Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-07
DEATH OF TOM c. FRANKS
Member of Royal Seighbor Board of
Managers Passes Away.

1 Managers Basses away
a telegram was received from
Peoria. this morning al ll:4o O'Clock,
bv Mai. G. W Halves. announcing
the death ut his residence in that city,
of Tom G. Franks, member of the
board of supreme managers, Royal
Neigh bOrs of America
This news will come as painful
shock TO many people in this city, where
Mr.. Franks was well known. Indeed,
it NAV be said that the illness which
Terminated in his death this morning
dated from his last visit to Rock ISL
and, the third week in January, when
he attended the meeting of the board
of managers held at that time in the
new Woodmen building. He was
compelled to return 10 his home in
Peoria before the meeting adjourned,
lowing to illness. and had been con-
fined to his home ever since, growing
steadily worse until the angel Of
| death came to his relief.
Funeral arrangements have not vet
been made, but the board of mama
gers, and other officers of the L. y
A. an tne beneficiary committee Of
t. same society. consisting of Mai.
, G. w. Halves, j. &. johnson and j.
w. White, will attend in a body,
rs will also leading Woodmen
and Royal NcighbOr officials from
other sections of the jurisdiction.
Thomas Giniwan Franks was born i'm
Woodstock, H., Dec. >. 1876, being
| at the time of his death IS years of
age. He was Il son of Gerald Franks
and mber of the printing firm of
Gerald Franks " Sons, of Peoria. He
became beneficiary member of the
Royal Neighbors Jan. q, 1895, being
one OF the pioneer members of Fern
Leaf camp No. Is, of Peoria, his GER
tiicate being numbered 90. At the
supreme camp meeting the same year
he was elected one of the board of
managers, and was continuously
reelected, the last time at the SUI
preme camp meeting held in this city
in MAY, 1897.
In all the relations of life-as a hus-
band and father, socially, as a bust
ness man, and as conscientious citi
zen. faithful and scrupulously~ honest
in the discharge of every duty, Mr.. |
Franks was sincerely esteemed by all
with whom he was thrown in contact. !
The remains of Mrs Mary Owens. |
who died at her home, $50 Central |
Park avenue, Chicago, Sunday after !
noon ut / o'clock, of commissions, ar |
rived in this city this morning at 6:4O !
O'Clock over the Rock Island. The !
Diseased was 81 wears of age and was !
born in Rock Island, where she re-
sided with her mother. Mrs. Mary !
Coughlin. 30S Twentv-Second street,
until four years ago, when she mar
ried Frank Owens and moved to Chi
cago. She is survived by her hus-
band and an infant child. her mother
and a brother, William Coughlin.
The funeral will be held ut St. Joseph's
church at . o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dasso, $50
Sixth street, mourn the death of their
brihgt little son, Charles Henry, who
passed away at Z o'clock this morn
ING, after an illness of II hours, from
spasms. The child was years and )
months of age. Funeral services will
be held at the home at o'clock Thurs
lay afternoon.
Mrs. James X. Ickes, who had many
friends in Rock Island. died Sunday
IF consumption at her home in Dav
EXPORT. aged IL years. She is sur
~ GU w HIL HuSDsbiiN anu lI1Ct NliII- /
lren. The funeral occurred at p.
N. today.
Mrs. Honora Hickey, aged 80 years
lied yesterday at Mercy hospital,
Davenport, of grip. She had been
'esident of Davenport for Al years.
She is survived by son by former e
marriage, Thomas Coffee. and three 5
ID. j. Hickey and Mrs. t
j. Brooks, of Davenport, and Mrs. i
" W. Scott, of this city. t
The remains of Judge Drury will a
lrrive this evening from Rhinebeck. t
\. Y. The interment will take place ! q
omorrOw morning at 10 O'Clock ut t
cemetery.
j. w. Halves has received word of :
he sudden death yesterday of his sister,
'lrs. John Young. at Muscatine, Iowa
hrs. Young was well known here,
saving lived here some years. o
Charles Huntley, infant son of Mr.. c
nd Mrs. Rollo Huntley, Tenth avenue a
nd Second street, died Yesterday. L
@e months. The remains were t,
'uried in Chippiannock today. a
The enormous sales of r. d T." !,