Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-07
S. BURNS, LABOR
LEADER, is DEAD
Rock Islander Who Gained
Worldwide Prominence Ex-
pires in Pittsburg.
PRESIDENT GLASS WORKERS

Gets His Start While Employed in
Local Factory, Leaving Here
10 Years Ago.
Pittshurg, Pa, Feb. Especially
Simon Burns, former president OF the
Window Glass Workers Of America, for
years president OF the Knights OF Labor,
and one OF the best known labor lead
hospital yesterday, aged 30 years. For
a time considerable mystery surround
ed the death Of Mr.. Burns. He was a
known advocate Of patent medicines in
almost every shape and form, and his
close friends were of the opinion that
over use Of these medicines in the last
few months fastened his death.
The cause Of death was revealed to-
day at an autopsy, and was found to
be cerebral hemorrhages Mr.. Burns
had been unconscious since Jan. 80.
and the physicians who attended him
were unable to diagnose his malady.
Funeral services will be held here
tomorrow, and it is probable that the
remains will be shipped to Mr.. Burns
old home, La Sale, ILL.,, for interment.
The arrangements are not yet COM
pleted.
Long Time Resident OF This City.
Simon Burns got his start as labor
leader in Rock Island. 1t was while
employed at the old glass works in
the west part of the city that he came
into prominence in the work that after
ward took him east as the executive
head of the national association of his
trade. He never married. While a res
ident here he lived with his mother on
Sixth street between Second and Third
avenues. She died there a number of
years ago. Mr. Burns left Rock Island
in 1891.
Mary Jane WEIGH.
Mrs. Mary Jane WEIGH died Satur-
day afternoon at 3:45 at her home,
2505 Seventh avenue, after an illness
of several year with dropsy and COM
plications. Mrs. WEIGH was a native
of Cooperstown, N. Y. She was born
May 10, 1888, and came to Rock Island
in 1860. Her home had been in this
city since. She was married to the
late William c.. WEIGH in 1866. Mr..
WEIGH died in 1888.
Since her residence in this city Mrs.
Welch had been active in church
work. Upon her arrival here she be-
came affiliated with the Second Pres
byterian church, now the Central Pres
byterfan church. When Broadway
Presbyterian church was organized
she changed her membership to that
congregation and was one of the char
ter members. There are no immediate
relatives surviving Mrs. WeIch. Frank
P. WEIGH, her brother-in-law, has made
his home with her for many years.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock from the resi-
dence. The services VIII be conducted
by DR.. w. S. Marquis, pastor of Broad
way Presbyterian church. assisted by
Rev. w. G. Oglevee, assistant pastor
of the church. Burial will be in Chip
piannock cemetery.
Thomas Vanatta.
Thomas Vanatta died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Eli Bradford,
COZ Eighteenth street, at o'clock
Saturday evening after brief illness.
Death was caused by the infirmities
of age. Deceased was born at Beaver
county. Pa, Dec. Is. 1926, and came
west with his parents when he was 4
years Of age. The family settled In
Mercer county. He was married
March 81, 1853, to Miss Sarah A
Robins of Illinois City. He had made
his home with Mrs. Bradford for two
years. Besides his wife he is survived
by five children: Mrs. Bradford, Mrs.
J. F. Gaunt, Coshkonong, Mo; John
Vanatta, West Liberty, Iowa; George
Vanatta, Texico, n. NJ. and Bert Van
alta, Reynolds. He is also survived by
a sister, Mrs Eliza Felix of Aledo.
Short funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the Bradford residence to-
morrow morning at $3.50 by Rev. w.
H. Witter of Pennington, ILL.,, who was
formerly pastor of the Methodist
church at Reynolds, where deceased
made his home for several years. The
remains will be taken to Reynolds at
$50 and services will be conducted
at the Methodist church there by Rev
Mr.. Witter. Burial will take place in
the Reynolds cemetery.
Mrs. J. F. Gaunt arrived here last
Aight from her home at Coshkonong,
Mo-, to attend the funeral
Mrs. August HaggIund.
Word was received by Rev. S. G.
Hagglund today of the death of his
mother, Mrs. August Hagglund, at st.
Paul yesterday morning at 2 O'Clock.
Mrs Hagglund suffered a stroke of
paralysis Saturday evening at 5 o'clock.
She was born in Sweden July %, 1916,
and came to this country in
1888 and settled in Iowa, where
she lived TIL 1900, when she moved to
Minnesota. She is survived by six
children. The funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon. Rev. Hagglund
will laavn frnnrrnr, for G. pn,,1