The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-02

2O9 Nineteenth street When he left
Oshkosh for Milwaukee a few months
ago 1t was not expected that he would
live long, as he had cancer of the tongue,
an aff1lctlon from which he suffered for
oyer oyer year. His disease was similar to
mat which caused the death of Gen.
Grant. DR.. and Mrs. Hay were with
MN at the time of his death. The de-
ceased was state treasurer of Wisconsin
from 1887 to 1891
His Army Record.
Col. Harshaw was born in Argyle. n.
T., June Ii, 1912. Since 1852 he resided
IN Wisconsin, first at Oconomowoc for
TWO years and since that time in Osh-
kosh. lie finished his education at Way
land academy in Beaver Dam At the
age OF 10 he entered the army and at
Laurel Hill, near Spottsylvania, lost his
left arm. He was in Capt. Gabe Bouck'
company IN the Second Wisconsin. Co. F.,
Iron brigade. Between 1861 and 1864
ne was private, sergeant major and lieu
tenant. Col. Harshaw was in the first
and second battles of Bull Run, Gaines
vile, South Mountain, Antietam, Fred
ericksburg, Charlottesville, Gettysburg,
the Wilderness and Spottsylvania
After the war he was clerk of the CIR
cut court in Oshkosh from 1865 to 1856
1886. after which he became state treas
uref for four years By profession the
deceased was a lawyer and during the
past few years, he has been a member OF
he hrm of Harshaw & Thompson in
Oshkosh. He has been commander and
senior vice-commander of the Wisconsin
commandery of the Military Order Of the
Loyal Legion. In December, 1864, he
was married to Miss Georgia NJ Finney,
who died a few years ago. Mrs. Hay is
the only surviving child. Col. Harshaw
was we'll known throughout the state.
Tributes of Friends.
"Col. Hank Harshaw was one of the
best men ever knew, and my intimate
acquaintance with him covered great
many years" said E. p: Coe, pension
agent, this afternoon. when | first met
him we were attending school together
at Beaver Dam, and he at once became
popular as a boy and friend. Everybody
liked him and he wen friends by his sin
cerity, warm heart and uncompromising
sense of honor. | met him again wien
we both happened to enlist in the Second
Wisconsin regiment, under the call for
tbree-mOnths' men. When that regimen.
was mustered out, Harshaw re-enlisted.
entering. the service for three years, and
during the war we were in different regi-
ments. At the close of the
war. we became again intimate, in
politics, business etc, and I al
ways admired him for his manly
traits, unfinching integrity and his loyal
ty to his friends. He made friends east
ly, and one of his cardinal principles
was to always stand by his friends and
ignore his enemies. He was the soul Of
honor, whether in private, business or
public matters, and the cruel persecution
he was subjected to as result of the
treasury cases broke him down, physical
ly and financially. and [ dare say hast
ened his death. | will merely give one
instance of his loyalty and honor, as
happen to know it. and which has prob
ably never before been mentioned At
ter the treasury cases were over and
Harshaw had paid out all he had in the
world, except the homestead which be-
longed to his wife, to meet the demands
against him growing out Of the suits, a
bill of several thousand dollars, which
he had not counted on, came up. He
showed it to his good wife, saying, What
can I do; l have nothing left in the
world, except the home, which is yours.
Without hesitation Mrs. Harshaw re-
piled, Sell the house and pay the debt
And at her earnest solicitation he did so,
suuaring the last debt with the sacrifice
of his home"
Henry Fink, internal revenue collector,
said: ''Mr. Harshaw was splendid sol
der, an honorable, honest upright man,
and one Of the best friends any man
ever had. His geniality was spontane-
Gus, and he made friends wherever he
went. In his later years, he was rather
prosecuted as result of demands made
upon him, and this, I think, broke him
down in spirit, and left him poor man,
who would rather pay claim, right or
wrong, than keep cent which anyone else
thought they owned. He was liberal to
a fault, and everybody who knew him
loved him as man. soldier and a
friend
Oshkosh, Wis, Dec. 26.-[Special. i
The Winnebago Bar association will
meet this afternoon to make arrange
ments to go to Milwaukee to take charge
of the remains of Col. Harshaw. who
died in that city yesterday. The funeral
will be public.
Rich Cattleman Dead.
Galveston, Tex, Dec. ga. Ri.
Pierce, the richest cattleman in Texas,
died today at Pierce Station. He was
MANY times a millionaire with wide