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

seventh avenue CAUSES LH0uSdisuS
of dollars in damage and drives
people from home in lower end.
Precipitation was ga inches in a.
minutes.
School census just completed in Mo-
line shows. s,o4s children attend
ing school.
8. DR.. F. H. First, Rock Island, nam
ed treasurer of Illinois aud Iowa
Central District Medical associa
ton
Chauncey Thode, IS, Davenport. JOLT
ed out OF automobile in that city
and killed.
Charles Alba Washburn, 81. secre-
tary and general manager Of the
Union Malleable Iron company,
East Moline, dies.
10. Carl Kastner, 80, Davenport gard
ner, writes note to wife and then
ener writes note to wife and then
sends bullet through his heart, dy
ing instantly. Financial reyerses.
he wrote, caused him TO commit
the act.
Rev, John N. schnaak, formerly of
Burton, Ill, installed as pastor at
German Lutheran church at
Hampton Bluffs.
IL, Members Of svea Male chorus en-
joyed annual picnic at Flat Rock,
near East Moline,
Three hundred postal workers Of
tri-cities enjoy outing at Suburban
Island
Willis Metcalf. Marion la farm
er, found dead at East Seventh
street lodging house. Davenport.
He committed suicide by turning
on the gas.
~ Rock Island County Knights Of
Pythias have annual excursion.
Royal Neighbors of America initiate
365 for lodges in this county, in
biggest class adoption in history
of order, held at Moline.
Orangemen hold 3Sth annual picnic
at South Bowling picnic grounds,
with over five thousand people in
attendance
IA. John Stark, a. Moline, struck and
killed by lightning while at neigh
boris home. First fatality in years
from bolt in this county.
Rotary clubs of tri-cities hold Joint
outing at Campbell's Island.
Is. John Moore. so, stranger here,
dies at police station Is minutes
after being struck and knocked to
the pavement by John Price on
Second avenue. His skull was
fractured in the fall to the street.
Price held as unlawful slayer by
coroners jury and is still in coun-
ty Jail.
16. Rock Island county's share Of
$6.285 from state for highways IN
der the Tice law ranks among the
smaller counties of the state.
Mayor William Hale Thompson and
delegation of Chicago boosters stop
here enroute on special to Frisco
fair
In an attempt to readiust affairs Of
the Rock Island Southern, heavy
creditors from new company, in
corporated in Maryland with cap
ital stock of S4,500000.
II. Coroner's jury severely censures
parents of Elizabeth Emeringer
because of their failure to get doc
tor for child which had been iii a
week before dying.
Harry Timmons, "a. Silyis, commits
suicide by taking an overdose of
chloroform.
f. T. Selby editor of the Camp Point
Journal. chosen president of Mill
tary Tract Press club at annual
meeting held at Aledo.
IS. Odd Fellows and associate lodges
in Rock Island hold joint picnic at
East End park.
Marie Simmons. years, dies of in
juries received IL hours before
when she was struck by an auto
driven by W J. Culton Victim and
driver lived in Davenport
10. Lieutenant Otis ". Howard in
vents device which gives naval re-
serves not having opportunity for
maneuvers on cruiser chance to
gain experience elsewhere in navi-
cation.
20. Mercer County Eastern Stars,
numbering 500 pass through city
on all day excursion to Clinton
81. Reuben P Work, 80, browns in
river here.
Two thousand people attend annual
picnic of grocers and butchers of
Rock Island held at Linwood
Hon Elmore w Hurst, 63 years.
member of legal firm of Jackson,
Hurst & Stafford, and known ma
tion-wide as leading democrat,