Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-02

states 70 pEG PIE IN Germany wa SLDCa~
holm Sweden, and after an "investf-
cation into each case, returned the
letters 20 the seuders Local p0st0f-
nee authorities, in giving cut THIS ia
formation. stated fully 100 letters
have been nailed To Davenport by Dav-
export people, TO friends ana reIa-
tiEes IN Germany The act is unlaW-
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Obituary Eecord-The death al Lee
Ellsworth Smith occurred Yesterday
morning at 1880 O'Clock at his home
3211z West Third street Mr.. Smith
was born in Irwin, Iowa. March s.
1880, and was - years. six months and
q days old when called. He received
his education in the public schools or
Rock Island He followed the occupa-
ton of farming His father Fl r
Smith. Of Daven port. his mother. Mrs
Martha Mason, Of Rock Island. one
brother, Elmer of Lewis. Iowa. and
tgo sisters. Mrs. Jessie Hull Of De-
trolt, Mich. and Mrs Anna Pape Of
IT. Worth. Tex, are the survivors.
Anton Uhlmann passed away at his
home. 1885, West Fifth street. sun
day evening at II.45 O'Clock after q
short Illness heart failure being the
cause of death Mr. Ublmann was
born n Germany March ., 1858. and
was united In marriage there to Miss
Helen Grossmann in 1878 In 1883 the
couple came TO this country, direct 10
Moline From there they moved 10
DonahUe. Iowa, where Mr. Uhlmanu
conducted blacksmith shop until
seven years go. when they came to
Davenport where they have lived ever
since. He was employed in this CITY 81
the Davenport Ice COMPANY as a.
blacksmith. HIS wife Mrs. Helen 1hf-
mann and one daughter. 3frs Kathar-
inc Fell OF this city. survive
Mrs. Sarah Conwel. widow of the
late Robert ConweI passed away sun
DAY morning AT 9:15 clock at the
nome OF her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Loispelch 3la East Eleventh street.
Mrs Gou%ell was born In County
Donegal ireland in 1647. and was 70
years OF age al time of death In 1855
she came 70 Rock Island where she
resided until 1883. when she came to
davenport. where she had made her
nome at So Rock Island street The
past tEQ wears she had made her home
with her daughter. Mrs. Charles Lot.
speica, 5l7 East Eleventh street Her
husband preceded her id death MAY
-. t51 T. surviving are five chfidTe8.
= lillian H. ConweI and Mrs George
Burns. both of Houston Tex. Hugh
lohWeil Of Chicago Mrs Charles
Lotspelch and Robert ConweIl both
q Davenport; one brother. Patrick
5foggan q Rock Island and seven
grand children The funeral VIII be
nela from the home OF the daughter.
-94Ts, Charles L0tspeteh 2I5 East EIey-
ehLh street. Wednesday morning ar
: s89 clock With services at Sacred I
Heart cathedral q o'clock Burial
VII oe made in Calvary cemetery. .
Rock Island
Mrs Margaratha s. r. Pahf sue
eQmbed 20 q short illness al her home. /
z99 Gaines street. SUNDAY morning at /
$50 o'clock
Roy Prlester of Moline. son Of arr. /.
and Mrs William Priester SOC West
i1lrd street &uscatlne Iowa passed .
a%aE SUNDAY afternoon at 1890 .
CLOCK az =. 3ntbonv'a hesnitaL Rock .
tStaaa. IoI4o"lns three weeks i'll +
ness. death resulting from typhoid .
fever. Deceased was born fin Nusca- .
4ne June ~ 1895. and vas % years I
taFee months and q davs old al time
~ death he received his education
q Nuscaf3He where be had lived his
entire life until about one years ago I
when be went to Moline where he was !
employed as assistant order foreman f
Ter the Rect and Wander WORT COM
pany. manufacturers af munitions for T.
sae governments He took ~ this posi- (
ton Jan ] 1917