The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-28
TON INTELLlGE4OHE& SATURDAY., JANUARY IS. 1ees.

party in California, Is Hon. {. It. RvIn nd, Of
the Commercial aud Savings bank. He is The
architect Of his own fortunes aud his high
position in the financial, social aud political
world was obtained by honest toll, unweary-
ing energy and perseverance, intelligent
Iorethou9ht and honorable practices. .
MIR. Ryland Is II democrat in politics aud a
Roman Catholic in religion. Socially, he i II
warm hearted. charitable. ples~ant-spoken
gentleman. with ripe intelligence and most
entertaining Conversations powers. His
character Is spOtlesS, and no man stands
higher than he In the esteem and confidence
OF the community. He has risen from the
ranks, and well deserves the success that has
crowned his labOrs."
The Washington City correspondent Of the
Salt Lake Daily Tribune writes to his paper:
"Ex-Recelver Hugh Wallace, of Salt Lake.
has been spending a few days here. 1t Is An
open secret that he has been offered The Office
OF Assistant cOmmissiouer-general of The
land office s0on to he made vacant by The
promotion OF Assistant Commissioner Stock
Slayer TO The commission, eTship. Wallace
firmly declined. In speaking of other mat
ters to 4 prominent gentleman frOIn the west,
he said there was no Office he would accept.
Mr.. Wallace engages shortly in business
In Washington TERRITORY, and Is or
ganizing an investment company in rhiia-
delphis TO operate In that territory" MIR.
Wallace has been very III IN Washington City,
but a telegram to bis family here, received
this week, says he Is entirely out Of danger,
and improving In health rapidly.
Mrs. Eliza BallOu Garfield. mother of the
late president, James A. Garfield, died ut
Mentor. o., January 81, Of gensral debility
aud old age. She was born In New Hamp-
shire. on the 25th day OF September, 1901,
and was n niece Of the celebrated Hosea Bal
lou. an eloquent Uniyersalist clergyman, who
years ago was very popular throughout New
England and the Middle States. The Ballous
were OF Huguenot origin, descended from
Msturin Bsllou, who fed from France on the
revocation OF the Edict of Nantes, and with
other French refugees Joined Roger Williams
colony In Rhode Island. Mrs. Garfield clear
" showed her French origin 10 her features.
and 1t was doubtless from her that the llte
president derived his natural elouuencc.
When she WAS but eighteen wears old she
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Abraham Garfield, the son OF u farmer, who
then lived In OtsegO county, n. Y. With her
husband, she went soon after her marriage to
live In q small log house on a new farm, 10
Newburg. now q part of the city of Cleve-
land. Ohio. In this log house three children
were born to the happy pair. In 1926 they
removed to New Philadelphia. Ohio. and four
years later returned to the lake country and
settled on u farm In Orange township, where
the elder Mr.. Garfield had erected another
log house. In this house. on the 10Th day of
November, 1881, was born James A. Gar
field, afterwsrd president of the United
States, the youngest Of their four sons. Two
years later Abraham Garfield died. and The
care Of providing for the family devolyed
upon Mrs. Garfield. She was always very
proud OF the intelligence. eloaueuce End
siniability OF her sou Jimmy, - and In return
he gave much of the credit of his success in
after life to her sturdy good sense and firm
ness. Mrs. GARFIELD for u number of years
has been afectionately spoken OF all over
the country rs "Grandms Garfield and her
death At n ripe old age after IA career filled
with q spirit Uf true Christianity, vii! inspire
In all hearts kind thoughts OF the model fam.
lily Of which she was q member.