Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31

drowned when canoe O. erturns
near Suburban island.
Harry De Braun. employee Of Peoples
Power company, dies as ~esult of
injuries received from ditch cave
in
Death of T. NJ. Cook, aged So. old
Burlington conductor ana former
Rock Island resident, a. Daven-
port.
81. Jury finds Clyde Strattoa guilty
of Staying ]. Lee Crowder. Silvis
banker, 14-year sentence being i'm
posed by court
IS. Edward Benton. colored trooper ar
Rock Island arsenal. murders Ed
ward Patrick. also colored. and
shoots himself after quarrel over
woman; shooting occurred at Rock
Island arsenal barracks
81. Captain w. A Rosenfeld becomes
manager of Rock Island Bridge &
Iron works
John W. Furlong. first Rack Island
traffic officer. appointed by Com
missioner Archie Hart
A. G. Anderson, H. II. Cleaveland
and A. d. Sperry elected 10 school
board South Rock Island annex
alton proposition carries.
Arthur Schultz of Lacrosse falls off
deck of steamer ST. Paul on Dav-
export side and browns.
%. Julius Franeganert of Moline sui
cides by cutting throat
-. Samuel Bruner, aged IS, drowned
in Sylvan pool, Moline.
30. Death of Lewis Baker, prominent
Edgington farmer, aged 10.
Body of Herman Lage. Davenport
laborer. taken from river on Dav-
export side.
States Attorney F. f. Thompson
files information against fighters
and promoters staging matches
down river.
JULY.
l. Thirty-siX saddlers and mechanics
given diplomas by Lieutenant Col
Cnel Brr At graduation exercises
he'd at Rock Island arsenal.
City Superintendent of Schools II. B.
Hayden presents his resignation
to the school board after Is years
service in that capacity.
.. over score OF lives endangered
when blaze originates in bedroom
of Commercial hotel.
Mrs w II. Jordan. aged 81 years,
dies
Seventy-five acres of ground in
South Rock Island added to city. |
J. H. Baum is struck and seriously !
injured by auto on Ninth street. !
4. Glorious Fourth was an exception !
ally quiet one in Rock Island.
Mrs. John Chambers, formerly of !
Rock Island. aged sc years, dies |
at Mercy hospital. Chicago.
Walter Schell, aged 10 years. Dav |
export. drowned in Rock river, |
one mile east of Watch Tower. !
5. Rock River Valley road chosen as
official route to Sterling from tri- |
cities.
I. After suffering intense agony for
"a hours from burns, Mrs. Eliza
beth Forkel, native of this city.
dies.
s. Harry NJ Black, aged II years,
missing for several days, returned
to the home of hi parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. \. Black.
II. II. Cleaveland is reelected presi-
dent Of the board Of education at /
annual meeting.
IL Mrs Carrie s. O'COnnor of Mo-
line is appointed probation Off
Ger by Judge b. S. Bell of the
county court.
IL. Thousands of OraHgemen of Rock
Island and MercaT counties at
tend annual picnic at South Bowl
ing.
Walter Kimball. prominent Buffalo
Prairie farmer, dies.
john committee of Rock Island and
Moline men institute plans to Sc
cure soil expert for Rock Island
county.
II. Charles Dunlap, deputy sheriff, re
ceives word of the death of his
brother, Nose Dunlap, in Biggs,
Cal
Organized band of thieves follow
ing Ringing Bros circus which
played in Molire, operates in
Rock Island, entering many
houses and stores and securing
much loot.
Old Case estate brick house on
Twentieth stree, erected before
the Civil war, il. partial collapse
-. Fred d. Volt, Rock Island, killed
accidentally at Gering, Neb.
% Mrs ]. B. ingalls,, aged 40 years
dies of heart trouble.
Resolution, prov dinS for the ad-
vancement OF $4,000 by tie banks
of Rock Island, 10 operate the
city government, Is passed by the
commissioner.
!. ]. Green is selected trea urer OF
Y. NJ. c. A.
"A Board of Supervisors de slgnates
roads of county to be given i'm
provement under Tee good roads
law.
a Nine autou 1bilists arrested in
viola ton of traffic laws.
Mr.. and Mrs ". l.. Yelman, Rock
Island, are injured near Davenport
when auto n which they are rid
ing, turns rIrtle.
%. Mrs. Mary E. Custer, aged "a
years. dies suddenly.