Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-24
REV. SPAULDING DEAD
Young Rock Island Baptist Minis
ter Passes Away in Pitts
burg.
BRIGHT CAREER Is CUT SHORT
Typhoid Fever Claims Him-Re.
mains to be Brought Here
Deaths and Funerals.
BRIGHT CAREER Is CUT SHORT

A telegram from Pittsburg at mid
night last night brought the sad an
nouncement of the death of Rev. Clar-
ence Sidney Spaulding, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William S. Spaulding. COL
Thirty-tirst street. While for days
it was known he was in a critical
condition. the hope was chung to that
he would eventually conquer in his
fight against disease. Rev. Spau!d-
ing's demise was due to typhoid
fever, which followed an attack of
pneumonia. His mother was at his
bedside when he passed away.
Clarence Spaulding was one of the
brilliant young men of Rock Island,
and though only in his 10Th year had
already made reputation for himself
as a pulpit orator aud scholar.
Graduating from the high school and
the seminary of Augustana college,
he finished his theological studies at
the Chicago univer ,ity, graduating
from that institution with the high
est honors June 10. 1900. He was
ordained a Baptist minister in this
city last July, and shortly afeerward
accepted call to the pastorate OF the
Lorenzo avenue Baptist church in
-Pittsburg. He was an earnest and in
defatigable worker. and his friends at
tribute in large degree his last ILL
ness to his close application to his
labors. Rev. Spaulding had host
of friends in Rock Island, where he
was born and reared. and to all the
news Of his untimely death will be q
severe blow, especially so to those
who had watched with admiration the
rapid advancement he was making in
his chosen field.
Deceased is survived by his parents
and five brothers: Arthur, of Belvi-
dere. Ill. Alfred. of Montana; Ennis
G., of Daven port; and William and
Harry, of Rock Island. The remains
will be brought to Rock Island for
interment. Announcement of the,fu-
neral will be made later.
Alice BeIn.
Alice Bein, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferdinand Bein. died at 10
O'Clock last night at her home, 423
Forty-third street. of typhoid fever.
She was Is years of age and n student
in the eighth grade at the Longfellow
school, where she had been neither
absent nor tardy for the past three
years. Her sweet disposition made
her many friends. The funeral takes
place tomorrow morning from the
other Obituary.
The funeral of Job Ross will be held
at 1890 a. IN. tomorrow from Trinity
church.
Peter Hansen, a farmer, died at his
homo, two-and-one-half miles east of
Milan, yesterday aft ;rnoon, aged 90
years.
The funeral of Mrs Cecilia Ran
frenz was held at 10 o'clocl this
forming from the home of her daugh
r, at 822 Second avenue. Rev. w
~ johnson conducted services and
was made at Chippianno, *.
DIR. w. d. Craig. father of DR. A l..
Craig, supreme medical examiner of
the FraternaI Tribunes, died suddenly
yesterday afternoon at his home in
Aledo. Deceased was a member of
Everts commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, of this city.
The remains of MARSHALL Eye were
SHlDHCO OL tAO H1Ol ~ III. ~ ~.
p. train to Cordova, where funeral
services, conducted by Rev. M Gill
very. were held at the Baptist church
at 10 o'clock. Interment was in the
Cordova cemetery. Deceased was a
student at the high school in this city,
heing in the tenth grade. He was a
dutiful son and a general favorite at
school, where he stood we'll in his
classes. His untimely death has
caused great sorrow to many.
John II. Hauptmann and family, +.
a. Hauptmann and Mrs. T.. w.
Kruger, left today for Nauvoo to at
tend the funeral of Michael Haupt-
mann who died there Tuesday night.
The funeral takes place tomorrow
Deceased was known here,
having made several visits to his sons
in this city.
Harnessmaker Hurt.
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