, 1877-07-21
II. 0. STONE.
Death OF This Old Resident OF ChtcaKo-~-
Ills Life md E.AllQra.

Death OF This Old Resident OF Chfcako---
Ills Life mud G.abora.
There died yesterday forenoon at his resi-
tlencc, No. 075 Prairie uvenuc, Of congestion OF
tho lungs, uosatlo Odell Stone, aged u years.
Mr. Stonu vas one Of tho pioneers Ut Chicago,
having conlo to the city III 1855, and was widely
known mud highly respected. The funeral will
take place on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from his late residence.
Nil. EHExEzzR BroNK,
father Of liuratio o. Stone, was burn at Stock
hrllxt, Conn.,. Nov. B, It'll, his parents being
both English. In tis 9tll year lle Eetnuyed 10 Wis
t9r t.; flats, ontar!o county {now Monroe County,,
'rhcru he married Miss Thankful F.. aianuy, by
whom hv bud thrce sons and lwo daughters.
On her death he masrict Miss Clarssa OdelI,
mother Of tho nublect Of this noticc, who died
gentleman married a2aiu ttl few years tfnlr.
iiosat,o fund home unpleasant alter a ttmu,
and left i when u years Ut uye. Ills father re-
sided at Victor Flats Tor thirty yrars, and died
at hta sons ll.,usc In Chicago Aug. u, le4;i Ilo
was At one time member Of tho Episcopal
Church, hut entertained broad ylcws on the Sub
1ect OF religion.
noMArlo oDKLL sToNE,
who was burn Jan. =, lelI, having received nj
Al tho ugv Ut II IL learn a trade, md served q
three years. apprenticeship ak slncmakiDg, tan.
ming. and currylng. He LETT this to becOn,u u
ss .ta .ss w.. M.s 5 M 'wS wSe +" be- .rupx ,y
elcd. THIS not proving profitable. Ae resolved
his passage on y raft Of lumber down tho Onon-
daxa Kiyer TO Chruango Forks, and thcnee 10
the latter plarU he obsaiucl Job US over
seer OF y gang Ut men OH the l4acKa-
wanna Canal. Ut which Io worked ior a year.
Krturniao to slonrae counts, lo procured work
u this, hu decided to strku ior the West. First
visiting brother who resided III Wayne County,
Michigan, ho then proceeded to Clinton, Wash.
tcnsw County, Mich, where tae cntcrc4 eighty
aercs Of Government land and vent to farming.
0n July u. 1873, he married. ct Detroit Miss
Jano a. Lowry, Of Erie, Ia. About this tIn,c
he wa4 drafted tn fight tn tbs black Hawk War,
but thc command 10 wlitrh lo WIS assigned only
got ~ fur as Nilra, Mich. where they wcfe dis
b4ndeti, news haying art1Std that uen. scott had
defeated tho Indians On the Mississippi. Ac-
cordlpxly be returned home, having been twcn-
tY-two days In service.
The farin faIled to proys Feu,uaerat!rc. aud
he sold out, sent his family haek to Eriu, and
ouce nlotc vet hls facc vest. lie had no arlEuite
destination, Ills .niad brlng liyt4cd between
Chicago, Galena, ILL.,, aud Galveston, Tex.
Hk REACHED CHICAGO
the pralries IS wagon u Michigan City. lui.,
aud theucc by boat lo Calumet. The night ba.
fore hts azrs! tn Chlesg, he spent It place then
called Barlcytownl near the mouth Ut the Calu-
met River. where Mrs. Barry kept hotel. This
structure was built ol logs, ana was
u the most primitive, rhafartsr. The
beds were On shelves Aale of
poles, ono above the uthc:, after tlu
etYle OF steamboat bcrths, and tile bedding cop
sisted VI loose pralt1u hay. Thy aotcl n,au.
aged, howcser, tu furnish ! comfortable meal.
snd the traseles woke refreshed.
The stage on which hc rode into Chicago Nas
alirl With elty merchants returning frusn New
& York I'D DstIolt xhcfa thsy bad 1ssn 10 pas,
pssssuecrs aerc j. ). Z. Moxan, arss rost. M
master u, ; ot GhicaEo; WILLIAM k,nS, Of the ann
u jones' king g Clatk, aaslwsfc and stoyo
timately connected With thu rising fortuncA Of
the town. Ths style tn which these merchant.
dre.sed. ta4 tho liberal WY they
threw their money around, con-
yiuce<l Nj. Gtonu that Chicago must
be = good place tn which 10 make money. aud
he decided to locate there Ills brst stopping
place was At the United States Hotel, on the
corner Of Well4 An1 Lake sttcgts, then kept BY