Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-24
BRUNER TO LEAVE
Duties as State Y. NJ. c. A. Off.
Ger Demand Removal
From City.
PROBABLY WILL GO TO ELGIN
Where He Will be Nearer Office He
Maintains in Chicago
Work increases.

| A. VI. BruneT is 10 change his resi-
dence either to Elgin or Aurora For
four years Mr. Bruner has been urged
by the members of the state executive
committee of the Y NJ. c. a. 10 make
his home nearer the city of Chicago
where he now has offices. His work
as departmental state secretary of the
city and railway associations is chang
/ ing constantly, and becoming more in
the line of executive work. He main
tains intimate relations with every
railway in the city of Chicago. and
the necessity of keeping in close touch
with the heads of these companies re
quires him to maintain an office in
Chicago. He has for some time been
spending every Tuesday and Thurs
day in Chicago
| Been Here Since Childhood.
Mr.. Bruner has resided in Rock ISL
and county since two years of age and
| has made his home in Rock Island
| for "a years. He naturally opposed
| changing his residence. but has now
yielded TO the members of the eXecu-
| tive committee. He has advertised
his home, l11G Twenty-first street. for
sale. and as soon as he has disposed
of it after the school term is closed
he will remove from the city. He has
not decided where he will locate, but
Elgin will probably be selected. His
assistant. E NJ Thomas. of Kankakee.
will make his home in the city chosen,
in order to be convenient to Chicago
When Mr.. Bruner first entered the
work of the state Y. NJ. c. A. he was
an assistant general secretary, and his
work was largely of an emergency
character. He took charge of found
ering associations, acted as an auditor
of accounts, and similar work In the
last few years the character of his
work has changed, and his time is now
devoted almost entirely to executive
work and conducting institutes in var
ious parts of the state.
| A. Farmer and Business Man.
Mr.. Bruner came to Rock Island in
| 1852. In 1853 his father bought a farm
| in Edgington township. which he still
owns. Until he was "a years of age
Mr.. Bruner lived on farm, farming
| four years for himself For four years
he was engaged in business at Linden,
| in Whiteside county While in bust
ness there he came in contact with
commercial men, and secured posi-
| Uion as a travelling salesman with a
clothing house. He held this position
| for a short time, and then decided TO
go west and engage in business. He
| located at Coleridge, Me- He engag
ed in and and insurance -Isiness for
| three months. The death of his first
wife while at Coleridge changed the
whole trend of Mr.. Burners career.
| He decided to enter Christian work,
and returned to Rock Island in 1885.
For a short time he was connected
| with the Rock Island association, pre-
pairing for late- work. In the early
part of 1885 he was called to a position
as assistant general secretary of the
Minneapolis association. then one of
the largest Y. NJ. c. AS in the west.
His health failed. and he was COM
PEELED to go west again for seven
months in 1886. In the fall of that
year he returned to Rock Island. and
short time later he was called TO a
position as assistant general state sec
rotary of Illinois. Later his position
became Known uhuSI iiS ISOi SdAlZd-
ton as departmental secretaryship.
though the work of the position re-
NAMED unchanged.
Leader I'm the State.
Under his administration of the of
flee he has seen the railway associa-
tons Increase from one TO Il. the
property of the associations grow from
800 900 to 100000. and a CORE
spending increase in the membership
of the departments under his charge.
During his experience of 10 years he
has become one of the best known as
sociation men in Illinois.
AS a resident of Rock Island he has
always had the interests of the city |
at heart. and his removal from the |
city will cause general regret of all
who know him and his family.