The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-27
COL. MORTON ONCE
A BIG CITY FACTOR
Pioneer Fargoan Who Died
Friday Has Been Promi-
nent in That City

Fargo, n. d., Jan. 21.-The death in
Chicago Yesterday of Col. Charles
Morton of Fargo has removed u man
who was very prominent in local af-
fairs for a number of years.
Late last fall. Colonel Morton, ac-
companied by his wife and their little
son., left Fargo to go to Battle Creek,
Mich, to enter a sanitarium there.
He was taken i'll after reaching Min
neapolis, but proceeded on his way.
He did not get along as well as he
expected and upon the advice Of his
home physician, DIR. barrow, who was
called from Fargo to Battle Creek to
in Chicago. where he died, his wife,
son and nephew, Colonel Morton Page,
being with him at the time of his
death.
Successful in Business
Colonel Morton had been a resident
of this city since 1850, coming here
from st. Paul, where he was engaged
IN the banking and real estate bust
ness. He formed a partnership with
mis- nephew under The firm name of
Morton 4 Co., n engaged in real es-
tate and insurance business. Success
met the efforts of the firm from the
first, for the transactions were at
times very large and involved many
thousands of dollars. He built the
handsome residence hat is now used
by the Norwegian Lutherans as Il
seminary for young ladies and was
largely instrumental in upbuilding the
town and bringing many people here,
nearly all OF whom have prospered.
Wife and Child Survive.
Ten or twelve Years ago he met
with the loss of his first wife, and is
by his second wife and their
only child, a boy about 6 years old,
Maxwell Van Sandt Morton, who was
with his father during his last hours
and between whom their existed n
warm love.
IN General Sh"rman's Staff.
Shortly after leaving school in his
younger days, he entered the whole
sale grocery business with his brother
In 81. Louis, with a branch house in
Memphis. Tenn. but at the breaking
out of the war early in the spring Of
1861, he obtained authority from the
Yates of Illinois and organized a COM
pany and soon reported to Colonel
John Logan for duty.
In November, 1861, Colonel Morton
was detached from his command and
regiment and ordered to report to
General Sherman n was given a po-
sition on the staff of this great general
through his famous march through
Georgia, with the rank of colonel.
Upon his return north he was as
signed to duty with the army of Ten
nesee and remained with it until the
close of the val in 1855.
In Senate from Minnesota.
From 1861 to 1871 he resided in st.
Louis, where he was engaged in bust
ness, and left there the latter year and
took up his residence in st. Paul,
y-1N M Ia, ~, ire mod 10 &l-
real estate business, meeting with sue
cess there. He engaged somewhat in
politics in that state, for he repre-
scented the state of Minnesota in the
senate and did his full duty.
He had heard much of North Da-
kota and the opportunities that were
to be found here and he determined to
take the advice of Horace Greedy and
move on west.
Accordingly in 1886 he arrived in
this city and with his nephew
Colonel Page engaged in the real es.
tate, insurance and commission bust.
ness.
Helped Organize Army of Tennessee.
In recent years the colonel had moi
taken active part in any business, bu,
was in such q position that he could
enjoy life as much as his ill health
would permit. He was one of those
VIM ossiSleu III lHe pf"SanlZatlOn OF
the society Of the Army Of Tennessee
and one of the greatest delights of hi.
life was to attend the annual reunion:
of this organization and meet with ole
time comrades.
He loved to talk of the war TIVE!
and he was a most entertaining con.
versationalist. He was a kindly man
had a bright smile for those he knew
and was always glad to meet any MAJ
who had fought for the union. HI
did many good works and assiste,
more than one young man on the wa,
to prosperity.
He was instrumental in the organi
cation of the Exchange bank of this
city and a its president from 1885,
to 1892.
The body of Colonel Morton will b,
| hrOught to this city this aftarnnon II,