Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-15

the guest of her uncle and aunt. Mr.
and Mrs. John Bowser, returned to
Muscatine Mondat.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kleist and
family OF Muscatine island spent Sun
day at the home of their uncle, D.
A. Kleist
The Misses Verna Stewart and Ida
Teader. Messrs, Louis Fowler and
Carl Minson Of Hazel Dell and Charles
Kleist and John EvermeHer of Musca-
tine were Sunday visitors at the D. /
A. Kleist home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Haskins and |
two daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs. |
Ralph Martin of Davenport visited !
their uncles, o. L. and Burnie Rey.
nolds, Sunday.
o. L. Reynolds is i'll at his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burkhardt, Will
liam Burkhardt and William Kranz
of Milan, H., visited Saturday and
/ Sunday at the home of Mrs. Sophia
kranz and attended the funeral of
1 John Zollner.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Boney of Buffalo
Prairie. Ill, are visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P Gillett today.
Another veteran-citizen, and one
who enjoyed the highest esteem of
all who knew him, has passed from
earth to his eternal rest John H.
Zollner was born in Volleon, Province
Of Prussia, Aug. 8, 1888, and passed
away at his home in Drury township,
surrounded by his loved ones, Friday
morning. Aug. Q, 1912. at the age of
10 years and days. After the death
of his parents, the deceased and his
two sisters came to the United States
and for two years were located in
Michigan. In April, 1861, he enlisted
in the army, joining Company A, 1st
Iowa volunteer infantry, and was in
| the first battle which took place at
Wilson Creek, Mo. On the expiration
, of his term, he was discharged, and
: returned to Muscatine, Iowa, and
few days later Joined Company II. 18th
Iowa battery, under Captain Benja-
min Beach. Among the battles he was
in were the battle of Shiloh, Corinth,
3
and with Sherman on the celebrated
!, march to the sea; also in the battle of
Bentonville, which ended the war.
After taking part in the grand review
at Washington, D. c., he returned
home on a furlough, and when his
term of enlistment expired he was
. honorably discharged, with the rank
IN TnlN \
, married to Miss Mary Kran, who was
also born in Prussia. To this union
. were born II children, two of whom,
;. a son, John, and a daughter Alice A.
J.. preceded him to the better world. His
;. wife and 10 children survive him,
h they being: Albert A, of Buffalo
7 Prairie, ILL.,; Mrs. Mary Shireman, OF
h Muscatine; Mrs. Minnie Fox, of West
= Liberty, Iowa; Fred, of Kensal, n. D.:
4 Mrs. Kate Spickler of Milan, Ill.
n Benjamin, of Foster, Ill; Louis w.
s Adam t; William r., and Anna A, al
|. home; also one sister, Mrs Car
Il Schroeder, of Detroit, Mich. The flu
/, neral services We're conducted at the
d home of the deceased by Rev. E. l.
e Sheppard, all members of the family
l. being present excepting the son, Fred
of North Dakota, who was detained
by sickness. The remains were de
I posted in the family burial lot at thu
Il Reynolds cemetery, in Drury town
Il ship, the presence of several hundred
Il of the old friends and neighbors O
- the family. The deceased was buriet
with military honOrs by the officer
Il and members of Shelby Norman post
4, Of the Grand Army of the Republic
assisted by a sergeant and detail
d from Company c, saith regiment, |. n
r G., the pallbearers having been select
# ed from the surviving members of tn
If two military commands with which
the deceased served in the Civil wa
d Comrades Joseph Biles, Frank Fish
- er and Robert Armstrong, of Com
pany A, LIST Iowa regiment, ant
If Charles Judisch, Simon P. Wilhelm
d and A. G. Tyler, of Companies l, T
$ and A, of the 18th regiment, Iowa in
fantry.