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

FEBRUARY. /
! Judge i ID. Ramsay, IN giving de- /
cision on petition TOR mandamns /
against commissioners, upheIds /
city in not granting saloon license +
to Robert VI WeIch TO operate the /
Buffalo
Moline pupils aid In moving from
old high school to new.
2. MIL creek overfows on account Of /
ice gorge and Milan is flooded for
a day.
Dr. E f. Taylor. formerly pastor Of
the First Baptist church here, dies
In Newport. r. /. aged rs.
II. +. Winkler. city pure food in
apector declares ice taken from
rivers near here is not pure, but
not bad enough to be condemned
Fire station No. 6. newest in clty,
IS placed in commission.
Plans for $4,000 plant for Inte--
state Material company, IN south
west part Of town, unfolded toI
city council
Ground bog does not see his shadow.
3. Enrolment Of new Moline high
school is no.
r. c. Cook. teacher Of mathematics
aud science and assistant coach
! at the Rock Island high school re
signs
T. George Mengel- president Of Tri-
City Ice & Cold Storage company
and pioneer brewer, dies.
Option on strip Of land secured for
belt line railway on First avenue
from Seventeenth street to Manu-
facturers addition
Mayor Carlson OF Moline announces
his candidacy for reelection.
Eugene Papelendum, aged "a. of
Rock Island, dies suddenly in Mo
line
8. The supreme court gives ruling
setting the third Tuesday in April
as the legal election time, moving
ahead here all election dates TWO
weeks, and inyalidating % petit
lions for mayor and commissioner
fled with the city clerk
Petitions for the annexation of
Sears hled.
Theophilus A. Van Hecke, proprie-
tor OF the Reliable Tea company.
Moline, aged G2, dies after years
Illness.
Milan On verge Of second flood Of
the season, when Mill creek swelIs
again Engineers work to relieve
ice congestion,
New plan established whereby post
Office aids in securing work for
unemployed, started with many
applying for positions
G. Point raised by attorneys follow
ing supreme court decision on
time of election, that city vote
held two years ago is invalid.
Mrs Aimee Claerhout and two chill
dren arrive home In Moline from
Belgium, she securing passports
to this country only through show
ing savings account In Moline
bank, which Identifies her.
s After run of two blocks to catch
train, Mrs Belle Bisbee Of Rock
Island, aged a., drops dead IA
Coal Valley Death was due TO
heart disease
For the first time I'm history city
council Of Moline names women
TO election boards, one clerk and
one Judge chosen from the gentler
sex for each polling place.
Campaign started in Moline by com
mission 10 secure lower fire in
surance rates.
Elks In eighth annual banquet at
tended by ESQ hear cardinal prin-
cipies Of order extolled by divers
speakers, including William Schiag-
enhauf OF Quincy.
.. William NJ Lewis, secretary Of
the Navy league, in an address be
fore Rotary club. urges a larger
navy for the United States.
Mrs. Eliza Foster. pioneer resident
of county, dies at age Of SO, in
Reynolds.
Campaign started for Moline base
ball club by selling booster but
tons
10. Nanin Dawson. Is years old, Dav-
EXPORT, loses leg in coasting acct
dent, when bob-sled strikes auto
mobile.
Tri-eity display men start agitation
for style show TO be held st Coli
scum in Davenport.
II. Marie Williams chosen TO repre-
sent high school az the big eight
defamation conference at Canton
IL. Waterman at Third avenue and
Twentieth street bursts, as result
Of eiectroiysis, causing shut-off Of
water for three Gays in that sec
lion.
Hampton Township Highway I'M
prosement association formed I'd
agitate better roads.
Mrs. Caroline (@Grandma eraw-
&VtNt aASu %, one pl tus utass'
residents of this city, dies
I.incoln's birthday anniversary it,
tingly observed. banks being clos
ed and most. Of the court house
quiet
The annual banquet of the Rock Is
land club held aad addresses made
by DR.. J. ". Hill. New York. and
Henry Rathhene. Chicago.
After negative plates are shown in
circuit court, s6.oaQ malpractice,