Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-13

Iowa Central District Medical associa-
ton, and Rock Island County Medical
society He was also a member of
John Buford post 243. Grand Army of
the Republic, a member of Everts COM
mandery, Knights Templar, and Trio
lodge, A F. and A. M, Masonic frater-
mites.
IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
He was a lifelong republican. with
the welfare of which locally and in the
state he was always conspicuously
identified. He loved the game of poll
tics and stood In high regard among
the members of his party. He had Of
ten been urged by his party in connee-
ton with the mayoralty nomination.
He was interested in many public I'M
dertakings for the city's advancement:
was man of tireless energy and of in
fiuence in the community.
DIR. Craig leaves with his devoted
wife the following children: DR.. G. G.
Craig, Jr., of this city; Miss Eleanor
Craig of Spokane, Wash, Miss Eliza.
beth Craig of Chicago, and Alexander
and Samuel, at home The members of
the family were at his bedside when he
breathed his last. with the exception
of the elder daughter, who is enroute
from the west.
o. G. ARMOUR.
o. c. Armour, who for more than
two years was employed at conductor
on the Fourth avenue line of the Tri-
City Railway company. died Sat
urday night at O'Clock at St. An
thongs hospital after a months ill
ness with pleural pneumonia. He
had practically recovered from the
illness when heart failure resulted
and caused his death. Mr.. Armour
was born Sept. 4, 1881, near La
Grange, Mo-, and had resided here
two years. He and Miss Eloise Chill
ders were united in marriage Aug.
%, 1908. He leaves his widow, his
mother, Mrs. Anna Turner, of De-
lott, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. J. T
Bauers, Rock Island, Mrs. J. w Rob-
erts, Lakenan, Mo, and Mrs. Daisy
Miller, Jacksonville, Ill, and three
brothers, A. L. Armour, Peoria H.
E. Armour, Wichita. Kan, and Rus
sell Armour, Rock Island. Previous
to his removal TO this city Mr.. Ar
mour served for four years in the
Philippines in the United States ma
rine corps. He was a member of the
l. o. o. F., of the Christian church
and of the Street Railway Employees
union No. 313 Services over the
body were held this afternoon at
$50 at the Knox undertaking chap
el and were conducted by Rev. f. T.
Mcfarland, pastor of the Memorial
Christian church. The remains will
be taken to Deloit, Iowa, this even
ing at $50 over the Rock Island,
and burial will be there tomorrow.
DAVID a BOOTH.
David A. Booth died Saturday night
at 1925 at his home, 215 Seventh
street. after an illness of two weeks of
typhoid pneumonia He was born
March Is. 1882. in Schuyler, Neb., and
came to this city nine years ago. He
had been employed at the Rock Is
land arsenal shops as a blacksmith.
He leaves his widow, a son, Ralph, his
father, Daniel A Booth, of this city,
and sister, Mrs. d. B. Morgan, of Wy
oming. The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock in the
home and Rev. Marion Humphreys
pastor of the Central Presbyterian
church. Wilt conduct the services. Bur
ial will he in Chippiannock cemetery.
FUNERAL or MRS. BARTON.
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Bar
ton, who died at her home in An
dalusia two weeks after the death
of her three-days old babe, was held
with services at the Baptist church
in that village at o'clock this after
noon. Rev. J. r. Spiller being in
charge. Interment took place in the
Auda1usia cemeterv