The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-24

From the ~Leavenworth Kan, Stand
ard Of the 10th inst. we make the fol
lowing extracts from a highly ~eulogistic
article concerning Mr.. Matthew Ryan
ST.. father of Matt and Jepp Ryan:
Mathew Ryan. ST.. capitalist. cattle
raiser. ranch owner and one of the oldest.
best known and most enterprising and
liberal men in L%eavenworth is dead.
The end came at 1 o'clock this morning
at his home on the South Esplande. just
as the dawn of another day was beginn-
ing to be visible.
One week ago last Saturday Mr.. Ryan
was first taken suddenly and seriously
i'll. 4. day OF two before that time he
had not felt like himself. but thought it
OF no serious consequence. He went on
about his usual business and seemed to
dismiss the thought of being i'll. Satur-
day evening he was stricken with a VIC
lent congestive chill and for twenty-four
hours his condition caused considerable
alarm. The chill was n of the symp-
toms of blood poisoning which had
already intrenched itself in his system.
The next night. Sunday the 18th. Mr..
Ryans condition was most precarious.
The Rev. Father T. j. Downey. rector OF
the Sacred Heart church. was sum
moned and administered extreme unc-
ton. 1t wa reasonably certain that the
stricken man could not recover. His
condition grew worse daily and from day
to day hundreds of anxious friends
sought eagerly any information regard
ing iii One week ago to-day Mr..
Ryan called his family about him and
babe each one farewell. thinking the end |
was near at hand. He rallied slightly.
hnu-ayar md fn, :, u-h ;ln l,rH,,, ,..t'
to overcome the destroyer.
Yesterday mornlng q consultation oil |
physicians was held at the Ryan home. |
as stated in the Standard. and the result !
was an operation on the leg IN which
blood poisoning had its inception. The
operation was the extreme resort and
before undergoing it the sufferer again
babe his family farewell. In the after
noon the physicians said he could moi
survive man. hours. and for the first
time the t~lreless. patient wife and chill
dren gave up all hope aad silently
awaited the last summons.
Matthew Ryan died almost "a million
are. Some estimate his wealth at over
Il million. while more conservatives ones
do not place it below d half million. He
made every dollar of his fortune by dint
of hard work and honest speculation.
He was a business man in the strictest
sense of the world. He knew a good
deal from a bad one and many of his
most successful ventures had the advice
and cooperation of his wife. For wears
past Mr.. Ryan has been a stakeholder
and member of the directory Of the First
National bank. Besides having a LARGE
amount Of ready cash and big sums in
vested in bonds and other securities. he
owns a vast amount of valuable real
estate here and elsewhere. He believed
in the future If this city and that is
why he invested much OF his money in
real estate. MI. RYAN |
and his SONS have Immense stock ranches i
in the west and in Texas. On these are
thousands of cattle. The stock of these
great ranches mount to a snug fortune
annually. The elder Ryan was a thor.
Dugh cattleman and much of his for
was realized from that source.
\ DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.
Every one who knew Matthew RYAN
IT all intimately admired him for his
many good and shining qualities. He
vas a diamond in the rough and his
leart was larger than that OF the biggest
X he ever raised. He was generous.
,onslderate. conscientious and thorough
y trustworthy. and his sense of honesty
ras of the keenest. All the men who
ave worked on the Ryan ranches. en-
Turing all kinds Of hardship most of
he time. speak well of Matthew Ryan.
1any young men owe to him their start
a life. In more than one way he has
royen a public benefactor. The Ryan
flee building at Fourth and Cherokee
freets will stand as a monument to the \
citizen who erected it and .
hose pride it was till death.
Matthew Ryan. had he lived. would
ave celebrated the fiftieth anniversary "
weddingl of his marriage the
9TH of next May. Only a few days be- Of
're ne was taken i'll he alluded a num- h,
er Of times to this. He was married in =,
incinnati. from which city he removed al
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