Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-31
DEATHS SURPRISES.
Banker r. s. Wallace Suddenly
Passes Away-Sketch of His Life.

Passes Away-Sketch of His Life.
Hon. Robert S. Wallace, of Salem,
died FRIDAY evening at 10 o'clock
after weeks iluess. His death is
ascribed by the physicians to COM
hnnation Of plurisy and pneumonia.
His death is a terrible blow to his
family aud will prove a great loss to
this city, where he was actively
identified with several of it's most
prominent business interests. He
was principal owner in the Salem
waterworks, president of the Capital
National bank, principal owner and
active manager of the Salem cannery
and fruit evaporator. The past few
years Mr.. Wallace has conducted
another large enterprise. the develop
ment of an immense fruit ranch u
few miles west of the city where he
built his residence and hoped to
spend his days. He has been a
member of the State Board of Horti
culture since its organization aud
was last year the Republican candi-
date for senator from Polk county
upon tan unsuccessful ticket.
He built beautiful residence in
Salem in 1887 which he last year
sold, to remove his family to
his country home in Polk county
where he has just died. He
was man of many enterprises and
apparently successful in all he un-
dertook. He kept his own capital
actively employed in building up
the city and was the means of bless
ing many homes with employment.
He was certainly one of Salem's
most useful citizens. Mr.. Wallace
was prominent member of the
Presbyterian church.
He leaves a wife and two children,
son and daughter aged 13 and 6
respectively. He leaves also his
mother at Detroit, Michigan; a
brother, who is also a bank presi-
dent, at Greeley, Colo.;a brother, a
minister of the gospel, in Iowa; a
sister, school teacher, at Knoxville,
Tenn; and sister at Cambridge,
who is now en- route to Salem.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Deceased was born February 2S,
1851, at FairvIew, Ohio. He re-
ccived his education at Monmouth
Nllnois) college under control of
the Presby terian church. He grad
uated In time to enlist in the service
of the Union armies. He was de-
tailed to service on the Mississippi
river until the war was ended. He
engaged some years at Chicago in
grain business and then came west.
Mr.. Wallace came to Salem in 1885
where he has since resided.
CITY WILL BE DRAPED.
Nearly all the Salem business
houses have signed the following:
"In sinaere regret for the death of
our respected and public spirited
fellow citizen, r. S. Wallace, we the
undersigned will drape our business
places until after the funeral"
While the death of Mr.. Wallace
will remove a very valuable man
from Salem business circles, the
various enterprises with which he
was connected will by carried on by
his legal representatives in accord
auce with provisions which he made
before his death.
THE LOSS
TO the community in the death of
Mr.. Wallace is not incOnsiderable.
The blow to his business partners is
still greater. His relations to Mr..
Albert of the Capital National bank
were of the closest intimacy and
they enjoyed the confidence of each
other equally to that of brothers.
Mrs. Wallace has borne up hero
ically as is her nature. Twice now
has she been called upon to suffer
great bereavement since her residence
in Salem. Soon after coming to
Salem her oldest son was drowned.
Now she has taken from her as true
and loving a husband as ever a !
woman was blessed with. This is
more than an ordinary burden Of
sorrow and only The highest type of
Christian fortitude cou.d enable her
to bear up uuder Il.
James Kyle, a son Of Mr. Wallace's
sister, who is foreman of "the Will
lows" farm, is the only relative OF
the deceased besides his immediate
family. 1t will be impossible for
auy Of his relatives from the east 10
come 10 the funeral.
THE FUNERAL.
Arrangements for the funeral have
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