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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
2
The State Bank offered two rooms in its building to The Argus Santa Claus committee to assemble gift packages for six to seven hundred poor children. The effort supports the Argus Santa Claus Fund with gifts including toys, clothing, and food items, aiming to deliver Christmas cheer across the city.
North Star Benefit association No. 63 elected officers for the coming year at T. C. Hensley residence 1220 Twelfth Street with installation planned for the third Thursday in January. Astronomer T. C. Hensley and other officers named along with three-year directors. Prosperity Lodge No 1754 Modern Brotherhood of America also chose officers led by H. G. Wilshite and F. C. Canedy as secretary treasurer. Afterward two social hours were held.
George Economou of East Moline lost $60 in cash and two checks, a cash loss ruled not an affinity matter but due to his own carelessness. He collected in three cities for his commodity business Wednesday, met a cafe proprietor Thursday, visited a barber shop Friday, and retrieved a stick pin and?$15 from a radiator before continuing his day.
Henry Cosmos Wivill 72 former police magistrate and city official died at 6 15 am at his home 750 Thirtieth Street after three years of illness en route from Carroll County Maryland born September 27 1842 in the state later settled in Hampton before moving to Rock Island where he lived most of his life He served as assessor and collector and was a police magistrate 1889 1890 He conducted a Dry Goods store and later a grocery all in Rock Island He married twice first to Mary Carpster in 1865 then to Catherine Farrell in 1893 He left seven step children Funeral services Monday morning at Sacred Heart Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery Also notes the death of Mrs Dedrah Pitts Lee pioneer settler born 1824 died in Minneapolis aged 90 survived by daughter Mrs Garrett and nephew David Sears as last of a large pioneer family of the county.
Mr and Mrs J P Sexton of 1612 Twenty first street head to Pasadena California for the rest of winter. Mrs Charles B Gregory of Lincoln Nebraska visits at H W Crawford at 1607 Eleventh avenue. Mrs Minnie Ehler of 1236 Fourteenth street travels to Organ Minnesota to holiday with son Fred B Euler and family.
Jim Marcos owner of the Third avenue ribbed Hole in the Wall restaurant faced an appeal to the county court after a $75 fine plus costs for selling liquor without a license. He posted $200 bonds after two days in the city jug and was among four charged in a raid Tuesday night. Five cases of beer were seized as evidence, with a lone purported beer purchase by a restaurant employee prior to the raid. The owner claimed no sales and kept beer for personal use, but no beer was found in the ice box.
Last evening about 6:30 H. Roth proprietor of the Fair store on sev enteenth street spotted a burly negro trying to steal a valuable sheepskin coat from a rack in front of the shop. Roth ran out and the man stood still asking to be arrested. The coat, tied to the rack, prevented a getaway.
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