The diamond drill., 1920-10-02

Ihe death OF David III. Ross occurred
last Wednesday afternoon and brough
to an end period OF patient suffering
OF man whose exemplary life has
been the admiration OF all who knew
him.
Mr.. Ross death was the result OF an
obstruction to the alimentary canal
that an operation at Chicago last
spring failed to relieve. He first com
planned of illness year or more ago
and sought every means TO get relief
but TO no avail. He returned home
with hope. but It was faint one The
past summer was spent at his summer
home on Chicagon lake, where he
slowly wasted away, never complain
ing of the pain from which he suffer-
cred all those weary months.
7; A week ago he was brought TO his
beautiful home in this city, as the
end was thought to be very near and
1t was. for in less than a week he
died.
The world claims no better, no more
upright, no more considerate man
than was David McOul Ross, who was
born October 4, 1856, in Indiana coun-
", Penn. He was one OF a family
of six brothers and two sisters. When
young man he emigrated TO the west
going first to Bellevue. Iowa, where
he entered the general mercantile bus
iness and was successful. At Belle
vue he met and was married to Nellie
w. Lindsay on Sept. 30, 1880. Eight
children were born OF this union, four
Of whom are now living.
Mr. Ross came 20 Crystal Falls in
1890, to which place his brother-in-
law, the late NJ. j. Lindsay had been
attracted by the opportunities he saw,
Mr.. Lindsay being one OF the officials
OF the contractors who built the rail
road TO this place. Mr.. Ross had had
erected for him the fine business
block that he retained and occupied
with his business until he retired last
spring. During the poor business
years Of the panic of 1898, Mr.. Ross
established himself temporarily In
business in Chicago, where he remain
ed from 1894 until 1902 when Ne came
back TO Crystal Falls and started a.
gain in business at his old stand.
He was successful from the start and
remained active In the retail grocery
business until about the first OF the
present year, when Ill health com
PEELED him TO retire permanently He
sold his business to Sholander g
Malmberg and his business block to
the Crystal Falls National Bank and
devoted his time to an effort to re-
gain his broken health.
Mr. Ross has been honored with
many offices of trust and was always
found worthy of the trust He was
a member OF the commission that
drafted the present charter OF the
City OF Crystal Falls and became one
OF the first commissioners under IL.
He was always active in civic move
ments, ever directing his energies to
make his community a better place
to live in. He held the respect OF ev-
cry man, woman and child In the
community and his word was as good
as his bond in all commercial tran
sactions. -
At the time OF his death he To-
member OF the board OF dir
the Crystal Falls National
the owner of much rsanG Al
property in the diststol. M I'd
however. cut loose fDon aco busi-
ness when he sold hip r(ofl
He was life ber OF the
chv coming to
Crystal Falls, " Fed with the
Methodist EpiS drch OF this
city and was ~ IL Erintendent OF !
sunday school ~ years.
He is sqfv>ve a wife and four
children. nis.conDth and Helen Ross
OF this CIV nn1 ~ Geo l.. Ross of ST.
Louis "a = Ross of Chicago all
OF NJ vere ,in attendance at the
funo Ven was held yesterday af-
terz the house. In respect
to Dry OF this very honored
cid u business places in Crystal
FsIi ~ closed yesterday after
4 cmsins we're inferred In the
fau ~ of the Crystal Falls ceme-
TED X (hs board of trustees OF which
M 1>o6s Vas a most active member
an jrhose interest in the cemetery
me- lAe Improvement Is due
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