The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-21

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- yvlgs LAndss usut under.
- - srab he body - 81
= ~ surface. The body. how
~ ~ not YisA. 0wimmers then
1 diving for the BODY.
e.. Duterdahl went to The near
1aieDhone and called for the
e1ancs and pulmotor. Owners
mvufal skis and 3ciamming
- stretched wires across the
Sse "a began dragging DOWN
5an,, Someone obtained the SER
1sra q professional divers who are
10y - Greater Alama shows in
16lins. but they could not To-
1ns body.
~ nearly four hours Of fruit
= tort, . blast Of dynamite was
- q last resort and the body
- the surface at>7:26 o'clock.
~ HIserdahl and q clammer first
- N body rise at a point 40 feet
- ~ SPOT where the victim was
- 70 90 under.
Z = ~ eoronsr's inquest this
r0a'ng . verdict Of accidental
/, 1rvsinx was returned. DR.. e. A.
-, Who examined the body last
~ testified that death resulted
- general cramps, which para
- the entire body.
fank J. Landee was born in Mo-
~ Nov. IA, 1884. He lived with
= mother. Mrs. +. A. Landee. and
- daughter Elizabeth. at 1905
Hth avenue. He is also survived
~ . brother. George E. Landee, of
ybline, and two sisters. Mrs. J. M.
Dlegenson Of Rock Island, and Mrs.
Harry B. Sewall Of Coahoma, Mass.
n funeral services will be held at
~ First Lutheran church, Moline,
4 $50 o'clock Monday afternoon,
na3 C. o. Morland officiating.
I Judge Landee was graduated
nan Augustana college In 1907. He
sstsnded the Northwestern univer-
dty law school for three years,
graduating in 1910. After gradua-
Ton he started practicing law in
Moline in partnership with the late
N. A. Meese. In March. 1916, he
nnved to a farm near Metropolis
III, where he stayed until the
death Of his father, Senator Frank
1 Landee, March 20, 1917. His ia
der was prominent merchant
and citizen Of Moline. He was elect
ID to the state senate in 1906, serv-
inS until his death.
I'm 1917. Judge Landee entered in
lartnership with c. l.. Hubbard in
he Reliance building. Moline
where he practced until his cleo.
Ton as probate Judge in November
DIS. He became acting county
tdge in June, 1921, when Judge
kels Larson was advanced to tn,
circuit bench. He was nominated
pr county Judge at the spring pri
paries this year.
! At the Northwestern university
Ae was a member OF Sigma Alphs
Epsilon and Phi Alpha Delta fra
ernities. He was married in Chi
hgo in 1910. He and his wife hal
ZEN estranged for several years.
Judge Landee belonged to the
Uric lodge OF Masons and to "a
rukto. He was q member OF the
MhA, the Eagles. and the Swedish
Olive lodge of Odd Fellows. HI.
friends in this community were
ssion, and all are severely shock
ID by his untimely death Hi:
lsve and kindness toward his moth
y and daughter was unbounded,
ltated his brother, George Landee
~ Friend Of Children.
Judge Landee was the friend o.
As children. He was keenly solici
pus Of the youngsters who for var
BUS reasons came to his attention
slmost daily. Their future welfare
md chance to make good in the
torld he held paramount. That's
ne one We have to look after-the
MINOR" he was often heard to say
Judge Landee was always willing
% give the first offender another
nance. He was stern, but his
indy, buoyant disposition seldom
niled to win the confidence OF
nose who for minor or serious OF
pases were brought before hirl. II
deemed punishment necessary
sought to make the sentence or
- fne no greater than in his
opinion the seriousness Of the
efime demanded.
\. His last act in county court was
p hear partially dependency pro-
eeding. A father was asking Judge
andee for custody Of his baby girl.
me evidence was concluded al