Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-27
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relief society, of which c. f. Harrison
is the secretary. This organization is
the one to which all applicants for
aid are sent and if proven worthy
they are given the assistance asked
for. Wednesday Mr.. Harrison was
approached by stranger, who claim
ed to be Robert James of Warden,
Idaho, member of Shoshone Lodge
y. %, of that place, and who asked
to be given cash to take him as far
as St. Paul, where he alleged he had
relatives. He showed a letter writ
ten on the stationery of Shoshone
Lodge No. %, of Warden. Idaho, stat
ing that Robert James was worthy;
that he had been internally injured
in railroad wreck while in the dis
charge of his duties as a railway man,
and commenting him to the good
will and charity of all brother Mas
ons. Mr.. Harrison. who has had con
siderable experience with swindlers,
said he would wire to Shoshone Lodge
No. % of the Masons at Warden, Ida
no, and told James to call around
again after several hours. The man
went away and never appeared again.
Meantime Mr.. Harrison received Il
message from Warden. Idaho, stating
that the man was a swintller. a for
ger and asked that he be arrested.
Rev. John Zlezick, or Zlipzig, an old
Bohemian pastor, who built nine
churches and three rectories in the
Scion district, was before the insani-
| ty commissioners yesterday, charged
shown that he was a helpless victim
of the drink habit. and was therefore
committed to the Mt. Pleasant asylum
for two years, as a dipsOmaniac.
| Rabbi Fineshreiber, of Davenport,
and Rabbi Charles Lewis, of Peoria.
who have been soliciting funds for
the Hebrew college at Cincinnati.
have gone to Des Moines' and other
Iowa cities on similar soliciting
| trip.
At : o'clock Wednesday evening. at
the home of the brides parents, $40
West Fourth street, Justice S. \. Fin
ger united in marriage Charles
Schultz. of the Citizen National bank
land Miss Bertha Lantau. The cere-
mony was a quiet one, and was wit
messed only by relatives and immedi-
ate friends of the young couple. At
ter a wedding trip to Des Moines,
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz viii be at home
| April 1, at OF West Third street.
| At 6 o'clock yesterday morning, at
his home. 1902 West Second street,
in the 9th year of his age, occurred
the death of --omas Thoensen, well
known musician and singer. Death
came after an illness of a months
duration. The deceased was born in
East Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, and
came to America in 1888. He was
vetran of the Franco-Prussian war of
1901. \ wife and IA children sur
vive him. The children are: Otto
ThoenseH, Mrs. Jennie Sonnee. Mrs.
Annie Schemmel. Mrs. Christine Wag-
ner, Mrs. Emma Edens, Henry Thoen-
sen. John Thoensen, Mrs. Minnie
Binder. William Thoensen, August
| Thoensen. Carl Thoensen. Alma Tho
Jensen, Rudolph Thoensen. and Mein-
hard Thoensen. The funeral will be
held at o'clock Sunday afternoon
| from the late residence, with services
at the Lutheran church on Eighth
mad Gaines streets. and interment at
Paramount cemetery. The funeral
will be held under the auspices of the
| Tri-City Musical union.
! At the home of her daughter. Mrs.
! Louis Naeckle. at Seventh and Ripley
streets yesterday morning at 4:30
O'Clock, occurred the death of death
of Mrs. Minnie Heuer. mother of
City Clerk Heuer. in the Goth year
of her age. She passed away from
heart trouble after an illness of four
weeks. Mrs. Minnie Heuer was born
in Leubeck. in Schleswig Holstein.
| May 81. 1S43, and came to America in
1852. She is survived by three sons,
Henry Heuer. August Heuer and Will
liam Heuer, the present city clerk,
and Mrs. Louis Naeckel. n daughter.
At 1890 yesterday morning at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Hasch. Ills West Second street.
after a long illness from decline. at
the age of 80 years, occurred the
death of Miss Minnie Hasch. well
known young lady of this city. She
was born in Germany, although she
was reared and educated, and grew to
womanhood in this city.