Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-02
&C. DURMANND DEAD
Well Known Business Man Ex-
pires After a Short
Illness.
PARALYTIo STROKE PROVES FATAL
Edward +. Williams Buried at Rock
Island Arsenal Ceme-
terry.

George c. Durmann died at :: 50 yes
terday morning at his home. 7Ol
Ninth street, after an illness of two
him in Il condition, FROM which il was
feared from the first h. could not &c
cover. Mr.. Durham was no of the
substantial and pppuia- men of the
west end of the city. his years as en-
ploye and proprietor of the well
known grocer AT Ninth street and
Seventh avenue giving him an ex
tensiVe acquaintance. Mr.. Durmann
was born in Rock Island April IL
1864, and has lived during his entire
life htre He ha never married. and
IS go ived by four sist.'i, ..ad one
brother: Mrs. Fred Koch. Seattle.
Wash; Mrs. John Bleuer, Mrs. Law
renee Kramer and Miss Ducy Dur
mann, of this city. and Charles Dur
mann. of South Rock Island. De-
ceased was a member of Rock Island
lodge No. IS, /. o. o. F., under whose
auspices the funeral is to occur to-
morrow afternoon ut = a'clock from
the late home on Ninth street.
James Dickman Dead.
zen, died at O'Clock this morning at
his home, $40 Twenty-second street.
after two-weeks' illness with
Bright'S disease. He was 73 years of
age and had been a resident of this
city since 1864. He was born in Scot
land. The surviving members of the
family are the wife, three sons, w.
H.. j. {. and Il. j.. and two daughters.
Mrs. c. \. Walker and Miss Mary T.
Dickman. all of this city. The funer-
al will take place at , p. III. Saturday
from the residence.
Burial of "A Soldier.
Edward =. N:ilian,s, the Selrs boy |
Who served his country three years in |
the Philippines, and died in Il \ IN
Francisco hospital, after his return |
to this country a week ago, was laid |
at rest this afternoon in the national |
cemetery at Rock Islam arr. nj. to
whicI :. ace the body was escorted |
by military squad from the arsenal |
2 he funeral services were conducted |
at KnoX's undertaking rooms by Rev. |
> b. rHtt,-. The remains arrived ia |
lie city Tuesday e'"r.rS
Mrs. Jenkins Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Jen-
lSinS. whose death occurred at her |
home in Black Hawk township Tues |
day. was held a 10 o'clock this T"rn-
ing. Mrs. Jenkins was native of |
Seven Oaks, County Kent, England. |
where she was born Aug. ;. 1925. her
maiden name being Mary Bandfield. |
Her marriage TO Mr.Jenkins occurred |
Sept. -, 1853, and i'm the following
year they came to America, living one
year i'm New Haven and ten years in
Cleveland, Ohio. before taking mp res
idence i'm Rock Island county. Mrs.
Jenkins was lifelong member of the
Episcopal church. She leaves to
mourn her four children: Mrs. Sarah
J. Freeman and Miss Hattie Jenkins.
Of this city; and Frederick II. Jen-
lins and Miss Emily NJ. Jenkins. of
Black Hawk. \ son and a daughter
died in infancy.
Mrs. Boettcher Buried Here.
The remains of Mrs. Mary j. Boett
cher. formerly of this city, who died
in Davenport Tuesday, were inferred
this afternoon in Chippiannock Gem
,tery. She was SO years of age and
with the husbe nd, Herman Boettcher.
caves three children: Newetta Belle.
Elsa May and Louis Leroy.