Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-31
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man, forces George C. Mueller,
well known Edgington farmer. tof
publicly retract disleyal state
ments made against President
Wilson and the United States and
to show his loyalty Mueller buys
$500 Liberty bond.
NOVEMBER.
MIX famine ayerted at conferencet
between F. E. Thompson, produc-
GERS and dealers when latter
agree to pay 30 cents gallon.
making milk retail at Is cents a
quart
William Cochran. former alder
man, killed at Rock Island ar
senal when hit OF. the head by an
iron bar
Rev. W. L. Essex. curate at ST. T
Peters church, st. Louis, called +
to pastorate of Trinity Episcopal
church, by yestry of church 4
Rock Island liquor dealers adopt i
resolutions refusing to sell liquort
to soldiers or TO sell goods except /
that drunk on the premises.
William j. Won Aeh, Milan, dies
from guneshot wound accidentally
received
3-Rock Islands first milk station
established by Edward Thielke at
Thirty-eighth street and Four
teenth avenue, milk selling for Is
cents a quart
Walter Switzerland. new clerk at
Colonial hotel, disappears with
s16S.
employed by Stone & Webster.
4-Peter Jelvek. aged So carpenter,
shot to death by William Carter.
colored, Davenport resident, att
the Eberhart apartments, 2224
Fourth avenue.
5-Tri-City Rotary clubs il dinner at
Black Hawk hotel, Davenport.
adopt resolutions asking war de-
partment to Investigate vice and
saloon conditions in tri-cities in
order to improve moral condi-
tions surrounding Rock Island
arsenal
Three hundred registrants start
work of registering women Of
community for war department.
Resolutions passed by Tri-City
Stewards opposing serving OF
lunches in saloons,
6-Harry 4 Wheeler. Chicago, state
food administrator. addresses big
crowd at Masonic temple on food
conservation.
SERIOUS shortage Of cars faced by
Tri-City Railway company
Burglars break into store Of Hayes
&. Patterson. Taylor Ridge and
steal stocks valued at $3.50
Six Rock Island homes burglaribed.
S-Andrew Kempe resigns as treas
urer of Augustana college to ac-
cept position as field secretary
of the laymen's pension commit
tee OF the Augustana synod.
DR.. John McGown Stevenson, Gar
field, \. j., called to pastorate of
Broadway Presbyterian church
Harry G, Taylor, 80, killed when
struck by Rock Island switch en-
CINE at Thirty-first street depot.
9-H. A. Clevenstine. Rock Island, is
named chairman of county fuel
board, with Mayor NJ. R. Carlson
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members.
Private Edward Hennessey jumps
from troop train enroute from
Camp Grant, Rockford. to Camp
Logan, Houston, Texas. in an at
tempt to desert but is nabbed
later by Rock Island police off
GERS.
10--Joe Jackson. colored. admits bur
glarizing scores Of homes in Rocl
Island and Davenport.
States Attorney F. E, Thompson
writes letter TO city commission
urging that city be cleaned up b.
forcing Migrants to work on tn
streets.
Dope hunters break into a numbe
of offices of physicians in Robin
son building.
Mrs. ]. A. Behneke. Davenport, die
from injuries received whel
knocked down by automobil
/ driven by Edward Gertz at Thir
teenth street and Main street.
| 12..-William Garter. colored, rsshe
/ from county jail to Davenport t
avoid mob
13-Dr. John McGown Stevenson, Gar
field, y. j.. accepts pastorate c
i Broadway Presbyterian church.
+! Six charged with bootlegging an
one with white slavery taken
Peoria for trial in federal court.
Jewish residents ask permission
lay out burial grounds.
/ 14-W. F. Ripple, Davenport. killed j
the trenches in Europe being frs
tri-city man to lose lie in Ell
! ropean war.
4 Two thousand attend patriotic excl
cises at Modern Noodmeu built
i ing when service flag with fv
stars is raised
| Joe Jackson, solored, sentenced
penitentiary for undetermined
term on plea of guilty OF burgla1
izing Rock Island homes
Fred NJ. Jebens, so, DaYenpor
killed when struck by switch Ell
CINE on Rock Island bridge.
Rev. William Essex, curator OF
Peters church, ST Louis, accep
call to Trinity Episcopal church
16-Secret service operatives invest
eating vice conditions in Ro'
Island
: Girls in Rock Island high scho
sign pledge not to eat candy b
cause OF sugar shortage.
Lieutenant Glenn Cummings in CT
in interest of establishing ia
tory here for the Hartley Al
craft Co.
= Sum OF S17,516 secured in Rock
land for army Y. NJ. C. A. fun
and s575 from lower end Of cou
ty, making total of siS,091.
: Harry g. Becker, 80 years old. me-
agent on Rock Island road, di
in city ambulance from heart d
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