Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-07
in HIS 18Th YEAR
Edward Otto. Veteran Shoe
maker, Dies at Home Of
E. L. Selle.
IN THE CITY SINCE 1870
Comes to America After Service In
German Army in War of 1876
Golden Wedding in 1885,

Edward Otto died yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock of the infirmities OF
age, at the home of his son-in-law.
Ernest L. Selle, Eighteenth avenue and
Sixteenth street. South Heights.
Deceased was born at Neuendorf,
Pommern. Germany, Dec. 10. 1920. and
was SO years and 5 months of age
The first As years OF his life were spent
in his native land and the latter As in
this country He served in the Ger
man army in the war of 1S4S. He was
married In the same year TO Miss
Amalia Koch, and the couple observed
their golden wedding anniversary here
in October, 1895. Mrs. Otto died in
June, 1904.
1t was In 1866 that Mr. Otto came
to this country, bringing with him his
family. They settled at White Water,
Wis. where they resided five years,
and then came to Rock Island. From
the time of his arrival in Rock Island
until 1904 he worked at his trade OF
shoemaker. For many years he con.
Quoted a shop ON Seventh avenue be-
tween Fourteenth-and-a-half and FIT
teenth streets.
Leaves 20 Grandchildren.
Mr. Otto is survived by his son-in.
law, Mr.. Selle, with whom he made
his home; two daughters, Mrs. Charles
Fiebig and Mrs. Gustave Kramer, Rock
Island. and two sons, Julius Otto, Pre-
emption, and Paul Otto, Chicago. He
is also survived by 26 grandchildren
and IA great-grandchildren
Deceased was life long member OF
the German Lutheran church, and had
been a member of the German Luther
an church of Rock Island since his res
idence here. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from
the Selle residence, with services at
$3.50 at the German Lutheran church.
Rev. Phi. Wilhelm. pastor Of the church,
will conduct the services, and inter
ment will be in the German Lutheran
cemetery.
Mrs. SiIas spraEue.
Last night at 1850 occurred the
death of Mrs Edna Sprague, wife of
Silas Sprague, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Sadie Bender, 1851 Sew
enth avenue. She had been ailing a
month with neuralgia of the heart.
Deceased was born in County Mon
eghan, Ireland, June 30, 1912. In 1856
she came to this country with her par
ents, who settled on a. farm near Milan
Her maiden name was Miss Edna John
son. In 1866 she and Mr.. Sprague
were united in marriage. Mrs. Sprague
was a member of the First Methodist
church.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by five children: Mrs. Sadie Bender
and Mrs. John H Johnston. Rock Is
land; Mrs. H. A. Wright, Davenport;
Mrs. F. G.. Babcock, Blue Island, and
Silas Sprague, Blue Island. She is
also survived by brother. Thomas E.
Johnston, Montezuma. Iowa, and five
grandchildren, Silas Bender, Hazel and
Leroy Johnston, Rock Island; Irene
Bahcock and Adelaide Sprague. Blue
Island.
Mrs. F. c. Babcock and Silas Sprague
of Blue Island are expected here this
evening to attend the funeral of their
mother, the arrangements for which
will be made later.
Mrs. S. z. Hamilton.
Word was received here this morn
ing of the death of Mrs. Myra Hamil-
ton of this city at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Boyd, at Sioux City, Iowa.
Death came yesterday afternoon
at 1880. after an illness OF sew
eral months with a complication
of diseases. Her husband. Samuel E.
Hamilton, left Thursday night for
Sioux City. Interment will be at Sioux
City. Mrs. Hamilton was born Nov.
"a, 1873, and has resided in Rock
Island for the past 10 years, coming
here with her husband from Sioux
City. The family residence is at 101S
Fourteenth-and-a-half street. Besides
her husband, Mrs. Hamilton is sur
vived by two children, Eunice and Ed
win; three sisters, Mrs. ]. A. Boyd
and Mrs. j. s. Hunter, Sioux City and
Mrs. ]. A Mallory, Omaha; brother,
F. J. Downing. Rock Island, and her
father, John Downing, Sioux City.
Hofer Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Hofer
was held this morning at $3.50 from
the home of her daughter, Mrs. j. w.
Mosher, 1909 Seventh avenue. The
services were conducted by Rev. 1. o.
Nothstein, pastor of Grace English
Lutheran church The remains we're
taken TO Andalusia and services were