Benjamin F. Conrad Died Last Night

BENJAMIN F. CONRAD DIED LAST NIGHT

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ONE OF ANN ARBOR'S MOST RESPECTED CITIZENS

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The Funeral Will Be Held Monday Afternoon From the House.

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Benjamin J. Conrad, one of the best in the city, died Friday night after an in the city, died last night after an illness of four months.

Mr. Conrad was born in Rochester, N. Y., in 1833, and when only three years of age he came with his parents to Michigan. His parents took up land, located near Albion, from the government, and engaged in barming. Mr. Conrad attended the Albion college until he reached the age of 17 when he, with a party of others, went by the overland route to California, where he remained for 14 years and engaged in gold mining and business as a retail merchant. He returned to Michigan in 1862 and took a course in the Mayhew Commercial college. In 1864 he was married and the following year he again went to California. In 1870 he came to Ann Arbor and went into business with Prof. J. Watson and this partnership lasted for several years until Prof. Watson was appointed to do some government work in Pekin, China, and Mr. Conrad accompanied him on that trip. 

He was at one time business manager of the Register Publishing Co. and has for the past few years been engaged in insurance business. He was a member of the board of directors of the Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co. and also a stockholder. 

He was a man of broad Christian charity, one to whom many a man has gone for help and advice when in trouble. He was a man of sterling honesty, a man whose word was as good as his note. He will be missed by a large number of people in this vicinity.

He leaves a wife and a daughter, Mrs. Lola H. Allen, and a son, Ernest, of New York city. 

on Monday afternoon from the house. 

The funeral was held at 2:30 o'clock