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


and Second street, Moline.
15-Order for wheatless and meat
less days is lifted. \
Charles Gartman, 500 Twentieth
street, dies from burns sustain
ed when he came in contact
with wire carrying $4,000 volts
OF electricity
Orders received by exemption
board for registration on Aug.
"A of all young men who have
become 81 since June 5.
16-Hundred and twenty-five young
women present at first military
drill for young women of the
Patriotic league of Rock Island
held at Long View park.
1S-George Herbert, 2415 Seventh
avenue. and Ralph Pestel, 718
Twelfth street, are injured
when automobile, hits tele-
phone pole at Ninth street and
Twelfth avenue.
19-OfficiaI announcement is re-
ceived proclaiming Augustana
college a training center for
Students Army Training corps
Rock Island retail grocers pass
resolution favoring adoption
throughout country of a To-
hour day and six days a week
as maximum working period
in all food stores.
Erich, aged 80, empioyc
of the Rock Island lines, dies
20 minutes after 1000 volts of
electricity had passed through
his body while at work in a pit
beneath a locomotive in the
roundhouse at the foot of Thir-
ty-second street
report Of tax collections
in townships Of Rock Island
and South Rock Island for ifs
of $173,6SS.27.
24-Thirty-f thousand pounds Of
clothing is given by people of
city for relief of Belgians.
Home of c. w. Foss, 3S0S Eighth
avenue. is burglarized.
26-Granting of wage increase to
conductors and m0tormen in
employ of Tri-City Railway
company is announced.
W. G. BrOdbeck. recruiting officer
stationed at Davenport, jumps
of Rock Island ferry landing
into river and browns.
2S-Last of lots arr purchased by
government housing officials
Tri-City Photo-Art Engraving
company, Third avenue, be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty
first streets, is broken into, but
robbers fail in attempt to open
safe.
Is learned that Tri-City Railway
company has petitioned public
utilities commission for raise in
fares to seven cents
Baby boy, IS days old, is found
on altar of St Joseph's Catholic
church.
Home of c. NJ. Cannon. 1882 Thir-
ty-eighth street, is burglariZed
in broad daylight.
Rock Island retail grocers decide
to curtail deliveries TO one de-
livery daily.
,0-RuIe governing -four purchases
are changed, permitting con-
sumers to buy only one-fourth
as much substitutes as amount
of wheat flour purchased.
Augustana college is awarded |
honors for having best exhibits |
displayed at Illinois state fair !
at Springfield
SEPTEMBER.
Population Of Rock Island is i
estimated at 47,107 by r. L. !
Polk Directory company, after /
completing 1918 directory Of
city.
First "gasoIineless Sunday" IS
observed. :
2-Labor day parade and program /
abandoned on account of rain. ,
With the resignation of Motor /
cycle Officer Earl Shannon I
but Is officers remain on city's I
police force.
Summer vacation ends and pupils
return to school.
3-Joseph c. Billesbach. deputy .
United States marshal, resigns
to enter military service.
Island City bowling alley is burg
lariZed.
4-Fines collected by city during
August total S769.45.
Suit is begun by States Attorney
Thompson to dissolve 1923 cor
y porations IN Rock Island coun-
ty. for failure to file necessary
reports with secretary of state.
6-Tri-City Symphony orchestra
decides to discontinue its work
for duration of war
Charles Tabor, 1911 Sixth avenue.
severely injured when struck
by Watch Tower car at Seven
teenth street and Sixth avenue,
while chasing his hat.
Home of c. F. Lundahl, 927 For
ty-third street, is burglarized.
Benjamin Hameriy, 1903 IL
Third avenue. killed when hit
by train at Henry, Ill. while
making trip in auto to Peoria.
City commission adopts ordin-
ance reducing water rates.
Charles Tabor, 1911 Sixth avenue.
died from injuries sustained
when struck by Watch Tower
car.
John Larkin severely wounded
in shooting fray with James
Dancer, in rOOming house NJ
2I03 Fourth avenue.
Light vote cast at primary cleo
ton.
2-All men between ages of Is
and q and 81 and 46 register
for military service.
3-Home OF Colonel c. W Dur
ham, 1890 First avenue, is
burglariZed.
4-Registrars reports show total
OF $40 men between IS and
As registered in Rock Island
district for military service
Sent .