Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-27
MOLINE
With Morgan in Raids.-John Frank

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With Morgan in Raids.-John Frank
lin Swisher, who served with Morgan
in his raids during the rebellion, ans
wered the call OF death yesterday at
his home, 531 Twenty-first street. Mr..
Swisher was born June >. 1887, near
Gettysburg, Pa. what is now known |
as the National park. lie came west |
before the civil war, and seven years |
prior, up to the outbreak between the |
north and the south, travelled through |
the south for his grandfather, who |
owned wholesale tobacco house i'll |
Louisville, Ky. When the war cloud |
burst over this land in 1860 Mr.. Swish |
er was a Sympathzer with the south !
and enlisted with MOrgan's raiders. |
His two brothers. James and Charles, |
We're enlisted with the union forces. |
After the close of the war MIR. SwishCr
returned to his native state and mar
ried Miss Mary j. Rose of Philade!-
phia. Nov. u, 1868 Shortly afterwards
for 10 years he was manager and book
keeper for the TaylorWilliams Coal
Mining company at Cleveland. ILL.,
Twenty years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Swish
er moved 10 Moline. and he conducted
general store on Third avenue. Fail
ing health forced deceased to retire
| from business, and for some time he
had been forced to seek light work.
| The last year he had been employed
| by j. H. Willis & Son. Mr.. Swisher
| is survived by his widow and four
children. They are: Roy of Rock Is
| land Harry and Charles L. SwisheT,
and Mrs. Harry Olson of Moline. Two
children died in infancy and one son,
William, died five years ago. Mr..
Swisher also leaves five brothers and
one sister. Mrs c. L. Young of Get.ys-
burg, Charles. Robert and Wesley in
| Pennsylvania. James in Port Byron.
and William in Geneseo. The funeral
will be held al the home tomorrow al
tcrnoon at o'clock.
Brings InvaIids Home.-GCorse NJ.
Gould arrived Yesterday from Buckley.
Wash, with his sister. Miss Lulu
Gould who has been seriously i'll.
Mrs. NJ A. Gould arrived Monday ev-
ening with her granddaughter. Miss
Clara Gould Mrs Gould has also been
seriously i'll with pneumonia but is
now well on the road to recovery. The
party had come ON 20 ST. Paul from
Buckley together. hut poor train con
nections forced MIR. Gould to send his
sister to ST. Lukcs hospital in ST
Paul and delay his arrival here /.
hours Miss Gould was taken to tbs
> family home.
Officials Did Not Show Up.-AlthougI
the special meeting OF the council wa,
called Monday evening by MAYOR OF
son for the purpose of considering tn,
petition of the Union Electric Tele
; phone company To amend the ordin
ance, the officials of the telephone
council did not take any action at all
/ The officials had been properly mott
> fled that the committee was ready t,
hear the reasons for the petition. bu
. the officials off the company were no
there. Additional to the salaries al
ready increased. an amendment wa
' offered raising the salary of the stree
commissioner to $1,000 and the plumb
= ing inspector to $1.0S0.
incorporate Here.-The secretary O
state issued a license to incOrporat
. yesterday in Illinois to T. Richter 1
Sons, incorporated, of Davenport. Iowa
with a capital stock of $4,000. TIL
location in Illinois is Moline
!, Paralysis of the Brain Proves Fata
Elmer l.. Heck known among hi
friends as Dell Heck. died at $50 ye
go terday morning at WATERFOWL after /
- months ailment with paralysis of tn
brain. He was born June 81, 1856
=, and was the son of J. F. Heck. whol
:. he leaves with a wife and three chi
g. dren. The funeral will be arrange
:. for later.
n Johanson-Nyberg. - Frederick +. j.
hanson and Miss Hilda c. Nyberg. bot
Il.