Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-27

New York empire state express. fell
dead
Achilles L. known as king Of
Patagonia, died in Paris, leaving his
throne to an unknown
T. w. Terry. a brother of Ellen
Terry, the English actress, died at
Mandalay, capital of Burmah
Major Blake L. Woodson, a leading
Kansas City lawyer. who once served
in the Virginia legislature, is dead.
T. E. Burns, manager of the Jersey
City baseball club and former mem
Ter Of the Chicago team, died at
Iersoy City.
Sir Richard Temple. aged IS years,
tuce governor of Bombay, and VINO
had held other important positions IN
India. is dead
A Lyle Jones, aged IS years. the
oldest member of the Porter County
bar, died at Valparaiso, Ind. He
served with distinction in the civil
war
At Milwaukee George G. Hougnton,
vice president of the Wisconsin
National bank and we'll known III
banking circles throughout the
country. died. He was about 70
| years old
! John Johnson, editor OF the Bed
| ford Democrat. the oldest editor in
point of service in southern Indiana
and ex-postmaster, died at Bedford
f. tod
the ankle for gangrene.
Dr. J. Baxter Upham, 80 years old,
! and once well-knOwn surgeon. who
with the late Austin Corbin founded
the Corbin Banking company, is dead
at his home in New York. He was
| horn at ClaremOnt, n. H., in 1920
and served during the civil war as
2 surgeon
Secretary Hitchcocks brother
| Henry Hitchcock, died at his home in
St. Louis, aged II years. Mr.. Hitch
| cock formerly was president of the
st. Louis Bar association, and had q
wide reputation among lawyers
throughout the country. He was
|
United States supreme court by
President Harrison, but declined be
cause Of his large practice.
Oliver J. Hogan, who served as
seaman under Admiral Dewey on tn,
flagship Olympia at the battle o.
Manila, died after prolonged illness
at his home in Chicago. His health
was broken by service in the Philip
pines, and when he was discharged
from the navy and returned to his
home in Chicago six months ago ht
was an invalid. He was honorabfy
discharged from the navy and re
ceived one of the medals which
congress awarded all those whC
served with Admiral Dewey when ht
annihilated the Spanish fleet
Hogan was 30 years old.
Daniel Wells, aged 81 years. tn,
richest man in Wisconsin, died at hi.
home in Milwaukee, of old age. He
was interested in most of the big cor
porations in that city, was a stock
holder in most of the banks, con
| LiOlleu several luInD0f companies an(
was the principal owner Of the new
milliOn-dOllar Wells building, the ole
Insurance building and thousands o
acres of land in this and neighbOr
ing states. Mr. Wells also, was
frequently a heavy operator on tn,
board of trade. He arrived in Mil
Nauke in July, 1885, when the village
had a total population of eight
people. He had $4,000 when b.
landed, but that $4,000 was NOR,
money than there was in the state a
that time and was the nucleus of hi.
immense fortune. He was the frs
justice of the peace, mayor of tn,
city, member of the territorial coun
Gil, commissioner from Wisconsin t,
: the London exposition of 1871, judge
of the probate court and the Only
ante-bellum congressman the STATE
has had for years. His only hei
under the law is niece, who wa.
adopted by him-Mrs. Charles "
: Norris of Northumberland she vii
get at least $2O,O0O,0OO unless tn,
will is contested.