Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-23
Obituary.


Frank Moore, we'll known land own
er in northern Indiana, fell dead while
talking with friends at Peru, Ind.
Riber Ransom Walden, president of
the Commercial Travellers associa-
ton, died at his home in indianapolis
after brief illness.
versalists church at Dubuque
Edward Riemer who has been first
assistant chief of the Milwaukee fire
department since 1888, died of pneu-
monia
John O'Connell, aged IS, died sud-
denly Of heart disease at st. Joseph's
hospital, Joliet Mr. O'Connell was a
former member of the legislature.
D. p. Keller, a former member of
the general assembly of Illinois and
president of the Commercial bank Of
Moweaqua, Ill. and the bank of Dalton
City, died at the age of 70 years.
Rev. DR.. j. w Hanson of Chicago
died of heart disease on board Santa
Fe train en- route from Chicago to
Pasadena, Cal, near Flagstaff Ari.
In 1869 he was the pastor of the Uni
William F. Lindemann, Well-knOwn
banker of Viroqua, Wis, died while
sitting in his private Office. He was
for years a partner in the banking
business of ex-Secretary of Agriculture
jeremiah M Rusk
Samuel D. Wood, aged 81 years,
proprietor of the Baldwin bank of
Delavan Ill, and one of the wealth.
est landowners in TazeWell county,
died at his home in Delavan. He
was born in Pleasant Grove, Pa
Rt. Rev. Thomas Matthias Lehman,
bishop of Cheyenne, one of the best
known men in the Catholic church Of
the west, died at the home Of his
brother, Father M C. Lehman, in
Marshalltown, Iowa. He was a suf-
ferer from heart disease.
DR.. Robert Curry, founder of Curry
university of Pittsburg and well
known in educational circles through
the country, died at his home in AL
legheny, Pa, aged 80 years. DR..
Curry was formerly principal of the
Nebraska state normal school
Harlow A. Gale, a resident of Min
neapolis since 1876, died in that city,
aged 50 years. He established the
first central market in the city and
for many years had been closely and
prominently identified with the bust
ness interests of Minneapolis.
GrisWold Harte, the Oldest son of
Bret Harte, the novelist, died in Lon
don GricwO1d ITO rio Woo horn in Con
Francisco 81 years ago. He was a
student in Oxford, England, although
ne did not graduate from the univer-
sity. He began life as a writer of
newspaper articles and short stories,
but he had not the literary force
and skill of his father and his stories,
while not without merit, did not win
for him fame and fortune.
David P Thompson, a well-known
capitalist and ex-United States min
lister to Turkey died at Portland, Ore.
He was born in Ohio in 1884 and went
to Oregon in 1853, walking every step
of the way across the continent In
1874 he was appointed governor of
Idaho territory by President Grant and
during the latter part of President
Harrison's administration he served
as minister to Turkey. During the
early COS Mr.. Thompson was presi-
dent of seventeen national banks in
the northwest at one time
William F. Farlin, one of Montana's
first pioneers, is dead at the Sisters
hospital in Butte. He was born in
Meadville, Pa. In 1888, at the age of
10, he went to Montana In Septem-
ber 1913, Mr.. Farlin located at
Dacotah, the first lode claim in the
Montana mining records. He joined
a party Of explorers and July of the
next year discovered the Yellowstone
river Of the National park and on the
9Th OF the same month the Great falls.
| In the fall of 1864 Mr.. Farlin camped
at the foot of the now famous Parrot
hill of Butte. Here he built the
fourth cabin of the district AID located
| the rich claims Of the Gray Rock, the
Anglo-Saxon and the Trevonia, as
we'll as the La Plata Shortly after
! this he located what became known as
the city of Butte He held all of the
valuable property which is at present
turning out millions a month for both
the Amalgamated Copper company
and Senator w. A. Clark. He died in
moderate circumstances, though once
wealthy.