Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-13
IS TAEC|TY'SSORR0W
Grief and Sympathy on All
Sides Over Mr.. Potter's
Death.
REMAINS ABE BROUGHT HOME.

RE1AIHS ABE BROUGHT HONE.
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Addresses as Oslssk- Tsibsss Of the
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Rock Island has not experienced .
greater or more grievous shook be-
fore than that which attended the
death Of Mr.. Potter. Sorrow Il man.
ifest on every hand, and expressions
Of sympathy have come BY word Of
mouth, BY msil and BY telephone,
showing the feeling Of kind friends
Who mourn. The insxpressible Ad.
ness Of the circumstances Of Mr.. Pot
tsr's death has moved oil hearts.
The remains OF Mr.. Potter arrived
from Chicago over she Rock Island
st s:75 last night, accompanied BY
the berssved wife, decessed's broth
er, D. =. Potter. Of Freeport, Mrs..
Potter's brother, E. L. Abbott. Of
Chicago, and DR.. c. c. Car
ter end Hon. E. W. Hurst. There
were Q number Of Mr.. Potter's init.
mate friends ct the depot including
Mayor 7. J. Medill, Jf.. represents.
lives Of TIE ARGUS. J. W. Snitses.
representing the Rock Island post.
ofaoe employees. and committees from
So. Paal lodge No. 107. X. p, and c.
W. Hswes camp No. 1850. n. W. A..
OF which organisations Mr.. Potter
WAS . member. Carriages accom-
panied the remains 70 the home ut III
Seventeenth street.
During the day in Chicago Ex-
Com ptroller Of the Currency J. F..
Eckels and ex.Postmaster General
Frank n. Jones, both close persona!
friends Of Mr.. Potter, called to ex.
tend sympathy to those who had
been 90 sorely and suddenly afflicted.
bringing beautiful floral tributes,
and they accompanied the remains
to the depot in Chicago preparatory
to departure on the last homeward
journey.
The Funeral Arrsngsmsnss.
Funeral services for Mr.. Potter
will be conducted at the family home
on Seventeenth street at 2 p. m. to.
morrow, Rev. Z. F. Gee. priest In
charge Of Trinity charch, officiating.
Hon. T. J. Medill, Jr.. mayor Of
Rock Island, will have general charge
Of the arrangements. ex.Mayor B. I
Knox scting - funeral director. The
active pallbearers will be selected
from the various departments Of the
paper. which vas the object OF bill
pride and happiness. The honorary
pallbesrcrs will be Hon. E. W. Hurst,
DR.. c. G. Carter, Postmaster T. H.
Thomas, Hon. William McEniry,
Charles MeHugh and DR.. G. L. Ess
ter.
While oil friends are invited sud
the members Of the orders to which
Mr.. Potter belonged are expected, Il
10 requested that they DO 80 % indi
vidusls and not % . body.
Az . mark OF respect to Mr.. Potter
and that the employees Of the ofiic,
may have an opportunity 70 pay the
6nsl earthly tribute to his memory.
TEE ARsss Office will be closed during
:hs hours Of the funeral tomorrow
afternoon. In consequence the pub
LEGATION may b somewhat delayed
tomorrow night. but friends and pa
irons will overlook any shortcomings
under such circumstances, We fee
asGured.
nsshiaisa' AsmessAi.
The following resolutions, drafted
BY . committee composed Of L. A
Brennan. Of Davenport. and w. Il
Schilfnger. and z. A. EitsmAn, o.
this city, were adopted st last even
ing's meeting Of Yri-City lodge No
SIS. International Association Of Ne
csiuists:
Whereas. The Almighty Rulel
has called 70 his better home oul
esteemed townsman, John W. Potter
and.
Whereas. The cutting short Of I
csreer 90 young and promising hal
taken from Rock Island one Of III
grsndsst intellects, whose sympathy
and friendship were always with TIL
masses; therefore b IL
Resolved, That Tri.Ciiy lodge
No. Sss. I. A. NJ. tender 10 the b.
rssvsd family its sincere sympathy
In their sfaiction; and b. IL further
Resolved, That . copy OF these
resolutions bi seat to the tri-city
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