Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-01

toned in the Duluth paper he leaves
two brothers, N. A. and H. ]. Colman
and sister, Miss Emogene Colman
of Portland. Howard Olmsted OF
Eagle River and Gilbert of Clearwater
Lake are nephews.
c. Francis Colman, aged So, 223O
Woodland avenue, prominent Duluth
realty dealer, died at local hospital
last night following a three-month's i'll
ness.
Born at GreenbUsh Sheboygan coun
ty, Wis, in 1872, Mr.. CoIman attended
school there and later the law school
at Chicago, being graduating in 1898.
He married Miss Ethel Anna Macleod
in 1900 at Eagle River, Wis, and be
gan his business career there, practic-
ing law and doing real estate and in
surance work He also conducted SINH
lar offices from 1906 to 1908 atNAsh
land, Wis.
Real Estate and Insurance
In 1909 Mr.. Colman moved with his
family to Duluth and opened up a real
estate and insurance business. He has
always been given great deal of cred
it for the development of the Wood
land residential district He specializ
ed in real estate ever since especial
ly development of suburban proper
ties about Duluth He plated and i'm
proved ten different subdivisions in
Duluth, each containing from forty to
160 acres.
Mr. Colman served as a~member of
the Duluth board of education from
August, 1912, until Aug. 4, 1928. He
was elected treasurer in 1917 and
served in that capacity until his re-
signation last year.
During his time of service as treas
urer of the board, Mr. Colman was
trustee and treasurer of the Duluth
Teachers Retirement Fund associa-
ton, a local organization providing
pensions for teachers who have
grown old in the service.
Promoter of Education
Mr.. Colman was instrumental in
the establishment of a sound invest
ment of the funds of the association
in first mortgages and real estate. He
was much interested in the welfare
of teachers and in 1921 he was very
influential in obtaining legislation
which would permit the reorganiza-
ton of the fund on a scientific basis
and helped work on problems and
methods until the association has war
ranted the statement of leading
Eastern actuary that Duluth is one
of the very few cities of this country
which is operating a sound retirement
plan for it's teachers"
Held Public Offices.
Besides his law practice and real
estate activities, Mr.. Colman found
time to hold several public offices
during his career, besides the board
of education position here and the
trusteeship and treasurership of the
Duluth Teachers Retirement Fund as
ISOLATION. He was district attorney Of
Villas county, Wis, from 1908 to 1905
before coming to Duluth, and also
served from 1905 to 1906 as county
clerk of Villas county.
He was a Mason, Knight Templal
a member of the Duluth Chamber o.
Commerce, Duluth Board of Realtors
the Pilgrim Congregational church
and the Duluth Underwriters associs
ton
Surviving, besides Mrs. Colman, are
four sons, Charles B.. Angus McCul
Ium, Roderick and John Barnes, anC
three daughters, Frances Ethel, Eliza
beth and Mary Julia.
Funeral services for Mr.. Colma1
will be held at the residence Saturda!
afternoon at o'clock with Rev. N.
EIderkin officiating. Interment will b.
at Forest Hill cemetery Duluth Her
aid.