Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-07

realize that the end Of one so prominent
in Marshalltown affairs has at last
come Bushes men generally will feel
his loss as a personal blow, altho in re-
cent years he has not been actively
identified with the business interests
of the city.
Mr. Abbott has been an invalid since
April, 1898. when he was stricken with
paralysis. His wonderful vitality has
been remarkably noticeable, and he has
passed thru four successive strokes
since that time, the last one having
been suffered on New Years eve. A
few days prior to that time, on Dee. 81,
he was better than he had been for sew
eral months, and the family was great
ly encouraged. Since the more recent
attack, however, the end has been real
lied as only a question of a few days,
and since Sunday night the patient has
been unconscious.
Albert Cutler Abbott has had a busy
and interesting career. He was born at
Andover, Mass, Oct 10, 1886, and re-
ceived an academic education at Phil
lips Academy, Andover. In 1852, when
but 16 years of age, he went to Boston,
and there entered the employ of
Houghton, Sawyer & Co.. wholesale
woolens. remaining with the concern
until 1856. Animated by the spirit of
enterprise, which has characterized his
entire life, he came west, stopping for
year and q half in Chicago, where he
was engaged with the commission
house of j. III. Bonham & Co.
In the fall of 1856 Mr. Abbott came to
Iowa. and located at Davenport where,
for two years, he was in the employ of
I4use, Lane & Co., wholesale blank book
manufacturers and stationers. Two
years later he entered the hardware
house Of Brewster & Dewitt, with
which he continued until 1860, when he
came to Marshalltown and established
the hardware firm of Myer & Abbott, of
which he was sole manager until 1862,
when the firm was succeeded by Abbott
& Knisely This firm continued in bus
mess until 1885. when Mr.. Knisely re-
tired and Mr.. l.. C. Abbott. son of the
senior partner, bought his interest.
Established Hawkeye Oil and Glucose.
| In 1872 Mr.. Abbott and Mr.. Knisely.
with DR.. George Click, then president
of the First National Bank, erected
and put into successful operation the
Hawkeye Linseed Oil Works, which
Mr.. Abbott managed successfully until
| it was acquired by the National Lin
seed Oil Company in 1887. In the early
sos Mr. Abbott, Mr.. Knisely, DIR.
Click and others organized the glucose
company which was later purchased
by Or. Firmenich, and in recent years
sold to the Glucose Sugar Refining
Company. Mr.. Abbott was the first SUI
perintendent Of the plant here and had
active charge Of the business until it
was sold to the Firmenich interests.
In connection with the management of
the oil company here Mr. Abbott also
had charge of the business of the Des
Moines Linseed Oil Company, and after
the sale of the local plant went to Chi
cago, where between 1890 and 1895,
he acted as general manager of the
sales department of the National Lin
seed Oil Company.and was a member
of the board of directors Of the big
trust In 1885 he was promoted by
the company and made manager of the
Kellogg & McDougal branch of the
company at Buffalo, N. Y, then own
ed by the National. 1t was while he
was at Buffalo that the tireless ener-
gies of years first began to tell upon
him, and he was stricken with the dis
ease that has now terminated In death.