The Times
Tuesday Evening, May 4, 1897

In General

Rev. Leander LANE, pastor of the Christian church, is in Fairfield, where he is in attendance at a district missionary meeting.

A license to wed has been issued to William HERMANN and Lena FOCK.

Dr. J. E. UNANGST, dentist, office room 22, Whitaker Block.

The birthday anniversary of Claus GROTH the patron of the Claus GROTH Gilde, will be celebrated on May 8th (next Saturday) with appropriate fetes and a grand ball by the members of that excellent organization.

Tom NEWTON'S familiar face reappeared in the police station again this morning on the charge of disturbing the peace. Emil TANK was assessed $1 and costs on a similar charge while Fred BISHOP will answer a charge of larceny tomorrow.

ANDREWS

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 afternoon from Runge's undertaking parlors, with interment in the city cemetery

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.

The Times
Friday Evening, May 21, 1897

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.

Court House

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.

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.

The Merchants National Bank of Omaha has entered suit against N. L. EATON and W. F. CHITTICK for recovery of $400 alleged to be due on a promissory note executed by the defendants June 9th 1890 in Omaha, Neb. 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 of the court of George F. KRAMER, having been taken to that court in 1887.

Obituary

SCHROEDER

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.

ELAND

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 a few months of age.The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon, with interment in the West Davenport cemetery.

ANDREWS

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 afternoon from Runge's undertaking parlors, with interment in the city cemetery.

DEMONT

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.

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 May
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. Anne's cemetery in Long Grove, Iowa.


Davenport Daily Times
Monday May 17, 1897

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.

Davenport Daily Times

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.

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 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.

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.

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.



Davenport Daily Times
Friday, May 21, 1897

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.

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.

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.