The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-31

DOu OF ME-. V8u8 WeiUOo4uSs
1911 Thirty-fourth street. was
painfully injured when struck
by an automobile In front Of
the Y. NJ. C. A.
l5-Explosion Of gasoline at the
Montgomery 4 Campbell clean
Ing establishment results in
serious burns to Charles Van
Hoorebecke, 2509 Eighth-and-
a-half avenue, and . loss to the
company Of $500.
william Jackson, colored. 712
Seventh avenue, was bound to
the grand jury under $4,000
bond for An attack upon George
johnson, also colored, in an al
ley Friday night.
16-Justin Waahburn, former sup
erintendent Of Silvis schools.
was appointed superintendent
: Of Rock Island county schools.
Board of supervisors ordered
inspection Of books and &C.
counts Of former superintend-
emit, Lou II. Harris.
New fire truck made initial trip
to extinguish blaze at the
Union Ice & Coal Co. Of Milan.
17-Freeda Hemple Of the Metro
politan Opera company charm
ed large crowd at Augustana
college at q concert given by
Kaaba Shrine of Davenport.
lS-William T. Abbott. vice prest-
dentsof the Central Trust COM
pany of Chicago, and Thomas
H. Beacon, vice president OF
the Rock Island lines, were ap-
pointed receivers for the Rock
Island Southern.
Edgewood Baptist church raised
$1,000 by popular subscription
for new building.
l9-Republicans of county en-
dorsed Lowden for president
and reelected supervisors At
convention in the Rock Island
house.
Captains were selected for the
Augustana drive to raise $780,
900 in Rock Island and Moline.
20-Ffre in the dollhouse at Long
View park destroyed $4,000
young plants and caused $3.50
worth of damage.
W. A. Trone and H. c. Luchman
purchased interest in the Frank
Math confectionery store at
1712 Second avenue and took
over the management Of he
firm which they incorporated
for $4,000.
22-Labor leaders Of tri-cities set
April IS as the date for q big
political convention to be held
in Rock Island industrial hall.
P. H. Wells, prominent attorney,
attempted to end his life at
noon by shooting himself at his
home, 1909 Thirteenth avenue.
23-Ffre Of unknown origin ut the
Eastern Clothing company
+ store at 1872 Second avenue.
destroyed $4,000 worth IT
stock. $500 of which was COW
cred by insurance.
Cast Of the senior play Of the
high school, "A Pair Of Skies,
was selected; the play to be
given at the Illinois theater,
May 81.
24-Argus purchased the Daily
Union, q publication founded
in 1862, disseminating its pub
LEGATION.
Augustana financial drive opeu-
ed with banquet in the gym
nasium..
25-Max J. Cotton; representative
Of the U. s. public health SER
vice, arrived in Rock Island to
establish . venereal disease
clinic.
Mrs. Mamie Peterson, oldest resi-
dent, celebrated her 9sth birth
day anniversary at her home,
1908 Tenth avenue.
Annual Y. M. C. A. circus attend
Cd BY 400; psooeds aAoant -
1882.
e6-Mrs. Emmelin Pankhurst, Eng
fish suffragist. spoke at Aug
ustana college under the aus
pieces Of the Tri-City Press
club.
2S-Thieves stole $500 worth OF
clothing and jewels from the
home OF W. A. Russ, 1873 Ninth
avenue, IN night burglary.
MISS El'1soetn S~eets alrlveo a.
OF the cafeteria management.
owin9 20 INC vl .1s'snss'on Oh
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