Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-03
SOME PEOPLE DIE FROM ovEREATG AND NOT ENOUGH TO DO

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third engineers; Frank ]. Weese, Keo-
kuk. coast artillery corps; William II.
Roberts, Keokuk, coast artillery corps;
Earl N. Mitchell. Centerville, signal
corps; Claire L. Bloomfield, DEBORAH,
signal corps; Roy B. Hart. 0elwein, in
fantry; Claude Elliott, Grundy Center.
Twenty-third engineers; George R.
Gardner. Oelwein. infantry; Lydus Fl.
Buse, Keokuk, coast artillery corps;
Albert c. Harbrouck. Grundy Center,
Twenty-third engineers; Frank R. AM
mon. Sterling, Ill, infantry.
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Woman Frightens Thing When Mrs
Margaret r. Barrette, 1903 West Sixth
street, awoke from troubled slumber at
1925 o'clock yesterday morning she
found brilliant light shining on her
face. Back of the point of light a
mans form was indistinctiy blocked
out IN the darkness. Mrs. Barrette ex-
ercised a woman's natural privilege
and screamed. The light vanished and
there came a sound of hurrying foot
steps in the long corridor outside her
bedroom door. Fifteen minutes later
! trail was cold. Mrs. Barrette was I'M
able TO give the police any description
A gentleman S. open face Elgin watch
was missing from the chiffonier in the
room of c. L. Henry, who also lives in
the house.
| Hold Up Attempt Fails-The at.
! tan art NJ T4ssrx
| grocery store Of Louis Bob, 7l5 East
Tenth street, ended disastreusIy fol
them Thursday night The men en-
tered the store about TAO D. NJ. to-
gether. They stood for moment neal
the door and then one Of them ben
and turned the lock- Working quickly
and silently, they extinguished all thu
lights while the aged grocer stood
helpless and astonished nearby. Then
in the darkness, something struck Boil
on the head. He was stunned by thu
blow but WAS not rendered uneonsci
Gus. AS the blow was struck he turned
and grappled with one of the men
screaming for help at the same time
his opponent wrenched himself fire.
from the aged mans grasp. and the twt
men fed into the darkness. The polio
were called and special squad wa
rushed to the store. but no trace q
the holdup men was found. Polio
nave been given excellent description
of the men.
obituary Reeord.-Word has bee
received here of the death of Georp
H. Sparks, which occurred at hi
home in Topeka, Kan, Wednesday ey
ening. Oct. 81, at I o'clock. Mr.. Spark
was born in Fairport, Iowa. NAV
1878, and was 80 years, 5 months, an
70 days Of age at the time of dealt
tie was married at Buffalo, Iowa, i
1881 to Miss Emma Oehner, He wa
agent at Buffalo for Is years. In l90
he left for Topeka, Kan, where he wa
. engaged in business.
Mrs. Ruth Nason-Schulmeiste die
after al extended illness of six month
at her home, 22S East Seventh stree
Yesterday morning at $50 oeloe
She was q years Of age.
Found Dead in Bed.-Mrs. CHARIOT
- iiIEsii, hiie uI W. l.. FrlZZeIl. TO
meriy OF the Sears-Frizzell campan
was found dead late Thursday afte
noon at her home, 127 West Thirteeut
: street. The discovery was made lJv
. neighbor. Mrs. W. E. Born, who r
), sides across the street from the Fri
= cell home. Mrs. Frizzeil was sittir
= in an upright position in bed and hf
. evidently passed away in a strugg
= for life. Mrs. Frizzell was last Sc,
) alive by neighbors Wednesday NOR
y ing, and 1t is believed SHE died sol,
, time during that day or in the eve
ling Immediately upon discover,
1.-THE body Mrs. Born notified the uoiie
The body was removed to the II. Ruf,
= undertaking rooms, where a post MT
l TEN was conducted by DR.. f. o. Ffcl
: and Dr.. George Braunlich. who We
a named to conduct the post norton
! Acting Coroner William r. Maine
y 1t was found that death resulted fro
Z heart failure Mr.. Frizzell is now
y the government service. having A
. swered the call as leather inspactf
He was one of the founders of I
u Sears-r'rizzell Saddlery company. nf
q the Sears Saddlery company of Da
senport, He was located III Detr,