Death of Marvin Quackenbush Prominent Woodman Leader
Marvin Quackenbush longtime Woodmen of the World official and Kane County educator died at his Dundee home after a lingering illness. He served as state deputy head consul of Illinois since 1907 and held multiple Woodman leadership roles from camp director to director. Funeral services were held at Dundee with attendance from Maj C W Hawes and other Woodman officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wo Hawes
Woodman
Rock Island
Dundee
Kane County
Marvin Quackenbush
Severaa Dhottirs
Quackenbush
Tearm Dn
Hartwich
New Sc
Lee
Uhnols
St Charles
Springfield
Omaha
Neb
Madisson
Wis
C T Heidecher
Waukegan
Ill
Dubuque
Towa
Kansas City
Tllinois
Bock Island
C W. Hawes
H Smith
E E Murphy
G W Reilly
J W White
Graham Post Loses One More From Ranks
Andrew Jackson Hudson Civil War veteran and Graham post member died at 2624 Fourth Avenue Moline at 8 30 am Monday pneumonia tied his death Born Laurenceburg Indiana Sept 1 1838 aged 65 He served in Seventh Indiana Company G married Hannah Apgar Aug 28 1865 in Indianapolis moved to Moline two years later Nine children Andrew William Lemuel Herbert Ida Amy May Goldie Clara survive Funeral to be arranged by Graham post with time to be announced
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Andrew Jackson Hudson
Graham Post
Moline
Fourth Avenue
Laurenceburg
Ind
Lincoln
Indiana
Mr Hudson
Hannah Apgar
Indianapolis
Hudson
Harry Haley
Andrew
William
Lemuel
Herbert
Ida
Amy
May
Goldie
Clara
Mary M Conner dies after pneumonia in Watertown
Mrs Mary M Conner aged about 70 died at her Watertown home Saturday afternoon after ten days of pneumonia. Born Mary M Tubbs in Belvidere Illinois in 1850 she married Isaac Connor in Sycamore Michigan in 1869 and moved to Watertown. Surviving are seven children Della Clayton Louis and Amanda Russell with other relatives. Funeral held at Watertown Baptist church Tuesday at 2 PM officiated by Rev J Wood of Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M Conner
Watertown
Mary M. Tubbs
Belvidere
Ill
Sycamore
Isaac Connor
Della
Clayton
Louis
East Moline
Amanda Russell
Illinois
Watertown Baptist Church
J. Wood
Hampton
Mary R Willis
E A Willis
Willis
Carlisle
Kentucky
Ida Underwood
This City
Ella Jones
Kansas City
Eliza Cushman
Sears
Jennie Cushman
Milan
Alice Earle
Hammond
Ind
Mary Rutle
Lexington
Neb
Anna Cushman
Grand Island
E A, Wills
Oliver Graham Dies Sudden on Sunday Afternoon
Oliver Graham, a Rock Island Plow Co engineer for 25 years, died suddenly Sunday afternoon of heart failure after a Sunday drive home on Second Avenue in Rock Island. A Civil War veteran born in Oquawka, he was a respected local figure among old soldiers and engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Graham
Rock Island Plow Co
Mr Graham
Second Avenue
Roch Island
Graham
Hiinels
Oquawka
Obituary notices from Moline area residents
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Margaret Earhart in Rapids City after illness, Mrs Mary R Willis in Hampton, Mrs Gertie Benson in Des Moines, Elmer Goodell in Fort Worth, Peter Vander Vennett in Moline, and Sarah G. Lundahl in Moline. Also noted are the passing of John L. Huey of Moline and other relatives with surviving kin across Illinois and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Benson
Twin Cities
Gertie Struve
Des Moines
Moline Contractor Huey Dies at 68 in Quincy
Edward Huey a longtime Moline builder died after health decline following residence in Soldiers Home near Quincy and a move to a Quincy cottage. Born in 1883 in Pennsylvania he spent forty years in Moline as a contractor partnering with A C Stouffer on major projects including the Skinner annex and the First Congregational church rebuild. Survived by widow and four children Eben Cole John F Ethel and Mrs J K Scott, the deceased was active in G A R and A O U W. funeral with those organizations. Remains arrived Wednesday night for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Vander Vennett
Ninth Street
Twenty-first Avenue
Lootenhulle
East Flanders
Canada
Moline
Arthur Vander Vennett
Renee
Julius
Paul de Baker
St. Mary's Church
Quincy
Mr Huey
Pennsylvania
Mason
A C Stouffer
Skinner
Huey
Eben
Denver
Cole
John F
City
Ethel
Aurora
J K Scott
Rock Island
O U
Funeral Sermon for Mrs M Conner at Watertown Baptist
The funeral service for Mrs M Conner was held at the Watertown Baptist church Tuesday at 2 pm. The hospital choir sang and son Clasten Conner, employed at the hospital, served as a token of sympathy alongside fellow workers. Numerous local residents attended and floral tributes were given.
Rapids City News Highlights
Miss Iuamb of Albany Illinois will teach at the Cement school this spring and boards with Perry Willard. Bertha Coffin takes music lessons from Mrs. Carrie Adams. Maxwell’s boat house tools were stolen after he left them there. C M and St Paul lines install new tie plates for fast July trains. Lindstrom enhances his residence with fresh paint. Gus Johnson buys a lot for a new home and builds improvements including a buggy shed and smoke house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lindstrom
Gus
Johnson
Mrs Lancashire Takes Two-Week Chicago Visit
Mrs. A B Lancashire has traveled to Chicago for a two week visit. Dispatch Short Ads, bring results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Lancashire
Chicago
Work resumes on Carnegie library building after rains
Construction on the Carnegie library site restarts after a week of rain induced layoff. Brick masonry nears the first story height and stone columns arrive, with ample materials on hand for steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Gamble
Daniel Montgomery
John Tyler
Retail Merchants Association
R A Smith
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Pain Relief Powder
An to use Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot discomfort claims It cures corns bunions and swelling and is advertised as sold at druggists with a 26 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Mothers In This Town Advertises Gray's Sweet Powders
Delicate feverish children may find relief with Gray's Sweet Powders for Cal them cleansing the bowels. The ad claims quick health restoration and prevention of worms, sold by all druggists at 266.
Barrett Neb homestead holder hosts second anniversary event
D Ro Zieger returns from Barrett Nebraska after taking up a homestead there several months ago and plans to resume activities. Thorlodee No 4 day marks its second anniversary with entertainment at Turner Hall Saturday evening May. Freed's full orchestra will perform.
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D. Ro Zieger
Barrett Neb
Thorlodee
Turner Hall
Freed
Mrs Sturdevant Visits Parents in Moline
Thursday Mrs H Sturdevant of Indianapolis is here on a short visit to her parents Mr and Mrs John McEnary on Sixth avenue. Mr and Mrs Frank Sible are happy over the arrival of a baby boy at their home in East Moline. W A Ebbert returned this morning from the Carolinas and Virginias where he has been on a business trip in the interest of the Moline Wagon Co.
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T L Burtch
Moline Heating and Construction Co
Nason & Gleason C Os) Kerns
C. P Shinner
ML Eastman
Tri City Life
Romertini
Pacific Mutual
Kimball
J l. Kemper
Kemer
Nebraska
John M. Ekelin
Harper House
Rock Island
A.harp
Harry Dooley
Deere & Mansur Co
John W. Buck
Davenport
Sweden
Central Relief Committee
Stockholm
Old Johns Homestead
Seventh Street
Nineteenth Avenue
H Pope
G W. Ross
East Moline Co
Chicago
East Moline
Frank McMeehin
Port Buyron
McMeehkin
Geneseo
Mitchell
Moline
George Cummings
Twenty Fourth Street
Fourth Avenue
Cummings
Jennie Fredburg
Alfred Fredburg
Fredburg
Ministerial Union
M V Crumbaker
W M Story
United Presbyterian Church
Graham Post
U's
Old Soldiers
Deere & Co
J T Gase
Racine
Wis
Ralph
The
State University
Corvine
L. Torvert
Syracuse
Torbert
Daisy Gould
Stella Wright
John Lange
J. F. Robinson
Kewanee
Robinson
Kankakee
Mr. Brown
Kewanee Star-Courier
Wm. Underwood
Dakotas
Mr. Underwood
E. H. Sleight
Meyer Rosenfield
Monay
Charles Kelho
Sanco
Harry Anthony
Wichita
Kas
James Warren
Williams, White & Co
Anthony
Enid
Okla
John A. Goodmanson
Frank L. Haynes
H. Sturdevant
Indianapolis
John McEnary
Sixth Avenue
Frank Sible
W. A. Ebbert
Carolinas
Virginias
Moline Wagon Co
George Schraeder
Dixon
Business College
Gust Thede
Social News From Rock Island and Cedar Rapids
Miss Florence Blunt travels to Cedar Rapids for Grace church rectory wedding events as maid of honor to Miss Gladys Green. George Schraeder returns from Dixon business college for a week. Mrs Ada Schwatka arrives from Washington with daughter Fredericka. Mr H S Cable moves to Cedar Rapids to assume northern division general superintendent duties for the Rock Island system. Miss Nanna Chase heads to Bear Lake to marry Mr Booker. Mrs Soderstrom honored by Swedish Litheran ladies as she departs for Burt county Nebraska. Charles Ellis weds Grace Johnston at St Joseph's Rock Island with attendants Agnes Smith. E O Peal resigns from Hotel Harrs to join Manufacturers' hotel in Moline.
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Horace Hollinshead
Gardie Eastman and Reindeer
la Crosse
Bigelow
William Dowel
Hampton
Charles Carpenter
William Ferdrman
Florence Putnam
Moline
S R Kenworthy
Eri Putnam
Putnam
J. S
Kahlke
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Roosevelt
Gate City
Joseph Smith
Rock Island
Burington
Smith
Johnson
Grand Jury
J. A. Mann
Union of Painters and Decorators
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and
Record-Herald
H. S. Cable
Trans- Missouri Lines
J. M. Gruber
Cable
Topeka
Gedar Rapids
Florence Blunt
Maj
Stanhope FE. Blunt
Rock Island Arsenal
Cedar Rapids
Grace Church
Gladys Green
J B. Turbell
New York City
Miss Blunt
Miss Green
Ada Schwatka
Washington
Fredericka Schwatka
Miss Schwatka
H S Cable
Mr. Cable
Nanna Chase
O. J. Penrose
Bear Lake
Booker
A F. Soderstrom
Ladies’ Society
Turner Hall
Soderstrom
Burt County
Neb
Charles F Ellis
Grace Johnston
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Mackin Harry G. Groves
Davenport
Agnes Smith
Rock Island Road
Davenpot
The Markets Moline Corrected Prices Report
Market quotes from Moline corrected by Brown Christison and Dun can Ransom. Listed items include oats Timothy upland corn hardwood dairy butter creamery butter eggs apples and potatoes with varied values and recent adjustments by R O Benson and Passig Bros.
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Brown & Christison
Duncan & Ransom
Upland
Rock Island
R. OC
Benson and Passig Bros
Cscc
Cccceus
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Hawes
Andrew J. Hudson
Margaret Earhart
Rapids City
Rock Island County
Peter Earhart
Wiliam
Port Byron
John
Joslin
Elizabeth
Adam and
Froney
Matthias Lundgren
John C Finhegan
Mary Willis
Ebmer Goodell
Elmer Goodell
Sirs Mattie Baner
Walter Burgess
Rock Island Union
Fort Worth
Texas
Sarah G. Lundahl
Wm. E. Lundahl
Wm. E
P. A
G. O
John L. Huey
Mr. Huey
Watertown EL
Wood
Mra M Conner
Baptist Church
Hopital Ghoar
Clasten Conner
Hospital
Edo
Mabel Fritts
Frank Odell
Medical College
Keokuh
Iowa
WC Fritts
Henry Easter
H H. Strossnider
John Danieher
J C Hawkins
George McNeal
A M . Merrit
Hampton School
Isaac Pinkerton and Sons
Carrie Taylor
Conner
W Keefer
Anna Swanson
Colona
W.G Ausbrook
T B Chambers
Nellie Deveridge
Carl Miller
Oscar Arenshield
Charles Glantz
John Schave
James Allsbrow
William Stickel
Orrin Holt
Alma Holt
George Bartholmew
Innis
Addie Heltmeyer
Clay County
W G Ausbrook
George Stang
Henry Hilberg
Samuel Parker
Reynolds
Charles Johnson
Milwaukee
Burlington
Chas Correlli
Charles Benson
Patrick Hayes
Benson
Hayes
Sander Stromberg
Third Avenue
Eighteenth Street
James Pierson
Maline
Joliet
Huei ¢ Qughey
Twinam King
Caughey
Rural
Janes Caughey
Seat
Mire Hamuaton
Gaiace
Roei Tsland
Las Vege +s
San Francisco
Ancoaune
Perdinand Lewys
Carth Rosenfield
Joseph Rosenfield
Chicago Colese of Dental Surgery
Lake Forest University
Girand Opera House
Merton Bisant
Rome
America
F. Allen
Fries
James Conner
Peter Connor
Theresa Robinson
Anna Robin
F G Allen
New York
Harry Grimes
Ann Arbor
St Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Minnesota
Dr. Grimes
Alexander Mackenzie
Corps of Engineers
General Staff
Army
Social Notes
Ella Boman
Miss Ella
Svea
Rochford
of Engineers
Philippines
Maj. C. McD. Townsend
Ruby Lindberg
Fifth Avenue
Bessie Gleason
Hubbard
Judge Parmenter
C.C. Gregory
Chillicothe, Il
E. O. Peal
Harrs
New Manufacturers
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