Iowa Old Press
Daily Times
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Tuesday evening, May 4, 1897
PASSING OF A PIONEER
Mrs. Grace Ellen SWINDELL Succumbs to Old Age
At the family residence 114 Iowa street at 8:55 o'clock this morning
occurred the death of Mrs. Grace Ellen SWINDELL, relict of the late Robert
SWINDELL, who passed away Thanksgiving day 1893 in the eighty-fourth year of
her age.
The deceased was born in County TYRONE, IRELAND, April 12th, 1813 and came
direct to Davenport in 1842, where she continued to reside up to the day of
her death. Mrs. SWINDELL and her late husband, Robert SWINDELL were both
pioneers of this vicinity and together they saw the primitive village of
some odd thousands of inhabitants grow to the stature of a metropolis. Old
age was the cause of death to both husband and wife. Both sprang from sturdy
stock and deserved well of the community in which they lived.
The deceased was a pious, christian mother, a kind and benevolent neighbor
and her demise will be mourned by all who knew her.
Five children survive, two daughters, and three sons Mrs. Alonzo MULVANE,
Mrs. William MULLEN, H.H. SWINDELL, Robert F SWINDELL and John W SWINDELL,
all of this city.
The funeral will take place Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from the late
residence, 114 Iowa street, with services at St. Anthony's church of which
the deceased was one of the pioneer members in the time of Rev. J.A.F.
Pelemourges. Interment will be made in St. Marguerite's cemetery.
Daily Times, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, May 17, 1897
DILLON
At the family residence, 1136 east Locust street at 3:15 o'clock this
morning occurred the death of Thomas Dillon, a retired Yorktown, Illinois,
farmer, in the seventy-ninth year of his life.
The deceased was a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, and came to this
country sixty-two years ago locating at Providence, Rhode Island, where he
remained until 1859 when he removed to a farm at Yorktown, Illinois, where
he resided until a short time ago when he came to Davenport to spend the
years of his retirement.
The deceased is survived by his wife, Mary, and five children, three
daughters-Katie, now Mrs. Mathew Renihan, Mrs. John McKenzie of Yorktown,
Ill., and Miss Isabella, at home, and two sons-Thomas F. of Tampico, Ill.,
and J.P., of Iliff, Col.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 from his late residence on
east Locust street with services at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 8 o'clock with
interment at St. Marguerite's cemetery.
Personal
E. C. WALSH of Clinton spent Sunday here. He left in the evening for
Burlington.
H. O. SEIFFERT left Sunday evening for a trip of about two weeks through the
northwest.
Mrs. Thomas COLEMAN of Lafayette Ind., is visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
E. H. RYAN.
O. P. Judd left last evening for New York where he will attend a national
meeting of typewriter managers.
Mrs. E. R. CLAYTON of Covington, Ky., is visiting her parents, Mr. And Mrs.
Harry COLLINS at 1720 Farnam street.
Mrs. George S. JOHNSON has gone to Monmouth, Ill., were she will be a guest
of her sister, Mrs. R. E. WHITE.
H. MOTIE, who has been here for the past weeks looking after business
interests, returns to his Chicago home tomorrow.
Mrs. F. H. BARTEMEYER and daughter, Miss Katherine, have gone to Ft. Wayne,
Ind., where they will spend sometime visiting relatives and friends.
In General
Licenses to wed were issued to Enos D. USNER and Clara VINAL, Samuel L.
HUDSON and Helen RASMUSSEN.
In the matter of the estate of Lydia A. SMITH, deceased, Hannah M. SMITH,
the administratrix, has filed her final report and was released from further
duties in the premises.
Herman SCHUMACHER has been made foreman of the lower C. R. I. & P. yard
across the river to succeed John PENDER, who was recently appointed chief of
the Rock Island police force.
Benjamin GREAVINK, who left home last Wednesday under rather strange
circumstances, has turned up at home safe and sound. The police were
notified today of his return.
Mrs. J. S. KELLET, who suffered a delicate surgical operation at Mercy
Hospital several weeks ago, returned home yesterday. She is nicely
convalescent and promises to regain her old time vigor much to the
satisfaction of her host of friends.
Undertaker RUNGE on Saturday purchased the undertaking stock of Emil WIESE,
a former partner of his in the business. Mr. RUNGE is now prepared to take
charge of all funerals with the utmost delicacy and is able to render
satisfactory services as a funeral director.
George BUTTENUT of Blue Grass and Evina GLOMGHORST of Hickory Grove, were
united in marriage by Justice ALTMAN this afternoon. The couple were wedded
in the tower of the Farmers' and Mechanics' bank building.
The remains of Andrew D. MCGEE, who succumbed to consumption on a Rock
Island train near West Liberty Saturday, were taken east this morning for
interment at his home in Cincinnati. The body was accompanied by Thomas
MCGEE, a brother of the deceased who came here to take charge of them
yesterday morning.
LAIBLE , the milkman, 330 Brady street, phone 587.
Meets Another Accident
Little Eddie ROESNER of Moline Breaks a Leg.
Eddie ROESNER, the five year old son of Edward ROESNER of Moline, was the
victim of another serious accident in that city at a late hour Saturday
afternoon. While catching a ride on a dirt wagon the boy accidentally fell
off and received injuries consisting of the fracture of his left leg near
the hip. The driver, W. A. EMMETT, heard the boy scream and stopped but does
not think that the lad was run over. Other spectators of the accident are of
the same opinion while the attending physician thinks the wheel must have
passed over the lad in order to splinter the bone as badly as it was. The
fracture is quite close to the hip and is quite likely to result in
permanent lameness.
Young ROESNER has been the unfortunate victim of several accidents. About a
year ago he lost a thumb and later he was run down and dragged some distance
by an electric car. The last accident has been made the basis for a damage
suit against the Tri City Railway company.
Suspenders and Belts. Wm. JOENS, 314 Brady St.
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Notice.
Members of the Second Iowa Cavalry Co. E. are requested to attend the
funeral of First Sergeant John F. BORCHERS, deceased. Mr. BORCHRS was a
participant in the battles of Atlanta, Corinth and Iuka. Comrades will meet
at the house and accompany the remains to Oakdale.
Peter BREHMER, Second Sergeant.
Monday May 17, 1897 Saturday evening at the family residence, 1919 Perry
street, occurred the death of Mrs. Isabella BUCKINGHAM at the age of
sixty-four years. Her death occurred after a month's illness from paralysis.
The deceased was a native of this country and has resided in this state some
thirty-eight years. The remains were sent to Hebron, Clark county, yesterday
for interment.
A Pastoral Play
Will be Staged Under the Trees of the Petersen Property
The committee of the Ladies' Industrial Relief society held a second meeting
at the Industrial Home Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock for the purpose of
talking over the proposed entertainment or sylvan opera.
The meeting was informal, those present being Mesdames: Walter CHAMBERS,
Henry F. PETERSEN, W. C. WADSWORTH, Nathaniel FRENCH, A. F. CUTTER, G. W.
DECKER, C. A. MAST, Boss RUCH, T. W. MCCLELLAND, Chas. Eugene BANKS, H. H.
WILLIAMS, J. P. VAN PATTEN and Miss SUDLOW.
John F. BORCHERS, proprietor of the Hickory Grove and Golden Sheaf Inns,
died Saturday evening as the result of a stroke of apoplexy. For several
years past the deceased has been a resident of this city. Mr. BORCHERS was a
native of Holstein and had attained his eighty-fourth year. He has been a
resident of Scott county for the past forty years, coming to Davenport in
1854. He is survived by his wife and two children-a son and a married
daughter. The funeral will be held Wednesday with interment in Oakdale
cemetery.
Fred W. MILLER, a well known resident of this city, passed away at his home,
808 Warren street Saturday after a brief illness. The cause of his demise
was heart trouble. The deceased was sixty-four years of age and was born in
Hanover, Germany. In 1846 he came to this country, first locating in
Cincinnati and thirty years later coming to Davenport which has been his
home since 1876. For several years past, he has been an employee in the John
S. DAVIS Son's factory. The deceased was a brother of Frank H. MILLER and
Henry MILLER of this city and is survived by these together with a wife and
four children. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the late residence on Warren street. The remains will be interred in
Oakdale.
At his home, 508 east Sixth street, at 1:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
occurred the death of J. F. FOSBERG, a cabinet maker in the sixty-fourth
year of his life. The deceased was a native of Sweden whence he emigrated to
this country twenty years ago. He is survived y his wife and several
children. The funeral took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late
residence with interment in Pine Hill cemetery.
Saturday evening at the family residence, 1919 Perry street, occurred the
death of Mrs. Isabella BUCKINGHAM at the age of sixty-four years. Her death
occurred after a month's illness from paralysis. The deceased was a native
of this country and has resided in this state some thirty-eight years. The
remains were sent to Hebron, Clark county, yesterday for interment.
At 8 o'clock Sunday night occurred the death of Charles HARD, the Rockingham
saloonkeeper, in the fortieth year of his life. The deceased was a well
known boniface of the west end and was generally respected by all who knew
him. He was a native of Germany, but spent the greater part of his life in
this city. He is survived by his wife and one son. The funeral will take
place from the late residence, 1550 Rockingham road, at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon under the auspices of the I. O. O. F., of which society the
deceased was a member. Interment will be made in the West Davenport
cemetery.
Daily Times, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, May 21, 1897
MALONEY
At his home 1454 West Sixth street, at 2 o'clock this morning occurred the
death of Thomas Maloney in the eighty-fourth year of his age. Death was the
result of a complication of diseases against which the great age of the
deceased ill could cope.
Mr. Maloney was a native of County Limerick, Ireland where he was born in
1813. He came to this country in 1858, and just before the beginning of the
Civil War he established himself upon a farm near Long Grove, where he
remained until some years ago, when he entered upon retirement, and removed
to the home in this city in which he passed away.
The deceased is survived by his widow and five children, John, T.F., James
and Patrick and Mrs. T.F. Meagher of Lenox, Iowa.
The funeral will be held from his late residence on west Sixth street at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning with services at St. Mary's church. Interment will
be made at St. Ann's cemetery in Long Grove, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. William ELAND, residing on the Rockingham road, are mourning
the loss of their son, Rudolph, who passed away yesterday after a short
illness. The deceased was but four months of age. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon, with interment in the West Davenport cemetery.
Intelligence reached the city yesterday announcing to W. B. NICHOLS, the
death of his sister. Mrs. J. H. DEMONT, at Kingston, N. Y., of diabetes. The
deceased will be remembered by many old friends in Davenport, she having
been a resident here for many years.
Yesterday at the family residence, 1820 Summit avenue, occurred the death of
Mrs. Catherine SCHROEDER, aged sixty-six years. The deceased was a native of
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has been a resident of Davenport since the
early '50's. One son, Henry SCHROEDER, survives her. The funeral will be
held from the late residence at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon with interment in
Pine Hill cemetery.
Herman ANDREWS, an unmarried laborer, died at St. Luke's hospital Wednesday
evening from the effects of a surgical operation. Mr. ANDREWS was a German
by birth and has been a resident of Davenport the past three years. The
funeral will be held tomorrow from Runge's undertaking parlors, with
interment in the city cemetery.
Personal
James PETERSON of Clinton is spending a few days in the city.
Sheriff H. E. WILEY, of Muscatine, passed the night here, and left this
morning for home.
Mrs. E. C. WALSH and son, Edward, came down on the Verne Swain from Clinton
yesterday to join her husband in this city.
Fred SHARON, I. M. SHARON and N. D. Ely left last evening for Spirit Lake.
At Iowa City, they will be joined by the latter's brother, Lieut. ELY of the
state university.
W. L. TALLMAN of Camanche, arrived in the city last evening, for a few days'
visit with his old friend, W. MCKOWN. Mr. TALLMAN has been out in Kansas for
ten years and is almost a stranger to this part of the country.
Charley MILLER, son of F. H. Miller, the wholesale grocer, celebrates his
twenty-first birthday today. In fact, the celebration began yesterday when
numerous friends were invited to smoke the leaf imported from Havana which
the did with pleasure.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Brady and daughter, Florence, of New York, are in the
city to enjoy a visit with friends and relatives. During their stay here
they will be the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. BRADY,
on east Front street.
In General
Licenses to wed were issued today to Frank L. BRAINARD and Winifred
MCFARLAN; Francis J. GREENE and Minnie R. SHARPE.
F. L. LECROY, a motorman on the street sprinkler was fined $5 and costs for
assault and battery in the police court this morning. The complainant was C.
RANZOW.
Try a glass of the celebrated California Inglenook wines, white or red. Only
5 cents a glass. Otto LAHRMANN, southeast corner Third and Scott streets.
The members of the Rock Island High School class of '97 selected to deliver
addresses at the graduation exercises are Misses Emily MERTZ and Anna
MARSHALL and Fred KEATOR.
The fire department was called to the residence of Thomas HALLIGAN on Perry
street this morning to extinguish a blaze in some rattlings back of the
house. The fire created considerable excitement but did no damage.
Rev. J. H. CANNON has a challenge for a game of base ball from St. Ambrose
college, Davenport. He took up a similar challenge made last year, organized
a team, and went over but was defeated. This time he says it will be
entirely a different story.
The annual gold medal contest in oratory, under the auspices of St. Ambrose
college, takes place tomorrow evening. An annual musical programme will
accompany the contest. The participants are Edward A. DOW, Joseph F.
O'KEEFE, James J. O'BRIEN, Harvey H. FINEFIELD, William E. CAROLL, John H.
FERKDY and John F. O'NEILL.
Court House
Ellen RYAN has entered suit for a divorce against Edward RYAN alleging
neglect, drunkenness, and cruelty on the part of the defendant. Alimony, the
custody of her three minor children together with an absolute divorce are
prayed for together with the costs of suit.
S. F. GROF has entered suit against Joseph GROF for a divorce alleging cruel
and inhuman treatment against the defendant. No children were born of the
marriage.
M. C. LONIHAN as entered suit against James MCVEY to recover $250 alleged to
be due on a certain promissory note executed at Marshalltown April 25th,
1896.
An answer has been filed in the case of J. G. QUINN vs. R. K. BROWNLIE, A.
W. BROWNLIE and A. S. BROWNLIE. The defendants deny that they owe the
plaintiff any sum whatever and they further allege that the plaintiff has
overdrawn his account and interest to the sum of $1,759.93, now owing to the
defendants. Judgment against the plaintiff is prayed for in the above sum.
E. B. RUBY has instituted suit for partition against William KELLER and
Josephine KELLER. Plaintiff states that the defendants allege ownership to
certain described property in Buffalo township, which he disputes. The court
is asked to adjudicate the matter.
Mrs. B. M. CROAK has brought suit against harry L. BAWDEN on a claim for
$167.42 alleged to be due as three years' rental for office rooms at 218
Brady street. Judgment is asked for upon the claim.
Mrs. Philip A. BRADY has petitioned the court for a temporary guardian of
the property of her husband, Phillip A. BRADY, who is now an inmate of the
Mt. Pleasant Insane Asylum. Charles T. COOPER is the party suggested for
that office.
The last will and testament of Michael FLYNN of Allen's Grove has been filed
for probate. The testator bequeaths everything to his wife, Mary, and
appoints her his executrix without bond. The instrument was drawn up March
6, 1893 and is witnessed by James GRELL of Allen's Grove, and John GALLAGHER
of Dixon, Iowa.
The last will and testament of Jacob MILLER has been filed for probate. The
testator, after arranging for all just debts and funeral expenses, bequeaths
and devises to his beloved wife, Hilah Ann, as much of the household goods
as she may select, the remainder to be equally divided among the following
children: Lucinda HAVILAND, Mary Jane VANEST, Elizabeth N. REAP, and the
children of a deceased daughter, Matilda LINDON. David VANEST and H. M.
HENLEY are named as executors without bond. The will is dated June 22, 1887,
and is witnessed by Carl F. HASS and C. R. MOORE.
A transcript of judgment in the case of W. H. and C. T. WEBB vs. Mrs. A. J.
HOLMES has been filed from the court of A. G. BUSH, in which the plaintiffs
were given a judgment for $24.80. The original case was one of the relics
oft he court of George F. KRAMER, having been taken to that court in 1887.