Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-08
DEATH VERY SUDDEN
Mrs. Samuel Ebey Stricken by
Heart Disease While Riding
in Street Car.
WILLIAM HESS, ST., PASSES AWAY
A Long Time Resident of Rock
Island county--Fred
Pfaff.

Mrs. Samuel Ebey, whose home is
at 429 Forty-fifth street. died very
suddenly OF heart failure about g
O'Clock last evening at the home of
Charles Burnett, $500 Seventh ave-
nue.. Mrs. Ebey, in company with
Mrs. WEIGH. of Davenport, left the
formers home last evening to call
upon Mrs. Jerry Mansfield, on Twen-
ty-eighth street. When they boarded
q car Mrs. Ebey mplained of a pain
in the region of her heart. When
rwenty-sigkth street was reached on
the Elm street line she was unable to
walk and was taken into the Burnett
home. Death came before a physi-
clan. who was summoned, arrived.
Mrs. Ebey was 81 years of age and
had lived in this city two years. She
came here with her family from o.
kaloosa. Iowa, which was her native
town. The husband and two daugh-
ters. Una, aged 10. and Vera. aged @
survive. together with the mother of
the deceased, Mrs. j. Williams, of
Eddyville. Iowa; Mrs. Mansfield, her
sister. and three brothers, Allen and
Jesse Petit, OF Carson. Ia and Will
liam. of Omaha.
The remains will be taken to the
former home at OskaloosA for burial,
leaving this city on the early morn
ing train.
VILLA m Hess, Sr.
William Hess. Sr., passed AWAY at
$40 Saturday afternoon at his home.
1907 Seventeenth street, from the eff
fects of the complication of ailments
which had rendered him an invalid for
the past four years. He was 81 years
of age and had been resident of this
county since 1869. He was a native
of La Chute, Quebec province. Cana
da, from which place he removed
with his parents to Watertown, n Y.
when he was 6 years of age. Com
| ing west in 1864 he first located at
Elmwood. and after FIVE years settled
on the farm in Rural township which
remained his home up TO six years
ago, when he retired from the farm
and took up his residence in this city.
In 1866 he married Miss Ann Good
low, at Elmwood The wife snd
three children survive: William j.
and George, of the grocery firm of
Hess Bros and Miss Elizabeth Hess,
at home. Mrs. Sarah Hess, the aged
mother of the deceased, also survives,
as do a brother, Jacob. of this city.
and two sisters, Mrs. John Wilkin-
son and Mrs. George Wiess. of Jack
son, Mimi. Mr. Hess was one of the
best citizens Of the county and all
who knew him will regret 10 learn of
mis- death.
The funeral was held from the
home at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Rev. G. o. McCulloch, pastor of the
First Methodist church, was in charge
of the ceremonies, and he was assisted
by quartet composed of Prof Z. i.
Philbrook, Keith Collins. Miss Lulu
Harris and Miss Mae ladders. Inter
ment was made at Chippiannock GEM
etery. The pallbearers were F. G.
Young, F. w. Freeman and r G.
Benson. of this city; j. II. Gilmore
and Hugh Gilmore. of Milan. and l..
Ii. Mcdonald. of Orion. Mrs. Charles
Boone, of Beardstown, and the two
sisters. Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs.
Weiss, were here to attend the funeral.
Fred Pfan.
Fred Pfaff died at ESQ this morning
at st. Anthony's hospital. where he
had been confined for the past three
weeks with pulmonary trouble. He
was "a years of age and the son of
Jacob Pfaff. whose home is at 500
Fourteenth and-a-haH street. He was
cigar maker by trade and a her
of the local union of the craft. He
was also a mem Der of Camp 209, NJ.
w. A. He is survived by his father,
two brothers, Peter and Philip. and
two sisters, Mrs Kate Ferksl and
Mrs. An ME Winkler, all OF this city.