Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-02-11
THOMAS LOWRY
PASSES AWAY
OF SUFFERING.
Mr.. Lowry Was President Of the 500
Railroad, the Twin City Rapid
Transit Co. and Its Sub
ordinate Lines

Minneapolis, Feb. Thomas Low.
ny, president Of the Twin City Rapid
Transit company; president Of the
Minneapolis, st. Paul e Sault. Ste.
Marie railroad, one OF Minneapolis
Oldest residents and most distnguish-
ed citizens, died at $50 o'clock Thurs
day morning at his residence, Hen.
nepin and Groveland avenues, on
Lowry HILL
For about four years Thomas Lowry
has fought in the shadow of death,
knowing that he was doomed. but
scornins to surrender Quietly and
unostentatiously he bore his affliction.
He was the same cheerful Tom" that
his friends had always known and no
one ever heard a complaint from his
lips.
The end has been expected for 48
hours. Mr.. Lowry's condition took a
decided turn for the worse last week
and physicians thought he would uol
live many days.
DR.. Gustave Schwyzer, Mr. Lowry's
son-in-law had been the attending
physician since Mr.. Lowry's first ILL
ness He and his assistants, together
with Mrs. Lowry, Mr.. Horace Lowry,
the only son, and Mrs. Gustave Schwy-
Ger, a daughter, were present when
one of Minneapolis best loved citizens
breathed his last Mrs. Percy Hag-
german of Colorado Springs, Mr.. Low
rvs other daughter, has been sum-
boned
The funeral services were held at
the residence Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock and were strictly private
Only the relatives and intimate friends
OF the deceased were present The in
terment was in the Lowry family mau.
soleum at Lakewood cemetery.
Thomas Lowry was born Feb. q, 1913,
In Logan county, Illinois. He was the son
OF Samuel R. and Rachel Bullock Lowry.
His father was born in Londonderry, Ire
land. in 1908, just a century ago, and was
one of the many IriShmen who moved
westward across the waters, their
sons did later across the prairies. to be
come part of new and undeveloped
reSion. His wife, Rachel Bullock, mother
OF Thomas Lowry, was native Of Har-
riSburg, Pa. who died in the prime Of
her WonanhOod leaving family of small
children. In 1884 Samuel Lowry Joined
the western movement and settled on a
farm in central Illinois, when that coun-
try was a comparative Wilderness There,
RS one writer says, young Tom grew
to manhood surrounded by like influences
and atmosphere as Abraham Lincoln"
Of Samuel and Rachel Lowry, three of
whom died in infancy. Thomas Lowrys
only sister died in this city number of
years ago. His brother, William Ross
Lowry, served with distinction in the
Civil War, and died on the day that
President Lincoln was assassinated. In
the death of Thomas Lowry, therefore,
the family loses it's last member.
The early years of Mr. Lowry's life
were passed in the rugged and indus
trious way necessitated by a residence
on a small farm in a newly opened coun-
try. Pleasures were few and far be-
tween, hard work an ever present neces-
has been built the majority Of eminent
American lives-a foundation of industry
cheerfully accepted as one OF the neces-
sites OF existence; Where smoother
thought and tireless effort; the impetus
to which this country owes its swift and
Mr.. Lowry received the hard-won and
infrequent schooling that made the chill
dren of his day and circumstances regard
by candle and fire light over the precious
reader and arithmetic. 1t is simply
chronicled that at the age OF ~ he en-
tered the Lombard university at Gales
burg, H., but owing to i'll health was
forced to leave that institution before
era duating One may imagine the Of
forts and sacrifice that made this
achievement possible. After leaving the
university and attaining his majority he
answ cred the first Call Of the West and
snent a year or more in the country bor-
dering on the Missouri river: He then re-
turned to Illinois, entered the law office
nf Judge c. Bagly in Rushviile, and re-
mained there until ne was admitted to the
bar in 1857 %- - Ey%s-s -, .
The fame of Minneapolis as a city of
opportunities had already reached the
soon As he had secured his right to
IRA ctice he started for Minnesota reach
ing Minneapolis in July Of 1857, and open
Ing an office in the old Harrison block.
Though the usual experience of hard
times and few clients was endured by