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

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avenue and Tweuty-drat aigeri
1G Public utilities comm.qeisn a.
vanccs gas rates in city fro-,
81 cents TO ST a thousand ~,bl-
feet. effective MayL.
I7-F q SutIg. for 10 yeun v.u
known grocer. dtspoaes Of hi,
stock and fixtures Ia his nl,ce
OF business AZ 515 Sevan1ea1tb
street. 10 Schroeder Bros
Tri-City Railway company off,
70 decd fo-ioot strip Of land
from Eighteenth n Forfr-
fourth avenue II city IN return
viii grant rights and make nav.
Ing Improvements and CITY eor,
mission proposes delay of tav
levy election in order 10 dnclBdo
railway proposition.
18-E. a. Appai9llst elected vrsps
conductor ~ tho United Co.
merr.aI Travellers ~ Illinois az
annual convention IN Decatur
Union carpenters granted In.
crease " five cents an bour
making hour rating Of G7H
cents
20-Thirty women. the Hfgt In M
dprtake rho work Of men AZ fbo
arsenal. start 10 work.
2I-M. j. 8treeter elected preei.
dent of board OF direct0rs n
Young Men Christian associa-
ton.
With the arrest ~ william Never
tho first hootiegger caught On.
r. Grating since the city became
DRY territory. was taken into
custody
% Walter Flanagan. desk sergeant
m the police station for three
wears res GINS.
% Hundred and fifty Delegates All.
tend district rally NJ the Wo-
mans B5uo0t association OF
MacCabrea
~ Field day held by pupils Al
villa dc CdaufaL
Paul Preston elected commits.
si0uer OF Rock Island Roy
Scout council 90 succeed r. C.
Mitchell resigned.
2J- Chamber on Commerce selects
committee of Eve men TO rem
resent city az Washington. u.
c. whore. acting Ia concert
with FepreH natives Of other
Mississippi valley cities. they
viii urge the revival Of river
traffic and the use Of steel
barr-s in traffic on the MiBsis-
sippi between St Paul and New
Orleans.
Chief of police receives order 10
register all women alien enc
mics over u years Of age.
Margaret Underhill elect
cd president OF the northwest
district Of the Christian Endea-
v0r union at annual conven-
ti0u.
An interest in the Trefz Express
company, for 30 years conduct
ed entirely by William Trefz,
is purchased by F. McConochie,
t. NJ Titterington and II L.
Becker.
Acting under The direction OF the
FCsdick commission. three NO
men detectives arrive to make
p survey Of the moral condi-
tons in the city and vicinity.
Becomes known government
plans TO erect I'm neighborhoOd
Of / ,200 houses in trt-cfties for
housing government employees.
29-S. w Searle appointed assist
ant superintendent OF the hoard
Of paroles and pard0ns IN
Springfield.
20 Special Memorial day services
are held by churches IN eomph-
auCc with President Wilson's
proclamation that the day be
set aside as a day Of humilia-
tion, PRAYER and fasting
Big Memorial day parade is held
and exercises held at ceTuetery,
where dead heroes are hon0red,
Date for special election set Tor
June 90.
.1-Twelve Young women graduate
from villa de Chantal
City Electrician George A. king n
resigns
Independent camp drill team 10.
&c, Modern WOOdmcu Of Ameri- |
ca, disbands after is years OF
successful work
JUNE
Raise service flag at Rock Is
land Plow company
New home OF Young Womena
Christian association opens and
first meals are served in cafe
terra.
William James Cox. Jr. 212o Si1- F,
teentl avenue. browns in souIh
basin Of city waterworks res
ervOir.
8 Service flags dedicated o.
Edgewood Baptist and United
Presbyterian churches.
Walter OIalIcy. 2502 Fifth Ena
d half avenue dies after being
crushed under large quantity
or iron while at work at oAi'
yersal Tractor company.
Chief Of Police Phil Miller an
nouuccs intention OF putting
stop to parking VI AUTONOMOUS Y
on Second avenue In business 4
section.
John Dee. for 10 years in me
automobile business In clLJ'
sells his garage interests 70
Cole Finch.
Police fines collected by city dur
Ing May total sl,04760.
Mayor McCouogaIo submits res
oluuou tastruetIuK City Attof' 4
ney J. *. Scott 10 ascertain
power OF commission in start
ing inquiry INTO alleged ex9rp-
liant prices OF food.
Miss Daisy Terry. 72S Seven
zenith street. accepts sieno-
graphic position IN Italy VITA
Red Cross
Judge n. a. Larson elected see.
rotary of the Illinois County .
and Probate Judges associa-