Changes in Staff of Third Brigade in 1901
Brig. Gen Clendenin receives a self explanatory notice from Adjutant General J N Reece detailing staff changes in the Third Brigade. Resignation of Wesley P Ammerman as first lieutenant and aide de camp to Brig Gen Clendenin is accepted. New appointments include Lt Col Harry C Gane as Judge Advocate, First Lt Edward A Smith as inspector of rifle practice to rank as lieutenant colonel, and Rupert J Henry as aide de camp to rank as first lieutenant, all effective December 21 1901 or earlier. The report notes Gane from Chicago and Smith from Morrison and Henry from Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendenin
J. N. Reece
Wesley P. Ammerman
William Clendenin
Illinois National Guard
Harry C Gane
Edward A Smith
Nelson Demonstrates Elite Horsemanship Amid Runaway
Ed Nelson son of L P Nelson the liveryman was dragging along in a runaway from Knox's undertaker alley as the team bolted toward 16th Street. He leaped to land on the buggy box and then braced the team to regain control near Knox's, while a crowd of spectators watched and questioned him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Nelson
L. P. Nelson
Knox's
Mr Nelson
16Th Street
Nelson
Sth
16Th
Fraternal Societies At State University
Seventeen Greek letter societies are represented at the University of Tilinats with twelve active chapters. Eight for men and four for women include national professional and honorary groups. many chapters rent or lease houses and some plan to own homes, with kitchens and dining rooms run in college pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Tilinats
Toerdd Ain Teties Numilk
United States
B and Q Offers 200 Mile Round Trip Fares During Holidays
The B and Q announces 200 mile travel radius fares at one and one third the round trip rate. Tickets go on sale December 24 26 and 31 plus January 1 1902 with return by January 2. For details contact agent HA 8 Fristoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fristoe
Post Office Schedules Christmas Day Closure
The post office will close Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Christmas. Carriers will make one full morning delivery, and collection from mail boxes occurs at 3 15 p.m. Local celebration procedures apply.
Social events and arrivals mark Davenport holiday season
Misses Nellie and Nannie Benell hosted Pelican Club members from college on 6th avenue with cards songs and refreshments. Davenport residents and students return for Christmas. Laura Carlin heads to Alpha as stenographer. many local figures travel, reunite, and attend dances musicales and Union Veterans events amid wedding licenses and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Nannie Benell
6Th Avenue
Pelican Club
Lester Creutz
Ira Cross
Maurice Gaylord
Arthur Cook
N. Alfred Larson
Alfred Lindberg
George Holt
Ednah Shields
Jennie Cox
Florence McCarthy
Estella McCarthy
Clara Sperbeck
Wells Laid To Rest In Simple Funeral
The funeral for William W Wells was held at 3 PM at his residence with Rev W W Willard of the First Congregational Church officiating. Pallbearers included B H Quick W H Huthouse T A McElvain O F Anderson John J Joslin Judson Metzgar. The D M Sechler Company provided a floral design a broken wheel. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W Wells
W W Willard
First Congregational Church
B. H Quick
W HH Huthouse
T A McElvain
O. F .Anderson
John J. Joslin
Judson Metzgar
D. M. Sechler Company
Riverside Cemetery
Christmas gifts at A. E. Froyd and Company
New hardware store opposite the Lutheran church in Moline offers a wide range of gift items including skates rifles air rifles wagons sleds nickel silverware tea sets sugar shells knives and the finest pocket cutlery with prices described as very lowest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Rogers
A. E Froyd & Company
Moline
Funeral for Mrs Lovisa Predec ecka Dahlstrom Set
Funeral services for Mrs Lovisa Predec ecka Dahlstrom will be held Thursday morning at 9 o clock at the house and at 10 o clock from the Swedish Methodist church. Interment will follow in Rock River cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovisa Predececka
Dahlstrom
Swedish Methodist Church
Rock River Cemetery
Telephone the Journal office for ad rates
An advisory note directs readers to contact the Journal office and the advertising man for information on rates and placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal Office
Will
Ese Norindemen
Mayor Knox Hosts City Officials Dinner in Turner Hall
In Rock Island on a Monday evening Mayor B F Knox welcomed 58 city officers and employees to a Christmas dinner at Turner hall. Attendees traveled from City Hall to dine on oysters roast turkey cranberry sauce and sides before City Attorney Scott announced a gift of reclining chairs from department staff. The mayor expressed gratitude for unity across departments and thanked speakers including City Clerk Schaffer Magistrate G A Johnson Health Commissioner J De Silva and Aldermen A G Anderson and F E Robbins for their support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-City Council
United Commertal
Krelt & Maths Hall
Rock Island
Wecome
L. Emery
B. F. Knox
Turner Hall
Knox
Scott
Smith
Schaffer
G. A. Johnson
J.desilva
A G. Anderson
F E. Robbins
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W. P. Ammerman
Gano
Chicago
Mr Smith
Morrison
Mr Henry
Rockfod
Josephson
Josephson’s Jewely Store
Third Avenue
State University
New York
Tri-Cities
Fifteenth Street
Canton
University of Wisconsin
Laura Carlin
Alpha
Davenport
Iowa Clity
Dick Jane
John Crouch
Cornell College
Mt Vernon
Missamy Y. Hender
Misses Harrette
Archie Maxwell
Edgar Tredick Verner Hayward
Harvard College
Ed Peterson
Spier Whitaker
Charles Wilson
Arthur Ficke
Ed Littig
Tom Littig
Notre Dame
Bert McCullough
St Mary’s
Bessie McCullough
May Walsh
Fred Long
Charles Long
Miss Dessaint
Miss Moffat
I.ouls
de Armond Grinnell College
Eleanor Colvis Miles Colins
Ann Arbor
Chicago University
Jay Weddell
J Fheck
Herman F Edens
Bertha Alexina Stuebrmann
James Avery Birchard Muscatine
Sarah Elmer Wall
Walter J . Edwards
Lena Catherine Kimmertle
Tucson
Harper House
Ogdens Orchestra
Mre Yates
L. McCabe
Pauline Woltmann
New England Conservatory of Music
Tri-City
Woltmann
Phil Mitchell
F. C. Herbour
M. A. Valley
John Wilkins
Vermont
Chicate Mae
E. L. Eastman
Eastman
Valley
Little Rogers
Fallis
Okla
Libble O'Neill
Wilbur Shallenberger
Mackinac
The
Union Veterans’ Union
McKinnie Block
J W Morgan
U. A
Hermann Evens
Bertha A Stuehrmann
Frederick Rann
West 4Th Street
J S. Altman
Otto Mueller
Dora Edens
Edens
New Holstein
Wis
John Seller
Hubbard
Vernon E. Castor
Morriston Ill
Liezle L. Hlaser
Andalusia
Seth Smith
Washington College
St Louis
Willard
Richard Hosford
Phillips-Exeter Academy of Exeter
Lou Haley
Fred Murray
Philippines
Arny
Marguerite Hill
Vassar
R. H Taylor
Galesburg
Taylor
W. W. Wells
Beis Rasiel PR
Feliciia
Henry
Hull Brothers
the Postoffice
Jill
Dieroff
3Rd Avenue
Gus CS Bk S Sea
Pia
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