Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31


cites.
Il. Two days meeting attended By
congressman from many states
opens and the Rock Island arsenal
is boosted to the men who have
votes in the national legislative
body
is. Thirfy-eighth annual reunion OF
Mercer County Soldiers and Sail
ors association is held at Aledo. /
Annual meeting of Associated Char |
tiles held at Y. NJ c. A
Ralph Wilson, 90 Milan. found dead /
in bed following attack presuma- /
bly, of epilepsy
I6. Building Construction company, !
Chicago. given contract for eree-
ton Of new public school in /
southwestern section of city Con /
tract price is $61,970.
E. o. Vale, Jr., elected president Of
Broadway Mems club.
Woodruff holds annual Farmers in
stitute.
Over five hundred punchboards re-
moved in Rock Island at order Of
the police.
II. Moline Redmen and Rock Island
Independents In first inter-citg /
football game Of year battle to a |
0 to 0 tie.
DIR. r. F. Hall. 50. eye. ear and throat |
specialist, dies in Chicago follow
ing years Illness of pernicious
anaemia
Z. B, Nuttmg. Moline. elected presi- |
dent of Tri-City Schooimasters'
club,
Is. Rock Island city scales house sold
to Charles Raisch for S.,
Rock Island Y. NJ c. A in contest of
week with Moline secures 743l
members to Moline's SAB.
r. c. Young, owner of ladies' ready
to-wear apparel shop, goes into
voluntary bankruptcy
John ". Carse made national aid de
camp Z. S. W. Veterans, and W. L.
Franks adjutant general. by Con
gresham /. c, Dyer, St Louis,
national commander,
Moline tag day for Bethany home
nets $3.50,
10 City officials stop dances Of Ques-
tionable character in Rock Island
Rev. 0, T. Dwinell pastor of First
NJ. f church Rock Island elect
ell president Of Tri-Ciiy Minister
al union
F Thirty-eighth annual convention Of
Rock island County sunds.
School association held in this
city.
20 Night school sessions open at high
school.
Two meetings held in Astoria at
which routes with Rock Island as
the destination are boosted-one
route to come through Burlington
and the other through Canton,
Road and bridge committee Of board
Of supervisors gives P. F, Trenk-
enschuh contract for building
bridge in Drury township
81 Twenty arrests made by police as
sisting state inspectors in enforc-
ing law dealing with chauffeur's
licenses
/ r. HildebraHdt 81 years old, dies Of
injuries received several days be-
! fore while engaged at his duties as
ear inspector Of the D.. r. /. & \.
/ " Ry company.
t22- ] Ellsworth Shank, editor Of Tri-
/ City Labor Review. elected sec
! rotary Of Tri-City Labor Fedora
/ ton
/ Dick Braden. Davenport. elected
/ president Of Tri-City Greeters' as
/ sociation.
%. Week of inspection closed by Ben
Cochran, state auto chauffeur in
I spector.
Is. City council decided to hold coun-
Gil meetings on Monday afternoon
=. instead Of Monday evening.
! City council takes action to clear
! streets near junk yards Of iron by
ordering confscated any steel or
other metal found piled on thor
oughfare.
20, Wilbur Swanson. %. Orion. COM
/ mitted suicide by hanging. Finaa-
/ cial troubles seemed TO be cause.
Jitney busses regulated as taxis in
/ new ordinance considered by Mo-
line commission
Fourteenth district Federation Of
Womens clubs in annual meeting
at Aledo selects Rock Island for
1916 meeting place. and elects Mrs.
| F. o. Van Calder of Rock Island.
! corresponding secretary.
q. R. Stockhouse. n. veteran rail-
road ticket agent, dies.
4. E. Johnson and George .. Long.
attorneys. clash over fistic route in
county court room following an
| argument over case.
Mrs. Otto Fisher Y, Davenport,
/ killed in 14-foot fall,
Mrs Gertrude Wynn, Rock Island,
| made senior president OF
/ Fourteenth district W. R. c.
/ +. O Van Calder elected president Of
I Tri-City Press club,
Is, Arsenal golf club house damaged
to extent OF $4,000 by fire. Rumors
denied it was OF incendiary origin.
Rock Island high school students
edit issue Of Argus in competition
with Moline high students who
edit Dispatch Rock Island stu
I dents awarded first honors by