Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-04-05

ing been subject to these attacks before
the family felt no particular alarm
Some members of the family even wen
down to their place of business this
morning
Mr.. SaWyers death was unexpected
He was down town Tuesday afternoon
and complained of : not feeling well
Returning home he sent for DR.. Z. P.
Russell, the family physician. who stat
| ed that Mr.. Sawyer had better remain
in bed but that there was no immediate
| danger Wednesday he seemed bright
and expressed the opinion that he would
| be out in a day or so. Wednesday
night he rested fairly well and his
friends thought that he was on the
road to recovery
No one was with him at the time he
died excepting Mrs Phil Sawyer, Jr.,
wife of his grandson. Mr.. Sawyer
seemed restless and put his hand to his
head several times, as if in thought.
She asked him what the trouble was
and he requested her to remove his
shoes and stockings, although he was
in bed and had none on. Suddenly he
settled back with long sigh and was
dead before she realized it.
1t is probable the funeral will be held
next Sunday and that the Rev. E. H.
Smith of the First Congregational
church will oficiate. Mrs. w. O..
Goodman, his daughter, is in Washing
ton, accompanied by Mrs. Edward P.
Sawyer and her daughter, Mrs. G. c..
Chase, of this city. They have been
wired and started for home immedi-
ately. The remains will be placed i'll
the family vault at Riverside cemetery,
erected a few vars ago at cost of
$4,000.
His Career.
AS the wealthiest man in Oshkosh,
and one who has been identified di-
rectly and indirectly with so much of
that city's business prosperity the Ven
cradle ex-senator stood pre-eminently
at the head of the list of Oshkosh
business men. Mr. Sawyer was born
in Whiting, Vermont, Sept. p, 1916,
came to Oshkosh in 1S49 and the fol-
lowing year operated a sawmiu in
Oshkosh upon a contract by the thous
and feet. Then he rented the mill and
into partnership with Brand & Olcott
of Fond du Lac and purchased the
mill In 1856 O1cott withdrew and the
firm of Brand & Sawyer continued I'M
til 1862, at which time Mr.. Sawyer and
his son, Edgar P, became sole propri-
etors, under the name of P. Sawyer &
Son, which firm still continues, although
the little old mill has long since ceased
to be the base of operations of the
firm. By fortunate investments in
pine lands in an early day Mr.. Sawyer
realized fortune in itself, and by that
far-seeing business sagacity for which
he was ever distinguished, his later
business ventures, too numerous to
mention, he amassed wealth which,
by common repute, classed him among
the millionaires. About 1876, in the
reorganization Of the old West Wis
consin road and the consolidation
with it Of the North Wisconsin rail-
way, Mr.. Sawyer was made president
OF the new company. When with the
absorption of other lines the powerful
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Oma-
ha company was formed, Mr. Sawyer
was a director and vice president until
1880, when he severed his connection
with the road. Mr.. Sawyer's principal
numbering interests Of late. aside from
logging and pine land operations. were
with the Sawyer-Goodman company. i
which has an extensive plant at Me-
nominee. with Headquarters in Chica-
90. But there are many business en-