Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-29
HAD RARE DISEASE
drs. WiIheImiua Beebe, After Pro-
tracted Suffering, Dies of
EIephantiasis.
BURIAL TO BE AT IOWA CITY
Funerals of Miss Harrington and FRED
Whistler Take Place
Yesterday.

Elephantiasis, one of the rarest dis
eases known to medical science,
caused the death of Mrs. Wilhelmina
Beebe at 2 o'clock this morning at
ler home, 527 Thirty-eighth street,
aged g. years, months and II days.
She had long been a sufferer.
The deceased was born in Pommern
province, Germany, Feb. IS, 1887, and
came to America in 1850, settling in
iowa City, Iowa She was married in
that city to Michael Sturm in 1859.
Mr.. Sturm died in 1879 in Iowa City.
In 1885 she came to this city with her
two surviving children, Frank J.
Sturm and Mrs. F. B. Gruenewahl.
In March, 1886. she was married to
Samuel S. Beebe who died the follow
ing August The remains will be
shipped tomorrow morning to Iowa
City, where the funeral services will
be held at 2 p. m, from the German
Lutheran church.
Miss Harrington Laid at Rest.
y large company of relatives and
friends yesterday afternoon at )
O'Clock gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. r. Harrington, 1901 Tween
tieth street, and paid their respects
at the last sad rites of their daughter,
Miss Jessie \. Harrington. who died
suddenly in Chicago last Thursday
morning as a result of an operation.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. w. S. Marquis. pastor of the
Broadway Presbyterian church. The
following acted as pallbearers: Prof
II. B. Hayden, II. w. Mcdonald r. c.
WillertOn, H. ID. Mack. H. B. Hubbard
and Harry Simmons. Burial was in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Mrs. Gittem FemeI.
Mrs. Gittell Femel, of 22315 Seven
teenth street, died at 100 O'Clock Sun
day morning at her home of cancer of
the stomach. The deceased was born
in Germany and was G3 years of age
at the time of her death. She came to
America when IA years of age and set
tied in New York City. After nine
years residence in that city she and
her husband came to Rock Island.
She is survived by one son, Adolph
Femel. of this city, a halter on Sew
enteenth street. Funeral services over
the remains were conducted yesterday
afternoon at l O'Clock from her late
residence where her son and his fam
lily reside. Rev. Phillip Sosna was in
charge of the services. Interment was
made in the Orthodox Jewish cemetery
of Davenport. The following acted as
pallbearers: Simon Goldburg, J. j.
TaXman. Hyman Lewis. S. Frankel, NJ.
Greenberg and Phillip SOsna.
Funeral of Louis Fred whistler.
Funeral services over the remains
of Louis Fred Whistler were conducted
yesterday afternoon at l o'clock by
Rev. w. S. Marquis, of the Broadway
Presbyterian church, at the home OF
the parents, Capt. and Mrs. William
Whistler. The remains, accompanied
by relatives and number of friends
were shipped for interment to Albany,
ILL.,, on a special train on the Milwau-
kee road. Services at the grave were
conducted by Rev. r. B. Williams,
pastor of the First Methodist church.
of this city. The deceased was born
childhood. The pallbearers were:
Carl Mueller. 7. |. White. James La
mont, William Kinner. Worthy Dart
of Rock Island. and John Mccartney
of Davenport.
Miss AdRIinc Smith.
Miss Alkaline Smith was buried yes
terday from her home in Milan. Her
death was caused by consumption. She
was 30 years of age. The survivors
are the parents and a brother.
Mrs. Susan WcItOn.
Mrs. Susan Welton. mother of
Frank G. Welton, for many years coun-
~ clerk of Henry county, is dead at
Cambridge at the age of "a years. She
settled in Henry county in 1885.
CENEN mil AID CT0NE