Iowa Old Press

Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Scott Co, Iowa
7 July 1911

AGED DAVENPORT RESIDENT DEAD
Mrs. Margaret Cotterall Had Been Citizen of Davenport for 50 Years
     Mrs. Margaret Cotterall, wife of Abraham Cotterall, and one of the oldest
residents of the city, passed away Thursday night at 11 o'clock at the home 1739
West Third street, after a short illness.
     She was born in County Claire, Ireland, and came to America in 1851. In
1856 she was married to Abraham Cotterall, and has lived here ever since. She is
survived by her husband, one son, John M. Cotterall, of Des Moines, and one
daughter, Mrs. H.H. Sievers, of St. Louis.
     The funeral will be held from the residence, 1739 West Third street, with
services at 8 o'clock at St. Mary's church Sunday morning. Interment will be
made at Holy Family cemetery.

OBITUARY
Peck
     Mrs. Mary Peck passed away at her home, 415 Lincoln avenue, Thursday
afternoon at 3:15 o'clock after a long illness, aged 60 years, 6 months and 12
days. She was born in Indianapolis, Ind., Dec 24, 1859. She was married in 1867
to Charles Lyman Peck at Decorah, Ia.
     For the past six months she has been living in Davenport. She is survived
by her husband, Charles Lyman Peck, one son, Will H. Peck of Chicago, and one
daughter, Mrs. Clyde C. Inman of Davenport. Mrs. Peck was a member of the
Episcopal church and all her life was a faithful Christian woman. She was
educated at McGregor, Ia.
     The remains will be taken to Decorah Saturday morning, where interment will
take place Saturday afternoon.

Blunk
     Mrs. Dora Blunk, aged 79 years, died at Mercy Hospital Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock after a lingering illness. She had been a resident of Davenport for
the past 48 years, having come to America and direct to Davenport in 1853. She
was born in Holstein, Germany, in 1832.
     In 1858 she was married to Claus Henry Blunk who died in 1891. She leaves
one daughter, Mrs. Catherine Blunk, of this city.
     The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the Nissen &
Hartwig funeral parlors with burial in the City cemetery.

Holm
     Word has been received by County Recorder Frank Holm of the death of his
uncle, Gustave Holm, at Marengo, who passed away Wednesday afternoon at a ripe
old age. Surviving are the widow Mrs. Jennie Holm and two children, Agnes and
Eziekiel. Mr. Holm was a member of the 44th Illinois Regimental band, which
served in the civil war and for a longtime was justice of the peace at Marengo.

Brandt Funeral
     The funeral of Juergen F Brandt, who died Wednesday evening, will take
place from the home, 324 West Second street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The body will be incinerated in the Davenport crematorium.
     Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Johanna Maria Brandt; four children, Mrs.
Dora Welzenbach, Rudolph Brandt, Adolph Brandt, and Mrs. Nettie Lunau; and a
son-in-law, P.H. Lunan. There are also three grandchildren, Raymond Leon and
Harold Welzenbach; two brothers, Christian and Carl Brandt, and one sister, Mrs.
Christina Thorsen.

Meyer Funeral
    The funeral of Lester S. Meyer, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Meyer, who
died Tuesday, was held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home, two miles
north of Maysville, with interment in the Maysville cemetery.
     The pallbearers were Christ Rock, William Koberg, W.C. Fahrenkrug and J.C.
Carstens.

PERSONAL
     Miss Mary J. Leonard of Lincoln, Neb. is visiting her sister, Mrs. L.J.
Yaggy, 619 East Fifteenth street.
     John Kinnemann, clerk of the Iowa National bank, is spending a two weeks'
vacation at Clear Lake.
     Harry Puck, clerk of the German Savings bank, is spending a two weeks'
vacation at various points in Nebraska.
     Dr. A.R. Leith, president of the union Savings bank at Wilton, was in the
city on a brief business trip yesterday.
     Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Jahr, 1703 Union street, have returned from an enjoyable
pleasure trip to Chicago where they visited their parents and friends.
     Frank Carmichael of Omaha, is spending the day in the city calling on his
old friends he has not seen since leaving Davenport 23 years ago.
     Mrs. Mathilda Kircher, 1033 Brady street, celebrated her 63d birthday
anniversary today. Mrs. Kircher was born in Davenport, July 7, 1848.
     Mrs. J.J. Nagel left today for St. Paul where she will spend a few weeks
visiting with her son, Carl Nagel, now residing in that city.
     Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Stollmeyer have returned from a three weeks' honeymoon
trip to Denver and Salt Lake City. Mr. Stollmeyer is a car-builder in the Rock
Island shops.
     William Wafer, 1703 Union street, the well known and popular attache of the
McCarthy Construction company, returned to his home at Aurora to find himself
the father of a bright and winsome 10-pound baby girl.
     Henry Waldo Struck, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Struck, 615 Ripley street, who
has been attending Cornell college during the past year, has returned home. Mr.
Struck has just finished his second year in the mechanical engineering
department.
     Mrs. Celia Behrens, 1034 West Fourteenth street, celebrated her 73d
birthday anniversary yesterday. Mrs. Behrens was born July 6, 1838, in
Natzendorf, Probstei, Holstein, Germany, came to Davenport in 1856 and has
resided here since that time.
     Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Killing arrived in Davenport Thursday evening from
Europe. Mrs. Killing has been abroad some five months or more visiting relatives
and friends in Germany, Mr. Killing joining her about five weeks since,
combining business with his pleasure trip.

FACE IS CUT TO RIBBONS IN BRAWL
Ed Grell Severely Injured in Saloon Fight by Matt Mulligan.
     Ed Grell, of Moline, is in the City hospital with his face so badly cut that 58 stitches were necessary to close the various wounds and Matt Mulligan of the same place is under arrest as a result of a saloon brawl in the Brady saloon of Moline at 10 o'clock last night.
     Both men had been drinking and the quarrel started when Mulligan objected to footing the bill for drinks to some of Grell's friends. Grell is a brother of one of the Moline police officers.

DUBY ISSUES DEFI TO PETER PETERSEN.
Willing to Bet $1,000 He Can Win Again in Return Match.
     T.S. Duby, driver of the Midland 6 who won the free-for-all from Peter Petersen on the Davenport Mile track July 4, challenges Pete to a return race of from 10 to 100 miiles on the Davenport Mile track for a side bet of $1,000.
     Duby has been told that the friends of the Davenport driver say he would have won had it not been for tire trouble, and wishing to show that he is not a "cheese champ" of the tri-city turf, he is willing to meet the Davenport driver again and settle the matter on any distance from 10 to 100 miles.

ROOF GARDEN FINE PLEASURE RESORT.
A Distinctive Feature Now Shared Only with the Big Cities

     One of the interesting developments of the work was the fact which was demonstrated on the evening of the Fourth of July, that Davenport has an ideal pleasure resort in the roof garden on the new Putman building. On that evening through the public spirit of Mr. Putnam and Miss Putnam, the roof garden was thrown open to the general public with the aim of acquainting everyone with the delights of the breeze that never ceases to blow across the roof of the Davenport sky-scraper, and of the beautiful view that is to be obtained from there. Between 100 and 200 people paid the nominal admission that was charged and enjoyed the evening on the roof from where they could see the fireworks' display of all the three cities, and their suburbs as well.
     Tomorrow evening another opportunity of the same kind is advanced. The Albert Petersen orchestra has been engaged to play a concert program at the roof garden. There will be an excellent bill of music, light refreshments will be obtainable, and everyone who wants to escape the heat of the city will be welcome to attend the concert at the usual nominal charge for such events. If there is a response that shows that the people of the city want the events continued, arrangements will probably be made for their recurrence at least once or twice a week.
     There is more of public significance in this matter than some readers may appreciate. The Putnam building roof garden is the only one of its kind in the Middle West outside of such cities as Chicago and St. Luis. It will insure Davenport an attraction that is enjoyed by few other cities of its size in the country. Those who have not yet looked over the three cities from the vantage point that it offers, have a pleasure in store that they should not miss. When they are familiar with it, one of their first acts of hospitality to visiting friends will be to invite them to see the best portion of the Mississippi valley as it is laid out around its exact center-the Putnam building.