Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-05-10
him P. VOLLMFR
PASSED away
monday
ArH OF IDAHO FINANCIER AND
FnNEER CITIZEN AT LEWISTON
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
AsAP|ONE[ROF THE STATE
he to Country When Idaho Was a
Eritory-Bpilt up Fortune Through
Industry and Great Foresight

| Industry and Great Foresight
&obn P. Vollmer is dead. This
minent Lewiston pioneer citizen and
able Idaho financier and business
passed away at O'Clock Monday
brnoon at the family home on First
hue, the end coming peaceably while
hut him were wife, children and other
ktives who had realized for weeks
life was approaching its last ebb
who had tenderly administered to
in his last wishes and wants.
Por years, conspicuously prominent
the life of Lewiston and the Lewis
country, Mr.. Vollmer' 5 death will
bg to hundreds and hundreds of
nds the pangs Of intense sorrow, for
kble throughout his career was his
Btentatious loyalty and devotion to
nds who had gained his confidence
steem.
is death is community loss, for
iston was his one home and how
conservative the process of bust
methods might demand, the well
of its people was ever a fond con-
ration with him. His wide range
aetivities brought him in contact
all phases of community life, and
e are scores upon scores who could
|ify to his quiet, unheralded chari-
while his exceptional judgment has
led safely many more scores through
hg ordeals and adversities.
r Vollmer' Is last words were with
devoted wife at 4:30 O'Clock. At
time he smiled greeting to her
raced her, and minute later en-
d into the gentle, peaceful last
bring the morning, following the
ing of nourishment, he suffered a
ing spell, but later rallied and
ughout the day had been cheerful,
hding apparently the happiest day
E the illness had made him practi
bedridden. His mind was clear to
last, and until just a few days ago
be bright days he enjoyed auto trips
pt the city with his daughter, Mrs.
bur Clarke, despite his weak condi-
p. c. w. Shaft, who has been in at
lance upon Mr.. Vollmer practically
nghout his entire illness pronounces
malady to have been chronic myo-
bits, an inflammation of the muscu-
structure of the heart. This
mated from a violent attack of in.
pmatory rheumatism sustained by
Vollmer in the early '90s. About
years ago the malady assumed an
Pying form during the winter sea
and about three years ago a mark
!eeline became manifest. Upon the
zee If DR.. Shaft, the patient then
advantage of change of climate,
ding a period at Chicago and other
ern points, and in the furtherance
his advice spent the winter of 1915
Florida. He returned here III
1916, and has since been confined
Us home except for brief periods
! at his office in the First National
At periods throughout the
Zen he had sinking spells but with
philosophy and patience he endured
offerings maintaining under all cir
.ances opportunity to meet his
nm Philip Vollmer was a native OF
nany, having been born on January
o4i. His father was a chemist and
VISITED America in 1910 and be,
ng naturalized citizen returned
efmany, where he married. In 1851
ame to America again and brought
amlly, locating at Louisville, Ken
" Later the family resided al
anapolis. John P. Vollmer was the
OF the five children. He receiv
rs education in the Northwestern
suan university after he entered
mploy of Merrill & Company, book
oaay, ooy, one of the largest in the east
QUO ne came to the great west un
and took charge of q
e,y at Walla Walla. His trait OF
ldaa! initiative here influenced
ana he came to Lewiston in 1879
nshing here a grocery and general
and launching a career that in
years brought him the distinction
ing the merchant prince of Idaho
a1 early period, with Lewiston 9
er Town, he firmly decided to es
ol MS home here and had ever re
eu loyal citizen of the community
content to confine his energies
apiities to this field.
.ne early '70s Mr.. Vollmer became
ated with Wallace Scott under the
lame of John P. Vollmer & Co.
1is house, aside from maintaining
lewiston establishment, organized
os aos. at numerous points, including
seviie, Genesee, Uniontown and
=, at the latter point E. Baumeis
nte-long friends of Mr.. Vollmer
ms ms associate. At periods he held
Iooerests Ioensts at many other points.
100 he established the FRS
aal bank of Lewiston, the frs
''ed In the northern part of Idaho