Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-26
The Well Known st. Cloud
Lawyer Passes Away
Friday

st. cloud Times, Friday, Oct. 10:
The PEOPLE of tue city Of St Cloud
vera sh- cked Friday evening at six
o'clock to hear of tha sudden death Cf
DAVID Thomas Caint un, one Of the
foremost LAWYERS is tae state. st his
home. He had not been we'll, how
ever, having been under TIE doctor s
care for long time, but his death
was unexpected fo, he had emerged
from sewers illDess ard was able to
be at his office only yesterday morn.
ing. He went to the Office about
noon, where he staid until short
time before 49, when he was taken
suddenly i'll. he was removed to his
home and took to his bed. A physi-
can vas called and stimnlants were
admiuistes ed and during the afternoon
he seemed to improve slightly, but
still remained in bed. Shortly before
6 O'Clock IN tha evening he called to
his wife and complained of having
pains about the heart, and she has
tenet to get the stimulauts, but it was
all Of 40 avail. He had swooned and
before doctor could arrive he bad
passed away. Neuralgia Of the heart
was the canss of death.
David Thomas Calhoun was a ma
tive of Pikeville, Tenn. and was born
on June %, 1868. He lived there un-
til he WIS four years of age when he
cana with his parents to this city,
coming it'll colony CT Tennesseans
who located the old town of Lowry,
which is that portion of st. Cloud on
the north side, and which wss in the
early fifties part of the business por-
ton of the town. Mr.. Calnoun's
grandfather, Rev. David Lowry, was
a miss; onarv among the Indians at the
VIM bago agency near Long Prairie
In early pioneer days. Bis daughter
was s.hool teacher at this agency.
This girl WAS afterward the mother Of
the deceased, David T. Calhoun. The
Rev. David Lowry moved back to
Tennessee with his family, and in 1867,
they returned to tnis city. coming
VITA colony as above stated. In this
colony were Rev ard Mrs. Thomas
Calhoun, >nnother and father of the de-
ceased, WHO was then but four years
of ape In 1854 Mrs. Thomas Cal
houn an! her children moved to Iowa.
IL 1870 they moved to Pierce City,
No., vhare Mrs. Calhoun lived until
her de tn and where the late D. T.
Calhoun S only surviving sister now
resides. After completing his studies
in tie coiimon schools young David
Cath un attended Notice C,lleee.
From tnsre ne vent to umberlsnd
University at Lebanon, Tenn, from
whicl Institution he graduated, re.
ceving the degree # 3schelor of law.
Ho was admitted to the bar in 1874.
y. T. Cslhoun returned to this state
from, tne s1uth in 1877 and located
tirst at saug Cnnt1e where he formed
a partnership with the late N. 81.
Miner. He returned IT, St. Cloud
shortly afterwsrd and formed part:
ners'oip with Capt. Oscar Taylor.
After two years the partnership was
dissolved and Mr.. Calhoun moved to
Little Falls. He formed partner
ship with A. F. Story thore. He
s9ss elected county attor ney shortly
after being there, for Morrison conn-
ty. In 1888 he returned to St. Cloud
and forned partnership with NJ. D.
Tayl"r on Anril l. 1885. They contin
ued in the partnership until Oct. >,
1895, when VIZ. Calhoun formed a
partnership with j. R, Bennett, ssJr.,
with whom BE- has bean ever since.
Mr.. Calhoun had been mayor IF St.
Cloud, judga # probate and county
attorney Of Stearns county. and held
various Offices.
ID. 7. Calhe un was mall Of the
strctest integrity, Of very great in
tell ctnal ahility, universally regarded
as ooe of he leaning lawyers of the
state. Personally, hs was prince Of
men. Genial, kind hearted, generous,
everybody sho ever knew "Eal'
liked him. Il is with a sense of great
personal sorrow that bis Little Falls
friends learn of bis untimely entrance
into the life beyond. His loss is
great to his city and state. and
above all. to his wife and two little