Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31
HAUBERG AGAIN
HEADS SOCIETY
Is RnalcF4Pd As President Of Rock
Island County Historical
Organization

Johl Il Haabc-g OF Tits city was
Eealec1ed president OF the Rock Is
land Historical society at a meet
ing held last night by members of
that organization in the Memorial
hall AT the court house celebrating
a+ the same time the centennial Of
LEa state OF Illinois.
Juison d hetzgar was reelected
IS vice president and NJ = hcEn-
1rE Of Moline, secretary. succeeding
Grin s Holt, whose death occurred
last summer. Mrs. X T. Anderson
o. this city was elected treasurer.
succeeding Miss Blanche Bromley
M BauberE was reelected curator
But one change was made in the
personnel of the board Of directors,
Arthur Burial OF this city being
elected to i'll the vacancy Of A A
Bu1um OF EdEingtOn, who request
Cd that he be retired from Office
Those reelected as board members
are William A Meese. J. B. Oak-
leaf and NJ. J. McEnirv Of Moline,
David Sears, S. ". Searle and Mrs
K 7. Anderson Of this city.
The society members last night
hAFeE-- ~ -4flh z ga NSAh1~a ~ q
new book written by Mr.. Meese CT
Moline, published under the society
auspices and circulated
New donations of articles Of his
t0-tcal interest are reported by the
society as follows
Miss Mary LYDIA Kelley donated
g handful Of the Fourth of July
celebration. in Rock Island Of 1845
Che day Colonel Davenport was
murdered, also a pencil portrait Of
John Long, Bailey Davenport's
/, Wedding announcement, autographs
Il Of prominent early-day men, Rock
v Island Banner and Stephenson Ca
zeue.r 1893, a framed picture or
Rock Island. and 100 books on
theology formerly owned by her
lrothe5- Rev. ri Kelley.
Orations and addresses at cor
1erzJoEe laying Of Rock Island
court house, 1S9J--Mrs. L. D.
Sweeney.
Balance or scales for weighing
gold dust Of returning 49ers-PhiI
Mitchell
Tanned grounding skin, donated
by Isle Roberts.
An 1857 map of Moline, by Mrs
Ella Hume Taylor OF GeneseO.
Arrowhead found on old Indian
l-aiI-Mr and Mrs. John Parks.
Turtle-shell rattle, cOcnanut dip
per. pumpkin rattle. baby mecca I
sins. beaded dagger-vase and small
red pipe-Mrs. Mary WadswoTth-
John C Bailey save a candle /
mold and an OF yoke which was /
used by him in breaking prairie in /
Rural township IN the SOS.
A ciub-Iike limestone from Her !
man HeiubeCk. I
Black walnut shingles from the
EiuIar Edwards home where Abra- (
ham Lincoln was married.. H.
Eaube-g.
Opinion Of Judge Mclean in
Case of United States VS.. Rock Is
land Bridge Company" Hide
bran1t.
Walnut cabinet for photos and
relics, formerly Of the Rodmau .
Rifles Brigadier General ". T. +.
Chalnon.
Two fintIock shotguns from Dr..
p " Oakley
War posters Of Liberty loans and
ether campaigns. from F. ". Ben
DER. Hart e. Bahnsen. Rock Island
Z 81 O. A Y. W c. A. NJ o. Girls
void and others
our First Century History
from Grin 3 Holt
Pictorial History Of Civil War"
William J. sweeney
ELK autIer found at Watch Tower
1t depth Of 30 feet-W. J. Spencer.
Silver brooches, bracelets beads,
etc. from Watch Tower mounds
81. J. Spencer.
Collection of Indian relics found
in cEl-vating the field on the sac
village site. as follows two brow
bands" Of silver. two silver brace
lets, "gau0e-aE," hammer from
l-1tlock gun, sacred heart" of sill
yer. military buttons, lead bullets,
eight Eun-fints, Two gun barrels, a
piece % burial cloth, u finger
rings. pjpest0ue pipe and silver
Cruci1E, from Ben +. Petersen.
Brooches, beads. earrings and
bracelets Of silver-David Sears.
Four exhibition cabinets, install
e1 al court house-Mr and Mrs.
John Fl. Hauberg.
Pass TO the island issued by Cen
e-al -. J. Rodman. dated March 20,
1871, donated for J. J.. Reynolds by
Miss Julia Kline
a program. celebrating the cen
teu7ilI Of the admission Of the
state 10 the union, was presented
and proved Of considerable interest.
Included or the program were mus
II selections by the United Sun