The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
THE LATE GEORGE M. STANCH-
FIELD.
Communicated

SorroWing relatives and friends laid to
rest in Oakland cemetery last Friday
afternoon q man who is entitled to more
than passing tribute. z.ss
George M StanchfieIds was born in Dam
VILE, Me-, on Nav. 4, 1872. He grew up
In the little town of his nativity until
at the age of sixteen he went to learn
the printers tradea1in the Office of the
Lewiston Journal, which was then, as
subsequently, until his death, published
by Hon. Nelson Dirgley. After learn
ing the printers trade he continued as
a journeyman employe in the same Of
flee. The first business undertaken on
his own account was the publication of
I monthly agricultural and literary pa
per entitled Once a Month. The first Is
sue was dated June, 1866, and it stated 1t
would be published as long as receipts
paid the expense of printing. In the issue
Of February 1867, the following modest
three-line announcement appeared:
MARRIED.
Lewiston-Jan. 2S, by Rev. c. Balkan.
Mr. George M. Stanchficld and Miss Eta
Stevens, both Of l..
And thus the home life, which has now
been terminated, began thirty-three years
ago.
Mr. Stanchf1eld still remained in Mr..
Dingley's employment while publishing
the paper until 1873; when, feeling that
his field was too limited, he turned his
face westward, going to Peoria, III. Here
he was foreman of the Transcript office
for eight years, when he removed to ST.
Louis, and was for two years foreman
of the Tines office.
He had ST. Paul IN view before leaving
Peoria for st. Louis, and finally came to
this city In 1888, where he for the first
time engaged in business strictly for
himself by establishing a job printing Of
flee, which he styled the "Sllver Moon
Art Press" This business he continued
until his death, and, as its name iEdi-
Gates, his establishment became famous
for its artistic work. Artistic printing
gave him his foothold, and brought him
hosts of customers who wished to avail
themselves of his genius.
After much experimenting he discovered
the process of making an article adapted
to reducing and softening printing inks
He STYLED the product "Inkoleum," and
secured a patent upon it in this country
in 1886, and later obtained patent III
Canada. England and France. This arti-
Gle still has a large sale among the print
ing fraternity
Several years ago he had an attack of
the grip from which he never fully re-
covered, and from that time the fatal
malady began which at the conclusion
the physicians styled tuberculosis of the
larynx At intervals for two years past
he has been confined to his residence.
sometimes for several weeks, but, with
an astonishing energy and hopefulness, he
would recuperate sufficiently to resume
his work During all this time he was
cheelfuI-even joival-as he met his
friends, looking upon the bright side, and
almost to the last believing that he could
master the insidOus disease which was
slowly but surely preying upon his vitals.
Mr.. Stanchfeld was active in the Typo
thetae-the organization of employing
printers-both nationally and locally. He
was several times a delegate to the ma
tional conventions, and for number OF
years was secretary of the st. Paul Ty-
pothetae He discharged these duties
most faithfully, land spent the evening
before his death making out credentials
for the st. Paul delegates to the national,
convention at, Kansas City, which begins
its session tomorrow. When the creden-
tails reached the delegates they were like
messages from the dead. His last work
was done. and the hand that wrote them
was motionless forever.
He had been confined to his room, but
not to his bed. for two weeks prior to
his DEATH. Heslspent Tuesday evening
last as noted above, retiring about II p.
M He complainedsof not feeling quite as
well, but decIinedssto have a physician
summoned, and before midnight was
sleeping Qu1eIlyss- AZ Z d. III. his COiiul-
ton was the same. but at o'clock his
wife was attracted by his heavy breath
ing and found him Unconscious. Before 4
q. m he was dead, having passed In a
calm and painless sleep from life to eter-
nifty
His wife, three sons, George Frederick,
aged twenty-seven; Perley Dingley, aged
nineteen; Floyd w. aged ten. and
daughter, Alice c., aged thirteen com
prise the Immediate surviving family. A
brother in Utah, another in Kansas and
two sisters in the East also survive him
He was a member of the ST Paul lodge
of Elks, the Royal Arcanum and Com.