Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-29

EilZaOetn, N. -, ana tnen removed 10
Davenport. where he has since resided
During the twenty.one years of his resi-
dence in this city he practiced his pro
fession with marked degree Of success,
and was recognized as one of the shining
lights of homeopathy in state and ma
tional conventions. He was highly es>
teemed as citizen and as q man.
THE LATE ERASMUS NAGLE.
The Cheyenne Daily Leader, of Jan. 25.
has the following details of the death and
account of the life of the late Erasmus
Nagle. formerly of this city:
The community was startled yesterday
by the information that Erasmus Nagle
was dead. It was generally known that
he was not enjoying his usual good
health. and that for few days past he
had been confined to his bed, but as the
reports from being grave in character
grew res surfing. people settled down into
the conviction that 1t would only be a
matter of u short time until he was able
to be about again as usual. Following
this, with suddenness that was stun
ming. came the announcement OF his
death. Mr. Maggie had suffered from
chronic gastritis for the past four months
He sought relief, but failed to find it at
the hot= springs. Symptoms of peritoni-
It's finally appeared. becoming general
last Wednesday morning, and were rap
idly followed by collapse and death. The
name of E. Maggie has been associated
with the commercial growth of the city
almost from its start. Mr.. Nagle was
born Oct. go. 1888. in ST. Glars
vile, Belmont county, Ohio. He was one
OF six children, two of whom, John E.
Nagle and Mrs. Armbruster, now live
here. After he had barely reached bis
majority he started westward to Chicago,
where he spent some time In commercial
college. He then engaged as a tr sveling
salesman for saddle and harness manu-
featuring establishment, his territory be-
ing Iowa and Illinois. He subsequently
engaged in the same line OF busin rs on
his own account in Monmouth, lii. He
emigrated to Colorado In 1864, and en-
gagged in the numbering business near
Georgetown. When Cheyenne began to
attract such widespread attention Mr..
Nagle turned his eyes in this direction,
1T once engaged in the grocery business.
his partner being Morton E. Post. and
the firm being known as Post & Maggie.
In 1870 he bought out Mr. Posts interest
and the name of E Nsgle's grocery house
ultimately became known through the
entire Rocky mountain region. About
six years ago the Union Mercantile com>
pany was organized by the consolidation
of the two largest grocery houses
in the city. E. Nagle's and Whip
pie & Hays. subsequently the
big groce.y house of George A.
Draper was absorbed. Mr.. Maggie was
president of the Union Mercantile com,
psny from its organization to the day of
his death. The only public offices which
MIR. Maggie has ever consented to hold
were county commissioner. chairman of
the penitentiary commission and chair,
man of the first capitol building commits
sion. 10 the days of its greatest pros
perity he engaged in the cattle business
Snyder's interests in the Sabille were pur-
chased by Wulfjen s. Maggie. the lsttler
subsequently, buying out his partner, and
in turn selling his outfit to A. H Swan
for something over 10000 He was
still interested as a stakeholder in several
cattle and ditch companies and pretty
nearly all the local stock companies
which are concerned in public undertake
ings. He was q member of the Colorado
Pioneers sssocis ton. He leaves a wife
and one son. His mother, now in her
eighty-fifth year. sister and brother
live here
Mr. Maggie was one of the wealthiest
citizens of Cheyenne.
DR.. IRA WELLS.
There died at Geneseo last night DR..
Ira Wells in his seventy>first year, and
who was one of the original settlers of
The city of Moline. He was the second
postmaster of the city. holding the Office
In 1S4S and 40