Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-26
Mrs. w. J. Entrikin Passes Away
in Moline After Illness
of Paralysis.
FUNERAL is HELD TOMORROW
Long Residence in This County and
Her Business Affairs Give Her
Wide Acquaintance.

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of age, and had been resident of this
community since 1861. The funeral
services will be conducted tomorrow
| afternoon at O'Clock at the home
2124 Third avenue, by Rev. Paul
Brown.
| Julia Alathea (Chamberlin) Entrikin
was born at Lyndon. VT. March s.
| 1912. but when only few years old
went. TO Derby, VT. where she spent
her youth attending the public schools
and the Derby academy. In 1SC1 she
| came to the bluffs south of Moline.
known as the Misunderstanding set
Element. She taught in the public
schools of Rock Island and studied
music in Davenport. studying piano
and voice. She had fine contralto
voice and was an intimate companion
of the lamented soprano. Minnie Beals.
who was lost while completing her
studies in Italy. 4 severe cold married
her singing voice after which she
could never be induced to sing again.
She taught music in the tri-cities and
surrounding villages and was on her
way to teach at Port Byron when the
steamboat Lansing" was blown up al
Hampton. where she probably would
have lost her life had she not provi-
dentially. few minutes before the cat
astrophe reclined on a sofa.
Valuable Assistant.
She taught in the Geneseo public
schools where she met Walter J. En-
trikin and after seven years-a college
education intervening-on the 18th day
of August, 1870, they were married
Five children blessed this union-Eva
Mary Morgan and William B.. of Chi
cago and Fred c., Roy j., and Ada Lu
Gle, of Moline She was a devoted
mother. endowed by nature with great
business and executive ability. always
taking a great interest in her husbands
profession She was a number of
years typewriter in her husbands of
fee. every indictment during his term
as states attorney having been writ
ten by her She organized and built
up the Julia A. Entrillin Fire Insur
ance agency and made it a success. |
and afterwards took her son. Fred. in |
as a partner which is still the Entri |
kin & Entrikin agency.
She was the pioneer of Moline wo- |
men in the business world. She was a
helpful friend to any one who was hon
estly striving to get on in the world.
There are many servant girls. office
boys and even office seekers who will
ever hold her in grateful remembrance |
for her timely and efficient assistance II
She had the power TO make things go. /
When a girl she united with the Con
church. She purchased
and presented to the church its first
piano, raising the mony~ therefor by
voluntary contributions with the I'M
pending rule that no one should con
ribute more than one dollar to the en-
erprise. She was a faithful wife, a
owing mother. an energetic business
a force which made itself fell
N the community where she rounded
)ut a useful life.
Hugh RaIstOn.
Funeral services over the remains
If Hugh Ralston, the Rock Island con
ractor whose death occurred at Goth
,nburg, Kans.. Saturday, were held
his afternoon at o'clock. from the
lone of his brother. Robert Ralston
21 Second street. with whom he made
lis home The brief services were
conducted by Rev. ID. l.. McNary, pas
or of the United Presbyterian church
Burial took place at Chippiannock
cemetery. d. Ralston, of Willow Is
and, Neb., H. w Ralston, Robert F
talston, E. Z. McKown and W. l.. AS
er, nephews of Mr.. Ralston, and Rob
rt Hanna, of Rural acted as pail
bearers.
Native of Ireland.
Mr.. Ralston had been engaged in
ontracting and building in Rock Is
and since 1868. He was born in county
Down, Ireland. in 1929, and in 1S49 came
o the United States, remaining for
everal years in Pittsburg, Pa He 10
ated for brief periods in various CT
les, coming TO Davenport in 1856. He
earned the carpenter and contracting
BUSINESS in Davenport, and in 1858 re-
moved to Memphis. He was in Mem
his when the city was captured dur |
ng the civil war, and was for some |
ears employed in the navy depart
lent at Cairo, ILL.,, as carpenter. He
at Cairo until 1868. when he
eturned to Rock Island and engaged :
/ contracting here, the old No. l
chool being his first contract. Early
4 the sos he went to Nebraska and {
urchased ranch land. which he was at | {
ending to when taken sick last Tues |
ay.
The remains arrived in Rock Island
MS morning. accompanied by Mrs. J.
l. Kelly. at whose home he died, Hugh
Y. Ralston, of the city and the Misses
latte and Jennie Ralston, nieces
ebert Ralston, his brother, is the only | a
IMMEDIATE surviving relative. 10
James Erickson. III
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Erickson, 30S | S
fifth avenue, received word today of o
lie death of their son. James Erick- y
IN, this morning at the home of his t.
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