Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
CHARLES 6. GATES DEAD


Spectacular Young Man Expires Sud.
denly at Cody, Wyo., Whsrs He Had
Gone in Quest Of Heaith-Poer Heart
Action Brings on Apoplsxy.
Cody. wyo, Oct. 2s.-Charles q.
Gates, son Of the late John w. Gates.
died in his private car here yesterday
afternoon of stroke Of apopiexy. His
body was sent east by way Of Billings.
Mont.
Mr.. Gates came west about q month
ago on the advice Of physicians. who
accompanied him, believing his health
would improve with a change Of clt-
mate and altitude.
There was some Improvement after
his arrival here, but he was consid-
cred a very sick man. Together with
his physicians and friends, he was
taken to a mountain resort and
hunting trip was planned. 1t was sue
cessful from the sportsman's view
point, aut the exertion seemed to leave
Mr.. Gates weaker and he returned to
Cody to recuperate 'DelOre MS Trip east.
Suffered Relapse.
Monday night change for the worse
occurred and complications caused ap-
prehension. Efforts to relieve MT.
Gates sluggish heart were of no avail
and he gradually weakened and failed
to respond to stimulants.
Mr. Gates had made many friends
here, and few days before his death
~ a
various churches Of Cody In some
instances he wiped out the indebted
ness and in others he made substan-
tial contributions.
He purchased clothing for the poor
Of the city, and in other ways aided
them.
Bought Many Gifts.
On his returned from his hunting
trip, Mr. Gates spent more than $1,000
buying fur coats for friends. He gave
his chauffeur $1,000. and presented
Ned Frost, his guide. with $4,000 in
currency.
A few hours before his death. Mr..
Gates said he had just made big
turn on the Chicago board Of trade
and that he expected to spend $7o,oOV
before leaving Cody.
car was being coupled to Burling-
ton train. The car was detached and
the body was removed to hotel.
Maps Own Career.
Charles Gilbert Gates in many ways
was "a chip of the old block" From
the age of Is, when he asserted his
independence and abandoned the pro-
fessional career mapped out for him
by his father. the plunging, "Bet-You-
a-Million" Gates, to so to work as q
bill clerk his mentality developed
along the spectacular lines made ia
nous by John w. Notwithstanding the
great wealth piled up by his father.
the younger Gates created most OF his
opportunities for himself and made his
own way.
When Charles was born at Turner
| Junction. ILL.,. now West Chicago. on
May 81. 1876. his father was about
! to sell his hardware store and become
salesman Of barbed wire for Isaac
L. Elwood, thereby paving the way for
accommodating his enormous fortune.
The boy was educated at Smith Aca-
denny, st. Louis, and started to COM
plete the course at Lake Forest Uni
versity. Illinois. But while In his
second year in college and when only
| Is he suddenly left his studies and,
before his father was aware Of his
move had gone to work as bill clerk
| for the Consolidated Steel and Wire
Company Of Chicago.
Enters Brokerage Field.
At Fl he had became assistant to the
president Of the company and acqufr-
| ed email fortune Of his own by out
side operations.
l .ioy
operations by buying a junior part
nership in the stock and commission
brokerage firm Of Baldwin, Quincy &
Co., Of Chicago. with whom he oper-
ated two successful years. After wind
ing up the pool in American Steel and
Wire stock, which they had conducted.
he temporarily retired from active
business and spent three years in
travel
| Divorced by First Wife.
| Charles Gates married twice. His
first wife was Mary w. Martin OF
st. Louis. who became his bride Nov.
90, 1893, while he was engaged in his
first brokerage ventures. His ten
dency to seek the spotlight caused her,
thirteen years later, to seek divorce.
for she was retiring, modest and shy
| Of the public gossip and clamor which
her daring young husband brought to
the family to the accompaniment Of a
brass band. Gates was in Los Angeles
| when he heard his wife contemplated
suit and made futile trip by special
| train to prevent II.
The filing Of her divorce action was
believed to ha ve FASTENED the death
in Paris of John w. Gates. The final
decree was granted Aug. g.. 1911, and
four days later the elder Gates died.
Before Charles returned to America
from the deathbed Of his father his
engagement to- wed Miss Florence
Hopwood OF minneapolis was an.
nounced. They were married Sept. 81
1911, in Uniontown, Pa. The first Mrs
Gates died in New York last Septem-
Der.
Mr.. Gates had made his home in
Minneapolis for about year and a
half.
Body Enroute to New York.
Billings. Mont, Oct. 2s.-The body
OF Charles g. Gates. VINO died suddenly
at Cody. Wyo.. yesterday, passed thru
Billings this morning on o specia
train enroute to New York Tho ane.