Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-04-02
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Death ut Milwaukee Of John Plankinton,
and at Now York Of Rev. DR.. Howard
Crosby-Biographica Sketches.
MILWAUKEE, March 80. III ohm Plank
inton, Milwaukee's foremost citizen,
died about 9 p. m. Sunday. For two years
past he had been out Of active business,
= paralytic stroke having nearly caused
his death and forced his retirement
from active business life. From this,
however, he partially rallied, and while
he had lost the Use OF his voice he was
able to walk out as recently as q week
ago. A severe cold taken last Thurs
day developed into pneumonia and
finally CAUSED Ills dsdtlh
lJohn Plankinton was born III New Castle
county, Del, March 10, 1890 He landed In
Milwaukee September 8, 1914, and ct once
opened Q small butcher shop at what is now
: Grand avenue. He had just 800 to start
with, but such WIS his snccesss that his
first years sales amounted to nearly $4,000
ia IA 1919 he. went into partnership with Fred
efick Layton, with whom he remained assd
slated until 1850. He continued in business
alone until 1868, when he formed partnership
with Philip D. Armour, then q young man who
WAS known to be possessed OF sagacity, shrswd.
ness and business ability The immense sue
cess Of the arm Of Planktnton & Armour is well
known, and some idea can be gained from the
fact that In 1850 It did business exceeding
sls,M0d.
It Vas iii 1854 that MIR. Plankinton made his
first move to retire from business and which he
eventually carried out with CREST tact and good
judgment. He was then partner 81 Phff
Armour and the partnership was dissolved. Mi
Plankinton disposing Of his Chicago, Kansas
City and New York interests in the packing
business -Four years later Mr.. Plankinton
still further withdrew from business by
selling out his Milwaukee packing In
terests to Patrick and John Cudahy, who
have since conducted the business. In
the fall Of 1883 he took an extensive trip
through the south and thence to California;
travelling In the $4,000 private car Of the late
Alexander Mitchell with whom he had been
associated in many ventures. At several
places; notably at Atlanta and New Orleans;
he was rendered formal receptions by citizens
and. business organizations
In the summer Of 1889 while In Milwaukee
he was stricken with his first stroke of paraly.
sis, very light attack which was felt In his
right hand and arm alone. Shortly after he left
on trip to California, which proved disas
trous one. He returned much worse than wheel
he left and had never been q well man since
Mr. Planktnton had long been looked upon as
the leading citizen of Milwaukee. He had great
faith In the city and particularly In the west
side, q section Of which he was the bone and
sihew. The Plank.nton house, in which he took
especial pride, he ran for years at a loss simply
because he was bound that Milwaukee should
have hotel second to none in the United
States. OF late years, however. the hotel has
paid q big dividend, and it is estimated that he
Eventually got back all the money that he had
put into it. All through life his career was
marked by desire not alone to make money
for himself but to advance the interests of Mil
waukee. Mr.. Plankinton never held public
OOO, 900 and he was known to possess in tn.
neighborhood of 100000 worth Of property j,
this city.