Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-08-02

BANKER Died ! 4
YESTERDAY
{. I. TEIMMyRMAN, Ur MAN
DAN, PASSED AWAY AT
i, HOSPITAL.
FUNERAL nsN1AY
Deceased wa one of bert known,
business men and financiers
Of tho northwest.
FUNERAL ngMAl

Of the northwest.
c. L. Zimmerman, prominent veal
thy banker OF. Mandan, and n Of thu
best known business " men of tn
Northwest, died last night in the hos
pital at Mandan, following a Icing Ill
ness from Bright's disease. The fun
eral will be held at Mandan at
o'clock Monday afternoon, and inter
ment will be made there.
Showed improvement.
Mr.. Zimmerman showed q decided
improvement in his condition las
week, and friends hoped that the pa
tient was on the road to recovery
But a relapse came, and the best eff
forts OF the physicians were unavail
ing to save his life.
III For Long Time.
He had been suffering from his NAL
ady for a. long time in January he
went to Florida in homes that the
change Of climate woG,.ce provo ben
eficial. In May, he returned to the
north, and stayed for a considerable
time at the home of H. R. Lyon, the
Minneapolis banker. On July 4th he
returned to Mandan, and was taken to
the hospital. His condition grew
steadily worse, from that time on,
except for a brief interval when he
seemed to rally.
Prominent Banker.
Charles L. Zimmerman was one OF
the wealthiest bankers CT the north
west, his fortune being estimated at
more than s250,0O0. He has been ac-
lively In the banking business for
many years, and at the time Of his
death was connected with a string
of banks in Hebron, New Salem, Glen
Ullin, Richardton, Flasher, Elgin,
Center, Oliver. Golden Valley, and
others. He was vice president of the
First National bank at Mandan.
He was unmarried, and is surviv-
ed by his father, who is in Germany
two brothers, August Zimmerman,
Of Almont and Horny Zimmerman,
of New England, and a sister, Mrs.
Martin Larson, Of Mandan.
Was Big Factor.
Mr.. Zimmerman has been one OF
the biggest faqtprs in the develop
ment of the 1As.efn part of the
state, cattleman, banker, land
owner and man of affairs, he dis
played the most tremendous actiy'
tiles in performing the first duties
OF a citizen in a now country-in
putting settlers on the land, and
helping to make them prosperou;
and satisfied. He came fairly VI
from the ranks himself. and was
Justice of the peace at Sims at a tim:
when the country was wild and IN
developed. He had since then con
verified cattle ranges into farms, and
put people on them; stared cream
cries and taught the people their val
ue; started and maintained banks an(
proved their utility to a new coun
try. His interests WerA broad and
varied, and he earned the right tc
the title of one of the biggest North
Dakotans west Of the Missouri Riv
er.
Born IL Germany.
Mr.. Zimmerman was born in Ger
many, and received his education II
the common schools Of that country
He came to the United States wher
he was IA years of age, and livet
in Baltimore until he was %, coming
to this section Of Dakota territory
in 1883.
Began AZ Clerk.
He began life In the new coun
try in a clerical capacity, and was
in turn, school teacher, justice, ant
ranchman. He was paymaster OF, thu
Northern Pacific Coal company Al
Mmberline, Mont, In 1868 AM
started 70 store at Sims in 1889. a,
established a ranch IN Oliver. count,
in 1887, and Center, the county sea
Of Oliver, county, rs now located ol
his original range, he having solt
out in 1891, i u
) Established Ranch ta Il
He established the Big DOgtootl
ranch chi Dogto0th Greek. SO mile:
southwest of Mandan in 1896, ant
sold the land to settlers in 1904. H'
was one of the men who started thu
great movement into western Nortl
Dakota, when the Mercer. count.
Land company, Of which he wa.
Treasurer, bought large areas Of Lane
west Of the river, from the Northern
Pacific railroad and opened them up
He was treasurer of. the Morton
county Land Co, which did q grea,
work In bringing In settlers. er,s
Instituted crssunsries..
He was president Of the Hanover
Creamery company, the first cream
lery established In Oliver county, ant
president Of the Blue Grass Creamery
company, the first creamery in Nor
ton county outside Of New Salem. aHe
taught, by practice and precept, that
II; was more profitable, to till the
lands and milk the cows than to
range cattle. He did things instead
Of sending other people to do them,
Master Of Finance.
He had a positive genius for I'm,
ance and mot the least Of. the serv.
ice, he performed for the new coun.
try he did so much to. open up was
in establishing sbankr: He has been
vice president az the First National