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Newspaper

Rock Island Argus

Location

Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1913

Page

2

Davenport Storm Harms Root Family and Localites

News notes from Davenport report Ed Root of Medford Ore dying and his father killed in the 63 years ago Camanche cyclone. Several local items include a Davenport high school baccalaureate, lightning strikes at 9 Riverview Place, arrests in the senior junior battle, an auto accident on Second and Harrison, and obituaries for Mrs J Truman Martin and Ward Sherman with ties to Davenport.

Camanche Ed Root Iowa Medford Ore John W. Ballard Davenport Oregon Davenport High School Edwards Congregational Church Leonard A. Parr Mary L Carroll Riverview Place J. A. Bell Hiverview Second Harrison Streets J. W. McDonald Argyle Flats J. Truman Martin Des Moines Dav Maskell Green River G. E. Peterson Dave Cox Albert Bensenburg Milwaukee Wis Walton Tackett Hillsdale George Boyle Helen Peck Chicago Marion Johnson John Wise Ed Margilith Mt Carroll A. Alisbrow Fred Wencke Geneseo Justin Smith Moline

Watertown Notes Include Migrations and Visits Across Town

Frank Sherbine moved his family from the state farm to the house vacated by Fred Lyons, while family members settle into a new home in the north end. Several residents travel for visits to Butler Kentucky Davenport Rock Island and Chicago, with social events, church work and local business activity noted.

Frank Sherbine Fred Lyons Frank Herbert Butler Loy Methodist Aid Society W. E. Gil George Standard Rock Island Watertown Belle Warren East Moline Ed Miles George Gray Hampton Fred Chidester Johnson Helen Peck Davenport Watch Tower L. H. Snow Shepperd H. S. Rose M. O'Brien T. O'Brien Fulton C. E. Hawkins Fred Wencke A. B. Johnson Sterling Geneseo Isaac Snow Louise Meister South Dakota J. J. Margilith John McGilvary W. W. Pearsall Port Byron Otto Peterson Roxie Snider Carterville R. C. Leitch Waterloo Iowa Linda Kate Hicks Chicago Whitney Savana Amanda Allsbrow Harry Girt Boyd Girt F. E. Gore Harry Millett William Filbert John Wencke Cambridge Dan McNeal Browning J. Wise D. Y. Allsbrow Forrest Allsbrow Kenneth Browning Hillsdale F. Johnson Wise S. P. Cosner Mary Lewis S. D. Shepperd Monmouth Fred Deem

Local notes from Silvis and surrounding towns

Silvis and nearby communities report visits and returns, with residents traveling to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Community events include Eastern Star excursions, Baptist Ladies Aid, and Masons gatherings. Several residents suffer minor injuries at work, while others relocate or welcome visitors from Rock Island, Coal Valley, Orion, and Brainard.

Harold Osborne Lafayette James Evans First Avenue J. A. Johns Wisconsin Pottiger, Jr Olivia Carlson Mildred Dorman Mildred Hood Margaret Leasure Watch Tower Park Rock Island Clayton Reed Hampshire E. Lund A. Hagedorn Brainard Minn B. J. Faulkner Tenth Street Wencke Faulkner Trenton J. Harper the Roundhouse R. Walsh J. Sharpe South Dakota Charles Hood Busy Bee The Baptist Church Hardy Minnesota Emil Klebe Coal Valley Austin Iceland Victor Hokinson Downing Atlanta Iowa Benson Dayline Chicago Eva Yockes Ig Salle Willis Carbon Cliff Silvis John Ransom Farnell England Miner Shingiedecker Taylor Ridge Whitmarsh Fifth Street Marshalltown Loyal M. Thompson Roach Gladys Horton Kan Stevens Adair Miss Fry Welsh Mr. Staley Rudy Watkins Ralph Smith W. Plumley West Liberty Pine New Windsor J. T. J. Rumeey J. Holderby Kansas

Moline News Circles Around Coaching Shifts and Local Moves

Rumors place Wilbur G Burroughs from Moline high school football and track among Knox College candidates for director. Mrs Carrie O Conner resigns after six years as city missionary. Half holidays begin for about 10 000 workers across Moline and East Moline, with a citywide ban on early market purchases by grocers. Bel gian Pigeon clubs fly 200 miles to Moline Valparaiso start line, longest of season. Mayor Carlson tightens market rules to curb farmer grocer collusion. W A Meese resigns as attorney for Illinois Michigan canal commission. Nick Coyne settles with East Moline, gains liquor license after paying fines. K I Willis elected vice president of U S Sheet Metal Contractors Association.

Wilbur G. Burroughs Moline Knox College Burroughs University of Illinois Valparaiso Ind

Poslam skin remedy promises relief for ailments

An old advertisement extols Poslam as a universal cure for eczema acne itch salt rheum and other skin troubles. It claims immediate itching relief and skin comfort with Poslam and I Am Soap for daily use, available from druggists at 50 cents and Poslam Labs New York City offering free samples.

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Obituary Notice for John H Bates of Fifteenth Street

Sad news arrives of the death of John H Bates at his farm home near Salina and Fairfield Iowa. Bates, a well known carpenter in this city, had lived here for many years and was prominently mentioned for the presidency.

John H. Bates Fifteenth Street Salina Fairfield Iowa

Real estate transfers recorded in East and South Moline

Van Derlinden sells lot 26 block 151 East Moline for 500 to Philip J. Liven of Highland South Moline. C E White sells lot 16 and part 17 block 2 Forest Hill Moline for 600 to John F A Rindquist. Moline Trust & Savings bank transfers Lilian L Skallberg lot 127 West Highland South Moline for 285. Moline Trust & Savings bank transfers Emile J Skallberg lot 126 West Highland South Moline for 290.

Tine van Derlinden East Moline Moline Trust, & Savings Bank Philip J. Liven Highland Addition South Moline C. E. White John F. A. Rindquist Forest Hill Moline Moline Trust & Savings Bank Lillian L. Skallberg West Highland Addition Emlie J. Skallberg

Ships Just Like a Village in the South Pacific

A Scribner’s Magazine travel vignette by Ernest Pierratto describes Royal Mail steamers on the West Coast as a “strange little world” with open promenade decks and no second class. It paints a homelike ship where deck pigs and fowl share space with passengers while the sea remains placid for months. An ad for Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver tablets follows, offering money back if not satisfied. All the news all the time—the Argus.

Royal Mail West Coast Ernest Piexotto Scribner’s Magazine Jal

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