The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-10-24
HORACE RUBLEE DEAD.
Editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel
Passes AWay-Had Been Ill
Two Years.

Two GearS.
Milwaukee, Wis. Oct. 19-Horace
Rullee. for sixteen years editor of the
Sentinel and the Republican News. which
absorbed the Sentinel died at his resi-
deucc. Il Prospect avenue, at twenty
minutes to O'Clock this morning The
end came peacefully and without pain,
and after several hours of unconscious
ness. Mrs. Ruhlce and his two sons.
William \. Ruhlee and George Ruhlcc.
were constantly with him during the last
days of his illness and when h. PASSED
away. As late as yesterday morning hc
WaS able TO see friends who called and
whom he met with the same CheCrfulnCSs
that he had shown during his long ill.,
ness and which he maintained as long as
he retained consciousness.
Mr.. RUhlcu'> illness has extended over
3 period of two Years. While in the best
of ply steal health in the summer of 1894
an enlargement of the glands of the
throat took place Al first it was not re-
garird as serious. hut the growth later
became rapid and il was decided to hn
tuberculosis. In the winter of 1894 an
operation was deemed advisable and the
growth WAS removed hy pr. Sem Of Chi
ca@o. This operation. il was hoped.
would he effective in staying the progress
of the disease. Although much weak
en"d hy the operation he rallied and later
went to California, returning in the early
summer of 1S9I and ToSuming his news
paper work. Later in the wear the en-
lar%cment of the glands returned and
while his general health improved some
what. the local trouble spread, at first
slowly and then more rapidly. While
causing much discomfort there was for
tanatcly little pain. The disease. how
ever, steadily impaired his strength and
for several months mast he had hrnn con.
stautly growing weaker IL however
continual to c,,rna tn tho cflico ,rJ IL
ir, thn summon ,,.os obIo - ~ .,,,,i.,
editorial ,,-nrL. To Io.t ,.is;,aI ~, a.,
~, - G.t,I,,, ,I I,,, 80 ~ -; IN
taking I.avr nf his nssociotns tbnt Ln
,ynuIJ ,rnL,IJ, ,,r,..,.. -, aIi -
tL,r 49,; i'' ~ "'i' 10 i''''
6rililant career.
Horace Ruhlce was q native of Yer
mont and was born in BERKSHIRE Frank
In county, IN the shadow of the Green
mountains. in 1870. His father AIvah
RUhlco. was Of HugUenot descent. His
mother. Martha Kent before her mar
rjagc. was Il descendant of one of the,
carly settlers of Vermont. In 1910 Al
Nah kuhlcc moved To Wisconsin. attract
"d 10y the stories of the fertility of tn"
w eStcrn soil. and become one of the
pioneers of Shehoygau county. Schools
wee few and far hetWcCu i'm that sec
tIou those days. lUt Young RuhIro wa,
bent on obtaining an education. and cv-
cry momcut he could have to himself he
passed ut his books. and i'm that WAY
educated himself. He entered tn" State
university IN fS49. but remained
only one year. In 1872 he was
at Madison, and began his work
a> = Hc" Tial"r man winch was destined
10 h' ms III" work. ihat and IN" follow
lnE wear he reported the proceedings OF
TIA" state LEGISLATURE for the Madison
Argus, one ti the early new ~liabtTS tI
the state. IN the snriHg of 1893 b" went
I" ~" Madison Journal, then published
~ i. va atwood. aS an editorial winter.
! II" t"loWing year h" purchased a hall
! lh'crCEt IN the paf"r winch Il" rtamrd
| uI'H II" was appointed mInISter 10 SWltz-
"Li.and 10y zen trrant llG rcmaiHed At
r,'+,,ri, ti'',i tiy a. ~ Ioi'' WI ~
dorrd his rc.i,-nati"n - Sc,,r,t.,,, ana 1-;.b
He vas. however. asked to Withhold il
unit 1.-The cxpiratiou of Gen. t;r1nt's form
Of office. and he ,0uplicd ON his re
turn to Wisconsin NJ. RnbIcc was elect
ed chairman of the Republican state cen
tTal committees
publican party i'm the STARE. OWN, to tLa
course Of tho Sentinel thought il wis,
to start another Ro1uhican paper in Mil
Waukcc. and by unanimous consent Mr.
RUhlyc was chosen for the editor. lie
assisted in the organization of the cor
poratiuu. and the Milwaukee, Republicans
was started In the course of = frv-
years il was consolidated with tho Son
tmrl, aud in time the word Republican
WAS dropped and the cd and familiar
Sentinel stood aInpr on thr NH me-,
I}uriu. all these changes Mr.. RuhIr. re-
main"d mt the head of th,. IqIror and con.
tinucd as cditor-in-chirf t. his d.gfh lie
WAS one of the founders of -" Rrpuh-
lican party in Wisconsin.
Mr.. RUhlco was married IN 1877 Ia