Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-13
j. 3. DANFORTH DEAD.
The Well known Editor Expires at San
JOSE, Cal.-8hiiuary.

Jos-, Cai.-Ohiiusry.
Dispatches were received in Rock
Island Saturday evening announcing
the death at San Jose, Cal. at $50
that evening of Col. J. 3. Danofrth
of heart trouble. The deceased was
a native of Windsor equity, Yer
mont, where he was born in 1919,
and between 1916 and 1857 he was
identified with the Vermont Patriot,
published at Montpelier. In ISL.
having disposed of his interests
there, he came to Rock Island and
year later became interested in the
Republican. whose title was in 1855
changed to THE ARGUS. A daily
issue had been started in 1854 and
in 1857 the proprietor. having been
appointed purser in the L. S. navy,
sold the paper to Messrs. Pershing
and Connolly. In the meantime he
had served on the governors staff.
where he acquitted the title of
colonel. and had also been custodian
of the island of Rock Island for four
years. He returned from his naval
cruise in 1859 and repurchased the
control OF THE ARG $, a j he. with
Milton Jones. who had previously be-
come interested in the paper, assumed
charge of the publication. Ia 1869 he
disposed OF his interest 10 X. f. Ne
Neal and TO M. Jones and went TO
! New York, where he invested in a
business undertaking with his
brother. which, proving disastrous.
he came back to Rock Island and
once more cast his lot with THE AR.
GUS, j. S. Drake being at the head OF
the company which had acquired
control OF the paper. He retired
again in 1877 and soon after revived
the Rock Islander, which be had or
iginally esta blished and until four
years ago he published it in the in
terests of organized labor and a. an
independent party paper. Having
sold the Rock Islander to W. p.
Quayle, he moved to San Jose, Cal
where he had since resided in con
| tentmcnt.
Col. Danforth was twice married .
the second time since going to San
Jose where Miss Dyson, formerly, of
Nashville, Schuyler county. became
his wife. She had established a sue
cessful business university and Col.
Danforth took up the management OF
it, also delivering lectures on com
mercial topics and occasionally writ
ing for various publications..
The in'erment viii probably be
made al San Jose.
Other Obituary.
The infant son OF Mr. and Mrs.
John Gillespie, 2Gl9 Eighth-ana-a.
half avenue, d ed and was bur.ed
Saturday.
Funeral services for Le!e Rounds
were conducted at the residence on
Ninth street Yesterday morning by
Z V i. W. Grafton. OF the Christian
church. The remains were inferred
at River-iie cemetery. Moline
The funeral of Henry Littig oc.
Cured aJ : o'clock yes erdav after
noon from St. Mary's Catholic
church. Rev. B. Baak officiating
There wee MANY beautiful floral
tributes attesting the esteem in
which the Il ceased was held by his
acquaintsrces. Interment was made
at Calvary.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson Bradley.
wife Of the late n. ID. Bradley aud
daughter of William Dickson, one OF
| the early settlers of Rock Island
county, died this morning at 400
o'clock at her home on Dickson
street. Milan. aged Il years. She
leaves four children: c. D. Bradley,
Mrs. David Matthews and Misses
Gertie and Kate Bradley.
Mrs. Henry Wilthof. formerly a
resident OF this city. died a, her home
in Davenport at S;3) Il. N. Saturday
of pneumonia, aged 81 years. She
leaves a. husband and five children:
Mrs. John lmhoff. of Rock Island
Mrs. William McCroson, and Mrs H.
Hanson, of Davenport, and William
and Emma at home. The funeral
occurs at . O'Clock tomorrow after.
noon from the residence.