Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
PIONEER Is CALLED
w. n. Thompson Passes Away at
Home of Son, David c.
Thompson.
END OF A LONG AND ACTIVE LIFE
Had Conducted a Foundry and Ma
chine Shop 40 Years
Other Deaths.

| Sitting in an arm chair at the home
of his son, David c. Thompson. 2507
Seventh avenue. William H. Thompson
passed peacefully away at 5:45 yes
terday morning of the infirmities of
age.
| Deceased was one of the pioneer
residents of the city. Scotland was
his native country, he being born in
Glasgow Jan. :. 1917. In 1s4S he came
to America and the following year he
settled in Moline. Soon thereafter he
went to St. Louis, remaining there til
| 1856. Then he came to Rock Island
ana established what was known as
! Thompson's foundry and machine
shop which he operated for more than
forty years. Eleven wears ago he gave
up the active affairs of life and since
that time he has made his home with
his son.
Ills Last Work
BelEg in the full possession of his
faculties and having all his life been
accustomed to activity. he after his
retirement busted himself with the
construction of miniature navy to
be placed on exhibition i'm the Rock
Island public library. These include
models from that of the Viking ships
of the NorSemen to the battleship IL
linois. which was the last. he built
Having finished this. he said his work
was done and from that time he calm
lv awaited the end.
Two sons and two daughters are
left, David c. Thompson, of this city;
Mrs. Pelton, of Davenport; Mrs. Egg
gleston, of Denver, and John Thomp-
son, of Butte. Mont. Deceased was
thrice married.
Mir. Thompson was for more than
half Il centIry loyal and patriotic
son of the land of his adoption, proud
of his city and closely identified with
its progress. At the same time he
was a true Scotsman and had all the
characteristics of that sturdy race.
The funeral will take place from the
home Of the son at o'clock tOmor-
row afternoon.
Mrs. r. c. StOddard.
Mrs Rdamy {. StodGard died ut p.
IN. yesterday at the nome Of her neph-
ew, Kirk Leverich, 1928 Fortieth
street, after a short illness. Deceased
was apparently as wen as usual Sat
she was taken i'll with Inflammation
of the bowels. Paralysis followed and
the end came quickly.
Mrs. Studdard was born March IA. |
1929, at Plymouth. " Y. She spent |
her early life N Steubcn county. Ind, |
later removing so Iowa. From 1888 |
up to a few months ago. when she |
came to this city for an extended |
visit, she had lived at Rising City. |
Neb. She had been a widow nearly |
forty years. The surviving members |
Of her family are two sons, j. l. and |
Frank c. Stoddard, of Rising City.
There is also brother, Welcome Cur
It's. of Nebraska, and Il sister, Mrs. Il.
{. Leverich, of this city. The remains
will be shipped, probably tomorrow,
to Rising City for interment.
Mrs. III. L Adams
Mrs. Rena +. Adams. wife of Harry
L. Adams, died at 1925 Saturday cv-
aning of acute Bri~ht's disease ut the
family home, 1113 Twenty-fifth street.
Her last illness came on only week
age while she w2s engaged in nurs-
ng her son through an illness with
Uphold fever. She was born Sept. is,
1870. at Lime Springs, Iowa. where
.he spent the greater part of her life
md where Aug. =. 1895, she was mar
led to Mr. Adams.
There arc two sons left with the
crrowin@ husband: Harold, aged e,
md George. aged 1. There are also
he father, w. II. Farrer. and one sis
er. Mrs J. w. PIatt. of Lime Springs:
nd two brothers. Glenn and Richard,
he former living at Balfour, \. d..
nd the latter at home. The remains
will he taken to Lime Springs for in |
erment. being shipped from Daven-
'ort early tomorrow morning. Owing
o the illness of the little son there
will be no services here. but the flu
leral will be conducted at 2:30 Tues
ay afternoon at Lime Springs.
w. l., Nichols
W. l.. Nichols, for years Il familiar
gurc about the business part of the
ity, passed away Saturday night at
he home % his daughter, Mrs. John
l. Kaskadden. $50 Ninth avenue. De