The morning call., 1892-12-29
A KEEL-SPERT LIFE.
TIE Career of an Earnest, Practical,
Determined Man.

With the death of LoriDE Pickering,
senior proprietor of the MORNING CALL
and; Evening Bulletin, there passes away
one Of the most venerable of California S
pioneers. Born at Richmond, n. H., on
July 13, 1872, he was in his eighty-first year
Up TO few weeks ago, so remarkable were
his strength and vitality, it seemed that he
was destined to continue in the harness for
many years. But few days before the
late election he broke down and retired TO
his country residence for short rest. He
had taken an active interest in the cam
paign. and had, worked assiduously to pro-
mote the success Of the Non-Partisan move
ment. contributing 20 the columns of THE
CALL from day to day many articles per-
-.tinent TO the issues involved in th contest.
When he left bis desk it was thought and,
in fact, he himself said, he would return TO
duty in a few DAYS. He had, however,
drawn too heavily upon his store of strength
and: "a complication of maladies set in. His
physician and family soon found that his
vitality was not sufficient TO with stand the
sh0ck and he began gradually 10 fail. until
finally yesterday morning he passed peace
fully away. The end was reached with per-
feet resignation. Early1n his illness when
Informed of his precarious condition he
mcIclJ MY WOIh Is Q0Ue EDu i
am ready TO die"
LOring Pickering was high type OF the
lpatient, practical, determined man. His
history illustrates forcibly the fact that
everything yields to honest earnestness and
persistent industry. He was descended
from an English family named Pickering,
and among MS ancestors was famous
London printer and publisher. He was
direct descendant of John Pickering, who
came from England and landed at Salem,
Mass. In 1853. John was the progenitor of
the New England families who bear his
name. From one branch descended Colonel
Timothy Pickering, quartermaster- general
Of the Continen tai army during the Revolu-
ton, and subsequently a member Of the
Cabinets Of Washington: and Adams. From
another the deceased sprung.
Samuel, the father Of LoriDg Pickering,
was an intelligent man OF varied inferma-
tion. and according 10 the standard Of those
times was well off" He was a business
man and farmer. and was well known
throughout New Hampshire. At the early
age Of Il years Loring Pickering made the
acquaintance of John Prentiss, editor of
the.New Hampshire Sentinel, and from him
he .imbibed the early taste for journalism
which subsequently caused him TO adopt
that calling. During temporary residence
at ;Keene. N; H., where the Sentinel was
published. Mr.. Pickering received his first
impressions Of the then insignificant profess
sion.
.. In 1889. when scarcely twenty-one years
Of: age, he went West with view of set
tling in that then comparatively unexplored
region. He cerked in stores in New Or
leans, Louisville and st. Louis, and return
Ing to New Hampshire after an absence of
year or two he married Miss Doolittle.
the daughter of a prominent citizen of his
native town. Not long after this he again
started West. taking with him his young
wife and infant child. He settled at a
place called Hennepin in Illinois. and en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits. Several years
were industriously passed at Hennepin. In
1870 Amos Kendall, Postmaster-General
under President Van BuTeD, appointed him
Postmaster of the town.
Four or Eve years later he sold out bis