Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31

named president Of Tri-City Mas
ter Builders association,
2o---Guy Hutchinson, Rural township
collector. establishes record by
turning In all Of the taxes charg-
ed In his township, the sum total
ing s21 ,623.3S.
Dutton Sager given IA years In pen
ltentiary at Joliet for confidence .
game.
22-Remains of Ferdinand Fletcher, /
Davenport, drowned Nov "A, 1916, 4
found in Mississippi al New Bos- /
ton.
Estate Senator Frank A. Landee /
Moline, dies at Metropolis, III.
24--Clemann G. Salzmann furniture
store, for 30 years in business In
!. Rock leland hold reopening after
being closed aimee the big fire IN
January.
accompanies A, Rock Island, and F,
Moline, Of the Illinois National
Guard, ordered modified, to re-
port at once at Rock Island ar
senal.
2s-Over a thousand college and high
school students stage patriotic
parade through business district
L. H. Martin resigns as general sec
rotary Of Rock Island Y NJ. c A
Military drills established for pa
tients at watertown hospital
Coco to School Week" closes,
thousands OF parents taking the
opportunity of seeing the work Of
the public schools.
APRIL.
Mrs. W. d. Snively, wife OF we'll
known Rock Island physician,
dies suddenly.
2-James Fox, aged 40 years, killed
by James L. Ryan in drunken fight
in Davenport barber shop
3-Entire republican ticket elected
in Rock Island township, as fol-
lows: Wallace Souders, Nj. O.
Griswold, Carl L. Ackerlind, w.
N. Phillips and George Stroehle,
members Of board of supervisors;
D. ]. Cleland, j. p. Kelly, Guy f.
Marshall, G. J. Schroeder and S.
f. Van Noorden, justices OF the
peace, and James Mccormack, j.
r. Darnell, G. Albert Johnson,
Thomas McLain and John p. Sex
ton, constables. AS result Of cleo
ton, board is composed Of 28 Re
pubicans and Democrats.
4--Hobert Alexander. aged "a, for.
mer resident, killed In rail acct
dent at Beardstown.
5---Levi +. Cralle, former sheriff, dies
at Davenport.
u. II. Berquist resigns es boys sec,
rotary at Y NJ C. A. TO take NJ
similar work in Davenport
Sam Williams. Amboy, Ill, com
mits suicide at Burlington station
by shooting himself
Paul Pauwels, aged AZ, attempts
to commit suicide by slashing his
throat at his rooming house, S31 7.
Fifth avenue.
Local wireless plants seized by gov
eminent and closed during perio'
OF war
S-Rock Island commandery No. is
knights Templar, held annua
Easter services at Geneseo, Rev
NJ T. Chatley. Rock Island
preaching the sermon.
s-John T. Shields, for % years
Rock Island grocer disposes q
business on Fifth avenue and re
models structure for moving pi,
ture house.
iO--Waldo Schneider, tax collector 10
Rock Island township, complete
work. showing 1926 09095 collect
ed and s135, $50 20 delinquent
Edelweiss saloon, 4534 Fifth av,
nue.. dynamited by yeggs at earl
hour. who secure loot valued {
S1.21t.05.
Suit for $4,000 charging alienatio
OF her husbands affection
brought by Mrs Gladys Reeve
Brown against her father-iu-la'
Van Reeves, is dismissed in ci
cult court.
School teachers granted an increa
Of S. q month in salary
Jake Faikovtch, iitney driver. co
n visited Of manslaughter in come
ton with the death OF Edw
Schcrnau, aged g.
lS--Harry Hampton, indicted on
charge Of murder of j Lee Gro
der, Silvis banker. is liberated |
cause of states inability to q
Thomas Jefferson, chief witne
for the prosecution.
Fred Denkmann, Walcott farm
brother of Mrs Carl Rochow. II
Fourth avenue, killed when hit
Rock Island train at Walcott,
~ 13--Judge Ben Lindsey, Denver, civ
address at Augustana gymnasil
on why Kids Lie"
14-Automobile Is purchased by pc
ular subscription for use Of Wis
ing nurse
15-Father Prosper O. Holvoet, pi
tor of st. Paul's Belgian churr
resigns after fogT years succei
ful work TO go to Hamel MINI.
Augustana's WenneTberg male ci
rus returns home after Thu
weeks eastern tour
17-Andalusia goes dry by 40 voi
after being wet for FIVE years
Carl A. IIallgren reelected preside
OF Rock Island club
Dr. G. F. johnson elected mayor
East Moline.
1S-Augustaua band. composed of
members. enlists in Sixth re
ment, Illinois National Guard
ls-Plot 10 blow up Western Flo
mills, Davenport. which furnish
-four to the allies. fails when fc
n sticks OF dynamite are discover
in two cars Of coal
Big municipal patriotic demonsti
ton staged in which 1900 mar,
ers take part, talks being made
Mayor McConochie and CITY
torney J. X Scott
20 Allouez council, Knights OF {
lumbus, holds exercises IN hor
OF 10th birthday, Grand Knight