Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
0lT0RE II.

OCTOBER.
/ Committee of board of education
decides to erect portable school
room. TO be built adjoining Horace
Mann building, to relieve conges- i
ton.
City weighing station removed from
old scales house on Market square
where it has stood for years. tot
Office Of n, c. Benson.
Margaret Dlbbern chosen editor OF
the Watch Tower, the official high
school monthly
Thomas Fitzpatrick, g. killed In
stantly when dynamite expIodes in
Matherville mine. Is second IA
tality in Matherville in few days.
2. George johnson. one Of the four
men implicated in the murder of
John B. SchoesseI. sentenced to
the Joliet penitentiary for 20
years when he pleads guilty TO
murder charge.
8 Lockjaw causes death Of Layon
Washburn. aged TO- Tetanus
traced to infection in wound after
operation.
4 George A. Mcdonald. formerly
a grocer here, found dead in Santa
Monica. Cal. beach; clothing,
money and jewelry gone. He was
10 years old,
F. G. D. Walker. Rock Island chosen
president OF County Christian
Endeavor societies.
5, Examination of the teeth of all
children in the public schools be
gins By local dentists.
Action designed TO relieve conges-
ton on Long View street car line
taken by council in request to car
company to provide double truck
conveyances for passengers.
Decarie incineFator to cost $20250
purchased by city council. to be
erected north Of waterworks
6 John Helfrich. 81, instantly killed
when crushed by heavy loaded
lumber truck at the Rock Island
Sash & Door works.
Frank Hennigan, East Moline. for
mer deputy sheriff. 81 years old,
instantly killed when automobile
overturns near Mi Vernon, Iowa
+. Military Tract Teachers associa-
ton meets in Monmouth for three
day session. practically ali Rock
Island county city teachers attend
ing
Commissioner establish new rule OF
being in office at set time each
day, selecting from 10 till II in
the morning.
Masked highwaymen rob Leo
Thomas at point Of gun,
Plans started to erect infrmary at
Villa de ChantaL
One hundred and sixty men and so
boys lined up for weeks member
ship campaign Of Y NJ. c. A,
Amoo Grotto boosts membership to
40 by initiating 50 candidates, one
of whom is Mayor McConochie.
s. Sebastian Corralla. Rapids City
sage, aged "A, takes Ludvicka P,
Ginetis, IS year old Chicago girl,
as bride.
8. Tag day for Bethany home results
in raising a fund of SI,0I6.
Miss Lou Harris again elected TO
office of secretary of Military
Tract Teachers association at
meeting at Monmouth
Damage to corn totaling nearly 4
million believed to be the result
OF first visit Of Jack Frost
10. Mayor MeConochie shows admin
istration's hand with relation to
gambling when he secures money
for woman which her husband lost
in cigar store: warns all cigar
store owners not TO permit gam
ing and orders professional gam
bier out of the city.
II. Police ordered TO give notice 10
owners of house boats near via
duct TO move, city officials claim
ing they are a general nuisance.
Charles f. Hunstan, As. found dead
in wagon at Fourth avenue livery
stable. Heart trouble is the
cause.
T. Ordinance designed 10 prevent
Bookkeeping considered by council
and later adopted.
Senator Robert La Toilette of Wis
consin addresses 200 members OF
The After Dinner club. Moline
Columbus cay observed quietly IN
Rock Island with meeting at lii
nois theatre at night under the
auspices OF the Knights Of Column
bus
- William H Berry. 70. drops dead
on sidewalk in front of his home
Heart trouble Is the cause
Students Of villa de Chantel enter