Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-25
MRS. C. WAGNER DEAD.
Early Settler of Rock Island Sue
cunbs at Fifth Ave-
nue. Home.
DEATH CLAIMS SEVERAL OTHERS
C. p. Ryder and I. n. Dick
man Victims of Ty-
phoid Fever.

on Fifth avenue. She was sufferer
from asthma and her death was due
to bronchitis, which developed sud-
denly during severe attack of the
former.
Deceased was born in Kirchheim,
Wurtemburg, Germany, Feb. IL, 1880.
Her maiden name was Fredricke Ep-
pinger. In the spring of 1858 she
came to New York and in the fall of
the same year was married to George
Wagner. After two years they left
New York and in 1855 settled in Rock
Island, remaining here two years also.
Then they embarked in the bakery
business in Moline. In 1865 they
moved back to Rock Island, and this
city has been their home since.
Mrs. Wagner was the mother of six
children, of whom three are living:
Robert A. Wagner, Ernest Wagner
and George Wagner, Jr., all Of this
city. She also has two sisters living
in this country. In two years Mr.
and Mrs. Wagner would have cele-
brated their golden wedding ami
versary.
The funeral will be held at O'Clock
Wednesday from the residence.
Charles p. Ryder.
Charles P. Ryder, Jr, succumbed
to an attack of typhoid fever at s
q. m. yesterday at the home of his
| mother, Mrs. j. G. II. Reade, 1902
Seventeenth street. He was % year
of age and had spent the greater pol
ton of his life in Moline, being an
employe of Dimock & Gould for a
number of years. During the past
year he had been living in this city
and working with his step-father,
Mr.. Reade, in the real estate business.
He was bright and capable young
man and his demise will be de-
plored by many. Besides his mother
he is survived by brother, Fred j.
| Ryder, who is student at the Chi
cago School of Dental Surgery.
The funeral was held at o'clock
today from the family residence, Rev
c. E. Taylor conducting short SER
vices. Interment was made at Chip
piannock. The pallbearers were
Howard Baker, E. j. Burns and S. S.
Hull, of this city, and Albert Ritter,
L. G. Piper and A. S. Gould, of Mo-
line.
Isaac H. Dickman.
Isaac H. Dickman died at 9 o'clock
Sunday evening at the home of his
parents. MIR. and Mrs. James Dick
man, $40 Twenty-second street, after
four weeks illness with typhoid fever,
aged % years. He was born in Rock
Island Sept. IS, 1878. He was en-
ployed by the Rock Island Electrical
Construction company. and was
bright young man with promising
prospects, having large circle of
acquaintances, by all of whom his I'M
timely death will be sincerely
mourned. Deceased is survived by
his parents, three brothers, William,
Joseph and Frank, and two sisters,
Mrs. Charles A. Walker and Mary
Dickman. The funeral services will
be held at the residence at 2 p. m. to-
morrow.
Col. Henry Egbert-
The city of Davenport lost one of
Its most esteemed citizens and promi-
nent business men Saturday evening
when the final summons came to Col.
Henry Egbert. Col. Egbert combined
a business and military record,
either one of which would have en-
titled him to special note. He was
born in Newcastle. DEL, Dec. %, 1926
Removing to Ohio in 1916, he was
married there May II, 1850, to Eliza
beth G. Sudlow. They came to Scott
county in 1856, and located on a farm
near Round Grove. Cleona township,
where they lived till 1869, except for
the period that covered the military
a.
senior member of the printing firm
of Egbert. Fiddler & Chambers, and
prominent in the financial and social
affairs of Davenport.
Death of John Drachsler.
John. the 3year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Drachsler, died at $50
Saturday evening at the family home
in South Rock Island of typhoid fever.
The funeral was held at o'clock yes
terday from the residence The father
of the child is also i'll with typhoid
fever and the mother has just recov-
cred from an attack of the same dis
ease.
Funerals.
The funeral of Francis Heffner was
held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the family residence, 735 Twen-
ty-second street, to st. Joseph's
church. Services were conducted by
Rev. Thomas Mackin and interment
was made at Chippiannock cemetery.
The obsequies were attended by a
large number of friends of the family,
and the floral tributes were very elab-
crate and beautiful. The pallbearers
were: Francis Weiss, Lester Ster-
ling. Leo Kinney and Bert Ehleb, of
this city, W. F. Keefe. of jackson !.
vile, and w. A. Shehan, of Keokuk.
Funeral services for William Ewert
and mis- granddaughter, Anna Ewert,
were conducted yesterday afternoon
at the German Lutheran church by
Rev. G.. A. Mennicke. There was q
large attendance of sorrowing friends.