Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-08
After 70 Years in County Mrs.
Elizabeth Dunlap Passes
Away.
HERE SINCE 6 YEARS OF AGE
Ben Hostruf Dies After Less Than a
Year in America-Mrs. Margaret
kohn Expires.

Rock Island yesterday morning
11:55. Mrs. Dunlap suffered an apo
plectic stroke, Aug. 6, 1905. and hal
a general breakdown, due to old age
following the attack of apoplexy.
Mrs. Dunlap. whose maiden name
was Miss Elizabeth Carr, was borr
near Marietta. Ohio, Sept Is, 1921, be
ing in her S5th year at the time OF
her death. She was quite young wheI
her father removed TO Illinois, hel
mother having died in Ohio. They set
tied in what was then Cass county
near the present site of Beardstown
Later her father removed to this coun
ty. the deceased being at that time but
years of age
| Eight Children Survive.
Aug. 30. 1910. she was married in
Edgington township TO Adolphus Dun
| lap. whose death occurred July 30,
1889 Eight of the II children survive
They are Mrs. Sophia Nj. FOrgy, of
Gravett. Ark. Miss Saran Dunlap. at
home; Joseph Dunlap, of Edgington;
Peter c. Dunlap of Woodston. Kans.;
Mrs. Elizabeth Graham and Mrs. Re-
becca Graham, of South Rock Island;
Benjamin c. Dunlap. of South Rock
Island; and Adolphus Dunlap. of Edg-
ington. There are also two sisters,
Mrs Marietta Kelly. of Illinois City,
and Mrs Nancy Strong. and a brother.
Frank Carr, of Cuba. Wis. There are
3S grandchildren and 10 great grand
children who survive. All of the child
rem. with the exception of Mrs. Forgy.
were present at the death bed yester-
day.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. from
the home in South Rock Island. The
funeral services will be conducted by
Rev. Marion Humphreys. pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, of this
city
Alone i'm America.
Ben Hostruf, aged SO, died Saturday
night at 1870. after an illness of four
months with consumption. Without
relative in this country. and his means
of livelihood cut off. the young man
was thrown on the charity of his form
er- employer. Jacob Kroegel. and his
friends in this city. when it was learn
ed that he was afflicted with tuberculo-
sis. He was removed to a hospital for
time. in the hope that the disease
might be checked, but the case was
hopeless. and he had for some time
been cared for at the home of August
Kruse. 1112 Third avenue. where he
died Saturday evening When it be-
came apparent that recovery was inn
possible. his friends. to crafty Mr..
Hostrufs desire TO return to his home
in Germany. before his death, secured
a fund TO send him. His condition, had
however. become so serious that TO re-
turn to his home was impossible,
and the fund accumulated for that
purpose will be used TO defray the eX-
penses of the burial.
Coming here a short time ago. Mr.. |
Hostruf had been employed by Mr. |
Kroegel at his meat market until his |
Illness compelled him TO give up active |
work He had made many friends |
among the German people of the city, |
and they gladly assisted him in his |
trouble, aid made his conditions as |
Mr.. Kroegel did all in mis- power to |
make possible the young mans return
10 his native land, but the nature of his |
illness made the long journey impos-
sible
Mr.. Hostruf was born at Schleswig-
Germany. Sept. 1, 1872. He
s survived by his father, two brothers.
and two sisters, all residing in Ger
many. Mr. HoStruf was unmarried.
Funeral services were held at 4
o'clock this afternoon, from the Knox
parlors, conducted by Rev.
=. A. Mennicke. pastor of the German
Lutheran church. Burial took place at
cemetery.
Kohn.
Mrs. Margaret Kohn passed away at
at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Julia Steinhardt in New York
City. She was a years of age. About
10 years ago she removed from Rock
sland. taking up her residence in the
EAST
Mrs. Kohn was born in Austria in
S2s. She was married there and fol-
owed her husband to this country in
S53, going to Milwaukee TO reside. In
S67 the family came to Rock Island.
Nr. Kohn died here in 1874. Surviv-
ng her are her daughters, Mrs. Isaac
Epstein and'Mrs. Julia SteinhardtO of New
fork and Mrs. Frank Lewald of Chica-
20; her sons, Monroe Kohn of Chicago.
lax Kohn of Davenport and Louis
lohn of Rock Island
Throughout the many years she re- ,
ided in Rock Island she was sur !
ounded by many friends, who now :
earn of her death with much sadness. !
Ter remains will probably be brought :
ere for burial.
RalstOn. 6
Robert Aster Ralston, 9-months-old q
on of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh W. Ralston, ,
led yesterday. The funeral services. =