Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-05


ing in Chicago, was one of the most
prominent farmers in his part of the
county: was for long time justice
of the peace in Lincoln township, a
director of the school district, and
was widely known throughout the
country and in the city as Squire Yo-
cum. He was native of Pennsylva-
mia, and was about Sc years of age,
coming to this state and county with
his parents when a lad, in 1854, and
being reared on the old Yocum home
stead across the road from the pres
ent home of the family. He owned
about 12O acres of land and was
very successful stock raiser, taking
great interest in the breeding of fan
cy stock. For some years he con-
Quoted a butcher shop on his place.
He is survived by his wife and his two
daughters, Miss Alice Yocum and
Miss Mary Yocum, both at home.
Samuel Carey Yocum, the son of /. c.
Yocum, and the young man who per-
ished with his father, was Is or 10
years of age, and a very bright and
promising fellow. He came to the
city with his father, when the latter
was about to start to Chicago, and
did not finally decide to accompany
his father until nearly time for the
train to start. The two men went to
Chicago Monday night. arriving there
the following morning. Several other
Scott county people We're in Chicago
on the same errand, and c. c. Shepler,
who returned yesterday noon, had
talked with Mr.. Yocum Wednesday
night regarding the stopping place
of the latter and his son. The hotels
were crowded and Mr.. Shepler offered
them quarters in his room at the At
lantic. They went out and did not
return, evidently having gone to the
Lincoln and found quarters.
y horse belonging to Mr.. Frey, the
grain and feed man at Bettendorf,
sustained a broken leg yesterday af-
ternoon at Iowa and Federal streets.
The horse is reported to have been
hitched to a wood wagon. 1t was
shot.
The Davenport climate seems not
salubrious for the women of the
stage. if it may be judged by the fact
that Gertrude Coghlan tainted at the
Burtis the other night at the end of
the third act of the play, "Alice of Old
Nincennes." and was so weak as not
to be able to appear again during the
evening, and by the further fact that
Miss Viola Bannister. an actress of
the Jordan Dramatic company. while
stopping at the Downs hotel. became
In% 81,
MIA hospital, where she is said to be
threatened with violent attack of
appendicitis, so that an operation
will probably be performed for her
relief.
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Kate Brockman, 215 West Sixth
street, occurred one of the prettiest
weddings of the season. Miss Joseph
inc Fell, of Joliet, was the happy
bride, and John Thulin was the
groom. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. William II. Blancke.
f. s. Scharfenberg, the real estate
agent and well-known collector. with
an office in room 43, Schmidt building,
had narrow escape from asphyXia-
ton yesterday. which came very near
costing him his life. Mr.. Scharfen-
berg was busily engaged at the time
in writing Il number of letters. His
room being rather dark on account of
the cloudy weather, he some time pre-
vious had struck match to the gas
jet. Later he turned il out, or at
least supposed he had. and resumed
his writing. Some time later the es-
Gaping fumes of gas attracted the at
tention of a number of the other ten
ants of the building, and upon inves-
tigation they found Mr.. Scharfen-
berg. DR.. Ben Schmidt was quickly
summoned and soon restored the vic
tim to consciousness. A few minutes
more, however, and he would undoubt-
eddy have been beyond medical aid.