Owingsville, Ky., Jan 11 – (Special.) – A. D. Ruff, a prominent citizen and one of the oldest and most enthusiastic cyclists of Kentucky, died of pneumonia at 11 o’clock this morning after an illness of a few days.
Mr. Ruff, better known to wheelmen as “Pap” Ruff, was a native of Canada. He was sixty-nine years of age and unmarried. He was a jeweler by trade, and had been a resident of Owingsville for twenty years. When he came here he had only a kit of jeweler’s tools. He leaves a fortune of from $25,000 to $40,000 in cash, with no known relatives. He was a fine mechanic and the inventor and owner of many patents which realized his fortune.
“Pap” Ruff was one of the pioneer cyclists of the country. He was the oldest member of the League of American Wheelmen. About a year or so ago he made a journey awheel to Yellowstone National Park, a remarkable trip for a man of his years.
A. D. RUFF