Davenport Attorney Held For Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses
Local attorney Charles T. Cooper was arrested on an information sworn by saloon keeper Commodore P. Fetterer charging him with obtaining $13 by a forged or postdated check. Cooper was released for a hearing in Justice Daum's court. Also in Davenport today a hand bag theft on East Sixth Street netted $6 from a woman identified as Miss Casen. Belle Schultz was sentenced to 10 days in jail and committed to St Elizabeth's ward after delirium set in in custody. Obituary notes Mrs Jane C Rockefeller of Cook's home died after a brief illness at age 78, with funeral services held at 10:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore P. Fetterer
East Third Street
Charles T.cooper
Davenport
Justice Daum
Cooper
Fetterer
East Sixth Street
Iowa
Miss Casen
Belle Schultz
St. Elizabeth’s
Mercy Hospital
Jane C. Rockefeller
Cook
Pine and Bowditch Streets
Rockefeller
Montgomery
N. Y
Graduation at St Marys Parochial School in Moline
Graduation exercises for St Marys Parochial School in Moline will be held Monday evening June 23. A class of eight to ten will receive diplomas as exams finalize. The school teaches standard and commercial courses with a staff of eight teachers guiding about 250 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Parochial School
Sisters of Mercy
Tenth Street
Trial date moved and venue changed in local case
Case slated for yesterday's trial was postponed. Late yesterday the defense secured a change of venue to Justice Roddewig's court and the case is set for 2 PM next Monday. Bee swarm draws Davenport crowd after occupying a Ford with a piano atop it near East Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Historkey
B. T. O'Neil
Cooper
Court of Justice
Roddewig
Second Street
J. H. Jacobs
Holbrook Furniture Store
East Second
J. D. Lewis
Tri-City Piano Company
Jacobs
Purse snatcher escape noted as police seek clues
A woman cried out during a robbery but the thief fled before help arrived. Police collect descriptions and pursue several clues believed to bring the suspect to justice. In other items, church delegates plan a Rock Island Luther league convention delegation in June, and wills and probate actions are reported along with several police court updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Young People’s Society of the Swedish Lutheran Church
Rock Island District
Ill
Society
Reynolds and Area Social and Church Visits Reported
Mrs O H Basquin of Evanston visits Miss Pear Wait. Beatrice Minter visits in Aledo. N E Marston of Portland Maine visits Reynolds relatives. Elliott Boney visits granddaughter. Talboom family moves to Moline. Baptist missionary group meets at Mrs James Gaston home. E A Ziegler of Rock Island visits friends in Reynolds. Ethel Johnston of Aledo visits aunt Emma Johnston. Marion McConnel returns from Urbana. T Verhaven visits sister W J McEntire. Charles Anderson and baby daughter of Chicago visit Mr and Mrs Andrew Anderson. Ivan Salstrom returns from Chicago. Atkinson pastor families visit Rev and Mrs Thorpe. Methodist church moved to back of lot. new church work to begin. All the news all the time The Argus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Basquin
Evanston
Pear Wait
Beatrice Minter
Aedo
N. E. Marston
Portland
Maine
Reynolds
Elliott Boney
W. D. Elliott
Talboom
Moline
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
James Gaston
E. A. Ziegler
Rock Island
Reynols
Ethel Johnston
Aledo
Emma Johnston
Marion McConnel
Urbana
Suffered torment with eczema in Lebanon case study
A Lebanon resident describes eighteen years of severe itching from eczema on the thigh and scalp, losing sleep and scrubbing until blood. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, symptoms ceased within minutes and fully cleared after two days, with dandruff also cured. Free samples offered by Cuticura, Dept. T, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
L. BR. Fink
Cuticura
Dept. T
Boston
School enrollment rises prompting plan for another instructor
Last fall under sixty students enrolled to start the year with board members predicting growth will require an additional instructor by next fall. The school moved from the Irving building to the Washington at the students’ request for convenience. Elks' trustee Frank H. Gluesing announced the Elks lot at Twenty-eighth Avenue and Fifteenth Street is on the market, about seven thousand dollars, four acres once bought from the Heck estate for a country club project that faced opposition. Four Mopline Plow company promotions reshuffle local trades staff. E A Kiser moves to the new position, with W Walter Thompson taking his north central Illinois trade area, and Gilpin Stromberg promoted to inside shipper. Obituary: Funeral for Mrs. John Lindberg at 1625 Seventeenth Street Sunday at 2:30 with Rev. W B Slater. she born July 18, 1865 in Woodhull, married John Lindberg in 1888, survived by two daughters Minnie and Nellie, three brothers, one sister, and nephew Ernest Waline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Cheney
Galva, I
Jennie Thompson
Chicago
Bernice
Gladys Rockefeller
Des Moines
Iowa
John Kurt
Bettendorf
Kurt
Dubuque
Davenport
Antoinette Kurt
Harold
Arnold
Leo Kurt
Marian
Lews
Johanna Behnke
West Fifth Street
Irving
Washington
Elks
Frank H. Gluesing
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Heck
R. K. Baker
E. A. Kiser
Galesburg
Star Illinois
C. J. Seymour
Illinois
Kiser
W. Walter Thompson
Gilpin Stromberg
Arnold Sandberg
John Lindberg
Seventeenth Street
W. B. Slater
Riverside Cemetery
Josephine Waline
Woodhull
Minnie
Nellie
Ernest Waline
Local Guests and Community Notes From Zuma
Miss Deyo of Dixon stayed with Miss Allie Beal from Saturday to Monday. Port Byron visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schafer. Funeral attendees for Lavina Mumma included Nancy Wake and the Harkless and Mumma families from Quincy Bethlehem Iowa. Academy commencement at Port Byron drew several locals. Edna and Vera Mumma shopped in Rock Island. Clyde Wake spent time in Watertown. Zuma M E church held a large Children’s Day program titled The Ladder of Life. D W Mumma visited Port Byron. Cornell of Rock Island visited Ed Wainwright. Fourth of July plans are forming for Joslin fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deyo
Dixon
Allie Beal
Bert Schafer
Port Byron
Nancy Wake
Charles Harkless
Quincy
William Mumma
Bethlehem
Iowa
Lavina Mumma
Academy
Edna
Vera Mumma
Rock Island
Clyde Wake
Watertown
Zuma M. E
Ladder of Life
D. W. Mumma
Cornell
Ed Wainwright
Joslin Fair Grounds
Orion Area Social Roundup and Visits
Orion residents and guests mingle as Elmer Anderson visits Rev J P Brodine home. Misses Sherrard and Gibson visit Mrs Maude Stevenson. Irma Haggenso s returns home from Galesburg. Kendall Hinman visits Dr Gustafson. Edna Grant Cambridge visits Alpha relatives. Bessie Richardson heads to Washington to see brother J B Richardson. Open air Orion Musical Club concert set for Friday June 20 in the park. O B Johnson serves on Cambridge petit jury. Ray and Harry Dorman visit Orion relatives. Helge Johnson returns from Sweden. Local families host gatherings across Orion, Cambridge, Cable and Osco areas. Frank Maline sprained ankle. Several families entertain John Gustafson Cable, Ed Larson Lynn area visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Anderson
Rock Island
J. P. Brodine
Mabel Sherrard
Maggie Gibson
Sherrard
Maude Stevenson
Irma Haggensos
Galesburg
C. H. Schneider
Kendall Hinman
Gustafson
Effie Anderson
Edna Grant
Cambridge
Alpha
Bessie Richardson
Washington
Ill
J. B. Richardson
Orion Musical Club
Park
O. B. Johnson
Ray
Bradford
Orion
Harry Dorman
Helge Johnson
Sweden
William Anderson
John Gustafson
Cable
Ed Larson
C. L. Johnson
Lynn
Otto Larson
Frank Maline
Charles Enroth
Paul Vogel
Ivar Holmstrom
J. G. Johnson
Ell
Osco
Tri-City Visitors and Local Social Notes Highlight Week
A stream of guests and local visits crosses Orion and nearby towns as Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cederburg and Misses Eva Parnell and Alta Hickman lead a parade of tri city visitors. Attendees include Mrs. W. G. Hopkins and Mrs. R. G. Neville at an O E S sociable, and several family and friend gatherings in Cambridge, Moline, East Moline, Alexis, Minooka, Bagley, and Sault Ste Marie with notices of travel, baptisms, ordinations, operations, and a steamboat excursion postponed to June 16 due to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Parnell
Alta Hickman
Tri-City
B. D. Layton
Milan
Minnesota
Orion
W. G. Hopkins
R. G. Neville
Henry Bester
Osco
G. H. Wayne
John Quayle
Bagley
Iowa
W. C. Quayle
Sanford Magnuson
Chicago
Magnuson
G. A. Lundin
Minooka
Ill
W. D. Chapman
East Moline
John Weborg
Alexis
Agnes
Laurene Johnson
Raymond Anderson
Cambridge
Mildred Dusenberry
Moline Hospital
Gus Gustafson
Catherine Johnson and Son
O. B. Johnson
Eva Nelson
Sidney
W. W
Local Residents Attend Socials and visits in Moline area
A string of social events and visits across Carbon Cliff and nearby towns is noted. Families including the Mitten, Kennedy, Laughery, and Holland clans joined gatherings at East Moline and Moline venues. Several residents, such as Mrs. Beardsley and Miss Ball, hosted and visited friends and relatives over the weekend and Monday.
Rock Island Citizens Endorse Doan's Kidney Pills
Rock Island resident C M Fisher testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved rheumatic back pain and fatigue, improved kidney function, and sleep after using them. He urges readers to buy from Harper House pharmacy and recalls his 1909 endorsement. Sold everywhere 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Dean's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Rock Island
Doan
C. M. Fisher
First Avenue
Ill
Harper House
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
New York
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wana
Acuah
Perry Street
Eastman
H. R. Stuart
F. E. Pierson
James Houloose
Kalamazoo, Mich
Moline Plow Company
Flying Dutchman
Lawrence C. Poole
Vander Veer Park
Carnival Camp
Olive Branch Woodmen Circle
George M. Bechtel
Parke T. Burrows
W. H. Lamont
Carnival City Packet Company
Wisherd Steamboat Lines
Mr. Lamont
Jochim Goettsch
Bertha Gettsch
Sarah Clark
LeClaire
Lane & Waterman
Charles
Daniel G
Calvin R. Clark
Olive A. Clark
Charles Clark
August Scharnweber
Maurice Donegan
Harry Gosline
George Hofer
Mike
E. W. Dodge
Kate Gasky
Sen
Beecham
The
Argus
Eczema
ZUMA
Hostetter
Bitters
Mrs. J. D. Cederburg
Verda Beckwith
George Hilton
O. A. Stopps
Harley Stipp
Nicholis Krambeck
Bert Rosemond
George F. Holland
Frank H. McKenrick
Emil Belowski
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hennegan’s Hall
Edward Johnson
Geneseo
First Street
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Detroit Board of Commerce
International Paper Company
J. A. MacDonald
Toronto Globe
Detroit Tourists
Sarah Mitten
Fred Randall
Clarence Mitten
George Kennedy
Chester Kennedy
Albert Mitten
Viola Laughery
Gertrude Gerhardt
Ella Mitten
Beryle Adams
Beryle
Harry Frymeyer
Helen
Pearl Ball
Silvis
Forrest Titterington
Edward Beardsley
Clara Olson
Louis Weitz
Mabel
Lee
Perry W. Beckwith
Flossie and
Verda
Beckwith
John Holland
L. S. Niswander
Jackson Bisant
Richard Jones
Richard
R. J. Phelps
Lowell
Nicholas Krambeck
James Thompson
Revee Phelps
Gillett Grove
New Canton
William Mitten
George Holland
Thomas Gainey
Blanche Holland
Canton
Inl
J. Holand
Bered
J. Ramser’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!