Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31
APRIL.

Of Moline was killed yesterday
when he fell 1000 feet from his
plane in California. Il
Grace Elizabeth Hudson, II.
daughter of Mrs. Ella Ledgett,
2011 Fourth avenue, was found
asphyxiated by gas this morn
ing.
James L. McBurney. AL Six
teenth street, overseas soldier,
was seriously injured yester-
day when thrown from over
turned auto outside Of Moline.
Floyd E. Thompson, Democrat,
states attorney of Rock Island,
was yesterday elected justice
Of the Illinois supreme court
Rev. Reuben B. Williams, 6S, died
this morning at his home, 1215
Seventeenth street.
Andalusia was voted dry yester-
day.
Carl l.. Ackerlund, Frank Ber-
anek, w. F. Bradley, Joseph ].
Burgess and George Stroehle
were yesterday nominated for
assistant supervisors and ]. A.
Browning for justice Of the
peace and Henry B. Carpenter
for constable.
31One hundred union painters on
government housing projects in
Moline, East Moline and Rock
Island walked out on 4 strike
today.
Public meeting called for to-
night when city Office candi-
dates were to express their SEN
timents, has been postponed.
Fire station No. 4, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth ave-
nues on Thirtieth street, was
reopened today after being
closed since last summer.
5-Tomorrow flags Will be hung
in observance of the second an
niversary of the day when
President Wilson signed the
declaration Of war with Ger
many.
Two bandits held up clerks and
patrons of the Zimmerman gro
cery Saturday night and loot
ed the register Of $3.50.
Elmer SletaR and Victor Clark
were held up and robbed by
two armed stickup men last
night.
Albert King, 4416 Eighth ave-
nue.. committed suicide by
jumping in the Sylvan slough
yesterday.
Howard O'Hara and James Glib
lin, both under indictment on
charge Of numbering Sheriff ia
cob S. Wigers, escaped, last
night from the Aledo county
Jail.
Sob printers in the three cities
will strike tomorrow for higher
wages.
9-A new school building in the
vicinity Of the housing corpora
ton district was voted last
night by the board Of education.
E. Thompson today took
his oath as justice Of the Illi-
nois supreme court.
Peter Delaney, ex-convict. and
who escaped during the second
Jail delivery, was recaptured in
Chicago yesterday.
11-Union painters today returned
to work.
1S-William J. Bryan spoke to
$500 people at the Augustana
gym.
14-Five hundred dollars worth Of
jewelry was stolen April IL
from the residence Of willard
A. Schaeffer, 1924 Twenty-flrst
street, and $400 was taken from
the J. Fred Brown home, 1924
Twenty-sixth street.
Raymond Maher, Is. Taylor
Ridge, farmer, disappeared to-
day.
15-Ex-President W. H. Taft pass
ed through the city yesterday.
16-Harry M. Schriver was yester-
day elected as mayor over W.
N. Phillips by a majority OF
2,007 votes.
Winners yesterday for commits
sioners are: John A. Murrin,
Martin T. Rudgren, William H.
Fitzsimmons and Frank Wich
and David Cleland for police
magistrate.
Pau4 Wadsworth was elected
president of the Milan board of
trustees.
9. B. Knapp was named president
Of the Coal Valley board Of
trustees.
fifth Victory loan drive "Opens
today a. volunteer day.
Carl o. Reinhardt. 81, took his
own life this morning In his
rooms in the Schwecke apart
ments.
Union printers today returned to
work.
ls-The Rock Island club and the
Chamber Of Commerce were
merged into one body last
night.
Congressman ". J. Graham spoke
to the Rock Island club and
Chamber Of Commerce lAsl
night
Announcement was made today
that the Colonial theatre will
be turned into o flrst class mo,
tion picture house.
21-The Victory loan exhibit trair
was viewed by thousands las
night.
22-Robert Cook. age 81 years. sho
and killed Cecil ]. Nesbit O
Davenport and Mrs. Ida Woods
pEoprie1Ssss Of the .Hoie n tn