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

off several miles downstream
by fishermen, and lads are re
turned 10 their homes.
Presidential warrant received by
United States Marshal V. Y.
Dallman's office for arrest OF
Julius Schoder. a German alien.
At meeting of Chamber of Com
merce, which i, addressed by
United States District Attorney
i. G. Knots, resolutions arc
passed empowering a commit
tee OF five to present an ulti-
matum to the city commission
to wake up or we will put IN
another"
,S-Two horses stolen from Selle
Bros stable at the rear OF the
store at the corner OF Fourth
avenue and Twentieth street.
Estimate made by Town Clerk
W. F.. Barth that $4,000 people
are privileged to vote at April
2 election.
&c. A. Windle. wet" speaker Of
Chicago, makes talk at Spencer
Square theatre under auspices
of the Municipal league.
Drive for old clothing for Bel
gian and French relief closes
with report showing total Of
three and one-half tons Of
clothing contributed, or twice
as much as city's quota.
The Oriole ladies chorus Of Au-
gustana leaves for weeks tour
OF Iowa.
are turned ahead one
hour as war time" begins.
More than hundred tri-city auto
mobile dealers hold meeting
and dinner At Rock Island club.
Team Of horses stolen from Seiie
Bros. located at Joslin.
APRIL
Librarian announces 2142
books secured in drive TO pro
vide reading matter for sol
diers.
Collections at Easter church ser
vices amount TO several thou
sand dollars.
Ice dealers announce 80 cent in
crease in price Of ice, making
charge 81 a ton.
. Monthly police report shows
total of S1.561 collected in po-
lice court fines.
Time expires for making income
tax returns. Total Of $75O00G
received at local office Drive
against income tax slackers is
begun.
Property located on Third ave
nue. between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets is formally
transferred to Young WOWeu's
Christian association by Wey-
erhaeuser and Denkmann as a
gift.
Rock Island swings into dry col
umn when voters return ma
iority of 1,O73 against saloons.
Republicans elect every candi-
date on township ticket.
Suit for $4,000 is filed
against DR.. J. +. Rochow in
in the death of Edward SwaL
low, which resulted from being
struck by an automobile driv-
en- by Dr.. Rochow, Sept. IS,
1917.
Ten restaurant and hotel prOpTi-
etors are arrested by state Of
ficers and fined for alleged un-
sanitary conditions at their
places of business.
Lester Diedrich. aged IL, living
at $40 Fourteenth street is in
jured when run down by auto
driven by II. G. Lamp. Of Dav-
export
George ChristopulOs. aged AZ,
commits suicide by shooting
while undergoing treatment al
Hot Springs, Ark.
Drive for Rock Islands quota
in Third Liberty loan is start
ed as city celebrated Liberty
day" first anniversary Of ma
tons entry into the world war. !
Williams, deputy Unit |
ed States marshal. and John Z |
Dougherty, assistant United |
States district attorney, sus-
pended a month ago, for alleg-
ed unsym pathetic attitude to !
ward the government vice |
cleanup in Rock Island are or
dered reinstated.
&C. NJ Pollock, 1922 ID Fifth /
avenue. sheet metal worker. /
killed in 50-foot fall while at /
work at arsenal
A. J. LindstrOm, cashier of Rock T
Island Savings bank resigns TO I
accept position as assistant I
cashier in State bank OF Chit (
cago.
Board of directors OF German
Trust and Savings bank votes
TO change name Of institution
TO American Trust and Saw
ings bank"
p. Q. Johnson awarded the 81 200 F
scholarship prize Of Augustana
college.
enter restaurant Of
Henry Waynes, FOrty-thiri +
street and Fifth avenue. and
leave with cash register which
is broken open and its con
tents-l2 Cents-taken afteg
being carried five blocks.
JOSEF, an Austrian.
charged with saying ITO hell
with this country" IS bound ov-
er when arTaiGned before Com
missioner G. L. walker ON the
charge Of sedition.
Two horses belonging 10 6.
Goldstein. are burned to death
when a shack in rear OF resi-
dence OF Jacob Hoffman. 1913 I
Eighth avenue. was destroyed
by fire.
Henry Gaethje, installed as vice
president of Tri-City Florists
association.
Strike is declared by teamsters
in tri-citics, 30 quitting their
work in Rock Island.
Jake FalkOvitch. serving indie
terminate eantapra {p ,r;-,,r,