Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-04

liulliUeI Vi HEEL anu pIOllllSeS W plONt
one of the most successful in the city.
lplishments. courtly in his manner. and
at all times dignifed in his bearing.
August Charles Hansgcn.
August Charles Hansgen died sud
denly yesterday morning at 3:15 at his
home in South Rock Island. death being
due to uraemic poisoning He was taken III
Saturday morning and declined rapidly
| during the day He had been in III
health nearly all of his life and had 10
give up several occupations on this ac-
count. He was born in this city Feb.
| Il. 1859, and had lived here all his
| life. Al one time, when a young man
| ne studied medicine, but was COMPEL
ed to give up his studies on account
of i'll health. Entering the ministry,
| he became pastor of the German Lutl
eran church at Mt Carroll, H.. in 1881
| but after few years he was required
| to resign on account of throat trouble
i He became the editor of the NOlks
Zeitung of this city in 1897. and served
| III iltdb tupdtilS lOi dDOul t"p cal >
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters. Matilda and Julia, both a,
home; by his father, Charles Hans
gen of this city; two brother. Fred H
of Texas. and William of this city; am
two sisters, Mrs. II. o. Teuscher o.
South Rock Island. and Mrs. V. II
Teuscher of Vincinnes, Ind. Funera
Iservices will be held at 100 tomorroS
afternoon at the home and at O'clocl
at the German Lutheran church. TT,
services will be conducted by Rev. c
A. Mennicke. pastor of the church
Burial will take place at the Lutheran
cemetery.
Old Resident Dead.
Mrs. Samuel Schenk died yesterda,
afternoon at 2:20 at the home of he
daughter. Mrs. w. H. Beeler. 312
Ninth avenue. Death was due to tn
infirmities of age. Mrs. Schenk having
) celebrated her SSth birthday annivel
sary Saturday. Mrs Schenk had resid
: ed here nearly 80 years. Born in kal
. mach, Aaberg county, Switzerland
k March =, 1919, she made the journe
l from the old country to the Unite
: States in a sail boat in 1851. the voN
age requiring 63 days. From New o.
leans she came by boat to Davenport
and shortly afterwards the couple II
moved to Rock Island. Mrs. Schen
is survived by her husband five chi
dren. and a host of grandchildren an
great-grandchildren. The children are
Mrs. w H. Beeler, Mrs. w P. Bake
and John Schenk of this city, Jaco
Schenk of Hodge City, Mo, and Georg
Schenk of Holland, Mich. The funer;
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
O'clock from the home of Mr. and Mr.
w. p. Baker. 3115 Ninth avenue.
Alfred Il. Anderson.
| Alfred E. Anderson died yesterda
/ Shortly after noon at his home, 81
II Tenth street, death being due to tube
II culosis, from which he had suffered fl
II a year. He was born in this city App
II Is. 1887. From 1903 until 1906 he WI
II employed by his brother in CalifoTn
\ in the real estate business. but the 7
II mainder of his life was spent here. +
II is survived by his mother, three 81
X tiers, Miss Ellen Anderson, at HON
II Mrs. c. E. Stephenson of Oskaloos
II Iowa, and Mrs. S. H. Pearson of Pitt
u burg Pa. and two brothers, o. L. A
derson of Pasadena. CAL and Theodo
Anderson of this city. Funeral servic
m will be held from the Swedish Lut
XII eran church at o'clock Wednesd;
W afternoon.
MI Mrs. Hiaimar kOhIer.
XII Mrs Hjalmar Kohler of Moline. wi
W of the former county clerk, died "
~ terday at the home. 1912 Seventh a,
W niue, Moline Mrs. Kohler was born
VI Sweden in 1891 and came to Moline
Wl 1854. She is survived by her husba
IL and seven children, among whom a
WI DR.. A. E. Kohler and former City !
Ri torney A. H. Kohler of Moline. T
~ funeral will be held tomorrow aft
XII noon at 2:30 from the home, and t
W family requests that no flowers
Ml sent.
WI WadswOrth Funeral.
sMl Funeral services over the