The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-24
old PIONEER OF
JAMESTOWN DEAD

| jamestown Alert. Alter a long n
lingering illness Captain Samuel K.
McGinnis died this morning at 2
o'clock at his home at 216 Third ave-
nue. S. For the last five weeks he
has been confined to his bed. his
strength gradually failing, but Friday
noon last he became suddenly much
worse. He was conscious for several
hours preceding the end, and the dis
ease that proved fatal was kidney
trouble. CAPTAIN McGinniS' death is
not, therefore, unexpected to his many
friends n acquaintances throughout
the city n county, who have known
of his feeble condition and declining
health for many weeks past. The fu-
neral services will be held at the fam
lily residence tomorrow, June 20, at 3
o'clock, and burial will be in the fami-
ly lot at Highland Home cemetery,
where lies the remains of a son, Sam
uel McGinnis, Jr., who died a number
of years ago.
Captain McGinniss was one of the
best known residents OF jamestown
and was truly a pioneer in Stutsman
county. He came here from Penn
| %sylvania in the fall of 1879 and pur-
chased a quarter section OF land
within what is now the city limits of
jamestown, from which the two city
additions known as the first and sec
ond McGinnis additions have been
taken. In the spring of 1880 he re-
turned with his family, consisting OF
wife and children, and since that time
the captain and his family have been
closely identified with Jamestown and
it's interests. He bullt the family
home which remained as such for
many years, at the east end of Front
street, and which is now known as the
Kimberley house. Across the street,
the old city hospital was another
building erected by Captain McGin-
mis- in the early days. He also built
abuilding known az the McGinnis
block On Main street adjoining the
old Dacotah hotel, both buildings be-
ing burned down at the same time,
Later he purchased the residence
which the family have occupied for a
numbers on Third avenue,
I'm connection with J. w. Ray
mond, who afterwards became state
treasurer, and r. e. Wallace, Captain
McGinnis started the first bank in
Jamestown, called the Bank of James
town, which was afterwards changed
into First National bank of James
town. He and his associates, Messrs.
Wallace and Raymond, purchased a
block of $4,000 acres of land between
Melville and Edmunds. For many
years Captain McGinnis was active in
both banking and land interests and
dealt heavily in city property. He was
a booster and boomer with a few
equals for his city, county and state,
and through his influence and ac-
q~uaintance a great many people be-
came interested financially in North
Dakota.
During the last ten years of his
life, Captain McGinnis has spent q por-
ton of his time in San Diego, where
he purchased a home, which the fami-
ly occupied for several winters and
which has since been sold. He filled
the position Of county treasurer OF
Stutsman county for two terms.
He was a close student of current
events, a lifelong democrat in poll
tics, a mar Of wide and extensive
reading and intensely interested in the
civil war, in which he served in Bat.
terry B, Pennsylvania artillery. He haC
attended many G. A. r, reunions anc
had a wide acquaintance among the
G. A. r. men Of North Dakota, Penn,
sylvania and other states. He served
in the union army n his sympathie!
and his services were always with the
north in the great struggle.
Captain McGinnis was born a
Mount Jackson, Pa, Sept. 8, 1912
being 72 years of age at his mex
birthday. He married Miss Anna M
Keepers, of Newcastle, Pa, in 1873
and leaves, besides his wife, ]. Ray
mond, Lillian Taylor Of Grand Forks
IIrma M. Proctor of Jamestown AM
Miss Marie McGinnis. All the chill
dren are at present in the city, Mrs
Taylor arriving from Grand Forks yes
terday. The deceased leaves no nea
relatives on his side Of the family. TIL
funeral service will be conducted b.
Rev. G. w. Simon. pastor of the Pres
byterian church."