The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-05
GEO. S. BARNES, REGULAR
WINTER VISITOR, is DEAD
PIONEER RESIDENT or RED
RIVER VALLEY IN NORTH DA-
koTA PASSES AWAY AT HOME
IN THE NORTH.
IN THE NORTH.

Daytona viii miss another or It's
regular winter visitors this season
because of the death of George S.
Barnes, who passed away last week
at his home in Fargo. North Dakota.
Mr. Barnes has been coming to Day
tona for the winter season regularly
for several years. Last year he was
a guest at the Islington on Ridgewood
avenue.
Mr.. Barnes was a pioneer resident
of the Red river valley in North Da-
kota and the Fargo Forum and Re
publican has the following account Of
his death:
The Red river valley has lost an
other of its pioneers in the death of
Geo. s. Barnes. who passed away at
$50 Thursday morning at st. Johns.
Mr.. Barnes had exceeded the three
score and ten mark by more than two
years and for four decades had been
q resident of the Red river valley he
loved to well and whose brilliant flu
ture he was able to discern so many
years ago, when others less fore
sighted hesitated and doubted. His
wisdom had not only brought him
large financial rewards. but the con-
fidence he had inspired added greatly
to the wealth Of others who emulated
his example.
Mr.. Barnes was an unually rug
ged and powerful man, who had with
stood many hardships incident to the
early life, not only in Minnesota and
North Dakota, but in other sections
of the great west.
Some months ago he began to sui
fer from valvular trouble Of the
heart. More recently he spent sew
eral weeks at Battle Creek in an
unsuccessful quest for relief. Less
than a week ago he returned to Far
go and was taken to the hospital.
Little hope was held out for his re
coyery and he grew weaker daily
until his demise Thursday morning.
Mr.. Barnes was born in Barre, Vt,
of sturdy revolutionary ancestry,
April 10, 1910. When he was quite
young his parents moved to Ohio.
/ "A the age OF IS his spirit Of adven-
/ ture led him to make the trip to the
/ Pacific coast by OK team. He re
NAMED there four years and soon II
+ ter his return he located in 1864 in
/ Oronoco, Mimi. where he took Maria
/ Paige to be his wife.
/ Just 40 years ago last spring he
/ became convinced that the Red riv,
er valley held the greatest future OF
any region in the northwest and 10
i Gated at Glyndon, Mimi, established
his large farm, which for years has
been one OF the landmarks of this
part OF the valley.
/ In addition to his buying interests
he early became a wheat buyer. At
ter being engaged in business alone
fdr some time he became the head
OF Barnes & Tenny. Then, later, he
located his elevator headquarters a
GAINESVILLE, MINI, which was named
after him. Later the firm became
Barnes & Magill, which continued t
increase its elevators till it wa.
later organized into the Northern
Pacific Elevator company, with Mr.
Barnes, president and general mana
ser, positions he held for NAM
! years, till i'll health compelled hin
to take a long rest during which h,
made a tour Of the world.
After his return Mr.. Barnes Iocat
ed in minneapolis in 1855 doing
general grain commission business 70
some Years under the name Of G
S. Barnes d Co.
Since 1882 Mr.. Farnes in addition
TO h1s residence ST his Glyndon farm
and Minneapolis. also maintained
home in Fargo. and fer many year
had made this city not only his res.
dence but business Headquarters
Mr.. Barnes was a man of remark
able energy as well as possessed O
unusually keen business foresight
He was man of affairs and in ad
dition TO his large farming and busi
ness interests had been active alonj
many other lines in Fargo. hayin.