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

Simon G0ttlieh, SO, Re-
crushed between two
trains in Davenport At
hour later.
Electrical Prosperity wee
by Rock Island Rotas
Rock Island club with b
2. Davenport high school
annual tri-city declam
test scoring one point o
Rock island is th;rd.
Miss Amelia Dahlgren,
wood hospital. Chicago
superintendent OF new
hospital, Moline,
3 John Holden, 0rio
struck by train and sc
iured, two miles east
Robert f. McConochie 81
mander of siboney Bay
s, L. s. " V.
Scott Hunt, So. commits
hanging in a barn on h
miles west of Aledo.
4. Twenty-second annual
Of the Tri-City Distr
league opens in MOLINE
Leland Dempsey, left 81
captain Of Rock Island
football team for 1915,
5. Rev. J. f. Seth. San.
breaches his first sern
sion Tabernacle. Moli
Rock Island lodge OF Fl
butte to dead at annn5
services. r. J. WEIGH,
Rock Island, city alto
vance, makes principa
s, National Defense da
with floating of flags
Block merchants send
congressman endorsin
Increasing army and
Z. City council orders ca
Henderson to resume
ferry which he had pll
ter harbor
s. NJ. s. Heagy elected
the Central Trust s
to succeed IT. II. Caste
Nov. 5.
8. Hugo Alvine, 4S, spec.
the Rock Island lines
Wis Yards, murdered,
tine arrested and held
jury to await action
jury.
Mrs. Anna Olson, 50, / fhf
gasoline expIodes, dy six day Z
later.
James c Kinsley Rock IsIaad.
elected president for fifth term b
Division 3t3, Street Railway Fn-
ployes' union
10 New short street car line inaAg-
urated giving seven and one-Rali
minute service on Fourth avenue
line between business districts
Rock Island and Moline
Chlorine gas plant installed at res
erveir, replacing hypo-chlorite
system for purifying water.
II. Southwest Improvement associa.
ton inaugurates active campaign
for public comfort station IN
Rock Island.
Michael McNeaiy, brother OF Martin
McEealy found murdered near
Clinton, Iowa. He had been miss
ing for II days. TWO arrests wers
made
II, Watch Tower car crew illustrates
attempt to hold them up on Rock
river bridges. II
II. W. S. Parks Reelected president
of Rock Island County Humane So
ciety.
Il December meeting of county
board Of supervisors convenes.
Thomas Mills Of Rock Island, award
ed Carnegie hero medal for BRAY
cry in mine accident, named frs.
county mine inspector.
Three days session Of County Farm
eFs' institute opens at Coal vallsy-
Is, Supreme court renders decision
upholding Judge ", T. Church
who ruled that the un.on ordi-
nance and curative eel under
which the village Of Sears was
annexed to Rock Island, were
valid,
Dead body of June p. Sales, y,
found in boat on which he was
Waterman, four miles below l2av-
EXPORT Murder theory at FIRST
advanced.
Henry Petersen. SIS, senior mem
Der Of the firm OF j. H. c. Pet
ersens' Sons, Davenport, dies. :.
IS Annual banquet of Rock Island
Aerie, Fraternal Order Of Eagles
attended by AGO.
Fred Lawson. aged l., sweils .
twice his size when air escapes
from his bronchial tube and pass
es under the skin of his body, ioa'
lowing injury sustained in coas's
ing. Skin at throat cut to rsaiess
air and prevent suffocation.
II. Henry Berry, colored, knitted 7
times by Eugene Gsrnett and "
though knife penetrates lung any
abdomen. lives. Garrett escapes.
49, Church census taken at Aleu-
shows a gain OF 200 in popula1ioa
OF town during five years. Popa'
lation is 2.34S.
10. William Kelly, driver for the pr
vim taxi line. Rock Island, sassa
his life by jumping from cab iass
before it was struck by MiiwauAss
train in Davenport. No one W
hurt.
20 Rev. Js T. Roche. formerly assirf