Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-06

Ivy commended him to other ,denom4
sinations. On one occasion John u.
Cole, superintendent of the Methodist,
Sunday school. urged Mr.. Dwyer to
teach a class. and I believe he would
have accepted the call II the condi-
ton of his health had permitted.
The law of averages. or. conpensa-
ton. or whatever the occult influence.
seemed to have operated with rare
discretion and Judgment In The Her
aid Office. All four Of Its most eff
cient business managers. who had
charge Of the counting room for
near thirty years. namely: John w.
Dwyer, Cyrus r. Hunter. james A.
Ward and Harry l.. Willson--two
were active and ,devont church work.
ers, all clean-living. and high-class
young men. This fine. wholesome in
fuence in the business Office was pro-
~Ttdenttal. serving as it did most ef-
fectively. to neutralize the unwhole-i
some politician-tainted atmosphere
that generally pervaded rha front cor
,Jud LaMoure denominated the Job
ROOM" y
After the passing OF Mr.. Dwyer. c.
r. Hunter became business manager.
and in addition to his regular duties
he rendered splendid service during
the construction OF the new building.
a thorough master Of details. The
detail . phase OF business was my
weak point. I had some vision, and
some initiative. perhaps. but was de-
void Of that qualification which i'm
pels a careful business man to look
after the minutia of affairs. and see
that the little odds and ends are
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highly developed in MI. Hunter.
While in the old building he did not
have opportunity to expand his tai
ent. but when we got into the new
building his mastery ct details and his
organizing ability were given full
scope. He was one Of the best trad
ers I ever knew: but being the broth
First National bank he could not
help being xpert in the line of bar
ter. i
Mr.. Hunter bought all Of the press
es and new machinery we put into
the new building, and the statesmen
who took the orders were generally
disappointed when they. realized that
Cy had the faculty of grinding in in
Vulnerable p%rovisos calling for extras,
until the original written agreement
was criss-crossed with interlineations
calling for ever conceivable extra
that could be thought Of. I recall.
most wildly. the lament of a Chicago
agent who had taken a $500 order
for a press. after Cy had wormed in
his list of extras; and upon figuring
UP the line. he found that all his pro-
fits were absorbed in the extras. He
came upstairs n appealed to me to
help him OUT; but l gave him the
grand ha! ha! and wished him bet
ter luck next time. Z
In addition to his natural shrewd-
ness and his extraordinary business
talent. Mr.. Hunter possessed the ma
ture and grace Of a high-class gentle
man. His ideals were high. his am
bition iboundless. his energy tireless.
his versatility .many-sided. He was
n of the best mixers in a 'cosmopoli-
tan rou that I eve knew: always
classes to him. and If any Of them
had any business in our line. present
or prospective, Cy would get 1t "ir
they didn't watch out" -
For nearly two years after moving
into the new building Mr.. Hunters
achievements were many and varied:
He had brought our business organi-
and The Herald had reached the sum-
init of its power n prestige.
Qnie morning early in June. 1892,
the news was flashed over the wires
that President Harrison had been re-
nominated for President. Being a
brother Hoosier as we'll as a loyal Re-
publican. Mr.. Hunter proceeded to
decorate the front OF The Herald
building in honor Of the event. While
engaged in wrapping the colors
around the beautiful granite shaft at
the corner of the building. he abrupt
~ ceased work and complained Of
acute internal distress. = DR.. Rutlcdge
was called. and he diagnosed the
trouble as a serious intestinal com
plication. which required an immedi-
ate surgical operation. A St. Paul
specialist was summoned. but the OPP
Grafton which followed on the third
day failed to save the life of The
sufferer. and he passed out Of life a
few hours after the operation at the
age of 20 years.
The sudden illness and abrupt pass