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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
2
Dean Hare of Trinity Cathedral is treated for a dislocated shoulder after a Geneva Illinois crash on the way to Chicago. The party resumed travel to Chicago. Hare’s condition is not serious and he is to return home soon.
Watertown report notes Phil Pearsall of Port Byron helping his brother R. L. Pearsall in the Port Byron store for several days. Paul Shepperd was overcome by heat during the early part of the event.
San Francisco reports that the Panama-Pacific exposition skyline will be defined by 14 main exhibit palaces under construction, with completion slated for July 1914. Groundworks show a tropical landscape plan, featuring thousands of trees, shrubs, palms, and exotic plants as gardeners prepare the grounds.
At a special Watertown village meeting the state institution was granted a twenty year franchise to lay sewer mains on Sixth street and First Avenue. In return the village gains the right to connect the new school and residents along the route. An inspector will determine where connections may be made. Work on the septic tank and sewer mains was begun but halted by the village board weeks ago.
Obituary Record notes death of Coal Valley pioneer Mrs. Fred Lindloff at 3 45 p m after long illness. Born in Jef Enstadt Holstein Germany June 13 1836 she came to the United States at 20 and resided in Coal Valley since 1867 with two daughters four grandchildren and a brother in Donahue Town. Her husband Fred Lindloff and two sons died in a mine tragedy about ten years ago when he sacrificed his life in a shaft rescue attempt.
Local residents attend weddings and family visits across Aledo Joy Joy and surrounding towns. Events include the June 18 ceremony of Miss Mary Bradford and Wilmer Peters, numerous visits to relatives in New Boston Macomb and Davenport, and church and club activities shaped by area ministers and societies.
The Bell System reports an admirable solution to the swift development of equipment organization and territorial coverage, noting steady progress in maintaining up-to-date systems across the network.
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