Iowa Old Press

Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
October 9, 1925

AGED EMMETTSBURG MAN HANGS HIMSELF

    Emmettsburgh, Ia., Oct 9 - Dennis Shea, aged 72, committed suicide by hanging late Thursday evening at his home here. His act is attributed to ill health.

Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
October 5, 1925

Caught Stealing Coal; Sentenced to Month in Jail
    Jefferson D. Baker, of Cook's Point, was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Magistrate Metcalf this morning when he was found guilty of stealing coal from the C.M. & St. P. yards. Baker, who has been in police court on numerous occasions for petty offenses, was arrested late yesterday afternoon by George Johnson, special railroad officer.
    Baker was wheeling away a two-wheeled cart in which he had loaded about 350 pounds of coal when Johnson caught him.

Submitted by C.J.L., July & Dec 2005

Davenport Democrat
Davenport, Scott co.,  IA
October  28, 1925

Mrs. Mathilda Petre died at the home of her son, Mark T. Petre, 1517 Cedar
street, Davenport, at 4:50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.  Death was attributed
to the infirmities of old age.  The decedent was born in Troy Center, Wis.,
on Sept. 28, 1851, (the daughter of Henry and Emily Goring Cox), and had
been a resident of Davenport the last nine years.  She had spent practically
her entire life at Pike county, Ill.  Her husband, (Peter Petre), died 20
years ago.  Surviving are her son, Mark T. Petre; three sisters, Mrs. E.P.
Thomas of Centralia, Wash., Mrs. Emily E. Weed of Sacramento, Cal.,  and
Miss Susan Cox of Eagle, Wis., and three grandchildren.  She was a member of
the Seventh Day Adventist church.  The funeral will be held from the
Halligan funeral home at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.  Interment will be in Fairmount
cemetery.

Submitted by: Michael J. Petrie < petriemj@charter.net >