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Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1913

Page

2

Day in Davenport Boy Brutally Mistreated

A Davenport neighborhood near Searicker apartments at Fourth and Ripley streets witnessed a brutal assault on a small boy who had turned on a carbon tank spigot on the sidewalk. The boy was badly bruised and unconscious. a large search by local men and youths failed to find the assailant, described by several witnesses, with rumors he may be hiding in the Schricker building basement. The matter was turned over to police.

Searicker Apartments Fourth Ripley Peway Schricker

Aledo area social notes recount weddings and visits

Aledo residents and visitors share trips and greetings from July events. Miss Bernice Peters marries Prof James Henry Lloyd at home, then they sail toward St Paul and St Louis before settling in Aledo. Numerous relatives and friends travel between Kiowa, Joy, Reynolds, Viola, and nearby towns for gatherings, visits, and church events.

J. L. Vernon and Master Clark Rock Island Mr. Vernon T. A. Vernon Bridget O'Day Mabel Field Galesburg F. A. Forber Frank Jennie Fender Keithsburg W. J. Graham Kingsley Mich R. Louck Oquawka Eva Smith J. O. Fender C. W. Nelson Chicago J. W. Edwards Louise Bartlett Paul Miller North Henderson New Boston W H. Bartlett W. C. Sample Ophiem A. W. Almquist Nelle Dorothy Tulsa Ohio Almquist Clara Bjorkman Will Bjorkman Robert Graham Avon Geraldine Emerson A. G. Murdock Milton Iowa M. B. Kennedy Viola A. C G. M. Kennedy Cora Hamilton Bessie Finley Carlock Elsa Fern Beheete Geneva Childs Helen Noble Cartie Essley Vance Kiddoo Joy Bridgford Millerebure Hilma Mabel Jundblad Toulon J. R. Spence Pennsylvania R. McIntyre Lois Boyd Princeville Alden McCaw Eon Daie A. Mayes D. A. Hebel Ethel Florence Dunn Osceola Neb Aledo Reynolds F. G. Stevens Crystal Lake H. B. Eshbach D. S. Prentiss J. T. Johnson A. F. Runborn W. R. Collins Alpha J. D. Peters Bernice James Henry Lioyd Cnoa F. C. English William and Vasht! College

H. H. Club Socials Amid Visits and Local Events

The H. H. club gathered at Miss Florence Murdock's home with a pleasant afternoon and lunch served by Florence's mother. The next meeting will be at Elsie Peterson's home. Numerous reports of trips to Milan for a good roads meeting and visits by Albert and Mrs. Ellis of Rock Island. Ross Ulmen shows improvement after illness. Various residents from Rock Island and Orion visit family and friends. The Valley team lost 6 to 1 at Andover. The Independent club held its annual outing at Rock River. Grandma Carlson celebrated her 73rd birthday with relatives. Visits between Silvis, Moline, and East Moline residents noted. Dancing club to hold a dance with Murphy's Orchestra providing music.

Alice Ae Atwill Davenport Charles Burrows- Greene Paris Atwill Penelope Faure Maurice Maeterlinck Marie Magdaleine Horace Birdsall Dick Lane A. C. Spencer Helen Oskaloosa Towa Birdsall San Francisco Cal Hewaham Islands Japan James Archibald McKinney Adelaide McKinney Paul Bergen, Jr Eastern College Helen Nylin Rock Island Peter Hjelm Galesburg Sade Doris of Joy Roseville George Pinkerton Burlington Iowa J. Henry Lloyd Girard G. A. Reynolds J. C. Bell Columbus Junction H. H. Club Florence Murdock Florence Elsie Peterson Milan Albert Ellis Ellis Murphy Ross Ulmen Tillie Wetzel Dave Wetzel John Nebling Mr. Nebling Oquawka Minnie Grantz J. Sommerson Herman Granitz Gertie Dusenberry Orion Joe Sommerson Sarah Sommerson F. Moross Charles Swenson George Nitz East Moline Herman Nitz Langbehm Moline Sherrart Miss Nitz William Krapp J. Stenstrom Mole Clara Anderson Elsie Carlson Dick Price Lund Silvis Mrs. Lund

Bracing 5.8.8 Medicine Promises Blood Renewal

An old advertisement touts 5.8.8 as a bracing blood tonic to restore vitality and ease rheumatic pains. It claims to refresh nerves, sharpen alertness, and purify blood by removing poisons, urging readers to obtain a bottle from drug stores or contact its Atlanta laboratory for guidance.

At- Tanta

Illinois Coal Beds Formed in Ancient Swamps and Seas

Washington reports a National Geological Survey study with Illinois cooperation detailing paleozoic era landscapes in central Illinois. The Springfield Tailula quadrangles cover about 420 square miles describing coal beds formed from swamp peat and deposits from an inland sea, plus notes on gold and water supply.

Washington Illinois National Geological Survey Ilinoly

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