Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
SHIFTING SCENES
OFLOCALEVENTS
SHOWN IN REVIEW
backward Glance over Happenings In
Community for Twelve Months
il interesting.
REVEALS THE PLAY OF LIFE
shows in Chronological Order, in Col
ar, o. Light and Shade What
Has TRANSFERRED.


Has TRANSFERRED.
The chronological story of the year
&c regards Rock island. and the coun-
~ Al large. is told day by day and
month by month, as a part Of The
Argus special edition. Leading events
NJ local interest occurring in 1915 are
brought into review, and as the cur
tain il rolled back, disclosing the play
If events upon the stage, the scene
gems shifted as in the twinkliug Of
an eve. Much that happened, after
ALL Yves what might he expected to
panpen Ia the daily life of a great and
growing community, but there is al
vavs the element Of surprise-when
the event actually occurs.
Paragraphs in review might be writ
ten AS a lead" for the story if that
were an obvious need, but il seems
the better way to let the reader do his
or her own reviewing.
But there is one fact above all 9TH
ers that stands out in the story Of the
wear. and that ifs the growth and ex-
mansion that have come to Rock Is
land through annexation or natural
accrettoa. since The Argus special was
printed q twelvemonth ago.
4 Years Happenings.
A summary Of leading events in
Rock Island county is gwen as fol-
lows
January.
Jacob starorskt n years, dies
while in act of building fire and
pet dog spreads alarm to members
Of family Heart trouble is the
Cause.
Residence of W II. Bissell at Viola
burns 30 ground Damages, $4,000.
OTTO Huber, aged As years, banker
and brewer. dies following illness
Of &c hours. Cause, cerebral hem
urrhage.
.. Property owners Of South Rock
Island meet and oppose location OF
tuberculosis sauatorinm at Sew
euteenth and Brashar streets
Four hurt in coastiug accident in
Moline. Injured, Ed Sundstrom,
Russell Bergstedt, Joe Keefe and
John c. Hammer, the latter OF
South Rock Island
3. Former Sheriff O. J.. Bruner taken
seriously IN Of complication of
diseases and relatives are sent for
H.. Wheelan is named foreman of
January grand jury which imme-
diaeIy goes iuto secret session.
Reports 5hat Rock Island County
Fair association would be taken
from J0sliu and given to Rock
Island or Moline denied at annual
meeting. J. L. Donahoo is named
president.
Alice Ryan aged II years, dies at
ST Anihouy's hospital of burns
she received Christmas morn.
Sears. by vote of Al to 6, annexes
1900 acres OF land south Of the
limits Of Rock Island
L Governor Dunno stops scheduled
la-rouud boxing exhibition be-
tween Peanuts" Schieberl and
Andy Dams here
Council decides only to advertise
for bids for incarceration plant and
let incoming administration act
on same.
Mrs K. T. Anderson resigns as pres
idcut of Bethany home board and
Mrs. Naomi Littig as matron OF
home. at annual meeting. Mrs,
Anderson, however, serves the re-
uaiudar of the year.
Blanche Layerue, 5-months-old
daughter of NJ. and Mrs. A. L
Thomas, found dead in baby bug
gy. Cause, natural,
s &. A, Hallgren chosen excellent
high priest Of Royal Arch Masons
at annual election of officers.
Miss Kate Yourex Of Canton named
teacher Of public speaking in Mo
line schools
Andrew Kempe of Augustana college
faculty named by city council
member of park board 10 fill va
cancy caused by death of Otto
Hu5er
Forty-siy are given final certificates
ny Judge Olmsted and become cit
izens, One is a woman
By a vote Of 25S to 8. 142 acres @
land south of the city limits anf
west of Seventeenth street arr
acquired by city.
'. First steps Of exercising jurisdic
tioH over newest addition to cit
is taken by calling a hearing OF
water main project.
Z. Initial meeting to discuss plan
Cor 100000 concrete bridge owe
Rock river at Colona held in cour
house.
Rev Franklin Weidner, formerly o
Augustana college. dies at Tan
geTine. Fla. aged So years.
y, j G. Burgoyne is named chairmal
Of new county Jail building com
mittee at meeting held at coRr
house.
New swinging sign ordinance passes
by council June 5, 1914, goes int
effect. over 200 signs having bee
removed and replaced by neS
Ones-
Promoters plan Burlington. MissIs
sippi River & Northern railroa
from Arpee Junction 10 Rock Is
land, which later falls through.
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