The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17
USEFUL LIVES ENDED.


Death In Chicago OF Cyrus II. McCormirk'
the Inventor at the Reaper - Charles
OConor Passes Away at His Homo In
Nantucket. MAJ. - The Original Of a.
Fnmou, Character Dies in ~ Michigan
Insane A YUM.
CYRUS u. MCCORMICK.
CHICAGO, May li-Early yesterday
morning Mr.. G. Ii. Mccormick, the million
aire reaper manufacturer, died at his resi-
dcnce on Rush street The deceased was
seventyive years old and has been in bad
health fora year. He has been resident
OF Chicago ever since ls47, and came 10 this
city from Virginia, where he was born in
1909. When but twenty.One years old, he
invented the machin, which has given his
name world wide repute and has con
ferred upon mankind mestlmable benefit y
Very little was done In the way OF manu-
featuring the machine till 1870, and in the
meantime the young inventor engaged In
the irOn-smeltng business, which offered y
large field for his ambition and need OF
larger profit His first patent was granted
in 1884, and additional patents were
granted for still more valuable improve
ments in lS47 and 1858. In 1859 Hon
Reverdy johnson, in all argument before
the Commissioner OF Patents, said that tho
Mccormick rea per had already contributed
an annual income to the whole country Of
sos, 900, 900 at least, which must increase
through all time
1t is generally supposed that Mr.. McCor.
mick was one of the wealthlest men in Chi
cago, his fortune being estimated at from
SIS, 100000 to SlS,000,000.
CHARLES o'CoNoR
NANTUCKET, Mass, May l4.-Charles
OConor, the veteran juriSt is dead. lie
breathed his last late Monday afternoon.
and was perfectly conscious TO the last
when lie suddenly exclaimed: My God y
and expired. The remains left here to,
day, in charge of friends of the deceased
for New York.
Charles 0'Conor was born at New York
in 1894. lie did not receive the benefit of q
university training, being educated At q
common school. At twenty lie was admit
ted TO the bar, and was looked upon as a
rising legal light before he was thirty.
Among the important cases undertaken by
him during his lifetime were the Mason
will case and the great Forest divorce
suit He married one Of his clients. a
widow, but had no children, and sub
seluently lie and his wife separated,
owing TO religious differences. Mr.. UConor
was Democrat in politics. He died worth
about Sl,000.0oo, which he accumulated
principally BY his practice, but augmented
by we'll advised transactions In real estate
DAVID L. HARBAUGH.
DETROIT, Mich, May 4.-DaVi' K Har-
baugh, ex-Police Justice Of Detroit died
yesterday at the Pontiac Insane Asylum
lie was born in New Lisbon, O., in
1905 and came to Detroit fOrty-nine
years ago. he praciiced law, be-
came Collector Of Internal Revenue,
and some years ago filled the Office Of
Police Justice. Mr.. Harbaugh had been
made famous the world over by the Centrd
Station sketches Of IN. Quad" the hum0T-
list on the Detroit Free Press, whose pen
pictures Of His Honor" and "Bijah" were
grotesque characters OF Mr.. Harbaugh and
the venerable police dOOrman, Abijah Joy.
The latter is still living here. MIR. Har-
baugh became mental wreck some years
ago, and has since been in the asylum.