Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
DAVENPORT LAD
KILLED WHEN HIT
BY A HEAVY BOB
William Craig, Who Celebrated
18th Birthday Yesterday,
Is Victim
SLIDING ON TENTH STREET
Rseer Driven By Joe Earli coIlides
With Soy Who Cannot Get
out Of Rut.

William Crair son Of Mr. and Mrs.
J.. a. Craig. 1905 Third street, Daven-
port. Tho celebrated his l2th birth
day Yesterday with @ party died this
mcr-Iue from tte effects OF injuries
received last evening iu ccasting
accident
To property observe the anniver-
slry OF lis birth. the lad went sliding
Ilsl evening about o'clock. he
chose Tenth street for his sport With
mis- ueH sled ha started down the hill.
and when near the bottom. between
Faruam and fremont streets. whica
ts iu ra.ile. he was struck by a
heavily loaded boo coming from the
opposite direction and driven by Joe
Earii
The bog was thrown violently into
tue air and was picked up considera-
Bile distance away. The lad was taken
to the hospital where everything that
medical -ei.1,a kncw was employed.
rgf FOO ua avail. ie passed away this
morn .uE from internal injuries.
Ees Witnesses tl the accident de-
clare f uas unavoidable Do is said
that Gratis was unable 90 get his light
.sd ult of tho rr-. which had become
uu-u ara down which the bob from
The other direction uas coming. so
b.smr s attached to Earii uy the au-
rlr-Hea
Az inquest vu be held ay the cor
5uer Monday afternoon at @ o'clock
Victor Tsusersr.
f5r-u T-uselrr OF t.ls eitg received
eorI today OF tEe death Oi hi+ broth
or. Victor TeusrEer. which occurred
yesterday morning at 1890 or his
homo Tiucsn- lr4- after suder-
i-e lo- over Cd year with compiled
rau cr diseases. During that time
.a had two operations without lu-
proving his condition.
SIR TerscEer. who was q former
Rock Island resident. was alderman az
Nilceufes ar lle time az his death.
Tie aas bern a Ohio May q. 1852.
where la spent the early years 1g his
IIa. lie was united in marriage 90
1-iss Amelia Hanson ot BoCs Island.
u this city. nee. -F. 1897. Iu the same
ceremony his brother Hugo was also
married. lir. TeGschsr resided IN
Hr-E Island scr Two years. and was
ENGAGED lu the liquor business here
Ha lefl ROCK Island shortly after his
marriage. moving 20 Nincenres. where
Ec had resided since
Besides his wife be is survived by
c~e daughter Elsie. 40 home, three
brothers. Julius So. Louis; Tecumseh.
Alexandra. Ind and Hugo. Rock Is
land. and one sister. Miss Clara. St
Louis.
The remains VIII Doe sent 10 this
citr Tor burial i-termeur 20 be- made
n She German lutheran cemetery
Edward =. Winchester.
Further information regarding the
death of Edward T. Winchester was
learned today upon the arrival of the
body this morning from Denver. Col.
AI-. winchester passed away Tuesday
night. heart disease being given as
the cause az his demise.
HIe was s9 years OF age AID came 70
g-at Island from Leayenwurth. Kan.
u wears AGO lie was employed in
the bookkeeping department AT the
Modern Woodmen Office for over sew
an years. and iu The auditing depart
meut for three years. He left Rock
Island three year= ago for the VI. W
A. sanatorium at . colorado Springs
While there he married and later took
O. position In the postofice no Denver
Besides his wife he is survived by
his mother. Mrs. Kimmers. and two
sisters. an Of Natherville. III
Funeral services VIII bee conducted
Monday afternoon from NucN's chapel
90 . o'clock. Rev. Eavid A Johnson
cflciatinc with interment 60 Chip
p.aluccE cemetery.