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

tend annual G. A. r. encampment
in Moline. Decatur chosen the next /
convention place, and Colonel |
John VI. Snyder OF Canton is chos-
en- state commander, defeating |
William McConoehie, mayor of /
Rock Island, who was one of the /
candidates.
3. First anniversary OF 1860 Blocks /
formal opening observed, mer-
chants giving away souvenirs and .
band concert being provided in the I
evening. Thousands visit the |
block.
William and yashti college, Aledo, i
finishes its seventh year, the most !
successful in its history, with 1
graduation exercises.
Jergen Schroeder, so. an employee Of /
the street department of Rock Is |
land, dies one hour after being
struck by automobile driven by
Mrs. Al S. Schmidt. He was jam
med against wall in the alley in |
the rear of the Cross Country sa- /
loon.
4, Jurisdiction of the Rock Island /
postoffice is extended over the ter
ritory recently annexed to the city. /
and formerly the village of Sears. !
Annual field day of Rock Island pub |
Tic schools held at exposition park, !
participated in by 1900 children !
and witnessed by 5000 people.
Iyadine Brunstrom, years, suffers |
crushed skull when hit by pilot Of
engine near Forty-third street. /
Moline.
High school graduates 105 at eyer
cises at the Empire theatre.
5. Supervised play, which continues
throughout school vacation season, /
is opened at Long View park,
Rural schools hold first general
graduation exercises in Rock Is
land county at Empire theatre.
Graduates numbered 1873.
6. c, L. Hubbard selected president
at annual meeting of Rock Island
High School Alumni association.
ST, Paul lodge, No. lot. Knights OF
Pythiag, hold memorial services at
Chippiannock and Calvary Gene
teries.
Z. William Frey, Rock Island. struck
by train at Geneseo and is fatally
injured, dying short time later. He
was 81 and q grocery salesman
Body of J. A. Johnson, Y, missing
four days, found in the Moline
pool Suicide was the verdict Of
the coroner's jury.
Remarkable decrease in jitbusses
operating between Rock Island
and Davenport, the result OF the
ordinance controlling these car
riers going into effect in Daven-
port.
Judges F. D. Ramsay. Morrison. and
f. c. Graves, Geneseo. reelected 10
the bench in the Fourteenth Judic-
isi district W T Church named
10 succeed r. ". 0lmsted. All
elected are republicans.
s Annual report of Fire Chief New
berry for fiscal years shows FIRE
loss in city of $39.297.
Library directors in annual meet
ing reflect old officers, choosing
c. J. Larkin president and ]. w
WEIGH secretary.
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Ollie Order of Foresters opens at
Empire theatre to last three days,
and with $50 delegates in attend
ance.
9. Twenty girls graduate from Villa
de ChantaI at exercises. Rev. ]. ].
Shannon, vicar general, delivers
the sermon.
General State Baptist convention for
negro clergy and the women's edu-
cational and missionary meeting
opens at Mckinley chapel for
three days session. Two hundred
delegates attend.
R. s. Hosford selected president Of
Moline Rotary club.
T. P. Sinnett, for several years
teacher OF commercial law at the
high school, resigns. and with c.
f. Dietz forms a law firm of Dietz
and Sinnett.
10. Twelfth annual encampment. Of Il
linois department, United Spanish
War Veterans, and Helen Gould
auxiliary, opens in Rock Island for
three day session. Iowa depart
ment of Veterans and ladies' auxil-
larry in session sat same time in
Davenport
Report OF Superintendent e. c. Fish
er shows 436 pupils in Rock Island
schools were neither absent nor
tardy during year.
Increase of S146,517 in valuation Of
real estate in Rock Island oVef
last year shown by town assessor
]. r Moeller in his books.
Paul Baker, employe Moline Pillow
company, hurled from dump cart
he was driving when horse became
frightened, is fatally injured and
dies while being taken to hospi-
tai.
IL Moline high school class Of 1915,
numbering SIS, graduates at exer-
cises held at the new school
auditorium.
Mrs. Bessie Barth Richardson, taken
in as honorary member OF Sib-
oney Bay camp, e. S. w. Veterans,
and is only woman in Illinois, II
not IN United States, to be SO hon
ored.
Golden jubilee celebration of the Sis