Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-31

City visited by an eight-lnch
snowfall and worst blizzard in
years.
war board denies rumor 81
600 900 artillery ammunitiUl
plant at Rock Island arsenal is
to be abandoned and used for
storage purposes only.
-Four local wholesale firms order
ed closed by federal agents for
failure to take out government
license under food administra-
ton rules
Patriotic exercises held in cir
cult court for class of ~ seek
ing United States citizenship
addresses being made by Judge
L. c. Graves and Edward Co
ryn.
8-Twenty-five granted naturaliz-
alton papers in circuit court;
smallest class in years.
August Sven son loses license for
saloon at BOZ Seventeenth
street and is fined $50 and costs
following raid OF his place when
man and woman are found.
Swan Johnson, Milan. killed in
fall from Rock Island bridge
over Rock river
StreckfUs Steamboat line officials
announce boats will not be op-
Grated between St. Louis and
St Paul this year, donating YES
sells to government to carry
freight
Announcement made by Church
Federation that wet and dry
fight in Rock Island would he
staged at township election on
April 3.
George Hatten. Burlington, dies
from cold and exposure after
being found in unconscious con
ditiOn on T'wenty-fourth street,
betweeR Third and Fourth ave
nues.
william ECCOnOChie Gel
ebrates fist birthday
body Of John J. Bea-
Ter, aged 20. found at his home,
go Thirteenth avenue, death
being due to natural causes.
Tri-Cities visited by worst biz
gard in years, temperature
dropping to IS degrees below
zero and isolating community,
all railroad and interurban
traffic being annulled and street
cars operating with difficulty.
Rock Island Young Women's
Christian association given
property. valued at $4,000. sit
uated on Third avenue, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. by Weyerhaeuser &
Denkmann company.
Dr. G. A Andreen of Augustana
college named president Of Lu-
theran Educational conference
in Chicago.
Of serious coal famine
forces Rock Island county fuel
administration 10 recommend
that saloons and cigar stores
open at s and close at Il: that
all nights be Iightless except
Saturdays. and that all coal be
distributed through clearing
house.
Mrs. Mayme Larsen, 819 Four
teenth street. dies at st. An
thongs hospital from burns re
ceiyed when her clothing caught
fire while ironing.
Partial relief given in fuel fam
inc by arrival Of 300 tons OF (
coal.
Shortage Of fuel forces postpone |
meuJ Of services and social af-
fairs at churches.
-EmergenCy coal Offices estab-
lished in Chamber Of Commerce
building.
Complaint sent Fuel Administra- /.
tor Garfield charging closing /.
order affecting Rock Island dis /
eliminates in favor OF Dayen- [
port, which, being west OF the /
Mississippi river. is not com
PEELED to close industries under !
the fuel saving order.
Two and One-half karat diamond /
belonging to Keokuk jeweler is /
located in Rock Island after in >
teresting chase for stolen ring /
made Of appoint
ment Of F. c. Denkmann as gen
eral chairman Of the Rock Is
land war camp community ser
vice.
-Fa ctOries close, throwing $1,000
workers into idIeness, as crest Of
fuel famine is reached and coal /
arrives in city.
X enOsha system for a one-fund
campaign is adopted at meeting /
at Chamber of Commerce By
representative organizations Of
the city.
Date is set for registration Of
alien enemies in Rock Island.
Patriotic actor arrested as slack
Henry Crowder. an engineer. ser
iOusly injured when his engine
crashes into shop train.
Public schools closed for one
week 10 save fuel
Trinity parish selects new vestry
TTi-City Railway company ask
ed TO supply additional cars
for arsenal workers.
Rock Island physicians announce
increase in fees to become efec- /
tive Feb. !.
Petitions are issued asking that
local option he placed on the
ballot for the township election
April o.
EemoriaI services held at Rock
Island Eagles club rooms by
members OF all aeries in c0un-
try
Sam Ryerson elected president
OF the state association Of Elks. !
: G. Mitchell elected president
Of Scoutmasters' association.
Of supervisors adopts
special committees report rec
ommending sherif7s Office use
the budget system Of keeping
books. thus putting sheriTs Of
fee on a lawful basis for the