Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-26
WAS CITY CLERK
IN EARLY DAYS
David o. Reid, Who Held Office
Here in 1878, Passes Away
in Moline.
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR
Wounded and Taken Prisoner, and
Later EXchanged--Was County
Treasurer and Supervisor.

Colonel David o. Reid. formerly city
clerk of Rock Island and for two terms
county treasurer, died last evening at
| 6 O'Clock at his home. S35 Nineteent!
street. Moline, after 10 months i'll
ness with chronic bronchitis and hear
trouble. Colonel Reid was veterab
of the civil war, and was one OF tn,
old residents of the county. In add
ton to serving as city clerk ana
county treasurer, he held the Office G.
several terms.
He was born at Harrisburg, Pa, Jun
| |, 1884, and he learned the tinsmth'.
trade as young man. In July, 1856
he came to Rock Island. and at once
engaged in the tin. business here, con
tinuing the business until 1861, wheI
he enlisted as a private in Company
H, 45th Illinois volunteer infantry. H
was married in February of that yea-.
| his wife having been Miss Amanda L
Webster of this city.
Service I'm Army.
|
| army was to the rank of sergeant, and
he rose through the subordinate posi-
tons to the rank of captain. He was
wounded at Raymond, Miss. in May.
| 1863, and was captured. In September
he was exchanged at ST. Louis. and
was at once appointed adjutant of the
post of Benton Barracks by Colonel
Bonneville. He held this place until
January. 1864. when he returned to his
command. He participated in all of
the battles where his regiment was en-
gagged up TO the time of his capture
and afterwards was with Sherman on
his march to the sea. He was mus
tered out at Louisville. following the
grand review at Washington in 1865.
| Enters Politics.
| Returning to Rock Island, he en-,
gagged at once in the tin business again.
| but in 1868 he retired from business
to assume the duties of city clerk, an
served as county treasurer from 1869
Ito 1873, and later was elected super
visor in Moline. He removed to No
line in 1869. and engaged in business
there. The firm has changed several
times. and finally became the Reid
company, with Mr.. Reid as president.
| Mr. Reid is survived by his wife
and seven children. Mrs. G. E.Evans,
Mrs G. H. Fuller. Henrietta, Rob-
ert F.. William M. and Arthur W.,
all residing in Moline.
william Lewis.
William Lewis. well known old resi-
dent of this county, died yesterday
evening at o'clock at his home on the
| Coaltown road outside of Moline. Mr..
| Lewis was a farmer for many years.
but old age had compelled him to re-
| tire from active life many years ago.
He was so years old, and he had lived
in this state for 60 years
| Doeckie.
Word has Eeen received by Mrs. NJ
| Doeckle of the death of her sister, Mrs
Louise Shueler, who succumbed TO Iy-
phoid fever at her home in McCloud
| Okla, Aug 10. The death of Mrs
Shueler followed closely the death OF
her daughter, Mathilda, who died II
typhoid fever on Aug. IA. Three CHI
dren are still seriously i'll with the
fever.
| Theodore J. TOppenmyer.
| Theodore Jacob Toppenmyer infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Toppen
myer 223 Twentieth street. died last
evening at $50 from consumption
The child was born Feb. / and hal
been sick much of the time since its
birth The funeral was held at 2:3t
this afternoon from the Knox under