Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-08

and secured third interest in the
Western Plowman, continuing with
that publication for nearly two years,
when he became interested in the Mo-
line Dispatch. When the Moline Dis
patch Publishing company was organ
lied in June, 1890, P. S. McGlynn was
named as president and Mr.. Eastman
secretary, they being co-editors of the
publication.
Mr.. Eastman was twice married. his
first union taking place June IS, 1872
His first wife, who was formerly Miss
Frances J. Adams of Sterling, died
Feb. %, 1876, and June 8, 1880. he
again married, his wife having been
Miss Myra F. Christopher of Byron. Ill.
His wife and one daughter, Miss Gym
thia, at home, survive.
Mr.. Eastman's ancestry is English.
and includes such men among the ear
ly settlers of this country as William
Brewster, John Dwight, Nathaniel
Fairbanks and Henry Adams. His
great-grandfather, Daniel Fiske, was a
surgeon at the battle of Bunker Hill,
and another great-grandfather, Jared
CEittenden, was in the revolutionary
army from IT'S until the battle of
Yorktown. His father served in the
union army in the civil war and was
detailed as a surgeon at Camp Denni-
son, Ohio. where he remained on duty
for several months after the expira-
ton of his term of enlistment.
Made Postmaster In 1905.
In politics, Mr.. Eastman was a repub-
lican, and he always took an active
part in the affairs of the party in the
city, county and districts. He was a
member of the city and county COM
mittees a number of times and was
chairman of the county committee dur
ing the campaign of 1896. His services
to the republican party were rewarded
by an appointment, March /, 1906, to
the office of postmaster of Moline, a
position which he continued to hold to
the time of his death.
He was a member of the Christian
church. for number of years belong
ing to the congregation in Rock Is
land, and served for II years on its
board of officers and six years as chair
man of the board. He severed his
connection with the church in Rock Is
land to assist in the organization of a
Christian church in Moline.
The death of Mr. Eastman has caus-
ed deep sorrow among the newspaper
fraternity in the three cities. He had
been member of the Tri-City Press
club from the date of its organization
and the members will attend the fun
eral in a body.
Mr.. Eastman also held membership
in the Illinois Press association and
the Military Tract Press association.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon with services at
the First Congregational church The
remains will be taken to Sterling We'd
nesday morning for burial.
Funeral of Mrs. sharp.
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Sharp was
held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the home of her daughter Mrs.
Oliver Graham, 927 Second avenue
Rev. H. w. Reed of the First Baptist
church conducted the services Burial
took place at Chippiannock cemetery
The pallbearers were T. Gait Graham,
DR.. c. T. Foster, Harry A. Gray,
Charles Hunter, Louis Starr and
Charles Starr.
Danberg.
Kenneth Andrew, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. B. ]. Danberg, 1705 Twenty
ninth-and-a-half street, died Saturday
evening after an illness with COM
plication of diseases lasting nine days.
The funeral was held this afternoon
from the South Park chapel at O'Clock
and was conducted by Rev. w. G. Ogle-
wee. Burial took place at Chippian-
mock cemetery.
Dover Funeral.
The funeral of Miss Agnes Cecilia
Dover, go Second avenue, was held
this morning at o'clock from St Jo-
seph's church. Dean J. J. Quinn con.
Quoted the services Burial took nlace