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

Settlers association Of ROCK Is
land county al 50th annual pic
MIC al Watch Tower park.
Council leaves for Minneapolis TO
inspect incinerator.
George Engdahl OF TitusvilIe, Pa,
elected president Of class Of 1916, !
Augustana college.
Heavy rain, the third large 9recip-
itation Of the season, causes $780,
600 damages in the tri-cities Mo
line and Davenport both heavily
affected
II. Sam scire. "a. shot down III cold
blood after opening his shoe re-
pairing shop at 1920 Seventh ave-
nue. john Chsarenza, d compat- /
riot, Sicilian, arrested and held .
without bail. later sentenced TO
peuitentiary for 90 years on plea /
Of guilty. /
Mrs. Mary A Sewer. aged 81, wins +
city beautiful prize contest con-
Quoted by Womans club. I
u. Members Of Siboney Bay camp, /
Spanish War Veterans, enjoy first .
annual outing at camp on Rock
river.
70. Mrs. Howard Upton, IS. East Mo
line. drinks lysol and ends her
life
IA. f. F. Burch. Of the Rock Island +
high school faculty. named presi- /
danf nj the school Athletic asso-
citation,
Mercer county fair opens at Aledo /
with cattle. hog and sheep exhibits
barred because Of foot aud mouth /
disease.
Ordinance providing for dimmlng OF
automobile headlights in Rock IS
land becomes effective.
Is. Board Of supervisors take auoth
er step towards advancing good
roads propaganda, when they ap-
propriate S6.285, receiving like
sum from the state.
Governor Dunno announces in
Springfield that he would notify
sheriff of Rock Island county TO
stop scheduled 10-round bout here
between Jack White Of Chicago
aud Peanuts" Schieberl.
il. Budget adopted by hoard of sup
eryisors shows estimated cost Of
running county coming year to he
$4,000,
Dependency over the death Of his
wife eight months before, Gustav
Bleckschmidt, aged Y, commits
suicide at his home in Rock Is
land He inhaled gas.
Emancipation day observed by col
ored race Of this section at Island
City ball park
IL J. d. CIarkson, Moline, heads Ma
tional S65-Day Road club.
Professor Anton Udden, Augustana
college. resigns to take up studies
at Harvard in connection with
competing for prize on device 10
measure waves.
Mother and Son banquet held at the
YeM c. A
Is. Arguments over split in first
money in mile race leads to shoot
ing of Clarence David, Kewanee,
who dies few moments later, at
A1edo fair grounds. Billy Meyers,
aged 81. Knoxville, admits he shot
in seIf-defense and is acquitted by
coroner's jury
Arthur r. Bendt, five months old,
found dead IN he'd al home Of
parents. Mr. and Mrs Emil
Bendt. Internal -pasms was the
cause.
/ 10. Sauders Peterson. 10, East Mo-
line. struck by westbound Rock
Island train, and dies in ambu-
! lance on way TO hospital
! John NJ. Metcalf. 81. Moline, struck
and killed by westbound Rock Is
land train in Moline,
Twentieth anniversary Of founding
/ of German Evangelical Church Of
Peace observed.
( 90 Community extension work con-
Quoted by Y NJ. C. A. opens with
supper at "Y'' club rooms.
! J. H. Miller chosen president Of
Moline Ministerial association.
/ September grand jury organizes.
with A E, Froyd, Moline chair
man.
/ FL Mynard Taylor. 40. shoots wife
through cheek and then turns gun
on himself blowing his brains
cut Injury to woman is only flesh
wound Shooting followed his
failure TO win back his wife after
she started suit for a divorce,
Business men Of Rock Island, Mo
line, East Moline, Davenport and
! Bettendorl resolve that congress
shall become better acquainted
i with advantages Of Rock Island
arsenal. at banquet held at Dav-
export Commercial club.
q. Thirty-thrae out of total Of al
applicants for citizenship are
granted last papers In circuit
+ court,
Moline wins T'hree-Eye league cham
pionship In series with Davenport,
4 taking four out Of six games.
60 Nine men Of foreign birth made
citizens in Moline city court
Citizens Of Woodruff begin marking
/ automobile route from that place
to this city, Route is via Gales
burg. ..
a Otto 10Th. Moline. commits sui
eide by hanging,
I VI. ], NcEniry elected president Of
i Rock Island County Bar associa-
Yion