Iowa Old Press

Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Scott Co, Iowa
22 Oct 1911

OBITUARY

Burmeister
     Mrs. Louisa Burmeister, nee Frick, died at the home of her son, Julius Burmeister, 813 West Seventeenth street, Saturday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock after an illness of several weeks' duration.
     The deceased was born in Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, Nov. 15, 1825, making her 85 years of age at the time of her death. She as reared in Germany, where she lived until 1857 when she came to America and direct to Davenport, where she has since resided. In May of that year she was united in marriage to John Burmeister, who passed away in 1868.
     Those who survive to mourn her death are four children: Mrs. William Greummer, Julius Burmeister, and Misses Mary and Lizzie Burmeister.
     The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home, 813 West Seventeenth street, followed by interment in Fairmount cemetery.

Looney.
     John Looney, a well known farmer of Scott county, passed away at his home, two miles northwest of Long Grove, Saturday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock after a lingering illness, at the age of 88 years.
     He was born in Ireland in 1823 and has been a resident of Scott county for 41 years. His wife, Mrs. Mary Looney, died Sept. 19, 1903. The deceased is survived by three sons, Jerry, John, and Edward Looney, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Kane, and Miss Julia Looney.
     Funeral services will be held from the home Tuesday morning, with services at St. Anne's church, Long Grove. Interment will be in St. Anne's church yard.

[The tombstone of Mr. Looney says he was born in Co. Cork.
 see photo at http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php/id_19279]

Scott Funeral.
     Funeral services for the late Mrs. Rufus Irving Scott were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home, 710 Kirkwood boulevard. Dr. Coffman of the First Presbyterian church officiating. The services at the grave in Oakdale cemetery were private.
     Those who acted as pallbearers were : Dr. George Middleton, Wilbur Spencer, Harry Spencer, John Tanner, N.Godfrey, and Horace Roberts.

Sherwood Funeral.
     The funeral of Edward Sherwood was held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home 416 West Second street. Burial was in Fairmount cemetery.

SWITCHMAN CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS; DIES
John J. Simpson Fatally Injured in Yards at Nahant.

     John J. Simpson, 1205 West Third street, for two years employed by the C.M. & St. P. railway as a switchman, was fatally injured Friday night about 9 o'clock in the Nahant yards, when he was crushed between two box cars.
     Until the inquest, which will be held as soon as the necessary witnesses, including the members of the train crew, are secured, the exact manner in which the deceased met his death will not be known.
     He was engaged in coupling cars, when one of the cars was suddenly backed and he was struck in the abdomen by the draw-bar, pinning him against the end of the other car. At first his injuries were not deemed of a serious nature, and he walked to the side of the track and sat down. Later he walked to the caboose of a freight train and was brought to Davenport. He lapsed into unconsciousness while on his way here. Immediately upon arrival he was taken to St. Luke's hospital where he died at 8:35 o'clock Saturday morning.
     The body was taken to the Runge undertaking parlors and as there were no outward signs of injuries, it was decided to hold a post-mortum. It was found that he came to his death by intestinal hemorrhage caused by being crushed between the two cars.
     The deceased was born in Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 1866 and came to Davenport two years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viva Simpson, three children, Ruth, Charles and James, and his aged mother who resides in Moline.
     Arrangements for the funeral have not as yet been made.

STABBED IN ARM BY NEGRO ROBBER.
M. Stone Has Close Call in Fight with Man He Caught in Dark.
     Meyer Stone, the pioneer fruit merchant, narrowly escaped serious injury last night about 9 o'clock when he discovered a negro in the act of robbing his fruit stand at the corner of Fourth and Gaines streets. As it was he was stabbed in the arm and a gash was cut in his hand which the negro inflicted with a pocket knife.
     The police arrested J. Allen last night about 12 o'clock at the ca? barns and it is thought that he is the man who did the cutting. The man under arrest answers closely the description given by Mr. Stone of the man who was caught in his stand. Allen was brought to the station drunk but when searched had no knife on him. The negro who was caught by Mr. Stone did not secure anything for his efforts and whether or not Allen is the man will not be positively known until Stone is given an opportunity of identifying the man under arrest.

LIKES LIFE ABOARD UNITED STATES SHIP
     Frank L. Miller, son of Mrs. J. Erickson of the Colorado flats, in a letter to his mother expresses himself as being enthusiastic with life aboard ship. Miller is on board the United States cruiser Des Moines, at present stationed in Havana harbor, Cuba. He enlisted through the Davenport recruiting office in September of last year and has since been serving on the Des Moines. his letter in part reads, "Mamma, we only work about five hours a day, never any longer and sometimes not that long. So you see we have it pretty easy. Well, mamma, I am 18 years old now. I have two years and 11 months to serve from today. Gee, this last year has passed quickly. It only seems like a couple of months since I left Davenport; I can see everything as plain as if I had left yesterday. I feel better than I ever did in my life, and I weight more than when I joined. You had better talk Arty into joining the navy, it will make a man of him, and he will get to see the world too. I think that it is the best thing for any boy to do."

PERSONAL
-J.W. Walsh has left for Chicago on a few days' business trip for the Rock Island Southern railroad.
-Mr. and Mrs. R.R. McEldery and son Robert, of 1428 Main street, are visiting relatives in Fairfield, Ia.
-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wagner have returned from a pleasure trip through Michigan, Ohio and Canada.
-Rev. James Gilroy, who has returned from a four months' tour of Europe, is visiting in Davenport with his cousin, Margaret Feeny.
-Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Milton and son, Dale of Bettendorf, are the guests of relatives in Muscatine for a few days.
-Miss Vee Pettigreu of Trenton, Mo. who has been the guest of Mrs. R.L. Gilbert, 663 Sylvan avenue, departed Saturday for Ottumwa.
-Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Spirk of Neligh, Neb. are visiting at the home of the former's parents, Mr .and Mrs. Joseph Spirk, 1322 Ripley street.
-Jack Murray, the genial sales manager of the Van Camp Packing company, is spending several days visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.G. Murray.
-Mrs. John Blanchard of Minneapolis, Minn. is in Davenport for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Malissa Weir, and with her niece, Mrs. I.L. Sears, at the Sears home on Second avenue.
-Mrs. C.M. Jones and son Christopher, of Kansas City, who have been guests of Mrs. Mark Walsh of Clinton and of Mrs. Frank Harrison of this city, leave for Chicago today to visit relatives before returning to their home in the west.
-Dr. Henry Matthewy passed another mile stone in life's journey Friday. Native modesty prevents him from revealing his age but the event was not overlooked by his friends. These remembered him with many beautiful floral tributes.