Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-09

No Word From Missing Son for Is
Years.-word was received last even
ing by c. B. Snyder from his daughter.
Mrs. L. A Duley. who went 10 Omaha
upon receipt Of word that man sup
posed to be James $. Snyder. and pre-
sumably a brother of hers. had died
in a hospital in that city. Mrs Dilley
stated she believed the body 10 be
that OF her brother. but she Tas not
absolutely certain. Upon receipt of
this word. Henry Snyder. a brother OF
the supposed dead person. left for ON
aha 10 complete the Identification.
James Snyder was born on the farm
Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Sny-
der. near Dixon. Had he lived until
the 2Sth OF this month he would have
been 50 years old. When a mere boy
he struck out for the west and has
spent almost his entire life in the
mountains. following the vocation OF
miner and prospector. In June, 1899,
l6 years ago. he Joined the gold seek
ers' rush TO Nome. Alaska. Since then
no word OF any kind has been received
from him and his parents and relatives
believed him dead.
Oficer Placed on Pension.-Omcer
Henry Jansen OF the Davenport police (
department was yesterday placed on a
pension az half pay as o reward Tor /
faithful duties performed and impair I
ed health due 10 a bullet wound three .
years ago For several months officer /
JANSEN has been on traffic duty on the /
corner OF Second and Harrison streets. I
Previously he had been on patrol duty
for le years. Officer Jansen was Sc
riously injured on May j. 1911, while .
making an arrest He had just cap
.urcf negro burglar OF the name OF /
Fred Smith on upper Harrison street.
Jansen was returning 10 the station
with hts prisoner. When they got uD-
Ter the vladuct the captive turned sud
ieniy. drew a pistol and shot the Off
GER through the throat. The officer
dropped 10 the sidewalk and was re-
moved 20 the hospital. He suffered for
several weeks as result OF the injury
Ind his hospital and medical bills.
amounting 10 more than $3.50. were
never reimbursed 10 him by the city.
Workman Arrested for PaWning
Tools.-C. HauEe was sent 20 ini yes
erday Tor i5 days for n theft which
ietted him 20 cents. The information
which caused his arrest was signed by
August Slender. his employer. Hauge &
vas employed as a paper hanger by
slender and when he appeared for
work yesterday morning he was some .
that intoxicated. His employer sent
I'm home and he took a pair OF scis- q
ors and a wall paper tracer with him. !
ie pawned the scissors. getting 20 I
ents for them but had the tracer in
Is possession. Hauge said he did not
cmember taking the tools. 10
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Obituary Record.-Mrs. Frank l. Sc S
oy. former resident OF Buffalo. Iowa. {
led Sunday at her home in Sioux City. {
he left Buffalo some three years ago.
deceased. whose maiden lame was c
ucy Boyd. IS survived by husband {
nd four children. Florence. Raymond. c
dith and Ruth. Burial will take place b
! Sioux City. W
An illness OF two months. from u
hronic pleurisy was ended unexpect- O
lily yesterday morning by the sudden n
cath OF Mrs. Elizabeth johnson. at b
er home. SOC East Fourteenth street. 5
Irs. Johnson had lived in Davenport c
" As years. and was the widow OF c
lillian Johnson. whose death occur a
ID March !. 1912. She was 6S years o
age. Hope had been entertained n
lat she would survive her present i'll a
ess. and the end came quite without e
arning- Four children survive q
rice r.. George s. Cora VI. and VIII
am r. Johnson Mrs. f. p Parmele
niece. Mrs Johnson was a faith
j member of the First Presbyterian
iurch. and formerly of the United
resbyterian church of this city. The
neral will be held at 2:3O o'clock
thursday. with interment at Oakdale.
r Leroy NJ Coffman and the Rev. J.
Meloy, former pastor OF the United