Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-11
CHARLES c. GILMAN
Whose Death Occurred in Chicago Thursday Night

! Thaddeus Binford. Miss Carolyn Gill
man did not arrive until after her ia
| theirs death, owing to a belated train
which she was compelled TO take on
Thursday afternoon. upon the receipt OF
! the summons requesting her presence
| in Chicago.
| The death, coming as it has close up
on that of the deceased's late business
| partner, A. E. Shorthill, is nothing more
than a strange coincidence. Mr.. Gill
man and Mr.. Shorthill have been asso-
| ciated in different business enterprises
for the past twenty five years, forming
| together the company that built and
| operated the first street car system in
| Marshalltown. Last Sunday night MI
Shorthill died and Monday Mr.. Gilman,
then experiencing the beginning of his
last illness, was Informed of the death
by wire and requested to come to Mar
shalltown to act as pail bearer
telegram was received saying that 1t
would be impossible for him to act, be-
cause of his own illness. This was the
first intimation received here that Mr..
Gilman was not enjoying his usual good
health. Mr.. Byron Webster. of this
city, saw Mr.. Gilman Monday night at
the - Briggs House. and then he
was experiencing dangerous symptoms.
He had just arrived in Chicago from
St. Louis, where he had suffered
greatly from the heat, and the effects
of this he felt keenly. Mr.. Webster
attempted to prevail upon his friend
to accompany him home, but the latter,
thinking that his illness would not prove
serious, decided to remain in Chicago
Friends who know Mr.. Gilman best
say that there is no doubt, in their
minds, but that the death of Mr.. Short
hill greatly affected the condition of
Mr. Gilman, as his nature was ex-
tremely sympathetic. Mr.. Gilman and
Mr.. Shorthill have been identified in a
business way for the past twenty-five
years. Aside from the street car ven-
ture they owned, until recent years
the old fair grounds property, and at
the time of their deaths were owners
of some property between Second and
Third avenues, used by G.. w. BeasleI
as transfer barn, besides farm lands
in South Dakota. Another early bust
ness venture in Marshalltown, i'm which
Mr.. Gilman alone was interested. was
the first wholesale grocery house of
the city, known as Forney, Gilman &,
Co.
Charles c. Gilman was born in Chei
sea, Mass July 2S, 1S4S and was the
younger son of his parents, Eiphalet
Gilman and Rebecca Ellis Gilman. both
of whom died in Massachusetts. His
mother was the daughter of Russell
Ellis. native of Maine, and a descend
ant from a long line of English ances-
try. AS a boy Mr. Gilman passed his
days in the little town near Boston He
the village school until he was
Is years of age, when he entered AL
lens Classical School. at West Newton,
where he remained for two years. Later
he enrolled as a student in the Massa-
chusetts School of Technology. at Bos-
ton, where he graduated as a civil and
mining engineer in the class of '6S.
Directly after his graduation Mr..
Gilman realized, as did other shrewd
New Englanders. that there was an
excellent future i'm the west. which was
then being talked about as "the place to
He chose Iowa as the state |
in which to locate and secured employ |
ment as an assistant engineer on the Y