, 1906-12-22

GOOD MAN
JOHN W. coNNoR sUccUMBs TO
STROKE OF PARALYSIS FOL-
LOWING THE SAN FRAN
CISCO HORROR.
Was in That City at Time of Disaster
and Sustained Shock to His Ner-
vous System From Which He Did
Not Recover-Was Printer in Can
ada and One of First Settlers in
the Laramie Plain and City.

John w. Conner died this morning
at his home, corner Eighth and Grand
avenue, surrounded by members of his
family, death coming at $40 O'Clock
Mr.. Conner was conscious at the end
but was unable to speak, dying with
his hands in those of his wife and
daughter. The end came peacefully.
the death angel calling and the good
man going gently to sleep. The funeral
will be held at 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing, from st. Lawrence O'Toole's
church. 1t is hoped hal Father Cum
miskey, who has been his spiritual ad.
visor for more han a quarter of a cen
tury, may be home by that time, but
if he does not come, Father Burke will
be asked to officiate. The %pallbearers
will be George Morgan, Thomas ].
Dayton, John Mast, w. J. Beekwith,
j. T. Holiday and Howard S. Ingham,
all old friends and business associates
of the deceased. Mr.. Conner was
a charter member of Custer post.
Grand Army, and comrades from that
post are caring for the remains and
looking after the comfort of the fam
lily in their trying hour.
Was Printer by Trade.
John w. Conner was born in the
northern part of New York, June 4,
1885, being now in his list year. When
yet a boy his parents removed to To
ronto, Canada, where Young Conner
secured a position as an apprentice in
the Office Of the Toronto Globe, learn
ing the business of a typesetter and
printer. Several years before the
breaking out of the civil war he joined
the regular army, attaining the rank
of sergeant, and participating in the
Apache Indian wal in the west. Later
he became a government teamster dur
ing the wal and came to the Laramie
plain as such.
Became Bank Officer.
Upon leaving the government ser
vice in 1865, he secured a tie contract
for the Union Pacific, making his home
in this section n residing in Lar
annie almost from the first day of this
city's history. Later he n E. F.
Cheney, now of Lander, engaged in the
lumber business, Mr.. Conner after.
ward selling his interest and engaging
in the cattle business, all the time, by
his thrift and enterprise, adding to his
wealth. In 1898, upon the death of
A. S. Peabody, he was elected as di-
rector of the First National bank of
this city, and when President Balch
died in 1901, and Mr.. Bacon was made
president, he became the vice presi-
dent, assuming the management of
the bank following the death of Mr..
Bason in the latter part of 1901.
Large Real Estate Owner.
In January, 1905, two years ago,
nearly, he retired from the banks
directorate, giving up the position of
vice president at the same time, and
optutu oil OIICt Ill Ills OWu DullullS
near The Republican office on Grand
avenue Having been in the real es-
tate business before becoming an of.
ficer of the bank, he acquired a large
holding in hat property, and for some
time before his death had devoted his
time largely to those interests. He
was the local representative of the Pa
ciflc Investment company n also in
terested in the Pioneer Canal company
and the Wyoming Central Land and
Improvement company, having held of
fee in both corporations. He was
mayor of Laramie and for several
years was a member of the brand com
mittee of Albany county, ~relinquishing
hat place when his health became so
impaired as to render the duties
onerous.
In San Francisco Earthquake.
Mr.. n Mrs. Conner were at San
Francisco at the time of the earth.
quake and fire in that city IN the 18th
of April, and were in the very center
of the disturbed district, having to
fee for their lives. They spent a
night or W in the open. sleeping in
one of the parks and eating as they
could. The disarrangement of the
mail and telegraph for a few days sew
cred connection between them and
their daughter, Mrs. Ernest, in this
city. and for a little while 1T was
feared that they had been swallowed
up in that awful catastrophe. They
returned home in a few days. however,
seemingly not much the worse except
for the shock to their nervous sys
tens. Later Mr.. Conner did sustain
n stroke of paralysis, and it was this