Day in history for June 1, 2000

1875 -- 125 years ago

A hog pen was destroyed and a number of hogs were burned to death at the farm of Mr. Hoffmeyer on Green Island.

1900 -- 100 years ago

The Rev. G.B. Simons, pastor of First Baptist Church, Rock Island, preached the baccalaureate sermon to the Rock Island High School graduating class.

1925 -- 75 years ago

Dr. Gustav Andreen preached the baccalaureate sermon to Augustana seniors, inaugurating commencement week exercises.

1950 -- 50 years ago

A 36-year-old Davenport ironworker was arrested Tuesday night in the Davenport business district while wearing women's clothing. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail late yesterday afternoon by Davenport Police Magistrate John J. McSwiggen on disorderly conduct charges. He complained that a woman can walk down the street dressed in men's clothing without attracting any attention, but when a man wears women's clothing on the street, he's thrown in jail.

1975 -- 25 years ago

The Quad-Cities failed to meet a federal deadline for air pollution standards but overall, the areas air pollution is declining, according to local officials. State and federal officials said that the Quad-Cities, along with at least 159 other areas in the country, failed to meet federal standards set by the Environmental Quality Act of 1970.

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