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

PlanS for establishment OF a pub
location for the workers at the
arsenal are announced
City swelters with heat wave
which pushes mercury up to
9SA degrees. within three
tenths OF a degree Of the June
high record
Registration Of all female enemy
aliens ever IL years old is
started.
lS-By action Of city commission
the sale OF fireworks, both
wholesale and retail and the
use of such is strictly forbid
den in the city Of Rock Island.
l9-Local chapter of Red Cross
starts drive to enroll all reg
istercd and graduate nurses in
conjunction with national cam
paign.
Food administrator announces
new restrictions on serving OF
beef in public eating houses OF
ali kinds
Board of Directors Of y N. c. A.
decides to divide fourth floor
Of association building into 40
rooms TO be used as d0rmitoTy.
Homes OF Henry RedeCker, 1900
Eighteenth avenue, and J. F.
Shank. 1908 Thirteenth avenue.
are burgIarized in broad day
light.
22-As. q result of numerous pro
tests, an investigation of ice
prices IS begun by Food Ad-
ninisJratOr VI. O GrisWold.
Rock Island business men offer
services to farmers to help re-
lieve labor shortage.
Mrs. Virgil Barnett and Miss
Mary RodeTick known as the
Mac Dhu sisters and daughters
of Mrs Minnie Roderick, 605
ThirIy-eig1th street, are vic
Tins Of HagenbeCk-Wallace
circus train wreck near Gary,
Ind.
Of DR.. c. L. SiIyis, 2130
Eighteenth avenue, and John
T. Kenworthy. 2200 Eighteenth
avenue, are burglarized.
26-AppToximately 1if,s women en-
enemy aliens are registered in
city as time for registration
with local police closes
Members OF Tri-City auto trade
association vote to reduce bust
ness hours to aid government
during war.
Edwin ETLaTt, IA years old, living
at 1880 Seventeenth avenue, Is
knocked uncOS sCiCus when
thrown from bicycle to paving
at Second avenue and Six
teenth street.
Soldiers from Rock Island ar
senal to number OF 173 are
made citizens of United States !
when final formaliues are car
ried out in office Of Circuit /
Clerk George W. Gamble.
Lau Of University Of
Chicago is chosen for position
OF principal Of Rock Island I
high school to succeed A. J. f
Burton. /
Thirteen soft drink parlor pro
prietors plead guilty to illegal .
sale of intoxicating liquor .
when arraigned in county court .
and paid a total of $500 in I
fines.
9-Increased tay levy proposed by /
city is defeated at polls while /
Tri-City Railways franchise I
proposition carries.
JULY.
Eric Freulich, German alien
enemy being held at guard
house at arsenal, is shot when
attempting to make getaway.
City commission decides TO close
hose station No. 4, in accord /
ance with retrenchment policy.
33-Amoo grotto No. 81 ded-Cates
service flag containing so stars
big parade. headed by float
bearing large service flag show
ing Is gold stars, held in down
town streets, tbs marchers rep
resenung all forms Of patriotic
eudeayOr
Katherine Mae Fisher, age 10,
daughter Of superintendent Of
Public Schools I. c. Fisher, is
severely burned while playing
with fireworks.
Home Of Ebert 6 Don. 931
Twenty-thiTd street, and George ,
g. Knapp. eos WeHty-thiTd /
street. are burgiarized in broad +
daylight
5-Katheriue Mae Fisher. age 10,
daughter Of superintendent Of
schools. dies from burns reCciv- /
ed while playing with fireworks
July Fourth
Mrs. X. a Weld elected chair
man Of Rock Island branch Of
woman's committee Of council
Of national defense at annual
meeting
5-JoseDh Rudman. 500 Tenth
street. suffers broken arm when
his wagon is struck by street
car at Fifth avenue and Thirty
fifth street
Donald Wangelin, 1880 Fortieth
street. is declared champion
school gardener in Rock Island
in 1918 when he wins three first /
and three second war garden
prizes in annual garden con
teEr.
Dry zone about Rock Island arse
nal is Increased to five miles.
Fines collected by city during
June totals SGS5.20.
German religious instructions +
barred in parOlhial schools OF
Iumanuel's Lutheran church.
Orders for 6l5 highway signs
TO be located on roads leading
tD Rock Island IN a radius Of
40 miles are given by the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Manufacture Of hper AT Rock Is