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

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IL german Newspaper Publlsha r,
association convenes in Rock D
and il annual session.
Is. VtlSht Rock Island people hal
miraculous escapes from dea
when auto in which hey we're ri
ing sklds at bridge near Bstay
ana falls down an embankme
those in the party were Mr.. a
Mrs. A. L. McInnis and three 81
dren, Mrs. L. S. Rasa,r~ss1 AMI
two children.
IA. Mrs. Anna Miner, 1ged o. years,
was found dead in he'd 1T the
home.
James Fleming. aged 50 years, dies
10 Morris Walsh, aged - years, az
employee at the arsenal, was found
dead in the rear yard of his home
2715 Seventeenth street. Heart
trouble We the cause.
10. Mrs. Ada r. Baker, formerly OF
this city, dies at Buffalo Prairie.
as result of lockiaw.
20. Mrs Ida Fritz. aged 80 years. dies.
Il. Charles Hollis. a former resident
of Rock Island, dies in Los An
geles, Cal
-. Thieves burglarize Thomas Drug
company and get 800 worth Of
loot.
% Death of Mrs. Will Dewey, aged
- years.
"a Harry Nissen saves life of baby.
by leapiug in front of run
away team. He is seriously in
jured.
p. William SURF. Sr., aged 40 years,
commits suicide by hanging in
woodshel in the rear yard of his
home.
Mrs. A. F Young is chosen treas
urer of county w. c. T. U.
Miss Daisy Oden. tri-city passenger
agent of the Burlington, wins
Fort Peck land claim.
IS. New auto patrol is received al
police headquarters.
y. Eagles OF Rock Island make plans
to erect a $15O,OO0 home at pres
ent club house, corner OF Fourth
avenue and Twenty first street.
20 Mrs. c. +. De Rock. aged 3S years,
dies at st. Anthony's hospital.
Masonic Temple II uSuiNo'SN
direction of Most Worshlptul
Grand Master Delmar ID. Darrah
of Bloomington.
Edward Bleuer. aged 46 years, dies.
OCTOBER.
?. Swedish National chorus is organ
lied in this city.
4. James Porter. colored. proprietor
of a resort at Twenty-fourth street
and Third avenue, arrested, charg-
ed with he murder of Louis Rod
riguez, Mexican, found murdered
Oct. =.
5. Body of Basil Martens, farmer
is found by his brother-in-law, Axel
Lebens, n a corntield OF the old
Coyne farm in South Rock Island.
6. New city directory shows Rock
Island 20 have population Of over
10000.
!. William J. Furbes, aged Ga, dies.
s. Frank Meenan. aged SO, dies; grief
resulting from the electrocution of
his son, Policeman Cornelius Nee
nan in May. Fastening end.
o. DR.. NJ. J. Englund, associate edi-
Tor of "Augustana," dies at the age
of 81 years.
l. Mrs. Frederick Klug, aged 70,
dies
Otto Herkert. former police officer
of Rock Island, dies at Colorado
Springs.
Robert Bennett, aged 66, dies.
A. j. H. Craig, aged %, dies at ST.
Anthonys hospital.
5. Major George NJ. Hoffman arrives
in this city. to have charge of the
United States engineers ONCE, re-
placing Major Charles Keller, who
goes to Mobile, Ala.
Commissioners award contract for
erection Of new fire station at the
corner If Thirtieth street and
rteenrh-and-a-half avenue.
6. Lieut. Gov. Barrett O'Hara in
Rock Island on tour OF inspection
to secure data 10 present at next
meeting of legislature.
Major Hoffman assumes charge OF
United states engineers of this
district
I. Coroner jury returns open YER
dict in Basil Martens death.
Q. Mrs. Margaret Bollman, aged 80,
dies.
1. Old Y. II. G. a. building is sold
TO rock Island Electric Construc-
ton & Machinery company for
1000
Coliseum ia Davenport burns TO the
ground: loss $4,000
Press club decides to celebrate 5Oth
anniversary of laying Of corner
stone of he first building erected
a. the al 5enal.
2. AIphons Vens, wanted on the
charge q having murdered Basil
Martens. is arrested in Rochester,
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]. II. HauLerg reelected president Of
the Rock Island County SUNDAY
School association al the annual
conference of that body held at the
West ETd settlement.
4. Ptomaine poisoning causes The
death of oliver Welsh. travelling
salesman residing at 1929 Twenty 4
first stree.
> he garage of George