The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
ILL3H0URS,
D|ESAT ONE
Pm. SUNDAY
Without Warning, Heart
Disease Proves Fatal to
Prominent Man.

=
IRE, secretary and general man
,ser Of the Rock Island Plow COM
psny, former general manager Of
he Tr-City Railway company,
and one of the leaders and
upbuilders in large trans
portauon and commercial en-
terprises Of the community, died
suddenly at his home, 1913 Twen-
tieth street, at 1925 O'Clock yester-
day afternoon Of heart disease. Fu-
neral services will be held in Chi
cago Tuesday.
His demise, occurring after only
Z few brief hours of illness which
vss not considered serious until
almost the moment of death. was
. unheralded by any previous signs
Of indisposition. He had appeared
10 the best OF health and had gone
regularly to his Office during the
preceding week. His collapse from
angina pectoris shortly after noon
Of yesterday came as a shock to
family, associates and friends, and
asa loss to the community at large.
Mr.. Lardner complained Of pain
in his shoulder shortly after aris-
Ing on Sunday morning. At $50
o'clock he was stricken with a
slight attack of the heart and DR..
G. L. Eyster was summoned. The
condition Of the patient throughout
the morning, although serious, was
not considered critical, but at
l?:20 o'clock a second attack oc-
cured and Mr.. Lardner became un-
conscious. Five minutes later he
passed away.
Came In M's.
A resident of Rock Island since
lslI, and before that of Davenport
since the early COS, Mr.. Lardner
had done remarkable work in his
connection with the two organiza-
tons with which he was so closely
allied. Coming to Davenport when
ne railway company of the tri-
cities was in its early days. he was
large factor in its expansion and
Development to one of the best
properties of its kind in the coun-
ry Rapid transit in fact super
ceded the horse car under his direc-
ton.
When the lines were taken over
ny local interests, and became the
property OF the Tri-City Railway
company, 1t was his managership
which contributed to their renewed
actlvlty and development. His abil-
ny TO meet the public on cordial
snd equitable terms not only won
am success in this connection but
procured for him the esteem and
1FuE OF the people.
his ability was also shown in the
upouilding Of the Rock Island Plow
"mpany. with which he had been
associated for 12 years past until
Tue time of his death.
raitn In future.
he was acknowledged a worker,
"a "a executive and a man of vision.
nus iallh in the future of the COM
uunlty, and in the enterprises with
,,n ua'cn ne had to do was supreme
ms chief devotion, aside from the
PERSONAL pride and interest he took
ID nome and family, was to his
.o,k, TO which he gave of himself
~ iuil measure 1t was this ap-
paeauon and spirit of enterprise to
.u'cn is attributable his great sue
'eSs In the business world.
y was his close application to
ssslhess activities which kept him
Som . more than occasional partici-
zion IN affairs of a social nature.
s.s s was an enthusiastic golfer. and
- spent some hours on the links
s.e me Rock Island arsenal Satur-
ne mad no fraternal or other
se ,s anlliations, but was a member
~, r.. acuve worker Of st. Joseph S
Vaaolic church.
At College Of Jesuits.
James F. Lardner was born in
S;m' SS;eo, Feb. %, 1852, the son OF
~. nAm and Elizabeth Lee Lard.
h.. ,. he spent both his early and
:, s years with the Jesuit priests
it.' OF ignatius college, Chicago
r.;. s. leavlng college he became as,
r,.ated with the Central Unior
M Wpaone company. In the early
ne came to Davenport with
.ancy Louderback to become
V.e.Ary and treasurer of the rail.
.s company, then the Davenpor,
isas Ix Island Railway company. Ii
n,s ne was advanced to genera
sr. For the past Il years
~, uau been secretary and gen
b.. ~ manager of the Rock Islant
NJ. M company. occupying this po.
a a. a. the time of his death.
tk,s vas united in marriage il
M. NO TO Nora Gilmore, who sur
y. ~ @ MIN with six children. The!
nrs. Paul R. Preston of Rocl
aa; Mrs. Benedict JOSEPH
E.aes OF Memphis. Tenn: Mis-.
h~mary and Miss Dorothy ant
49,. Francis Lardner, Jr., a
fillmore Lardner, at Cor
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