Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-22

Rudolph Sem, Jr., SCI West Fifteenth
street, after a lingering illness. Mr..
having been born in that country
Jan. 81, 1899 In 1867 he came to
America an din 1881 made his way to
this city, where he has since resided.
His wife died in September, 1911. De-
ceased is survived by two sons, Ru-
dolph, Jr., and William Sem, and
two daughters, Mrs. r. l. Thomas of
Denver, Col, and Mrs. NJ. Caldwell of
Davenport. Funeral services will oc-
cur at o'clock Sunday afternoon
from the home Of the son, with inter
ment in Paramount cemetery. Friends
will be welcome at the home services,
but burial obseques will be private.
Following a short illness Mrs. Cath
crime Petersen died Thursday after
noon at 8 o'clock at her home, 52012
West Eighth street. She was So years
of age and was born Oct. 13, 1S47, at
Hohenwestate, Schleswig Holstein,
Germany. She came to the United
States when a child and was married
in 1867 to Theodore Petersen. Her
maiden name was Catherine Weiss.
The husband passed away in 1904.
! Survivors are four children, Mrs.
Louis E. Roddewig of Davenport, Mrs.
Phil Sonntag Of Lochner, Texas,
George P. Petersen and Julius N.
Petersen of Davenport, and a sister,
Mrs Marie Schmidt, of Davenport. The
funeral will be held Sunday, Jan. %,
at o'clock from the late home with
burial in Paramount cemetery. The
services at the home will be public
but the ceremonies at the grave will
| be private.
Following a brief illness of but two
months duration. Mrs. Emma Jacobs,
aged rs years, died at the home of her
son, August Jacobs, 1907 West Fourth
street. Deceased was born Nov. s,
1910, in Rehm, Ditmarschen, Germany,
| In 1859 she was married to Hans
Jacobs in the old country, and the
couple came to Davenport in 1868. He
preceded her in death Is years ago.
| One brother, Henry Peters, and the
following children survive: Mrs. John
Schnoor, Mrs. Elfreda Lorenz, and
John, Herman, Henry, William, AL
fred August, Adolph and Arnold ia
cobs.
! Mrs. Rudolph DeWulf succumbed
to grippe at her home seven miles
nodtheast of the city following an ill
ness of week. Had she lived until
April q she would have been 40
years of age. The deceased was born
in Belgium and was united in mar
riage there to Rudolph Dewitt She
came to this country with her hus-
band % years ago. The survivors are
the husband and three children, Emil
Mary and Elizabeth. The funeral will
be held Sunday morning from the
home with services at Our Lady of
Lourdes church in Bettendorf at 1890
O'Clock. Burial will be made in ST
, marguerite Cemetery
Woman Gets Auto: He Asks New
TriaIThomas Brown, defeated plain
tiff in the. suit to replevin his auto
mobile, which he is said to have given
to Bertha Spangler, a widow, in ex,
change for display Of her osculatory
/ hoe 20,
trial, following the verdict of the jury
in the case, which awarded the ma.
chine to the woman defendant
Hurt In Fall; Wants S5,000-Alleg
ing injuries to the extent of $4,000
Martha LeClaire has filed suit fol
J $4,000 against the Davenport Savings
bank, for hurts received on the ele
: vator. Plaintiff states, in her petition
that on Oct. 8, 1915, she was enterinl
the elevator, when the starter threw OF
the power, without closing the door
and the car started She was lifted VI
, several feet and then hurled back
ward, striking on the cement floor
, She was badly bruised about the bod,
I and her shoulder and right elboy
were broken. She was taken TO he
home. She fears, so says the petition
| that the injuries are permanent. He
attorneys are the firm of Bollinger 1
/ Block
} Minneapolis. Mimi, is mourning tn
death of James McCutcheon, 10 who's
interest is due the establishment Their