Annual rummage sale set by Bethany Home Protective Association
Bethany Home Protective Association schedules its ninth annual rummage sale for December 10 through 12. Officers named to manage the event include Chairman George C. Wenger and Vice Chairmen Mrs. W. W. Taylor and Hon. Thomas Campbell. City districts assigned for collection, with volunteers sought to fill several unassigned routes.
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Bethany
Bethany Home Protective Association
Armory Hall
George C. Wenger
W. W. Taylor
Thomas Campbell
Dina Ramser
Sue Denkmann
Katherine Groitjan
Street and Avenue Beginnings and Residents List
A fragmented city directory excerpt lists street segments from Nineteenth Street east to Twenty-second, with residents such as Mrs J W Quinlan, Mrs J K Scott, Mrs Bertha Hoffman, Mrs W W Taylor, Miss Grace Wood, and Mrs A T Rohwedder. It includes adjacent districts like Rock Island arsenal with several residents, South Heights, South Rock Island, Milan with Carnagham Sears and others.
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F. Corcoran
A. T
J. C. Woods
J. B. Reinwald
Frank Clark Notions
Will Quinlan
George Hastings
Harmiware
Grace Wittick
Dugard
Quinlan
Parks
First Street
Eighth
Avenues
Seventh Avenue
Rebecca Taylor
J. D. Collier
J. J Williams
Fifteenth
Tucker
J. W. Quinlan
J. K. Scott
Bertha Hoffman
W. W. Taylor
Will Arnold
Thirty
Grace Wood
Thirty-eighth Street
A. T. Rohwedder
J. Hasselquist
Rock Island Arsenal
Moline
Clarence White
John Cooper
South Heights
C. C. Kirsch
South, Rock Island
G. Richmond
O. Atkinson
Milan
Carnagham Sears
Charles Dibbern
E. D. Fisher
Chief Sustains Injury in Night Call Accident
Chief Eckhart of the police department sprained his left knee while handling an intoxicated elderly woman found near Twenty-third Street and Seventh Avenue. The woman was taken to St Anthony's hospital as officers reported her unattended home and a burning lamp left burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckhart
Police Department
Twenty-third Street
Seventh Avenue
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Judge Gest Takes Three Divorce Suits Under Advisement
Judge W H Gest in the circuit court heard evidence in three divorce suits. William vs Eleanor Brock, Teen vs Lawrence Milleson, and Ethel vs George Smith were argued with desertion in the first two and cruelty in the Smith case. The Koester foreclosure against Join Looney was also taken under advisement. M Carrie B K Malleson of Milan filed for divorce from Jacob M Matteson on habitual drunkenness and desertion. They wed at Pekin Illinois on March 29, 1845. Harry M McCaskrin represents the complainant.
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Gest
W. H. Gest
Circuit Court
William
Eleanor Brock
Teen
Lawrence Milleson
Iand
Ethel
George Smith
Smith
Koester
Join Looney
Carrie BK
Malleson of
Milan
Jacob M. Matteson
Pekin, Ill
Harry M. McCaskrin
Arranging debate to hold a preliminary at Augustana college
Preparations for the annual debate with Bethany College of Lindsberg Kansas are underway at Augustana college. Students from four classes named debaters compete. top three in the preliminaries will represent the college in the spring contest. Bethany selects sides and the event will be held at Augustana.
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Augustana
Bethany College
Lindsberg
Kan
Augustana College
Bethany
Thure Holmer
Philip Ekblad
Emil Westlund
Co. C. Bengtson
C. A. Norrbom
J A. Reinemund
Carl Backman
G. M. Thimmel
Mason W J Sweeney Honored in Chicago Consistory Initiation
W J Sweeney returns from Chicago where at the recent consistory he was initiated in 32nd degree Free Masonry from the fourth degree upward. Meek presided as debate topics and program details were presented, including a direct vote for U.S. senators as the chosen resolution.
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W. J. Sweeney
Chicago
Dextree Free Masonry
Meek
United States
Raymond Zimmer
Informal Afternoon Party at Mrs Kramer’s 1004 Seventh Ave
Mrs Charles Kramer hosted an informal afternoon gathering for 32 Tri-City friends at her home with heart decor and two contests, awarding head prizes to Mrs Elmer Johnson and Miss Louise Feddersen while low prizes went to Mrs Emery Rouse and Mrs Grace Newton. Solos by Miss Gerster Swigart and a reading followed, refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kramer
Seventh Avenue
Tri-City
Elmer Johnson
Louise Feddersen
Clinton
Iowa
Emery Rouse
Grace Newton
Watertown
Boys Literary Society Holds Weekly Program After School
The boys' literary society met in room 13 after school for its weekly program with a report from President.
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Boys’ Literary Society
Cemetery Road Improvement Recap in Illinois Report
The second annual report of the Illinois highway commission notes the Cemetery Road project in this county. The La Cemetery Road Improvement Association led the work with Mrs. Ben T. Cable active. Two photos compare conditions before and after. the road spans 0 yards long with 20 foot width and 16 000 square yards of macadam alongside 3 800.
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Illinois Highway Commission
la Cemetery Road
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Wirt Taylor
Rebecca_Tay
Bucklen
A. I’. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
Nature
Allemeyer
Young & McCombs
Rock Island
Second Avenue
Lindsberg School
Merry Widow Club
Merry Widow
Elks’ Hall
Luena Scholl
Amelia Raisch
Marguerite Coyle
Helen Krueger
Gertrude Schneider
Kate Coyle
Irene Seholl
Rose Benck
Rose Schatz
Edna Schneider
Helen Hartzell
Ruth Cooley
Fifth Avenue
St. Katherine's School
Devonport
Harper House
Siboney Bay Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Memorial Hall
Arsenal Loge, No. 274
Beselin’s Hall
Emanon Club
M. V. Archer
Twenty Fourth Street
Eighth Avenue
Tive
Hawkins Lipton
Ben Hariynez J
Norman Ke
Bryan
Walter Taylor
Abbert Fryer
Hart Literary Society
E. W. Grove
Society
the Argus
Louis Dindinger
Twenty-first Street
Frances Desaulniers
Woman’s Catholic Order of Foresters
K. of C. Hall
Post
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Cemetery Road
of Highway Commission
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Harfina
T. H. Thomas
W. T. Hartz
Oppel-Spencer Co’s. Xmas Morris
Morris
West
Third Street
Davenport
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