Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-24
ISAAC COOL IS DEAD,
Passing Away Of One Of Rock
Island County's Promi.
nent Pioneers.
HE suCCUMBs TO HEART TROUBLE

A Man Whose Life Wa. Connec With
the Esr,y Hist. ~ Of Tais S-ction WI. 70
He Prospered st Fsrming-Dsath OF
Rev. A. Rod.l, Assistant Editor Of
Aogust.ns.
Isaac Cool. one OF the pioneers of
Rock Island county, passed away at
3:l5 this morning at his residence in
Cordova township. The fatal ailment
was heart disease from which MIR
Cool had some time been o sufferer
He was widely known in Masonic
circles. was prominent democrat.
and was universally esteemed and
respected. Mr.. Cool had one of the
prettiest suburban homes in this sec.
tion. 1t was situated about o mile
from the village of Cordova. Sur
rounding it are many acres of rich
farm land. Mr. Cool long since re-
tired from active life. having accum.
ulated a snug fortune in the early
days OF his career. At the time of
his death he was considered one of
the wealthiest men in the upper END
Of the county. He is survived by
his wife and three daughters, Mrs
Mary E. Block, wife of DR.. W. ..
Block, Of Port Byron, and Misses
Amanda Z. and Annie &. Cool AT
home.
Isaac Cool was born near Prince
ton. Huntingdon county. N. j.. Feb.
Is, 1922. being the youngest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cool. His
parents were both natives of the
same state and were OF German ex.
traction. The father died when the
son was bat little more than infant,
and left the mother and five chill
dren-four boys and girl. She
kept them together in New Jersey
until 1857, when her second son
Jonathan, came to Rock Island
county and located a claim in what
is now Cordova township. He built
q small house. and ia the summer of
the following year the family joined
him there. The brothers bought q
claim on section 70 in the same
town where Jonathan had settled
Aug. Is. 1861, Isaac Cool was married
to Nancy j. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. George Hatcher. his bride being
native Of Prestonburg, XIV. MIR
Cool was for 80 years u mem Der OF
Cordova lodge No 5I3, A F. and A.
NJ, of which he was worshipful mas.
ter at the time OF his death. He wa
also Knights TEN plar. He had
been earnestly interested in educa.
tlonal matters and had served in til.
various school offices. He had acted
As one OF the trustees of the public
library at Cordova. He was q
! staunch democrat snd cat his fire,
vote for James X Polk.
The funeral will be held at 8
| O'Clock Thursday afternoon from the
residence with Masonic honors.
Rev. A. KousIi.
| Rev. A. Rodell, assistant editor OF
the Augustsna, died yesterday a,
$50 p. m. at his Residence, 62t
Thirty-eighth street. Rev. Rodell
was born April 9, 1888. at Grand
Island New York. His parents soop
after his birth moved to Swedona
III where he spent his boy hood
days. In 1868 he entered Augustana
college, then located at Paxton, IN
graduated ON the seminary.iu 1877
and was ordained a minister Of the
gospel June "a. the same year. H.
had his first charge In Kansas City
Mo-. where mainly through his labor.
there now is a prosperous Swedish
Lutheran congregation. Then in
1880 he accepted a call from the
bethlehem Evangelical Luther ar
church. Brooklyn, N. Y 4, where b.
labored - years Through his in
fl fence his majesty King Oscar ii OF
sweden, granted to that congre.a.
ton a l-rge sum Of money to beit
erect their church. He was one OF
the pu blishe's OF the fist Eogli.h
church papers in he Augustan-
synod. The Augu-tana u user v-r, and
was ver-atile writer in the Sweiis,
periodi, ais He has written three
devotional books: To the Youth >
1.-The ROYAL Gifts of Grace" and
''Under the Cross" the latter during
his long illness. He has always bee u
OF delicate health. but on the goth
day OF August, 1888. he was taken
by stroke Of palsy. caused by a
hemorrhsge in the lower part OF the
spine and the lower part Of his bod ,
was paralyzed. Yet in spite Of great
suffering he kept his charge. his
BROOKLYN congregation, until he wa
called to the assistant editorship 81
the Augustana IN 1892 He leaves a
wife and daughter. Pauline also hi
aged parents, with two brothers and
a sister who mourn q beloved hua.
band and father, q dutiful son, and q
dear brother. His numerous friends
share their loss.
Funeral services are TO be held ri
8 O'Clock tonight in the Zion Lutheran
church, and the remains, accom-.
panied by his family and DR.. S. P. A.
Lindahl, will then be taken to Ere.
mont Kas-, the home of Rev. Rodell'l
parents, for interment.
DaDGeroo. D,isklng Wsasr.
Death turks in impure vater 7,