The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

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JOSEPH l.. HAAS.
Joseph L. Haas, aged 81 years.
Is years master in chancery, and
one of the most prominent and
able attorneys in this district, died
in his home, sos Nineteenth street,
at midnight Saturday. Death was
due to heart trouble, from which
he had suffered for the last Is
months.
Mr.. Haas death comes as
shock to his many friends, as he
had been at his office a week ago
and was then apparently in good
health. Soon after Mr. Haas felt
i'll and went to bed, where he re-
mained until his death. Friday
his condition was better and he
made plans to go to his office to-
day. However, in the evening he
began to fail. and was unconscious
from Saturday noon until the time
of his death.
Aside from serving as master III
chancery for many years, Mr.. Haas
was city attorney four terms. Pre-
vious to his appointment as master
in chancary, heIwas a candidate for
nomination for judge of the state
supreme court from the Fourth ju-
ticial district
Mr.. Haas was born April u,
1854, in -the-Rhine, Ger
many, the son of Franz Haas, an
attorney Joseph Haas was educat-
ed at the state college at Mainz
and given his diploma of maturity
and for higher sciences, and short
ly afterwards studied law in his
fathers office.
He came to America and Chicago
in 1872 and worked on both Ger
man and English newspapers un-
til 1877, when he entered the Of
flee of Forester, BEEN and Gibbs,
of which Judge Forester was the
head In the spring of 1877, Mr.
Haas came to Davenport and was
in the office Of Brown and Camp
bell. He was admitted to the prac-
tice of law in 1877.
Coming to Rock Island, Oct. 5,
1877. he formed a legal firm with
E. E. Parmenter, who was then the
county. The following year he was
admitted to practice law in Illinois.
In the spring of 1883, Mr.. Haas
was. elected city attorney and for
four terms served Rock Island, re
turning to his private practice OF
law in 1897. He was appointed mas
ter in chanceTy by Judge w. II.
Gest in April. 1908, and had since
been in that capacity.
Mr.. Haas was a Republican can
didate for nomination of Judge OF
the supreme court from the Fourth
judicial district in 1899 when d
vacancy was CT used by the death
of Justice Scott
Mr. Haas was a Latin and GreeB
scholar as well as a student of sci
ence and art. FIe was well known
throughout the county, having beer
in public life for many years.
He was married to Theresa Kocl
in 1895, who survives with two
/ daughters, Mrs. Theresa Anderson
and Josephine Haas. A son, 10
Seph, died at the age of three years
A sister, Mrs. William Birmingham
also survives. Mr. Haas was {
member of the Elks and the Mod
ern Woodmen of America.
Although a native German, Mr.
Haas was true to ideals of the LAND
OF his adoption and during the pc
riod of the war. some Of the mos
feryid and inspiring patriotic senti-
ments were voiced by him at gath
erings under the auspices OF the
har aSS0ciafiOn
Among the members of the legal
profession he was held N high es
ttem both as a man and rs an at
torney. His appointment to master
in-chancery was heartily approved
by the association, the membership
of which appreciated in him the
possession of talents particularly
required for the office.
Funeral services will be held at
S:45 O'Clock Wednesday morning in
the home and st o'clock in St
Mary's church Rev. F. J. Uehleil
will conduct the services. Pail
bearers will be members of the
Rock Island County Bar association
Burial will be made in Calvary
CEN etery.