Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-25


Frank d. Osborn. the frst Bettendorf
postmaster and the first man TO open
a drug store IN that town. passed away
a. o'clock yesterday morning at the
home OF hts parents. sec West Four
'teenth street. Mr. Osborn had been III
for some time past with Bright's dis
ease. lie was 30 years OF age. He was
born in Davenport, Dec. 16. 1854. and
received his education In this city.
graduating from the local high school.
I Subsequently he graduated from the
T University OF Michigan For one year
be was head chemist al the Davenport
/ Glucose plant He was postmaster AZ
| BettendOrf until illness compelled
him 20 relinquish the duties OF the
Office Mr.. Osborn was a young man
OF good habits and pleasing personal
ity. and his many friends will be mex
I prcssibly shocked at news Of his death.
I lie was a member Of Alumnia univers-
fly. State OF Michigan. Alumnia OF
I America. American Chemical Society
and American Pharmacy association.
I He vas registered as a druggist IN the
states Of Iowa and Arizona. Besides
his father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Osborn. he is survived by
two brothers. James OF Davenport and
Charles Of Hannibal. Mo. and one sis
ter. Bessie. at home. Mr.. Osborn was
a devout member OF the Catholic
church. The funeral will be held from
the family residence. 526 West Four
teenth street. tomorrow afternoon at ?
O'Clock. Father Mcclure officiating.
. Services At the home and at the grave
in Oakdale cemetery will be private.
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City Official Resisns-It became
known that Wade c. Stops. second as
sistant city engineer. had handed in
his resignation 20 City Engineer a r.
BOudinOt. TO take effect Saturday. Mr..
Stops has accepted a position as esu-
mator with the Pittsburgh Plate Glass
company IN the branch ONCE az Des
Molnes. Mr.. Stops was given his
municipal position on Jan. 1, succeed
ing John Underdont. Mr.. Underdonk
had been In the engineers Office for
years and his work had always been
OF the highest order. but he was sacri-
feed 20 help pave the way for the so
called Efficiency Program"
.
Old Grocery Center Passes-"Gro-
Gerry Row" on Third street between
Perry and Rock Island streets Is no
more Il was Familiarity termed such
IN years gone by but the last vestige IS
about 10 pass In the removal OF John
a. Feeney from Third and Rock Is
land streets TO the 300" block on
West Second street. Forty years ago
J. NJ Giaspeil opened a grocery store
across the street from Mr.. Feeney's
present stand. Thirty-fve years ago
Mr.. Glaspeil erected the building where
Is now located the Iowa Steam Laun-
dry. At that time he took T =. Halii-
gan. now the head OF the HaIligan
Coffee company. into partnership.
Where the new Hotel Black Hawk Is
now located. r. T. Miller 35 years ago
conducted 2 grocery store. p. J. Nc
Bride had another grocery store az
222 East Third street All OF the above
stores were located in the same block
and brought upon the territory the
appellation OF Grocery Row" Sixteen
years ago Mr.. Feeney bought out the
Mcbride store and some years later
removed TO the northwest corner of
Third and Rock Island streets. He
was the last OF the grocers to survive /
his farewell and remove TO a new loca-
ton In the old days the block in .
question was a great trading center but .
conditions have changed greatly since
then
OIL Company Lease Is Undeclded-i
Before q lease on a ieyee terminal lot
Is granted 10 the Red Seal OIL COM
pany OF Chicago an Investigation into
local public sentiment on the location
OF such a plant will be conducted by
the levee improvement commission.
The latter believes that public senti-
ment should first be sounded in the
effort TO discover whether the build
ing OF such a plant would hinder the
leasing of adjoining lots in the termI-
nal section.
Four 5irtns-The following births
we're registered at the city hall. Mr..
and Mrs Jacob l. Ensign, 1928 Union
street. girl: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Francis. 21s East Tenth street. boy:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry FuIlendorf. lIzh
Harrison street. girl; Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Godon. Bettendorf. girl.
Licensed 10 wed-Fred Frederichs 1
of Dixon and Elsie Rochlk of walcott;
Harry Stoltenberg. Eldridge. and Hat
tie Schnack. Donahue: H C. Dilley.
Bennett and Bertha NJ. Rynearson,
George G. Schurr. LeClaire,