The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-26

al the Alextsn Brothors Hos
p1ts!' 10 Chicago. on Thursday. Feb. Il
IoS3' o. appoplexy, Mr.. JoHN HAssA
agsd ~ years and three monshs.
Inc decessed spent the last fjve wear.
90 &c life up TO last summer IN jasper
vish the editor OF the CouRIrR. COMING
mere 10 the spring OF 1855, and became
acquainted with many OF our citizens.
10 long life he experienced about a
many OF the ups and downs Of the world
- falls 20 the lot of any mortal. He was
MAJ OF more than ordinary ability. Ana
wherever he lived THE slWavs pnshed
him TO the front He VS. I native ~
the eastern shore OF MARYLAND. ana spens
me coyhood mostly In Baltimore, whore
ne became : thorough master OF the
Prioi'og trade. Coming west q young
man, be stopped 10 Ohio, where he
worked swhhe - jour In Cincinnati.
Usevelsnd and Columbus, and then
bought from Judge w. B. ThrsIl the
Circaeville Herald. Ia Circieyille be
married Miss Cornelia Dosne, and had
eeversl children, ell Of whom died 10 IN.
fancy except Geo. William, who L nov
connected With the Cottrell Press Co.. OF
New York City.
hr. Hanna continsed "a Circleville Al
nomOer OF years, when be cold his once
ana moved 10 Portsncuth, where With
3. r. Drake be published The first dali
paper 10 Portsmouth,. che Tribune. and
siso carried on book and stationery
store. From there 10 moved 20 Chilli.
cothc, where be published . psper aud
made considerable nosey He then
purchased the MassiIsn Gazette. and
We there aud q Akroa several va e |
mere he Alec puolished . paper. He
men moved 70 Louisville, KY. about
lSsS, and In partnership with bic only
brother Alsck. carried o. a extensive
book and job o6ce. q the corner OF ii
IND Aaiu streets, until bic brother's
Heath. He was there during I'll The STIR
Ing scenes Of the war. taking an sctive
md important part 10 assisting the
Union cause. After bic brothers death
10 sold the office. and moved 10 Nj. Gar. /
mel. Ills. where for several yesrs ne
~ bIished the Nj. Carmel Democrat
From there be moved to Olnev. nd vim
lis son published the Olney Times. and
% auxiliary printing house
selling this, be moved 10 Harvard. Iili-
'ois. and published the Harvard inde-
PENDENT, and, also. paper TOE one OF the
dJacent towns- Changing again. he'll
vent to Chicago, and In connection Win
''s son established . job Office, and &C.
ured . considerable business but the
onstant strain on him was too much for
'is physical system, and In Jsnuary.
bo6, ne suffered from Z stroke OF par
lyses, while Ia his Office. from
which he partially rallied. but never II
ully recovered. HE wife died the same
month, whRe on . visit e the CouRlrs 4
ditor In jasper. and 10 buried q shiloh z
rave yard. A. old age crept on him /
9 grew weaker physically. aud required ID
ne constant wa:chfulness ofan attendant. ID
nd on Aug. 81 last he we taken 10 the
AIexisn Hospital. one or the best In the 1
rest, and this year suffered four more
lrokcs o. paralysis, FROM the last ollie
'hich be died. Il
The editor Of the COURIER learned the Il
rinting business with Mr. Hsnun. :
irving with him 10 Circlevilir and III
ortsmouth. He was alWays . man ofli
10 highest sense Of honor. and frequent Ii
suffered financially because he trusted a
'e nosor OF other men. He never Il
'emed to comprehend how man who :
retondsd to respectsbiiity could be '
nifty Of cheating or Icing. or under IL
lining, Questionable practices. Gener. v
% 70 fault, kind, sffectionate and b
usting, many old friends will drop .
Or to HE memory. May be ret in
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