The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-06-18
Death of George Armour.


Death of George Armour.
Tuesdays Chicago papers announce the death
of George Armour, well knswn tor years as a
prominent Chicago business man, of the firm OF
Armour, Dole & Co., and well remembered by
our older citizens as a former resident and busi
ness man Of Ottawa. Intelligence of his death
was cabled on Monday from Brighton, England,
whittier he had gone about q year ago in the
hope of obtaining relief from IA disease of the
heart, with which he found himself afflicted. He
was about 70 years of age, and though of stout
constitution and vigorous frame, the disease had
such hold on him that neither sea air or the
closest medical attendance could avail, and his
strong resisting constitution gave way and he
died at about o'clock on Monday morning.
Mr. Armour was native Of Scotland and had
come to this country in 1884, and soon became
engaged in railroad building. In about 1887 he
became a contractor on the Illinois and Michigan
canal, being engaged as such until the stoppage
of the work In 1910. For the next three or four
years he was engaged in merchandising in OF
tawa and then removed to Chicago, where he
engaged in the elevator business, gradually ex-
banding it into proportions that amounted to
millions year. and from which he accumulated
colossal fortune.
He married in Chicago in about 1S45 and had
three sons-hs wife and sons surviving him.
Mrs A. and one of the Wiliiam-accom-
panied him to England and remained with him
until his death; another son, George, remained
In charge OF his business at Chicago, while his
yaungest son, Allison, is a student at Yale Col
lege. His remains are heing embalmed and will
be brought to Chicago for burial.
Mr. Armour always regarded personally
as an exemplary man, distinguished for his up
rightness and probityin all business matters, and
as open-hearted, genial, warm and clinging in
his friendships He was a member of the Scotch
Presbyterian church and at the time of his de-
parture for Europe one of its deacons. He had
brought with him, or there soon followed him,
from his early home in Scotland, three brothers
and sister One OF the brothers-J ohn-was
engaged in the warehouse business at Ottawa
until his death, some ten years ago, having &C
cumulated handsome fortune, which, dying q
bachelor, he left to his relatives. Another broth.
er-James-was in the same business in La Sale
and Seneca, and is also dead Another brother
Archibald a maiden sister Anne, are still
residents Of Ottawa, in comfortable circumstan.
ces
DEATH OF CAPT. RYAN.
Capt. Ryan, OF this city, while in the army con.
tracted rheumatism, from which he continued to
suffer as long as he lived. During the past win
ter he served as usher in the Illinois senate but
was compelled by his malady to return home
early in the spring, before the session closed. lie
was confined to his house and to his bed until
Monday morning last when, after being uncOn
scious since Friday last, he died
Capt. Ryan was a native born Irishman, bu,
cmigrated at an early age settling in Connect
cut In 1S4S he came to La Sale county, set
thing as farmer in the town of Grand Rapids
which town he represented for several year or
the Board Of Supervisors. Shortly before the
war he sold his farm and moved into Ottawa
During the war he served in Co. X, SO regt en-
tering as a sergeant, and earning promotion to
q captaincy At the battle of the Hatchee he
was wounded the same day Mcpherson fell, un.
der whom the Captain served. He was several
times collector for Ottawa. He was member
of the Ottawa Lodge, No. Al, l. o. o. F., had
been installing officer and a member of the
Grand Lodge. He was member also of Occl.
dental Lodge, Shabbona Chapter, A. +. g. A. NJ
and Ottawa Commandery X. T. His seven chill.
dren are all of age and living. On Thursday his
body was taken to ST. Columbia church where
were funeral services, and at the grave the Odd
Fellows took charge of the services.
The Captain was about 65 years of age, man
universally respected as honest in all his deal.
ings, conscientious, trustworthy, good natured
"a gentleman. His circle of personal friends wse
large to whom his absence will be source OF
+ regret for not short time to come.
Mr.. Hans Thompson, of Leland, died in tina,
village on Monday morning last, at the age OF
70 years. He was born in Norway in 1911; was
asea-captain for q number of years; settled in
Chicago in 1910, and about 10 years later came
to Ottawa, where he lived until 1852 when he re.
moved to Leland where he afterwards lived and
did business. He leaves wife and two daugh.
tiers, one of whom is the wife of Terry Simmons,
OF the Marseilles Plaindealer, and the other Mrs.
Eels Peterson, Of Leland.
Mrs. VIM. Schobert whose death was noted
last week, was 26 years Of age. She had suffered
with consumption for l6 months, and since
Christmas had been confined to her bed. She
leaves two children.
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