Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-20
HALL Is CALLED
ByDEATH AFTER
ALONG ILLNESS
Postmaster 1T Port Byron Dies at ,
O'clock This Morning OF COM
plication OF Diseases.
WELL KNOWN N TIE COUNTY
Besides SerVin ing Government Acted
Is Leader. Publisher and
Editor OF Newspaper.

W d Hall. postmaster at Port
Byron, died at O'Clock this morn
ing at lis home after lingering
Illness Of a complication OF dis
eases
In addition to being postmaster
he was the owner, Publisher aDi
editor Of the Port Byron Globe. lie
was one OF the best known men re-
siding in the upper end Of the coun-
~ ana has been q prominent Demo
GRAFT for years, serving Tor some
tine on the Democratic COMMITTEES
in mis- nome town.
He was the 1rst postmaster ap-
pointed in Port Byron by the pres
eut federal administration Lnd be-
cause Of his efficiency was reap
pointed under the merit system.
ii4s reappOiItmeEt met with the ap-
prevail OF all people regardless Of
political afhlatiou.
Mr. Hail was born in JOnesyil-e,
TIiusiale county. Michigan. Oct. :,
1862. the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hall He received his early eduCa-
ton in the public and high schools
OF Jouesyiile. and worked on his
fathers farm until he was 16 years
OF age.
IN 1850 at the age Of II he came
TO Moline and for ore summer was
employed in a sawmiu- During
that winter he began his newspaper
career in the Office Of the Moline
Dispatch where he learned the
. T. ,v-fa Z
under the late Sam Kennedy for
two years. One of the prOpTietors
Of the Port Byron Globe wrote TO
Mr. Halls employer asking him for
a competant man, and young Hall
was sent to fill the position. After
enc year he returned to Moline and
became a reporter on the Dispatch
One yeaf later with Chris SchIeg-
81 and another newspaper man he
started a paper called the Evening
Chimes. This ran two years and
then the circulation was sold TO the
Dispatch. Mr. Hall was among
those who launched the Davenport
Republican. That publication was
discontinued after running three
years. Hall then went to work
for the Davenport Democrat. where
he remained four years, first as a
COmpOsitOr and then as telegraph .
editor. For one year he was en-
ployed in the Rock Island Union
composing room and after that went
TO Port Byron where he worked
for the Globe.
Sole Proprietor the Globe.
Two years later he purchased d ,
one-third interest His holdings
later grew to a half and eventually
he became sole proprietor OF the
Globe. He owned the building and
equipment In addition, Mr. Hall
for a time operated the HillsdaIe /
Post. The first issue of the Port
Byron Globe made its appearance
Oct Is, 1880. J. ". Simpson being
editor and proprietor. Feb. p, 1855, .
the paper was sold by its founder
to Hess & Owen and this firm con
tinued until July I. 1895, when G. !
A. NetZgar bought Mr.. Hess in
terest. the firm becoming Metzgar
d Hess
The firm continued for about six
months when Metzgar sold his
snare to W F. owen, brother of
the other partner. This partner
ship continued only a short time. /
In 1891 Mr. Hall bought the inter
est OF W +. Owen. The firm of
owen q Hall was in existence uu-
I'll March /, 1888. when Frank Nc
NeeAin bought the interest OF Mr..
Owen Hall & MCNeekiu continued
10 publish the paper and conduct
the business for five years, when
Thomas +. Caverly bought Nc
Neekin's interest 4 year and a
half later Mr. Hall purchased Cav
erIy's interest and since that time
had been the sole owner and pro
rrieJor During The last few years
the business has been much i'm
proved OCT. rs, 1905, EIr Han
bought home for his paper and
moved 1t TO IT'S present location.
He has served as mayor Of Port .
Byron. as . member OF the board
Of trustees and as clerk Of the town +.
board He was nominated in 1910
on the Demo cratic ticket Tor the
office OF county clerk. bat was de
fCatet- lie served as justice of the
peace in Port Byron for eight years. .
lie was member Of the TRICKY F.
Press club and was active in that /.
organization until his illness forced +
him 10 his bed. lie passed all 81 .
the places 10 The grand lodge ig the .
Knights uf Pythlas organization and F..
vas elected to the position Of keep .
er Of records which place he had !.
held continuously. lie was also an /
active member of the Illinois As (
sar-atiou Of Postma sters.
Mr. Hall was united i'm marriage
with Miss I3a Maxwell IN Port By .
ron on May 5. 1886. Three children
born 20 Mr. and Mrs. Han are:
Mabel NJ. Orissa Lucille and War F.
rcn Maxwell. all Of whom. with
the widow. survive. Two brothers.
William T.. and Alfred F., Of Moline
end one sister. Mrs. 6. Twombly Of
Montana. also survive
Funeral services VIII be conduct
Cd at the CCugrcRa church 7
in Port Byron. Of which church he
was a member. 81 3 o'clock Mon
day afternoon Rev. DifeubUrg,
pastor of the church. viii ofEciate-
AIr Hall had for some weeks (.
been unconscious. During the LIST
week he rcgafEed consciousness for /.
9 sufficient length OF time TO ex-
press his desires should he e. as
- an funeral arrangements The
? ctfva bearers will be from the
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