Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-20
N. j. MILLS DEAD
Pioneer Rock Island Merchant
Passes Away at His Home
in Chicago.
YEARS IN BUSINESS HERE
Later Located in Wilton, Iowa
Wife and Six Children Sur
Vive Him.

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land dry goods merchant. died We'd
nesday of last week at his home in
Chicago The funeral occurred there
Friday. The announcement of his
passing was contained in letter re-
ceived today by Judge Lucian Adams.
Mr.. Mills will be remembered by
older residents of the city as proprie-
tor of a dry goods store on Second ave-
! nue.. between Seventeenth and Eight
zenith streets. He came to this city In
1869 from Greenville, Pa. his birth
place. He disposed of his business in
terests here in the early eighties and
located in Wilton. Iowa. He engaged
in a business venture there that ter
minated unsuccessfully Afterward ite
settled in Chicago.
Mr. Mills had twice married. Hii
first wife was Miss Bertha Woodward.
10 whom he was welded in this city in
1875. There were four children, son
and three daughters, born of this UNI
ion. Following the death of his first
wife. Mr. Mills was united i'm mar
riage with Miss Ayers, also of Rock Is
land Their wedding took place in
| 1882. a son and a daughter We're
born to them. Mr. Mills is survived by
his wife and the six children. Mrs.
Mills and her two children reside IN
this city. The children of the first
union are married and make their
homes in other cities.
Mr.. Mills was Go years of age. IN
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reverses. he will be recalled by his
acquaintances here as man of spIen-
did qualities and valued friend.
Albert Herbert.
Albert Herbert. who resided at
| 2701 Sixth avenue. died yesterday
| afternoon at 4 O'Clock from the eff
| fects of tuberculosis with which he
had been afflicted for a number of
years. Mr.. Herbert was born in
| Port Byron and was AZ years old
He had lived in this city for the last
20 years, during most of which time
he was engaged as a stationary en-
gineer at different places throughout
the city. He is survived by two sons
and a sister, Mrs. Catherine Brown.
| The remains were taken to Port
| Byron this afternoon and burial took
place there.
| Mrs. $. IL. Harris.
| Mrs. S. H. Harris. resident of
Milan for many years, died this morn
ming at sos after having suffered
with heart trouble for a long time.
Her illness had not confined her to
her bed and she was able to be up
and around until the evening before
her death. Mrs. Harris was born in
this city Nov. 2. 1917. Her parents
moved TO Milan when she was 2 years
old She was united in marriage Feb
Is, 1856. with Mr.. Harris, who sur
wives her. She is also survived by a
son, Harry, at Kansas City, and a
daughter. Nellie. at home A sister,
Mrs. S. G. Arnold resides at Jersey
City, N. j.. and a half-brother, w. l..
Cheney, lives in Chicago.
FucnraI of Mrs. HuntO0n.
The funeral of Mrs. J. G. Huntoon
was held from the home. 91i TWEEN
tieth street, at $50 this afternoon.
The services were conducted by Rev.
H. W. Reed. pastor of the First Bap-
fist church. assisted by Rev. W. S.
Marquis of Broadway church. Miss
Edna Reed and Miss Luella Crissman
sang two selections which were favor
ties of Mrs. Huntoon The pail bearers
were John. William, Samuel and Char
les Campbell, brothers of Mrs. Hun
toon. and Frank Huntoon and Thomas
Gallagher Burial took place at Chip
piannock cemetery.