ira C. Berry held on murder
charge, following death Of his
wife.
Attorneys OF four counties gather
in circuit court room, Rock Island
court house, in memorial service
for late Judge w. H. Gest.
81. Five-day diamond jubilee celebra-
ton of Central Presbyterian
church is concluded.
/ DECEMBER.
/. Rock Island Independents win
football championship Of Illinois,
by defeating Spring Valley, Z to O..
Headless and armless body of VIII
liam Tibbets found in Mississippi
opposite Twelfth street
2 Illfhois-Michigan canal closes for
| season.
Ebert r. Dart fire victim in Los An
geles, Cal: age 40.
9. Word received of death Andrew
Anderson, Glenwood Springs, Col,
former Rock Island resident, aged
SO.
4 Death of Joseph s. Chandler, South
Rock Island, aged "a.
Fred De Fauw, hostler helper, killed
by engine in Rock Island yards.
Tri-city ocean-to-ocean official high
way association organized to Sc
cure ocean-to-ocean road from
Chicago. to Omaha, via tri-cities.
T. $4,000 appropriation made for
the new infirmary and assembly
hall at Waterfront hospital.
5. Death of James Hanpson, aged
60
Rock Island Exposition company
dissolves.
Z. Death of Mrs. George Wakefield
b Taylor Ridge. aged 80
p Death of Frank Norris. South Rocl
Island, aged IS.
Masked baadits beat Lee Crowder
p proprietor OF Silvis bank, into in
sensibility and get away with 81,
r 500 in cash.
John Bauer, Davenport former Rocl
, Island resident. suiI--le s by shoot
I ing self, aged SO.
s. Corner stone of new Y. NJ. c. A
is laid
( 3. Investigating 'COinniittee ca bOart
l.. of supervisors returns report il
d, sheriffs Office graft probe ant
recommends prosecution Of o. L
Bruner
q Rock Island lodge No. 5S, A. F.
A. NJ. celebrates 4Srd anniver
1 sary.
10 Automatic Telephone 'compan.
) given franchise by popular vote.
,. Il. william Hammond of Sears, age,
IS. killed by auto truck at Eas
Moline.
49, Home Of George Kell, Reynolds
burned; loss $1,000.
q il. Judge Olmsted enters order di
v recting president of bar associa
ton TO call meeting to conside
:. evidence which might lead to dis
/. barring of p. H. Wells.
H. L. Casteel buys fixtures at bal
h park for S771 at sheriff's sale.
Frederick Meyer OF Milan, aged s.
/. suicides by hanging.
IS. Ed Bowers, bartender, suicide
n by shooting self.
81. Board of local improvements &C
s cepts the bid of the McCarth
r Improvement company of Daver
port for the paving Of Thirty
/. eighth street, from Seventh t
n Eighteenth avenues.
Thirteen-acre tract of land to b.
r known as Deere Memorial par
Q donated to city of Moline by Deer
heirs
Y % Death OF Henry Krepiin, aged 81