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

Dinner is held al Rock Island club.
attended by ESQ, at which time
Chamber Of Commerce is
launched =
s Ralph f. Koerber chosen presi-
dent of district Epworth league.
W Fl Thoms and Al d. WEIGH re-
elected members OF board Of edu-
cation, defeating Ben Jacobsen,
labor candidate.
7-B. d. Connolly. J. NJ WEIGH and
DR. G. L. Eyster chosen members
Of exemption board for Rock Is
land district
.8--Body of Otto Kohrsen, SO years /
old. camper on Suburban island, I
found on Rock Island shore op- /
posite island.
Justice George A, Cooke of the Illi- I
nois supreme court, addresses
patriotic exercises held in circuit |
court room in honor Of members |
of Rock Island county bar who
enlisted.
zoe. i. Reiner. Chicago. reelected
president Of Illinois Christian En-
deayor union, in session at Angus
tana gymnasium.
JULY.
Iowa farmers spend from quar-
ter to three-quarters of million
dollars in Rock Island for booze
in Today period in preparation
for drought following bone dry law
going into effect.
Judgment for $459.23 in favor Of
the plaintiff is entered by Judge
N, A. Larson by agreement in the
case of A. W. Billburg against
August Schmid, suit to collect
money taken in a gambling raid,
one of the most unique cases ever
tried in Rock Island county
courts A jury in county court
decided the money did not belong
to plaintiff and the appellate court
reversed and remanded.
Total Of 1900 members for Cham
Der OF Commerce secured and big
banquet is held To celebrate sue
cess Of campaign.
Suit for $4,000 damages started
by relatives of the late William
Hansen against Or. Perry Vessel.
Rock Island Brewing company
and other defendants. it being
claimed that Hansen was killed by
intoxication and that the physi-
clan dissected body without aus
thority
4-Big municipal celebration Of In
dependence day held, featured by
parade with w L. Franks as chief
marshal
5-TTi-City Federation OF Labor pro-
tests against appointment of Har-
ry A. Jansen. secretary of Tri-
City Manufacturing association, as
member of Moline board OF ex
emption.
S-Dr Alfred Stocker receives COM
mission as first lieutenant In
medical corps OF army and Ben
Reidy is given commission as
second lieutenant in marines.
9--Joe Berger named manager Wich-
tia club in Western league.
J W, Houder elected eminent COM
mander OF Rock Island command
cry No. IS, Knights Templar.
Work of listing names and assign
1 ing serial numbers to 4,0S5 reg
istrants completed by Rock Is.
/ land exemption board.
f0-E, c. Fisher reelected city super.
intendent of schools and H. II
Cleayeland renamed president o
board Of education.
/ 1l-Rock Island county given popu
lation Of 100,579, sixth in Illinois
by figures of census bureau, upol
/ which selective draft is based,
10-Dr. Edmond Seuel, st. Louis
named president of Luther Man
ayers association and Grant Hut
berg Rock Island, elected secre
tary in meeting at Rock Islam
club.
ll-Dr. L. g. Abranamson, Rock Is
land, named president of Nationa
Lutheran Editorial association i
meeting OF Denlsmann library.
| l2- Survey completed by nationa
emergency food garden commits
sion shows Rock Island has 800
fiourishing gardens, covering rs
acre., trebling the number OF tn
previous year.
Annual arrangements picnic nea
Presumption attracts great crowd
W. G. Schott found dead in his ma
chine shop. Fortieth street an
Fifth avenue,
4 DR.. Louis Ostrom, Rock Islam
named president Of Iowa and Ill
nois Central District Medical a,
ISOLATION at meeting at Outin
club, Davenport.
: l5-Strike Of Rock Island Souther
employees comes to end wit
Il granting OF raise in wages.
l5-A. r. O'Daniels, Rock Islar
: Southern strike breaker. dies fro
contact with trolley wire.
l6-Officers. directors and board
auditors of the Modern Woodme
! are entertained at q. uer at Roc
Island club by 20 Rock Isia1
. friends
! 1S--Car employees in Rock Island
! the number of $50 and 1,500 en-
ployes of the Silyis shops go
= strike when their demand f,
; higher wages is ignored.
Real estate department of Chamb
;. OF Commerce formed, with T.
i Reidy as president.
ri Over three hundred attend banqu
e given at Masonic temple by Ind
: pendence camp No rs, Modei
Woosmen. in honor of drill tea
d and old English drum corps.
k Strike of Rock Island road er
/, ployes ends when wage deman
are granted
20--Grocers and meat men decide
: make but one delivery daily
IS aid economy program.
a 2l-Ciyde G. Hartford, Pittshure
n Kan. selected boys secretary
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