Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-31
R. M. MITCHELL DEAD.
A Prominent Citizen or Rapids city
Breathes His Last Life.

A Prominent Citizen or Rapids City
Breathes His Izast-.-H,s Life.
r. M. Mitchell, the well known and
highly respected citizen of Rapids City,
died at $50 this morning. He was one
of the most liberal and kind hearted men
in the county and his death will be very
generally regretted. He was a staunch
democrat and the county sustains loss
in his death. He was born in Green
county. Pa, June Goth, 1920, and was
consequently over sixty>nine years old
He was married to Julia Ann McCarl in
1859 and they came west to Rock Island
| in the fall of 1854. After short stay in
Rock Island they went to Iowa City,
thence to Marion. where they spent their
first western winter. In the spring of So
they came back to Davenport, where they
lived for year. working at his trade as
a millwright. In the spring OF '56 they
went to LeClaire to live, all the while
working at his trade on mill work, assist
ing in building the mill at Andalusia.
and moving to Rapids City the same
year; and in '5S he and T. Kyler built
what is still known as the Rapids City
mill, now owned by A. B. E. Adams.
He also worked at the carpenter trade in
Iowa and Missouri at odd times.
In SO or 80 he ran for collector and
was defeated through being misrepre-
sented. The next spring he was elected
and held the Office for five years. Then
he was elected assessor, holding the Office
for twelve years continuously. In 1884
he was appointed postmaster dnder Pres
ident Cleveland resigning the Office last
April. He was elected for several terms
village trustee, and twice as president of
the village board of trustees, and also
during the last four years conducted a
general store in the village.
Mr.. Mitchell leaves wife and three
children TO mourn his loss: Clara E wife
of d. j. Webb, agent of the c., NJ. &
st. P; Lizzie, wife of T. Bland; and
Frank, an only son, employed in the
City meat market. They have one child
dead, Laura b, who died when FIVE
years old.
GEO. sCHNEIDERs FUNERAL.
The funeral of the late Geo. Schnei-
der occurred from his residence on
Fourth avenue this afternoon at 2
O'Clock. The Odd Fellows lodge No.
IL. to the number of 1875, met at their
hall and marched to the Rock Island
Druids, No. %. where they. to the num-
Der of seventy one, joined the former
body. and marched TO the residence of
the deceased, before starting out on
their sad mission. The respective or
CARNATIONS appointed pail bearers. The
Odd Fellows named as their three N
ROUthell. Curtis B. Knox, Harry Young
tine Druids, Jacob Schillinger Jacob
Scherer, Ernest Strate
The funeral was long one, the car
'ioSSS Aoi cut-uHhbSiiuS tue " SdulAeu
societies. The Rev G W. Cue was the
minister in charge of the services at the
house. Nessrs. Joseph Huber, Charles
Wolf, Ferdinand Gross, Chris Russ, Geo.
Schneider, Henry Ackerman and Louis
Heizog, composed the singers, and sang
the Druid songs at the house and at the
grave. The Odd Fellows ritual was
performed at the grave. and the custom
airy services which are solemn and impress
sive, were carried out at the grave.
The sermon at the house of the de-
ceased was short, but appropriate.
There were a profusion of floral trib utes
and many very beautiful in design.