Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1909 — JOHN M. SMYTH PASSES AWAY [ARTICLE]

JOHN M. SMYTH PASSES AWAY

Chicagoans Shocked at Death of the Well Known Merchant. Chicago, Nov. s.—The death of John M. Smyth, pioneer merchant, came as a shock to scores of prominent Chicagoans who had known him in business and social affairs. His business of household furnishings is of wide proportions. He made a specialty of a credit business, and tens of thousands of names are upon his books. A big mail order business grew out of the original house.