Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-08

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lived here since He was married to
Miss ANA Christensen many years
ago IN Rock Island. She died IN 1903.
BE was q carpenter by trade.
Eight children survive: Mrs. Lena
Aud and Mrs. Emma Concannon OF
this city. Frank. a former contractor
here now lives IN winterhaven. Fla.
Clarence and Edward OF Monero.
y. II. Mrs. Kate Mcdonald. Cieve-
land. OHIO: Mrs Tom James. Passic,
y J.. and Mrs Tom Leary. BroOkley.
Cal
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow afternoon az . o'clock al
Enox's chapel. Rev. Granville H. sher-
wood ofieiatiuE. and interment being
"a Chippiannock cemetery.
Mrs Alice l. Cooper.
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice l.
Cooper were held az yesterday az
ternoon IN the home. 1916 Park Six
tenth street. Moline. Rev. J. 2 Con
usr vas "a charge and burial took
place To Riverside cemetery. PAIL
bearers we're four sons and two grand
sons Of Mrs. Cooper: Fred 2. John
". Arthur T. and Charles +. and
Glen Cooper and Clarence North d.
A. Jones. I'd Wilson. Anna MAY Sim
mons and Mrs Edith Grantham sang
several hymns.
Peter Olson.
Peter Olson vas laid AZ rest in Riv-
erEide cemetery yesterday afternoon
after services held az ? In the home OF
his son. Oiof Peterson. $50 Fifth ave
nue. Moline. Rev. A. =. Bergstrom oific-
lated.
Vocal music was furnished by a guar
tcf composed % Martha Serine. Molly |
Peterson. Lidia Hult and Wilhelmina 1
WiEtrund. There was an abundance /
6f beautiful floral offerings. Bearers /
we're l.. =. Nelson. Nels Olson. Axel I.
Sorting. Louis Dorman. Frank Andcr- /
son and Charles Wahiburg.
Jacob Stont.
Report received In Moline yesterday
% the death OF Jacob Stont .
Eas shock 20 friends OF the former
Moline man. In that city he Is sur
rived hy a nephew. ?. r. Stoft. 1870
Eleventh avenue. and a niece. Mrs.
'haries Gallagher.
Nr. stnft Was born Iu Napcrvilic.
.ii.. about siXty-thrce years ago. NOV
,t with hiE parents AZ an early age 20
saieEhurF. where be entered the C. b.
& e. shops az a mnchinIsf'g apprentice.
AZ remained there until he had mas
cred hts trade. came 90 Moline ln the
.ar.y SOS. obtained employment with
Barnard q Lcas and later with Deere .
CO.. being with this last firm more
han twenty years. Hr was manager
p thc Deere band. an organization /
ven remembered bv the older resi-
.rltE. during itE entire career. and I
gas with tho Moline Elevator company &
fter leaving the Deere plant
During h.s employment hy the Eie-
as1r company Boz became interested in
le sale OF Canadian land in connection
Tith j. p. GuErgs. the firm having d
"a Once lu the skinner annex on Six
zenith street. He was also one OF the
MEMBERS OF the Strathmore Develop
1eut company q local organization
1rmcd Cor the development and sales
g farm lands near Strathmore. Al ,
crtn. Can.
some six or seven years ago he was
mpioyed hy the G.. p. r. Land com
any 81 Calgary as travelling repre-
e1tafIve with headquarters az Cal
ary. 60 which city he removed his
imliy lu 1911. ard that city had been
De- home since that time.
Afr. Stnft served the county as SUI
crsisor previous 90 his removal 90 :
auadu.
Nir. Sfoff was twice married his
rst wife being Katherine Watson OF
aveupo-t. who died Jan. 10. 1899. HE
7r1uG marriage occurred IN May. 1901.
> Mrs Louise Williams. also q nav- o
lp1rf. who survives him. In addi- q
on 20 the widow the surviving rela- .
yes are two sons. William Stofft. n
rouu az Fritz. who now resides az e
1E Angeles. Fred Stort OF Calgary. "a
ld MrE. Rose Renner Gaede Of Cal %
l-y. There Is also a stepdaughter. u
rs Edmund Thirweil. better known %
. Miss aiay Williams. also OF Cal p
Any. OF
Dennis NcGuirc. al
Dennis Mcclure. 50 years OF age
ed az $50 last iEht az 81. Anthony's -
'spiial following a short illness with '
art trouble. Mr.. Mcclure was re- az
owed from his home near Cordova 20 -
e hospital yesterday morning. For :,
number % years he had been en- :,
Dyed az farm hand near Cordova and =,
Carbon Clin- As far as IS known. he =
10 no close relatives living here. The :.
1ly g. az whceian's undertaking par :,
- while a search is instituted for =,
Natives.
Funeral % Mrs. Mary 4. Lemon. =,
The funeral % Mrs. Mary 4. Lemon
a. held this morning az 10 o'clock AZ m
e First Baptist church. Rev. H. ". "a
ed had charEe OF the Eerxices In ~