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

precincts cause delay in official
count OF primaries. Later charges
OF corruption at polls are made.
u. Ten sent TO state penitentiary
during first week of criminal trials
trials included III which is Jim
Daley. who went for one year,
pleading guilty TO conspiracy In
the schoessel murder case.
william G. Carstens. secretary for
y years Of the Moline Retail Mer-
chants association, tenders resig-
nation.
10. Democrats name township ticket.
Twenty-three grand jurors are nam
ed by county board to serve for
the May term on closing day OF
March session of supervisors.
Moline faces largest delinquent tax
list in its history. according TO the
city clerk.
Rock Island loses out in state title
basketball tournament to Spring.
field high school by score of q to
19 in Decatur meet.
Is. Morris T, Stafford, aged "A. prom
inent Rock Island citizen and Civil
war veteran, passes away,
Moline city commission offers moral
support to the efforts being made
to place city on river map.
Is. Amoo Grotto, Masonic social or
der, is instituted at Masonic tenn
pie and Otto Hildebrandt Is cho-
sen monarch.
Rev n. B. Slater Of the Moline First
Christian church tenders resigna-
ton to board.
II. Two caucuses held at Third ward
judicial meeting Of republicans
and eight delegates contested were
elected by factions each of Judge
r. " Olmsted and Judge B. S.
Bell.
Jitney bus men permanently organ
ize as a union and c. A. Stout is
chosen president
Mrs Charles VergeyIe shot by hus-
band. Police arrest man. He
claims he was shooting at black
birds. Woman is taken to hos
pital with wound in side and re-
covers.
Rock Island aerie, Fraternal Order
Of Eagles, dedicate new home here
with impressive ceremonies, in
Guiding parade participated in by
/ 600
Is. Moline's new quarter Of million
dollar high school is thrown open
to the public and hundreds inspect
the institution,
George T. Balm shoots himself in leg
with revolver in scuffle with his
wife. He attacks her in drunken
rage and she showed fight
10. Major HAYES given gold past head
+ clerks badge al meeting Of board
of directors of NJ. v. A.
| After weeks of mystery the rat-eateu
body of a man found in an old barn
is identified as being that Of Gust
Nelson. aged rs. Taylor Ridge.
/ 20. Edward Evans, aged %. dies fol-
s1W il4s tNtlQtSE ~ liF4 OlLAF bEE RAAN
Harrison drug act which prohib-
its sale.
Island City Motorcycle club formed
with Louis Mas president
/ Davenport high school wins district
! debate, beating Moline and Rock
Island Moline was victorious over
Rock Island high and this city lost
/ two The extension OF the parcel
/ post was the subject
q / w War;, former prominent cit
izen of Moline, sentenced to the
state penitentiary for being in
yolyed in an alleged Illegal fnan-
cial deal, dies in Los Angeles, at
age Of Il.
City Clerk NJ. T. Rudgren announces
that S103,73406 is collected on
special assessments since Deem
her. and that delinquent list would
be large.
Mr., and Mrs. Jerry Douglass found
in serious condition as a result OF
gas fame on stove being blown
out by %ind. Both recover.
Free breakfast plan of Baptist
church, started three months be-
fore, is dropped after over 5,70C
men were served.
James Johnston, of Moline, revived
by use Of a puimotor after being
overcome in blaze in a fat.
%. Commissioner Robert Reynolds
announces that depleted street
fund will not permit usual spring
: alley cleaning until new commits
sion makes appropriations after
May l.
Joseph Van Newell sentenced TO Jol-
liet for indeterminate period BY
Judge r. 2. Ramsay in circuit
court, when he pleads guilty Il
manslaughter. He was indicted
for the murder of his wife, which
occurred on Jan 10 in Moline
when he fred two revolver shots
J. at her.
Mrs. Mary Kale, aged rs, a pioneer
resident of Rock Island, passes
away.
Friendly suit to determine validity
of $4,000 bond issue for Moline
city hospital additions started II
circuit court and is appealed to su
preme court when Judge Ramsa,
sustains demurrer to bill.
"a. First horses to be sent from thi!
section to nations in European
war for army purposes are pur