Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-09
DEATHS SUMMONS.
David Bowen called TO His Long
Home-Hrs. GeoTgina Helipenstei
Breath-s Her Last-Th Late -. VI.

Bresthrs Her Last-Th Late -. W
WheeIock.
David Bowen. one of the pioneer set
tiers Of this SCI, iou and Oldest Re idents
Of the CITY. died 1t his home on the bluff
at the head of Twentieth street st Z &c
O'Clock this morDing of pneumonia, aged
20 years. Mr.. Bowen was born at New
port, Rhode Island, Oct. %, 1872, and
later removed to Pittsburg Pa where be
was united in rjsrriage to Mss Nancy
Cameron on Feb. 5 1888. In
1870 Mr.. Bowen hrougd. his family
west and settled in Mercer county where
Mrs. Bowen died in 1S48. Five children
we're born to tIeir union, sill of whom
are now dead. Mr.. Bnwensthen came to
this city. where in July. 1916 he was
again united IN IN .rriage, to Miss Mary
Bergman. whose death occurred in De-
cember, 1882. The children who sur
vive him are as follows: Albert W, OF
Washington, D C Mrs. ELI, SNYDER,
o. this city; &rs J, Q Ann4ble. of Chi
csgo, and Misses Ida and Nina. who re-
side at home.
Through his long residence here. being
engaged in the grocery business on Sew
enteenlh, Hr Bowen hsd become very
weil-known. AM by his honesty and
strict business integrity had earned
the confidence and high esteem OF all whc
knew him.
DEATH CT MRS GEORGINE HEILPESsTELL
Mrs. Georgine ueI.pens,eii died al ner
home. 6l0 Eighteenth street, at 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon of bronchial pneu-
monis, aged GO yssrs. she was native
of Hanover, Germany, and had resided
in Rock Island ABOUT 10 years. Sven
children survive Ter As follows: Mrs.
Emma Steinhauer and Mrs Hermit G
S.ejuhsuer. of Presumption; Louis, who
resides in Nebra5ka; Emil NIX, Carl,
who is cashier il the Peoples National
bank. and Miss Augusta, tescher in the
RICK | land hiyl school. She vas a
kind, sffec,;ons'e woman, and her gentle
vsble disposition had won her wide
circle of friends who will sympathize
win the bereaved family in their sad at
Fiction.
TIE LATE W wHEELOCz.
Hon S. w. Wneelock, of Moline. who
died Yesterday was undoubtedly one of Mo
lines best known. representative citizens
Born jane 1S, 1915. in Ede county. New
York, he commenced working his way
west in 1899. pursuing various avoca.
tons. and in the spring OF
1851, landed il Moline, and en-.
tered at once into the business of paper
making He bought tie old foundry
there of n. B. Buford, where the paper
mill now stands 10 the fell of that yeer
he brought his family from ST Charles TO
Moline in a wagon. In 1860 be built the
stone portion of the mill now standing
This business has grown under his excel
lent manage ment until how it is char
tered institution with capital of $40.
GEO of which he owned $780, 900. In 1917
he Invested SIS coo 10 the piow factory
IF Candee, Swsn & Co., (now
Moline Piow company In 1884 state.
nent Of the Moline Plow company
showed that the capital stock was
$500 900, and is cash surplus $500. 900
Of whicl he owned one-hah. Since ther
the plant has increased its capital STOCK
from time to time, until now the outpu
i about 81 600 600 worth a year. Mr.
Wheelock was also interested IN the
Union Mslleahle Iron works before it!
Sale to Mr Uiiman He was a hesv,
srcckholder in the Moline Nauonsl banl
and S s,e Saving bsnk, and owns larg
real estate interests in Texas. He hs
long and faithfully discharged the du'ie
OF president Of the Moline Paper com
psny, Moune Piow Company &Ed Nioiiut
National bank, being a msn of fine bust
ness qualifications snd with high execu
tive ability. He was a man of man,
deeds of public spirit and charity. L
1877 he was elected mayor of Moline an,
was reelected iu 1879 and in 1891.
George Weaver. tbe well-knOwn citI
I'm of South Moline, died this morn
| ing, sged "A