The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-28

left. he returned q short time
llowstone park with his family.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the Auditorium under the aus
pices of the Elks. p. r. Fields
and Postmaster II. +. Murphy will
leave tonight ifdfl Chicago as re-
representatives. Of the Elks and Ro-
tary clubs to escort the body back
to Bismarck, returning tomorrow
evening on No. 3. The. body will
lie in state in Perry's chapel from
10 a. m. Monday until p. m. to
be viewed by friends of. the de-
ceased.
Acting as pallbearers will be S.
w. Derrick, E. A. Hughes, P. r.
Fields, o. A. Schimansky of Solen,
N. D., H. T. Murphy and DR.. M.
w. Roam.
A. p. Lenhart, president of the
city commission, this afternoon is
sued q proclamation asking that
all citizens cease their labors be-
tween 2 p. m. and $50 p: m. Mon
day to pay tribute to Mr.. Lucas,
in recognition Of his long service
in an official capacity for the city
of Bismarck.
The death Of Mr.. Lucas came as a
great shock to many citizens of the
city who learned of his death early
today. Messages to friends from Mr..
Hassell were received early this
mrning and the family notified. by
friends. An Associated Press mess
age to the Tribune stated that Mr..
Lucas expired in his hotel room.
The body will be brought to Bis.
marck. reachiag here ut 1O:30 o'clock
Sunday night, Mr.. Hassell accompany.
ing the remains.
Game To u. s. At Is
The story. of Mr.. Lucas life
is that Of a boy. born in a for
eign country, who came TO Amer
ca equipped only with the back
ground Of fine ancestry, care
ful rearing and q good education
His father, mother, sister ant
Mr.. Lucas came to America from
eastern Germany, where he was
born December S, 1869, when Mr.
Lucas was Is years of age. The,
settled in St. Paul.
Mr.. Lucas entered the emplo,
of Field, Schlick and Company. H.
rose successively to various posi ,
tions Of Importance in this house,
one of the big department store
of St. Paul, and then decided t.
embark in business for himself.
Mr.. Lucas and William O'Hara,
now of the Mckenzie hotel estat
lished a dry goods firm here L.
1899, and year and half later, tt Q
partnership was dissolved and M.
Lucas established the A. w. Luca
and Company. The first sDor-
room was on Main street, jus
south of tho present store. IT,
business grew rapidly under the
careful management of Mr.. Lucas
and expanded into one of the larec
stores of North Dakota.
Member of Commission
Mr.. Lucas took an active inter
est in civic affairs from the tim
of his arrival in Bismarck. Hs>
became a member of the city COM
mission when the city adopted the
commission form of government,
and served in that body for l.,
years, completing his service in
May, 1921. Foa; the last eight
years of his membership on tte
commission he was its chairman
It was during this period that the
important paving program Of Bis
marck was inaugurated and push
ed to a successful conclusion. He
served recently as q member Of
the citizens committee, aiding the
city commission in the solution
of the water works problem.
Mr.. Lucas was known primarily
as lover of home life, but he was
a member of fraternal organiza
tions. He was affiliated with the
Lutheran church, the church Of
his mother.
He was an active member Of tbs
Elks lodge, the u. C. r., the Bis
marck Rotary club in which he
took a great interest, especially
in its program for boys welfare
He was active all during his busi-
ness career in the Bismarck Com
mercial club and Association Of
Commerce, being the second presi-
dent of the Commercial club.
Mr.. Lucas was married on
September %, 1897, to Miss Emma
Kchler. at Watertown, Minnesota,
her home. The deceased is sur
vixed by his widow, daughters
Mrs. Frank E. Hedden and Mary
Lucas, and sons, Arthur, student
Of the University Of North Dakota
and Harold, Z student in the local
high school. One son, Chris, died
OF influenza q few years ago. IA
sister, Mrs. Hilda Schroll, lives III
Kansas City, Missouri. Mr.. Lucas
mother died in St. Paul two years
| ago.
Numerous close friends Of the
Lucas family offered their condol-
ences to memhers Of the family al
the spacious Lucas home. 49 Avenue
/ A, today. The news first reached the
| city Ia tslsgsam from Mr.. Hasssil
and DR.. n. w. Rsan conveyed the
shocking news TO members. Of n the
family. +. A Hughes. close friend
i and nsighbor. alded IN making ar
ran9emeutS for the funeral neyx1ces