The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-03
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
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May 26-At 10 o'clock this morn
ing the beautifully decorated COL
lege chapel at Augustana was well
filled, the occasion being the 37th
annual college commencement ex-
eercises. An address, "A Charac-
ter Study Based on the Life of the
Prophet Daniel, was given by Prof.
r. G. Young, superintendent of the
Rock Island public schools. In the
college department there were %
graduates and in normal. three.
At the Augustana business col
lege alumni meeting held last
night the following officers were
elected for the year: president, o.
T. Peterson; vice president, o. L.
Anderson; treasurer, Stephen Darl-
ing; secretary, C. E. Anderson. Of
ficers for the seminary and college
alumni were elected as follows:
president, Rev. Alfred Appel, Peo-
ria; vice president, A. F. Wicklund.
Edward Schuch, Rev J. n. Bran
dele, Chicago; treasurer, Prof. J.
A Bexell.
May PA handsome life sized
picture of General John Buford was
presented to the Grand Army post
last evening by the Woman's Relief
corps. Mrs. W. P. Quayle made the
presentation speech. Major H. C.
Connolly responded in behalf Of
the post.
The deal between the sash and
door manufacturer of several of
the important river towns for the
-, At
still on.
The Y. NJ. C. A. bicycle club took
10-mile spin last evening.
Colonel W. R. King. who has been
quite i'll for some weeks, is now
steadily improving.
Misses Mary o. Young and Louise
Dart returned home this morning
from Palo Alto. Cal. where they
have been attending Leland Stan
ford university.
May 2S-Pro. w. n. Halsey, prin-
| cipal of the Rock Island high
school, has rendered his resigna-
ton to the board of education
The United Presbyterian church
of North America opened it's seth
| Presbyterian church last evening.
Mrs. Stuart Harper's diamonds,
which disappeared four years ago,
! have been found. A man while
cleaning their yard, discovered the
gems in an ash pile. A reward of
$1,000 had been offered for their
return.
May 29-Chief Marshal C. ].
Searle has chosen his Memorial
day aids, W. T. Channon, c. F.
Gaetjer, H. H. Cleaveland, H. ].
! Mcdonald, Charles McHugh and
| Charles Buford, who are to report
at the county monument mounted
! Saturday morning at $50.
! Announcement is made of the
| formal opening of Black Hawk inn
Friday evening, June IL. The pa
! tronesses of the affair are Mes
| danes William Butterworth, Charles
! II. Barnard. John Deere Cady
| Charles P. Skinner and G. Arthur
! Stephens. The committee is COM
posed of John W. Guessing, Viii
! liam A. Horton. James G. Skinner
and Edward o. Peal.
| Inc following teachers nave beeD
! hired for the high school for next
year: Mrs c. L. Eastman. Rose
| Clark, Alice Rush, Augusta He'll
penstell, Abbie Dean. ". NJ Chown-
| ing, c. W. Macomber.
May 30--Memorial Gay. the sa-
cred occasion when just and hon
orable tribute is paid to a nation S
| dead, was appropriately observed in
! Rock Island today. The order OF
! the day began with the annual ex-
eercises at the county soldiers
monument at the court house
! square. Hon. L. D. Thomson OF
Aledo delivered the Grafton of the
day. The veterans and members
! of the patriotic organization Went
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