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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1914

Page

2

Will Work for County Expert Reelected in Coe Township

Coe township farmers reaffirm the Will Work for County Expert group and reelected its officers at Fairview school. President S L Woodburn Secretary George Doe Treasurer William Moody. a committee will organize winter meetings, expanding the league to include women and social features. The group counts 106 members and has fought hog cholera, buying 4155 000 cubic centimeters of serum and treating 5 000 hogs with less than one percent loss.

Coe Township Fairview Coe Farm Improvement Teague S. L. Woodburn George Doe William Moody W. H. Ashdown Clarence Sadderns George Coe Indies League

Ben Butler to Publish Book on High School Athletics

Ben Butler brother of Sol, the local high school star, plans a book titled Three Years of Athletics in High School. In production now, it is slated for publication in late January 1914. The work covers Sol’s high school athletic career including four years of football and three years of track with many competitive moments.

Ben Butler Sol Ben Sal

Made in U S A The Great American Home Remedy

An old advertisement touts a 60 year trusted home remedy for digestive ills appetite loss weak digestion constipation biliousness colds grippe or malaria promising relief through a universal remedy labeled as made in the United States with strong nationalist framing and broad health claims.

Midwestern Track Star Gains Fame Like Howard Drew

The middle west meets highlight a sprinter rated on par with Howard Drew, the famed local standout. Ben Butler recalls coaching his brother in high school years and on trips, underscoring his qualifications to write on the subject. Pattern making and molding classes will start Tuesday, delayed by work on the molding room after Thanksgiving. A. G. Hill oversees finishing touches on the clay floor as students place the molding room under supervision.

Middle West Howard Drew Ben Butler A. G. Hill Hill A.G. Hill

Son of Druggist Showing Steady Improvement

Edwin Ullemeyer, son of Mr and Mrs William Ullemeyer of 1107 Nineteenth Street, who suffered a skull fracture Tuesday evening after an accident at a neighbor's frame, is improving and likely to recover, according to the bedside reports today. The attending physician says recovery is expected.

Edwin Ullemeyer William Ullemeyer Nineteenth Street Monasay Intle

Day in Davenport News Briefs Mixed With Local Notices

A Davenport column recounts a 30 day layoff for ambulance driver Joseph Loehren over an alleged getaway. aviator suit with William Kauffman seeks damages. burglars raid Conrad’s deli for sausage and ham but leave little of value. Bettendorf students stage a fund raising program. various notices include a southbound youth’s funds request, a $50 donation to St. Vincent’s orphanage, and Davenport’s Rockingham road grading project. Obituaries include Bert M. Walker and Father John Zbeibski with service details and survivors.

Joseph Loehren Henry Jaeger Police Commission Soehren Loehren J. J. Ryan William H. Kauffman Oscar Solbrig Kauffmann Kauffman Conrad Harrison Street Davenport Hampton Iowa

Davenport Man Dies After Illness and Hospital Stay

Oakes born Davenport December 3 1875 spent life here except seven years in Chicago. Carriage upholsterer by trade. Survived by mother six sisters and two brothers. Funeral from M D Trainer’s home with Mass at Sacred Heart cathedral and burial at St Marguerite’s cemetery. John Friederick Martens dies at 60 in Davenport after months of illness. Born St Ann Holstein Germany November 7 1815. Survived by wife Jina Thorberg and children Amandus Anna Shaw Herman Heyberg William Alma Adolph and brother Claus.

Bert M. Walker Mercy Hospital Mr. Walker Kingston Gertrude Powers Florence Vivian Harold Walker Walker Tri-City Frances Kinder Roseville Ill Jennie Morris Hancock Iowa St. Ambrose College Chapel St. Marguerite’s John A. Oakes Oakes Mr. Oakes Davenport Chicago Mary E. Oakes M. D. Trainer J. J. Frazier Bettendorf Theresa Katherine Oakes J. W. Leddy Walter Gregg Muskegon Mich William Oakes Martin J. Oakes East Twelfth Street Sacred Heart Cathedral St. Marguerite’s Cemetery John Friederick Martens Rockingham Road Mr. Martens St. Ann Holstein Germany Old Country United States America Jina M. Thorberg

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