Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-07
IN final SLEEP
John Scheuerman, an Old Resi-
dent, Passes Away Sudden
ly at His Residence.
APOPLEXY Is THE CAUSE
Had Been in Poor Health, but De.
clined Services of Physician
Was Weaver by Trade.

John Scheuerman, an old weaver
who had lived in this city for over 20
years. passed away at his home. 2705
Eighth avenue, yesterday morning
about 400. Mr. Scheuerman was Sc
years old and had spent the greater
part of mis- life at his occupation Of
weaving. He was of very retiring
nature and very few people became in
innate with him. His death came very
suddenly and as there was no physi-
clan in attendance Coroner Rose was
called in to conduct an inquest. The
inquest was held this morning.
Due to Apoplexy.
Mr.. Scheuerman and his two sons,
John and Andrew, had lived alone in
their home for many years, doing their
own cooking and house work. John,
the older son whose age was given as
80 years, said that his father had been
gradually failing in health for the last
few years and that with the coming of
summer, he had seemed to get worse
SO that he had to remain at home prac-
tically all the time. Saturday night
when he went to bed, he was seized
with coughing spell, and his sons
became worried and wanted to call in
a doctor, but the old man forbade them
doing so, saying he would probably be
all right in the morning. Soon after
midnight he appeared to be resting
well, but it was the rest preceding
death, for he passed away at 4:30.
DR.. w. ID. Snively, who was called
in by Coroner Rose, examined the body
and gave as his opinion that Mr..
Scheuerman came to his death from
the effects of apoplexy superinduced
by kidney disease and bronchitis. The
ooroner's Jury accepted this opinion
anu rendered verdict to that effect.
Born I'm Germany.
Mr.. Scheuerman was born in Rirke-
nau, Germany, in 1926. In 1885 he
and his two sons came to America and
settled in Columbus City, Ind. where
they remained for seven years before
removing to this city. Several years
ago they returned to the old country
for year and half, but came back
here again. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from
the home, and at 2:30 from the Ger
man Lutheran church. Burial will take
place at the German Lutheran ceme-
terry.
Miss Sigrid II. I. johnson.
Miss Sigrid IIedrig Ingborg Johnson,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
johnson, Eighteenth avenue and Th;r-
tieth street. died last evening after
suffering for some time with dropsy.
hliss Johnson was born in this CITY
and had lived Shere all her life. She
was Is years old Surviving her are
her parents and two brothers. Walter
and Carl. The funeral will be held
Wednesday afternoon from South Park
chapel. BuFial will take place at Chip
plannock cemetery
Little Child Dies.
An infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Potter, 1425 Sixth avenue died
this morning in commissions. and the
coroner will hold an inquest tomorrow
morning. The child, it is said, died
from the effects of some soothing syrup
given it, but the facts are not clearly
known.
ChOkes on Nipple.
Thomas, 7-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Westholm, ITO Eigh-
|teenth-and-a-half avenue, Moline. died
Saturday noon, choked to death on a
rubber nipple. The baby was nursing
from bottle, and in some manner
pulled the nipple off the neck of the
bottle. 1t lodged in the child's throat,
and when the child's mother returned
from neighbours, where she had gone
but few moments earlier, she found
the child nearly dead, and gasping
for breath. She could not revive it,
and it died before physician could
reach the home The coroner's Jury
returned verdict of accidental death.