Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-25
OBITUARY RECORD
Henry Goldsmith, Victim of West
ern Railroad Wreck, Bur-
led at Chippiannock.
SERVICES HELD IN MILAN OHRUCH
Death of Mrs. John r. Diemer--Pass-
ing of A. j. Streeter--Other
Obituary.

The remains of Henry Goldsmith.
the Milan young man who was killed
last week in a head end collision on
the Santa Fe near Needles. Cal. ar
rived at the home in Milan last even
ing and the funeral took place from
the Presbyterian church i'm the viii
lage today. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. Marion Humphreys and in
terment was made at Chippiannock.
The remains were accompanied here
by W. III. Williams. the fireman on
whose regular run Goldsmith was
firing when he was killed. IL appears
that the latter had experienced con
siderable bad luck during the few
months he had been running out of
Needles. He met with two accidents
which laid him up a number of weeks
and then his engine was disabled and
had To he sent to the shops, leaving
him with nothing TO do. As cour-
tesy common among railroad men
| Williams had voluntarily laid off in
order that Goldsmith might take his
run and earn a few dollars.
The act saved Williams life, but
cost that of his friend. Williams
says the report that the engineer
and conductor on one of the trains
forgot their orders, which was sent
out in the press dispatches. was
false. The order to sidetrack was
not given and the fatal blunder was
made i'm the dispatcher's office.
Mrs. John F. DIemer.
Mrs. John +. Diemer. wife of the
fruit grower living two miles south
west of Milan. died at o'clock yes
terday morning AT her home of drop
steal trouble. She was about 60
years of age
Besides the husband seven children
survive, Mrs. Alice Russell, of New
York City; Mrs. /. l. Nanderslice. of
this city; Mrs. George Barber, Miss
Grace Diemer and Arthur and Elmer
of Davenport, and Roy at home. The
funeral will be held from the Milan
Methodist church at > o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
Miss Ethel Morgan.
Miss Ethel Morgan, daughter of
Mrs. Eta Morgan of Port Byron.
died at her home i'm the village Sat
urday night of diphtheria. The fun
eral was held at 10 this morning and
interment was made in the Port BY
ron cemetery.
Judson BIrkemeyer
.Judson. 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Birkemeyer who live on
Eighteenth avenue in South Heights,
died yesterday afternoon of pleurisy
of the heart following an attack of
diphtheria. The funeral, which was
private, was held from the home at ,
this afternoon. Rev. +. l.. Litzrodt
officiated and the remains were
buried in Chippiannock cemetery.
Remains Inferred Here
Mrs. :. X. w. Field. of Medicine
Lodge. Kan, arrived from the west
this morning with the remains of
her husband, who died about n year
ago. The remains were inter
red at Medicine Lodge, but later il
was decided to bring them here.
They were taken from the train this
morning and placed in the family lot |
in Chippiannock. Mrs. Field is the |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David Sears, |
of Sears, and she will visit with her
parents.
John Jacobs
John Jacobs, who held extensive in
terests in the county. and visited oc-
casionaIly at the home of j. III. Will |
son. died Saturday at his home i'm |
Philadelphia, aged % years.
George X. Sweeney.
George X. Sweeney, brother of w.
L. and +. ID. Sweeney, died Friday at |
Excelsior Springs, Mo-. of Bright's |
disease of the kidneys. He was 90 |
years of age and n widower. and is |
ITa |
of the coal mines of /
Keith d Perry, at Kansas City.
where deceased resided for "a number |
of years. The interment took place
today at Fort Scott.
Mrs. Gustaf Peterson.
Carrie. wife OF GuStaf Peterson. of
Walkers Station, died at $50 o'clock
afternoon after Is months
illness with Bright's disease. She was
born in Ericksburg. WestergOtland.
Sweden, May ~. 1892, and came to
Moline in 1872, where she had lived
ever since. Besides her husband she
leaves three daughters, Mrs. Ben Me
line. Mrs. Charles Chinlund and Mrs.
Frank Miller, all of Moline; also n
son, Claus Peterson, of Walkers Sta
ton.
A. j. Streeter.
a. j. Streeter, equally well known
in agricultural and political circles
of Illinois. died Saturday at his home
at New Windsor after an illness of
six weeks of diabetes with comphca-
TONS Mr.. Streeter's political career
began in 1872, when he was elected
by the democrats as minority repre-
sentative in the Illinois legislature,
where he served with credit. He be-
came a member of the Greenback