Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-20
DEATH CLAIMS
OLD RESIDENTS
Alfred Hall and John Meyser,
in Rock Island 60 Years,
Pass Away.
CROSS SEA IN SAIL BOATS
Both Succumb to the Infirmities of
Age-Funeral of l.. o. Reeves
Tomorrow.

Alfred Hall, 63 years a resident of
Rock Island, died this morning at 2:25
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jud-
it'll Melgren. ST Second avenue, after
an illness of several months with in
firmities of age and complication of
diseases. Deceased was a native of
Sweden. He was born in Gutenberg
March 6, 1921. In 1S47 he emigrated
to this country, the trip across the
ocean being made in a sail boat. He
came directly to Rock Island after his
arrival in the United States, and in
the same year was married to Miss
Marie Josephine Swanson, who died
in May, 1881.
Mr.. Hall was educated in Sweden
and was a graduate of a theological
seminary there For many years he
was a preacher of the gospel in the
Baptist church there. Since his resi-
dence in Rock Island he had been a
member of the Swedish Baptist church.
He conducted bakery shop here for
many years, and also worked at the
trade of stonemason. He also conduct
ed a grocery store for short time in
Davenport He retired from active life
five years ago, and since that time hall
made his home with his daughter.
He is survived by five children:
Mrs. MeIgren and Mrs. C. Youngberg.
Rock Island; Mrs. T. f. Kelly and Ell
mer Hall, Davenport, and Mrs. Tom
Allen. Dubuque; IL grandchildren and
one great grandson.
The funeral will be held Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock from the resi-
dence of Mrs. Melgren, and the serv-
ices will be conducted by Rev. E. T.
Mcfarland, pastor of the Memorial
Christian church Burial will be in
Chippiannock cemetery.
John Meyser.
John Meyser died at 1850 this morn
ing at the home of his son-in-law,
George Wollenhaupt, GLIB Seventh
street, after an illness of six months
with a complication of diseases super
induced by infrmities of age. Mr.
Meyser, who formerly resided at 1912
Fifth avenue, had been a resident of
Rock Island 60 years, having come
here in 1850, directly from France, his
native country. He was born in Paris
Feb. %, 1923. AT an early age he
came to the United States with his par
ents, the ocean voyage being made in
sailing vessel. The family landed at
New Orleans, and after remaining
there a short time came to Rock Is
land. Mr.. Meyser was married So
years ago to Miss Gertrude Ashenbock
who died in 1898. To this union were
born seven children, all of whom sur
yive and live in Rock Island Mrs
John Siegmund, Mrs. George Wollen-
haupt, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. Charles
Sehnert, Mrs. Tom Gardner, Charles
Meyser and Joseph Meyser. He is also
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Andrew
Weinberger and Miss Lizzie Meyser.
also of Rock Island. Mr.. Meyser was
a stonemason by trade.
The funeral will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of
Mr.. Wollenhaupt. Rev. r. B. Will
liams, pastor aof the First Methodist
church, will conduct the services, and
burial will be in the family lot in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Reeves Obsequfes.
The remains of Louis Arthur Reeves.
who died at Gle Elum, Wash, are ex-
pected to reach the city tomorrow
morning, in which event funeral serv-
ices will be conducted at the chapel in
the Knox undertaking rooms. Rev. E.
T. Mcfarland, pastor of Memorial
Christian church, will be in charge of
the services. Relatives sand friends
will attend at the chapel, but the burial
in Chippiannock will be private.
Deceased was born in Rock Island
Dec. 26, 1871, the son of Mr. and Mrs
]. H. Reeves He attended the public
schools of the city and in young man
hood engaged in railroad work, which
he followed up until stricken by his
fatal ailment. A year ago he became
a victim of tuberculosis, and in an
effort to ward it off he went west,
first locating in Colorado Springs. The
climate there did not help him, and
he was advised to seek another change
and moved into the northwest and was
in Gle Elum, near Seattle, when the
end came. He was young man wide
ly acquainted in the tri-cities and the
news of his sudden death will occa-
sion sincere sorrow among his friends,
many of whom even were not awar>
he was ailing. His survivors are his
daughter, Eileen Reeves of Rock Isl
and; his parents, Mr. and Mrs J. II.
Reeves, Davenport, and two brothers,
R. E. and r. c. Reeves, both of Colora-
do Springs. The two brothers have
arrived, with their wives, to attenN
the funeral.
Swan A. Liyingstone.
Swan A. Livingstone died at 9