Rock Island Argus., 1919-12-31


started in the tabernacle at Twenty.
fourth street and Fifth avenue on
Sept. II and were continued daily.
afternoon and evening, except on
Mondays, for a period Of sevsu
weeks. In that time 10.4s5 "hit tIs
trail" A total sum Of $49.933 was
taken in collections to defray the
expenses Of such an elaborate cam
paign. an expression of the deep
regard that the trf-citfes and vici1-
ity holds for Billy Sunday. This
was one of the most outstanding
features Of the year in Rock L.
land and marked the elimination
OF tireless efforts put forth by the
churches Of the city to secure the
services Of the world famed evan
gelist.
Colonel Harry B. Jordan, cem-
mandant Of the Rock Island ar
senal, was appointed to that post
on-Jan. 2. succeeding the late Col
onel Leroy T. Hillman.
Colonel Harry Burgess came to
Rock Island in June to assume the
duties Of chief engineer of the Rock
Island division of river engineers.
Notable additions to the city's
buildings were made in the conl-
pletion of the new St. Anthony's 5
hospital and the Emmanuel Luth-
eran school. The school was ready
for occupancy in January. Dedica-
ton Of the hospital took place on
Thanksgiving day.
One of the most destructive fires
in years visited the city on the
night of Aug. "a at the plant Of the
Moline Universal tractor. The FIRE
caused a damage to machinery and
wallis estimated at 100000.
Rock Island was deprived Of au-
other hanging when Robert Cook,
convicted murderer Of two, jumped
through a third story window OF
the court house after hearing the
verdict Of the jury. He was killed
by the fall. The Jury had found
him guilty and had fixed the pen.
atty at hanging.
Captain o. E. Carlstrom Of Aledo
and Cyrus E. Dietz Of Moline wen
out in the race in this district for
the constitutional convention. The
voters displayed an almost ape
thetic interest in the importance Of
the election and the vote was not
heavy.
The last Of the government
houses yere completed early in the
year and found families eager to
occupy them. The houses are sit
uated on the bluff in the south cen
trail part of the city. Once a
sparsely settled portion of the city,
that section Is now closely built in
JANUARY.
mo clues have yet been found
to the whereabouts of the slay-
ers of Sheriff Jake S. Wigers
shot by auto bandits on Coal
town road, Moline, Dec. 30.
Eugene Cressy, 1896 Sixteenth
and Rudolph. jacobson, were
slugged and robbed Of SIS at
o'clock last night in the lunch
room of the former at 433 Sew.
enteenth street.
2-Colonel Harry B. Jordon. sue.
ceeds the late Colonel Leroy
T. Hillman as commander o1
the Rock Island arsenal, an
nouncement being made today
that he will take charge to-
morrow.
Major General M. W. Saxton o.
Topeka, Kan, the chief com.
manding officer of the forester
department, Modern Woodmer
of America, died at his home
Dec. 81.
NJ. o. Griswold, food admins
traitor for Rock Island county
was officially relieved Of his
duties today.
Fire in Barrack, No. D, at til:
Rock Island arsenal caused .
loss of $1,000 yesterday noon
3-Ben Jacobson was named pres
ident of the Tri-City Fedora
ton of Labor at the annua
meeting held last evening IL
the Industrial hall.
Henry Karns, COS Fourth avenue
was taken to the hospital las
evening after taking a dose o
carbolic acid.
Al. l.. Foreman, secretary Of tn
arsenal federation, resigns an;
leaves for Denver, Colo.
6-The letter received by jim
Lambros. grocer at 900 Nintl
street, in which 5000 was de
manded by last night, proved I,
hoax.
Robert r. Moross, 80. accident
ally shot himself Saturday eve
ming at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Moross
\ 413 Twenty-first street, th'
wound proving fatal at St. An
thongs hospital Sunday noon
Burglars last night smashed tn
glass In the rear door of the NJ
& X. clothing store, but wer
frightened away before the,
had time to lay their hands o.
anything.
Father Peter P. Kluck Of 8,
Mary's Catholic church has re
signed and Father F. J. Uehlel
| has been named his successol
! Rock Island police have arreste
| George Crane and Joe Jenning
| a. two Of the three auto bal;
| dits that shot the late sheriff
| Jake 8. Wigers, on Coaltow
road, Moline, Dec. 30.
| The boiler room and machin
| shop at the round house of tn
Rock Island lines, Thirty-flrs
I street. was damaged by flre thI
morning.
! A double shooting fray yesterda
afternoon ended when Tony D
Shants and Charles Farthin
were both taken to the st. Al
thongs hospital, the fight ha,
ing started over rent Of
barn.
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