Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-11

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and spirits at his home, 1411 Union
Fstreet, Saturday morning. He ate
his meals as usual and walked about,
and after dinner lay down for a lit
tie rest. His daughter, Miss Betty,
at about 2:30, found that he had
slept peacefully away as he lay on
his couch. The deceased leaves Il
wife and daughter and three sons,
Henry, Robert and Herman. Three
years ago he and his wife celebrated
their golden wedding. He came to
the United States from Germany i'm
1s49, and came here after nine years
residence at Buffalo, y. Y.
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Johan Peterson, a resident of Bet
tendorf, about 40 years of age. ended
his career with a shotgun at his
home last night. He had been a hard
drinker and dependency led to the
deed. His wife observed what he
was about before he killed himself
and ran for help. He then babe the
children goodbye and placing the
muzzzle of the gun in his mouth pull
ed the trigger. Besides the wife a
family of small children are left.
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Hass IL Hermann Saturday filed IA
petition with Judge j. w Bollinger
asking that an administrator be APP
pointed to look after the estate of
George Demery, the well known man
of-all-work and gardener for the
French's, who left this city in 1897,
and was never heard from thereafter.
Messrs. Hass & Hamann asked to
have Judge Nathaniel French named
to that office. and Judge Bollinger
acquiesced
y special train was run into this
city Saturday evening, arriving here
at 10 o'clock from West Liberty and
bearing Peter CawitZel, Greek la
borer who was run over by the cars
at the above place and seriously in
jured. The mans left leg was cut
| off at the hIp and the right one mid
way between the ankle and knee.
| One finger had also been cut off. As
the train arrived in this city it was
met at the depot by the ambulance
and the injured man conveyed to st.
Luke's hospital. At the hospital the
injuries were dressed by Drs. Mat
| they. Middleton and Hardness. The
victim of the unfortunate accident is
Il young man about IS years of age,
and was accompanied to this city by
a companion of the same nationality.
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Disappointed in love and melan-
choly over i'll health, Rose King, an
inmate of the BERTHE Blaser resort at
224 East Front street. suicided at GEO
Saturday evening by throwing her
self into the river at the foot of
Rock Island street. Two hours later
the lifeless corpse was recovered by
dredging the river and conveyed to
the Boies undertaking establishment,
where AN inquest was held by Cor
uner Lambach at , o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The drowning was wit
messed by several persons, and was
deliberate attempt at self destruc-
ton, although when once in the wa
ter. the victim evidently changed her
mind and wished to be saved, as she
called for help. At the time j. {.
Emeis of the Davenport Steam Heat
ing company was several hundred
feet away. having Just put his launch
away in the house boat anchored To
the shore. He noticed the girl walk
along the railroad track in the near
vicinity and was surprised to see her
climb down the steep bank and sud
denly plunge into the water. She at
once sank below the surface. and up
on arising called for help. Mr.. Emeis
hurriedly secured a skiff and went to
her rescue. He had almost reached
her, when she sank for the last time,
never to rise alive. The sad ending
of this human life is not without
pathos. The girl was about % years
of age and quite pretty. In her
room after her death was found the
following note addressed to n young
man by the name of Baker living in
Rock Island: II will tell you what
l am going to do tonight. l am going
to drown myself. L have loved you,
but got no return, SO goodbye" The
note was signed Rose King. the name
by which she went. although her real
name was Rose Matthews. She is re-
ported to have come from a good
family at Harper, Kas., and was mar
ried early in life.