St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-02
RICHARD CHUTE DEAD.
The PIONEER MLVNES0TAR PASSES
6WAY M CHICAGO.
A MAN OF GxEAT ENERGY.

His Interests ia the st. Anthony
Water Power Made Him a
Very Wealthy BIan-A Great
Traveller or Late Years-Last
Nights Session of the Kunge
Investigation.
Richard Chute, one of the pioneer
business men OF Mnneapoi is. died at
5:35 yesterday afternoon at the kenTorth
hotel, Chicago, of heart disease. Mr..
Chute went To Chicago some weeks ago,
ami has been very III for the past ten
days. his wife. TWO sons and niece
we're II his bedside at the time of his
death. The remains will arrive in Min
ueapoIis Thursday morning. The fun
eral will occur from Andrew Presby-
terrain church Friday afternoon.
Richard Chute vas born III 1928 at
Fort Wayne, Ind, his father having
been one OF the pioneers OF the HOUsler
state. Having received a liberal school
ing. rs the phrase went at that time,
from his fathers connection with
George w. Ewing, who was Interested
IN fur trading in the Northwest,
at the age Of twenty-five young
Chute. made trip from Fort
Wayne To ST. Paul, and looked
over the field in which MIR. Ewing as
Ewing " Co. was operating. lie was
pleased with the outlook. and after
time returned to the Northwest and be-
came connected with the Ewing con-
Germ. He settled here IN 1884, locating
at 81. Anthony Fails. His irat trip
here was III IS45. Having located per
maneHt.y. he entered heartily gnd with
tremendous energy upon che field he
had chosen. The firm OF Ewing x
Co. became the firm OF Ewing u
Chute. under which very large
business was conducted. interior only,
OF all OF the Northwest operators. to
the Hudson Bay company. In tue fur
business he Travelled all over the wider
ness, ana. by the rough living he en-
cuunIered. lie acquired both the haDit
and Inclination 10 travel when marked
the years OF his Independence ana OF
his leisure, ana also that rugged
physique which preserved him wonder
TullY. and which made the sudden ILL
ness OF MS taking on all the more d sdr-
prise 10 his IamIly and friends.
In 81. anthony ne became largely IN
teTesLed IN The water power ana in
property when mas made him large
fortune, and he for many years devoted
himself to the management of the 81.
Anthony Water Power com any. He
took uD his abode Oh that side and con-
tIuued AWAY devoted to lis upbuIId-
ing OF that side of the river.
Later. however. when Minneapolis
began 10 rise. as if by mage,
he aided her growth all in his power,
ana devoted a large amount OF his
means ana time 10 ner interest eSpeci-
ally III IaUOrs for the Improvement OF
the Mississippi. He was one vino never
faltered in his determination to see the
head of navigation brought To Mime
aUUiiS. To this end he contributed Of
his time and money, at W aShingtOn.
and he spent no small sum from his own
I funds III making removals OF 0bstTuc-
tons in the channel as it now exists.
The past ten years he has devoted
himself greatly TO travel in both this
ana foreign lands. lie had wintered
( much recently in the city of Atlanta
and in Florida. Last winter he spent in
the Sandwich Islands. He was appar-
entity III excellent health when he re-
turned, and, indeed, up TO the time OF
his attack with heart trouble in Chi
cagO, where he had gone on business
and 10 attend. while there, the worlds
tar.
MI. Chute had no taste for politics or
official life. In war time he was one OF
the most steadfast supporters of the
government. und he was strong tenn
perance advocate. lie was president or
the board or trade in 1S79-SO. but other
wise held no important positions.
Surviving relatives. besides a widow
/ and three children. are two brothers,
DR.. and Samuel Chute, of the East side,
and TWO sisters. Mrs. Alex Sharp, OF
New York. whose husband is connected
with the Central Trust company Of that
city, and Mrs. Chamberlain. OF Fort
Wayne, Ina.