The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-17
From the st. Louis Republican. 18th.
The Late BENJAMIN Stickney.


The death of Benjamin Stickney which
was noted in yesterday morning 8 issue OF
the Republican, has created void in the
ranks of the enterprising and persevering
men, who early made their home 10 st.
Louis and contributed to build up and ad-
vance her material prosperity. Although
retired from active business pursuits for a
plumber of years, the subject of this sketch
nevertheless took an active interest in the
advancement of St. Louis, as director in
various corporations, in which his counsel
was sought after and to which his means
were freely contributed.
Mr.. Stickney was born at Newburyport,
Massachusetts, on the 28th day of July,
1903. In quite early life he moved with
his parents to Boonville, Oneida county,
New York, where they settled on farm.
Boonville was located between Utica and
Sackett's Harbor, on one Of the routes to
the BLACK river country" which about
that time became the point Of a
large emigration from the southern
counties of New York and the New
England states Mr., Stickney, having
an ambition for more active life, when
still very young, left the paternal home,
and journeying to Boston. became associat-
ed in the Bromfield house, where he re-
NAMED number of years. In 1886 he
left Boston and came to st. Louis, where
he went into what was then known as the
National hotel, corner of Third and Mar
ket streets. He remained there until the
opening of the Planters House on the lst
of April, lS4l, which he entered as one of
the proprietors under the firm OF Stickney
& Knight. He afterwards bought out
| Mr.. Knights interest, and subsequently,
associated with him Mr.. Leonard Scolly.
The latter died 10 the fall OF 1860. when
Mr.. Stickney kept the house alone until
April, 1854, when he retired from the
business with a competence. Before anG
since his retirement from active business
he has filled the positions of director in the
St, Louis Gas. Light company. director in
the Missouri Pacific railroad, and was alst
a director in the st. Louis National banE
up to MS decease.
| During the past 80 years he generally
passed the summer in the healthy recrea
ton of hunting and fishing in the wilder
ness adjoining his old home in New York
on what is known as John Browns tract,
extending to the Adirondack region. Ii
this sylvan region he purchased a neck o.
land lying between two beautiful lakes
The latter abounded in trout, while tn
surrounding forests were overrun with
deer and other wild game, where, in com
papy with friends from St. Louis, thu
sport could be enjoyed without molestatiol
from intruders. He spent portion OF tn
winter Of 1874 in Florida, for the bench
of his health.
i Deceased leaves wife and daughter
wife of VIM. T. Anderson); also two sons
Mai. Amos Stickney OF the Z. s. enginee
department. in charge of the Des Nome
rapids Improvement, and Benjamin Stick
ney, Jr, one of the present proprietors o
the Planters House
Mr. Shckney had world wide acquaint
ance as proprietor of the Planters House
and was universally esteemed and re
spected for his high qualities of mind ant
heart. He was eminently genial and hos
pitable in his nature, and won the regart
of his associates in all the relations of life
/ He was devotedly attached to his family
to whom he was attentive and generous i
the extreme. His death leaves a vol
which it will be difficult to fill.