The Princeton union., 1904-01-14
OLD SETTLER GONE.
James White, a Pioneer of Baldwin,
Dies After Long Illness of
Brights' Disease.
Was First Man to Make LithOgraph=
ing Inks in United States-=
- Learned Trade in London.


James Walter White, one of the pio-
aeers of the town of Baldwin, died at
his home at seven O'Clock last Friday
afternoon after long illness Of
E3rights disease There was with him
at the time of his death his wife and
two sons, William and Matthew, and
one daughter, Mrs. Geo. Calcut OF
Butte. The funeral was held at the
Catholic church in Princeton on Mon
day forenoon and the interment was
in Oak Knoll cemetery.
:'Uncle Jimmie'' as he was called
loy his old associates and neighbors,
was a Jolly son of the Emerald Isle;
He was born in Tipperaryiin the year
1927 and when a young man learned
the lithographer' trade in the city OF
London. He was married when he
was twenty-four years OF age to MISS
Mary Burke of London For some
time he worked at his trade in London
and his employer took great deal OF
interest in him and Mr.. White rapidly
acquired the secrets of mixing and
preparing lithograph inks. Six years
after he was married he emlgrated 10
America and located in the city OF
New York where he found employment
at his trade. In those days lltho-
oraphers were obliged to import all
their inks from France and Germany
and the art of making lithograph inks
was unknown in this country. MIR.
White was able to make many OF the
inks for the firm he worked for and
was the first man in this country to
ever make inks for this class of work.
He made the first machine for grind
iro inks but never took out a patent
on it. One of the secrets he brought
with him to this country was that OF
making a black ink in which he placed
a preparation that neutralized very
disagreeable and unhealthy odor IN
the ink and he was offered $500 for the
secret, but told his employer that un-
1ass he offered him thousand dollars
for the secret he would never divu1ge
it. and it is said that he never did.
MIR. White first worked for a man by
the name of Pocket, one Of the early
Iithographers of New York. He at
terwards worked for Wade, the we'll
known ink manufacturer and later
formed partnership with Thomas
and John Levens in the manufacture
of printing inks. The partnership
continued for seven years and termln-
ated on the death Of one OF the part
ners. Mr.. White then went to work
for Mathers & Sons, we'll known OF
late wears to the ink trade OF the en-
tire country. They paid White $1,000
for seven weeks instruction in the art
OF making inks. He remained with
Mathers four years.
He came west in 1862 and located in
Dakota county, MINI. where he had
brother with whom he was interested
in farm. He lived there twelve
wears and then moved to Baldwin and
took up a homestead, Jerry Haley,
we'll known to many of the old settlers,
locating him on the land.
In 1891 Mr.. White formed a part
nership with J. Il. Hallett of North St.
Paul for the manufacture of printing
and lithographing inks, and Mr..
White, who still preserved absolute
secrecy in thessssaking of his inks,
turned out some very superior brands
Of INKS, and Mr.. Driscoll, who for
many years was manager of the Pho
neer Press, stated that the inks were
the best he had ever used. The part
1lershiplasted seven years. He al
ways kept with him in his possession
the old stone mixing roller he used in
making inks when he first went to
work in New York city.
Mr.. White is survived by his wife
and six children, three sons and three
daughters. Six children that were
born to them are dead. The children
living are William E., who resides on
q farm in Baldwin, Matthew G., who
lives on the old farm, Thomas j., of
Butte, Montana, Mrs. Geo. Calcut of
the same city, Mrs. Mark Manlove OF
East Helena, and Mrs. Robert Wilcox
of Augusta, Montana. Mrs. Manlove
and Mrs. Wilcox arrived from Mon
tana in time to attend the funeral.
New School for District 8.
There was a special meeting in
school district No. 3 north of town