Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
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a, cgaft house for second semi. /
annual wo-dav convention
Burglars unsuccessful in attempt +
to bios UP East Moline postoffiee- T
Miss Katherine Gess elected first Yice
president Of trl-rity musical or
CARNATIONS
". o Loomis. arrested here,
confesses To aiding III the robbtng
Of the North Libertg. Iowa, bank
and duplicates r. e Smith. who
is arrested tn Detroit The cashier
was held up and 81 900 wsa Sc
cured in broad daylight. Both
sentenced 10 20 years In the Iowa
state penitentIary at Auamosa.
5. Howard Slough, athletic coach at +
Moline high school resigns. 10 en-
gage in business with his father
a. Arlington, tit.
H J. Grtpp elected president Of
Moline Library association
s. Moline - years did. City charter
ed in 1872
I. Directors 10 erection Of saHator-
liam on hill site launch campaign
10 raise funds to buy tract and
convert it into city park. but later
give DIP scheme Of making pur-
chase
{. C. Carpenter and H. Donald
son form new garage firm, locat-
Ing al 2016 Third avenue. in the
building also occupied ny Trevor
& Snyder
Or and Mrs Gustav AndreeH"
celebrate silver wedding anniyer-
sarF
8 Five thousand attend annual pic
mic Of Tri-City Carpenters union
held at Suburban Island
Three blind pigs" rajded and
closed by detectives.
f. II. Anderson, Moline. attempts
suicide by taxing carboijc acid.
8 State convention Of colored Royal
Arch Masons opens at Prince
Hall South Rock Island
Booklet issued containing infor-
nation and pictures Of Rock
Island. lis industries, parks,
churches. homes and other insti-
buttons It's publication is under
the authority Of the Business
Mems association.
10, First split on any question before
present city administration comes
when the mayor and Commissioner
Juhl line up against the remainder
of the council on resolution pro-
yidtng fer sale OF sanatorium
sites.
Board of education selects new
site for Irving school annex,
choosing block between Ninth and
Tenth streets and Twelfth and
Thirteenth avenues.
Warrants issued in GaIesburg
against Mrs. Martha Jones, Of
Rock Island, on a claim that in Of
der to prevent a marriage she kid
naped her daughter, who is Is
years old. Girl later marries Ben
Cool of GaIesbnrg
II. Automobile belonging to Charles
Walker Of Rock Island catches
fire and is totally consumed. Loss
$2,S00 Occupants escape.
Hundreds of out of town people
throng to Rock Island aud Daven-
port to avail themselves of bar
gain dollar day opportunities.
Joint trade booster plan first OF
its kind in which two cities joined
f r. Musselman of Naperville
selected physical director of city
schools.
Lincoln chautauqua opens week s
meeting at Port Byron.
First joint picnic between Mo
line and East Moline merchants
at Carapbell's Island is big sue
cess
IL Special Fly Prevention week, pro
claimed by Mayor McConochie
opens with citizens "swatting
right and left
Rock island and Davenport health
authorities declare truce. ending
friction Of long standing by agree.
ing that smallpox patients found
in one city and residing in the
other shall he cared for by author,
tiles In municipality in which sic
tim resides
Surveys are taken for construc
tion Of three concrete drives in
East End park, which will be FRS
step in improvement of the tract
Is Coal dealers of tri-cilies hold an
nual outing nj Suburban Island
II Bethany Home has picnic on its
grounds, Rock Island Plow com
pany employees have annual outing
and Master Horseshoers enjoy pie
mic.
Judge " T, Church susiains sa
lent points for city with regarC
to legality Of Sears AT. sxation
IS, Street railway employees have ar
uusl outing at Suburban Island
Waiter L. Johnson, Moline. nance
p0stofiice inspector.
One Of the first aerial mail deliverie,
In Illinois made II Exposition
park by Aviator II. J. Webster.
Is. " o. n, drill team captures twt
prizes al national encampmeut a
Milwaukee,
Walter e Bentley. 90, Clinton, Iowa
browns in river near Cordoya.
Milan citizens vote $500 bond issut
as part payment fer new s12,6oi
high school.
IL. Carl Mueller aud r H. Treffel
lease Family theatre. converting i