Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-01
II. HAKES DROWNED.
Death of Former Rock Island
Business Man at Fresno,
Cal.
INTERESTED In MANY ENTERPRISES
Remains to Be Brought Here for
lnterment The
Funeral.

Undertaken B. +. Knox has been
advised that Holmes Hakes, formerly
of this city, was drowned at Fresno,
Cal, last Saturday, May 20, and that
the body will be brought here by his
daughter, Mrs. Viola Hakes Mitchell
for interment in the family lot at
Chippiannock.
Holmes Hakes was an old residen.
of this city and, possessed ofindomita-
bic will and energy. was largely in
strumental in the early development
of the resources of this section.
Coming to Rock Island about 1850,
he was associated with S. S. Guyer.
Charles Buford. Ben Harper and
others IN the organic ltion of the Coal
Valley Mining company. the develop
ment of the mines at Coal Valley, and
the building Of that part of the Rock
Island & Peoria railway between Rock
Island and Coal Valley.
He was later associated with w. T..
Riggs in the jewelry business, the
firm being Hakes Il Riggs.
He was charter member of the
company that organized and laid out
Chippiannock cemetery, was at one
time president aud manager of the
Rock Island Paper company, and
largely instrumental in building the
Rock Island and Milan Street railway,
now part of the tri-city system, and
its first superintendent.
He built and occupied for many
years the residence at the corner of
Seventh avenue and Nineteenth
street, now the property of Meyer Ros-
enfield.
About IL years ago MIR. Hakes
moved to Fresno, Cal. which had
since been his home.
The body will probably arrive to-
night or tomorrow.
The funeral services will doub tless
be held from broadway Presbyterian
church. Due notice will be given of
the time.
Mrs. Dorcas BurrIs.
Mrs. DOrcas Burris died this morn
ing at $50 O'Clock at her home, 1115
Eighth avenue. of stomach trouble,
after an illness of three months. Tue
deceased was OF years of age aud was
born in Independence county, Ark.
She was married at Batesyille, Ark.
20 William Burris aud came to Rock
Island 80 years ago. Mrs. Burris was
one of the oldest Colored residents of
Rock Island and enjoyed a wide ac-
quaintance. Four children survive.
the husband dying in 1876. They are
James and Henry and Miss Mary, of
this city, and Mrs. Sarah Shaw, of Chi
cago. The deceased was a member of
the Second Baptist church, from which
church the funeral will occur at p.
m. Sunday
Funeral of Bessie wheelan.
The funeral of little Bessie Wheelan
occurred this afternoon at o'clock
from the home of her parents, Mr..
aud Mrs. T. f. Wheelan, 2215 Fifth
avenue, to Sacred Heart church where
service was conducted by Rev. Father
Lockney. The remains were inferred
at Calvary cemetery. The pallbearers,
all uncles of the deceased, were Henry
L., John j., Joseph D., and Charles
K. Wheelan.
A. o. Chase Dead.
+. A. Head, general manager of the
Rock Island PIow company, yesterday
received telegram advising him of
the death OF A. q. Chase, manager of
the company's Kansas City branch
house and who was injured in a cable
car accident Sunday in that city. Mr..
Head considers the death of Mr..
Chase great loss to the company.
He leaves tonight for Kansas City to
attend the funeral.