Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-11
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Harold Hansen. the Black Hawk sa-
lloonkeeper, met with quite severe
accident the other day while opening
a soda water bottle. He attempted
to press down the metal fulcrum of
the cork when the bottle exploded
and fragment of the glass cut the
wrist of the right hand, severing an
artery and causing profuse hemor-
rhage. The expeditions services of a
physician were necessary to stop the
arterial waste. Despite the fact that
no time was lost by the doctor. Mr..
Hansen grew considerably weak from
loss of blood.
Clear Water camp, No.-3O5S. Modern
Woodmen of America, at its last meet
ing elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Venerable consul.
w. n. Stein; worthy adviser. c. S.
Brown; excellent banker. John c.
Block; clerk, Louis Block; escort,
Frank McCadden; Waterman, Burt
Wilson; sentry. August Knaack; ply
stefan, DR.. f. y. Stiles; manager. VIII
liam Crosby.
Alberta camp, No. sos. Royal Neigh
bors of America, held its regular and
annual meeting at it's hall Tuesday
evening and elected the following ros-
ter for the year: Oracle. Miss Anna
Moeller; vice oracle, Mrs. David
Sparr; past oracle. Mrs. Charles Gal
lagher; recorder, Mrs. Harry b. Gay;
receiver. Mrs. Thomas Kelley; chan
cellor, Mrs. William Micklewright;
marshal, Mrs. Fred Frickel; inner
sentinel. Mrs. Christian Beck; outer
sentinel, Mrs. Frank Il. Picklum:
manager. Mrs. Aurelia Taylor; ply
sicians, Drs. Lindley, y. w. Bowman,
| Crawford and Hewins; pianist, Mrs.
John Timothy; delegate to state CON
vention, Mrs. Gay; alternate, Miss
Moeller.
The funeral of the late Joseph Froe-
Itch was held yesterday afternoon at
| , clock from the home of the fam
| lily, 40 East Fourteenth street. The
attendance was very large and the
floral offerings profuse and beautiful.
| 'fhe eulogy was delivered by Rabbi
Fineshriber. of Temple Emanuel. and
in il he spoke of the kind deeds of
the deceased and the good life of the
man. lnterment was made in the
Jewish cemetery at Pine Hill. The
pallbearers were David Rothschild,
Isaac Rothschild, Joseph Ochs, JOS
eph Freshman. Henry Deutsch.
George Hermann. W. l.. jackson and
Louis Rosenstein.
h., I, 90 I l.
place yesterday morning at $50 at
his home. 124 East Thirteenth street
as the result of an attack of typhoid
fever. He was 21 years of age last
July, and a native of Charlotte coun-
| ~, this state. He had resided in this
county for the last six years. The
surviving relatives are his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. james Hurley; four
brothers, Patrick, John. James and
Frank, and four sisters, Mrs. Thomas
Powers, Mary. Helen and Katie. The
funeral will he held Friday morning,
with services at Sacred Heart cathe-
draI at Q o'clock and interment at ST.
Marguerite's cemetery.
y new trust company with capital
stock of $4,000 has been started in
the city and will Ice conducted i'm con-
nection with the business of the Dav-
export Savings bank. The articles of
incorporation have been filed. show
ing the incorpOratOrS to be Anthony
Burdick. Louis Halter. Thomas Scott,
Henry Kohrs, August l.. Steffen. Hen
ry c. Struck. Sr.. John +. Dow. Viii
liam O. Schmidt and William H. Will
son. The company is very strong
one and will undoubtedly be an impor-
tant factor in financial circles of the
city and state.
Conrad Eggers, the bricllmason who
gave himself up to the sheriff Tues |
day morning, having left his happy |
home on upper Marquette street and |
became insane an hour afterward, |
was before the insane commissioners |
yesterday afternoon and was sent to |
Mt. Pleasant hospital for treatment. |
He is said to have been confined at |
one time in the hospital at Kanka-
kee. Ill. He went to Mt. Pleasant last |
night.
George Peck. who fought prelim-
mary with Sch Werthmann at Claus
Groth hall Tuesday evening, is at st.
Luke's hospital nursing a fractured
rib.
Timely Suggestion.
This is the season of the year when
the prudent and careful housewife re-
plenishes her supply of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. 1t is certain to be