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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
JUDGE LYNCH WATTS
Only for Prima Facie Evidence
of a Murder When He Will
Move.
PROVIDED THE STATE STANDS IDLE
CapriciOus Girl Gives Her Fiance the
Mitten and Elopes with His
Best Friend.

Laporte. Ind, Aug. 5.-Sheriff Small
will drag Clear lake, near Westville.
in hope of bringing to the surface the
body of Mrs. TOltOn, wife of William
Tolton. the alleged wife slayer The
feeling at Westville over the case is at
fever heat, and should the woman's
body be discovered or some positive
evidence adduced showing that TOlton
murdered his wife nothing but a regi-
ment of troops would be able to stop
a mob from stOrming the county Jail.
There is, so it is alleged, woman in
the case, and it is said that she now
admits that Tolton planned to run
away with her. When she was asked
what she thought about the report
that Tolton had murdered his wife i'm
order to marry her. this woman is al
legged to have said she believed ne had
killed his wife, but she did not see
him do it.
Case of Policeman Pickett.
Muncie. Ind, Aug. 5.-Ex-Patrol-
man Pickett, who cleaned out the po-
lice station a few days ago and forced
one of the patrolmen to take a ride
with him in a buggy, in true Tracy
style, has appeared at police head
quarters and given himself up. He
was fined on q charge of assault and
battery. When the word was passed
around that Pickett was at headquar-
tiers. officers hurried in from all parts
if town. They were glad that Puck
EFT had taken this course, as none of
the patrolmen desired to arrest him,
because of his well known punching
ability. The police commissioners
have suspended policeman for cow
ardice when Pickett made his break,
and are investigating the cases of two
others.
Detectives After Some Thugs.
Bethany Park, Ind. Aug. Beth
any Park was guarded at night by
Pennsylvania railway detectives Five
of them slipped into the camp ground
before dusk and spent the night
prowling about in the darkness. There
have been attempts TO disturb meet
ings at ethany Park. it is stated. by
several rOughs who lived several miles
from the camp ground. and Superin-
tendent l.. l.. Carpenter. of the Beth
any Park association, appealed TO the
Pennsylvania company for detectives.
The five Sherlock Holmeses have
caught no one so far.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

His Armament Now Consist of Four Guns
Headed for Idaho.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 2.--Harry
Tracey, the fugitive desperado,is now
in Eastern Washington, unwounded. in
good health, armed with four guns and
200 round of ammunition, provisioned
for five days and equipped with tHo
horses. Tracey crossed the Colurabia
river at 5 a. m. Thursday and is now
supposed to be headed toward TIE
Idaho line Tracey declared that he
wants TO hold up a bank or rob al
express car.
He says he has promised to give the
sum of $1,000 within one year to the
parties who helped him escape from
the Oregon penitentiary. He is max
ing his way to the "Hole-in-the- Wall
country in Wyoming When there, he
declares, he will be a thief among
Tracey, the fugitive desperate, Is now
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Business Change &c ChIcago.

Chicago, Aug 6.-The business of
Schlessinger & Mayer, State street
merchants, has been purchased by a
new corporation, headed by Henry
Siegel, of Siegel, Cooper & Co. The
new company, under the same name,
las a capitalization OF $4,000 600 in
bonds and $3,500,000 In stock. The
old building at Madison and State
streets will be torn down and a twelve
story structure will be erected in its
place.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
REAL ESTHT6 TRANSFERS
CRESSNER & co.
TO AUG. =, 1902


owners OF the only abstract books in the
county. Abstracts of title 10 all real estate
In Marshall county compiled promptly and
accurately.
Samuel BeldOn and wife warranty
deed to Vert A Beldon lot Group &
CoarS 2nd Add to Inwood also lot in
Inwood e of lot c & c End Add:
consideration $1,000.
Mary NJ Haas and husband warran-
ty deed TO Ernest G MOchel lot i'm
Bremen so fit of lot % Masts Add:
consideration 5000.
Harvey r Norris and wife warranty
deed to Willie G Forric com 74g
rds W of ne cor of lot of sec 81, T 80,
r l: consideration $50.
VIM III Adler and wife warraty deed
to Harvey r Norris lot in ne cor of ne
q of sec 81, T 80. r l, lot in Sc cor of
sc q of sec 81, T 30, r l: S Is It of sw
q of sw q of sec %, T 81, r l: con-
sideration S45.
Sarah A Dennie warranty deed to
Delilah Shafer lot % Soices sub div
Ewings Add to Plymouth: considera-
tion 81.
Arthur W O'Keef warranty deed
to Henry A Deeds lot O'Keefe sub
div of lot 45 Plymouth: consideration
$500.
Arthur W O'Keefe and wife war
ranty deed to Henry A Deeds part of
lot O'Keefe's sub div of lot IS to
Plymouth: consideration 800.
Eliza Warner decd administrator to
Marion WEIGH lot 10 Rose add Plym-
outh; consideration $500.
Marion WEIGH and wife warranty
deed to Joseph ] and Margaret WEIGH
lot l9 Rose add Plymouth; considera-
ton $500.
David L Burns and wife Q G D to
Noah Bickel NV q of sw q of sec %. I
SO, r /; consideration 81.
Aaron burns and wife Q G D to
Noae aickel " Inf of NV q of sw q of
sec %, T 80, r 1: consideration 81.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
He did It for q .Joke.,

Muncie, Ind, Aug. Airs. Erastus
Johnson, wife of a local railroad man.
donned widows weeds fortnight ago
whell she was told her husband had
been killed in the east. When he
walked into her home sound and well
she promptly went into Mysteries and
later yielded to nervous prostration.
Johnson said he had caused the report
of his death to reach his wife '.just
FOR N iol-a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
WILL PEGG OFF PHILADELPHIA
Until There's Nothing Left for the Present
Alleged Owners-Perhaps.

Alleged Owners-Perhaps-
indianapolis. Aug. 4.-Daniel Pegs
heirs claim that a tract of thirty-five
acres in the heart of Philadelphia be-
longs to them. Several claimants live
here, and also in Lebanon, Winchester,
Noblesville, Needham and other Indi
ana towns. Others live in Michigan.
Colorado and Ohio. Millions of dollars
are involved. One hundred of the heirs
have been called to meet here the last
of the month to raise a fund to send
legal representatives to Philadelphia
TO establish their claim to the prop
erty.
Daniel Pegg leased the lands i'm the
city of Philadelphia for ninety-nine
years. This lease expired five years
ago, and the claimants contend that
they are entitled to possession of the
land rental for the term of the lease,
with interest thereon for the period.
The lease on record in Philadelphia
provided for the holding i'm trust Of
the funds by the municipality of Phil
adelphia and the reversion to the heirs
at the expiration of the time
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
He Make, Paper Out of oat Hulis.

Marion, Ind, Aug 4.-The Western
Strawboard company plant at Gas City
has been in charge of Chicago cereal
manufacturer for two days. and test
has been made of secret process Of
manufacturing paper from oat hulls.
The mill was closed to all except the
workmen necessary to operate it, and
the work was done so secretly that
they were unable to discover any part
of the process. They say. however, the
quality of good was firSt-class.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
CENSURE FOR TAYLOR
German Editor Disapproves OF
Remarks Made ~ One of
Our Rear AdnEals.
UNCLE SAM WARNED TO DE READY
Is To Be Test of the Monroe
Doctrine.

Berlin. Aug. 5.-The utterances at
tributed to Rear Admiral Taylor. of
the United States navy, as to a prob
able conflict between Germany AMI
the United States in 1907. was printed
conspicuously here. 1'he Tageblatt says
it requires all the wrOngheadedness of
lingo, combined with complete ig
nOrance of European affairs. to mag
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

GRANVILLE, Ills, Aug. 4.-Kenneth
Cooper, 10 years old. was smOthered
In wheat bin in the Henderson Ele-
vator company's elevator in this city.
He was working in the elevator and
was not discovered until the chute was
stoned ND with his body
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
From Prairie Schooner to Overland
Limited.

Send two cent stamp for copy OF
special edition of illustrated article
from the July Review Of Reviews,
dealing with the history and develop
ment Of the northwest and of the
Chicago & Northwestern BY and the
only double track line between Chi
cago and the Missouri River.
A. H. waggener, % Fifth avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
TRAM CAR RUN DOWN
Result Probably VIII Be the Death
of Three. One Being Al.
ready Dead.
TWO MUCH HURRY WAS THE CAUSE
Half Dozen Other Persons Severely
Hurt-Big Claim on Phila-
delphia Lands.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. As q
result of a west-bound Vandalia train
crashing into North Thirteenth
street car Saturday night, two persons
were probably fatally, and one fatally
injured. while six others were Seri-
ously hurt The injured are: John Gill,
fatally; John McNarry, motorman,
probably fatally; Mrs. Mary Flory,
left leg broken; James r. Primer,
right shoulder broken and head hurt;
s. Nj. Ruiey, head badly cut: Lee
Meade. right leg broken; Mrs. Ida May
Primer. cut about face; David Collins,
two ribs broken; Ruth Solomon, face
cut, and Mrs. Jennie Mumley. bruised
about body. Gill died last night, at
which time McNarry and Davis
showed no Improvement.
Waterman Made a Mistake.
The accident was due to the watch
man at the railroad crossing giving
the car a signal TO go ahead and rails
ing the gates after a string of freight
cars was cut at the crossing to give
the street car the right of way He
did not notice the passenger train. The
conductor of the street car, who went
ahead of the car, saw the passenger
train approaching, but not until too
late to avoid the collision.
Struck the Rear End of the Car.
McNarry, the injured motorman,
also saw the train. and he gave his
car full speed in hope of crossing in
safety. The train struck the rear end
of the car, and many of the passengers
injured were on the four rear seats.
The force of the collision turned the
car half way around. With three ex-
ceptions all of the twenty-one passen-
gers remained in their seats until after
the train passed. The motorman's in
juries were the result of being thrown
heavily to the ground by the quick
turn. Davis was standing on the rear
platform. and was carried fifty feet
on the pilot of the engine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
THAT UNLOADED RIFLE
Wounds Two Children, and the Boy Re
sponsible Has Disappeared.

Wausau, Wis, Aug. 6.-The 7-year-
old son of John Wojcechowski, who
resides on a farm near Ponictowski. in
this county. while playing with Win
chester rifle which was supposed not
to be loaded. discharged the weapon,
blowing of half of one of his little
sisters arms.
The bullet next passed through the
ankle of his 2-yeal-old brother. neces-
stating the amputation of his foot.
The boy who did the shooting then
disappeared in the woods and up to
q late hour had not been found.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
CHICAGO, July, llth, 1902.

Muscallonge fishing at the Wiscon-
sin resorts is said TO be most excellent
this year A day or two ago, Mrs G..
A. Wheeler, Chicago resident, caught
a AZ pound muscallonge in Lake Little
st. German, between Eagle River and
Woodruff on the Chicago & North
western R'y, and on the same morn
ing Mr.. A, Whitman, of 2l5 East
Madison Street, Chicago, caught one
weighing 3S pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
CUT OUT HIS BEST FRIEND.
How 1t Was That Miss Miunick Did Not
| Marry Grant Mann.

Marion. Ind, Aug. 1.-THE elope-
ment of Miss Cora Minnick, of this
city. and her marriage to Walter
Thompson at indianapolis Saturday
was the climax of an odd romance. 1t
was case of love at first sight Grant
Mann, local merchant, was engaged
to Miss Minnick, and their wedding
was to have been celebrated the ccm-
ing week. Three months ago he intro
duced his fiancee to Thompson. who
then resided here and was his room
mate.
Thompson became Infatuated with
her, and when he moved from this
city to Waterloo, Ia, he commenced a
correspondence with her. He won her
heart and hand, and her engagement
to Mann was broken. After their mar
riage Thompson and his bride left for
Iowa. where they will reside Mann
is broken hearted and has gone to Cal
ifornia. where he will endeavOr to for
get his lost love.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
New Electric Traction Companv

indianapolis, Aug. 5-The Ohio
and Indiana Construction company, Of
Fort Wayne, was incorporated yester-
day with capital stock of 100000.
The directors are Henry c. Paul,
Stephen b. Fleming, Lemon G. Nicely.
s. L. Murdoch and ]. w. Van Dyke.
The company is organized to con-
struct an electric line from Fort
Wayne to Lima, o.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
COLLISION ON LAKE ERIE
Sends One Vessel to the Bottom with Three
Men-Others Injured.

Cleveland, Aug. Gas result of
a collision on Lake Erie between the
steamer City of Venice, ore laden, and
the steamer Seguin, steel lumber
vessel, off Rondeau, Canada, the for
mer vessel was sunk and three lives
lost, while several other persons were
more or less seriously injured.
The drowned: Peter SimOndsOn, fire.
man, Brooklyn, n. Y; Thomas Flani.
gan, deckhand. Buffalo; George Weir
Waterman. Injured: John Sullivan
Chicago, will probably die; ]. A. Nc
Dougal, Cheboygan, Mich, arm in.
jured; Louis Hubecker, Cheboygan
Mich, badly bruised
The cause of the collision is not
known at this writing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Found mead I'm HI. Room

indianapolis, Aug. 5.-Jacob Day,
living on Fulton street, near Robey,
Chicago. was found dead in his room
at 30 South Capitol avenue. He had
been employed on the Claypool hotel.
Death is supposed to have been caused
by heart disease
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Finds the Bone Of . Msstcdor.

Charlestown, Ind, Aug 4.-whfle
In The woods near this city, Wat Shell
by found bone supposed to be the
upper bone of the foreleg of masto-
don 1t was imbedded in the clay in
the bank of Fourteen Mile creek. The
piece is composed Of the upper or ball
joint Of the bone.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Commercial Travellers Meet Early.

Ottawa Beach, Mich. Aug. 1.-THE
International Federation of CONNER
cial Travellers Organizations has ad-
journed. after sessions lasting three
days. The following officers were
elected: President, r. A. Cavanaugh,
Chicago: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, A. L.
Sheetz, Omaha.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Elevator Attacked by Fire.

Chicago, Aug. fire attacked the
grain elevator owned by John ]. Bad
enOch & Co. at Seventeenth street and
Walleen court and did a damage of
$4,000 to elevator and stock. The ele-
vatOr was stocked with malt and
mustard seed value at 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Dam Pa.ch be,ler Than Two Minute..

Columbus. o.. Aug. 4.-Dan Patch,
2:01A. succeeded in breaking his sire
Joe Patchen's record of 2:01A Satur-
day over the Columbus track. pacing
the mile in 2:O0A. McHenry saw he had
Patchen's mark beaten and slowed up
in the stretch. or Dan Patch would
have beaten two minutes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Peru, Ind, Aug. 4.-Robert Knigh,
in the road at Lewisburg late at night
They Quarreled, and Knight killed
Murphy by shooting him. Knight then
climbed into his buggy with his family
and drove home.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
It. PauI's Portico in Danger.

London. Aug. An its issue this
morning The Daily Mail says that one
of the great porticos of st. Paul's ca
thedral threatens to collapse unless
thorough repairs are undertaken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS.
CHICAGO. Aug. 6.
LIVE STOCK.

Receipts for today are estlma-
ted at 1000 cattle, 10000 hogs
and 10000 sheep.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Marion, Ind, Aug. 1.-The Ameri.
can tin plant at Gas City, which en-
ployed 500 men, was closed last even
ing for an indefinite time on account
of the employees of the company voting
to refuse reduction In wages of 20
per cent so the company could COM
pete with the Welsh tin producers on
q contract for the Standard Oil COM
pany.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Killed bv . rhr.shing Machine.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Aug. 5.-George
Way, aged 81, from Ashland. O., at
work near Arcola, was caught in
threshing machine and SO frightfully
mangled that death resulted in a short
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
philippine Cholera situation.

Manila. Aug. Awhile cholera Is
decreasing in Manila the reports re-
ceived from the provinces show large
number of cases and deaths.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
CHICAGO UNION LABOR METHODS
As Told to the Grand Jury of the Bras,
Workers Organization.

workers Organi<at1Ons
Chicago. Aug. Enlarged with pay
ing rewards for assaults on non-uniOr
workmen, the scale varying according
to the degree of injury inflicted, eleven
union brass mOlders We're indicted by
the grand jury yesterday. All the &C
cused are members of brass holders
local union No. SO, some of them hav-
ing been officers of the organization.
They are: Gustav Hoppe, ex-presi-
dent; Jacob E. Johnson, business
agent; William L. MalOney, ex-secre-
tary Gus johnson, ex-treasurer; Will
lam III. Mangan. and Harry Forbes, ex-
members of the executive committee;
John Christy, Andrew Anderson, Chas.
r. SmOot, - Smith, and - Leslie.
Witnesses told the grand jury that
the officers of the union, through the
business agent, offered from s. to So
for assaults on non-union men. If the
victim vas permanently disabled. they
said, the men who did the work re-
ceived $50, and in rare cases SO was
added. Prices were graded, ii was
testified, according to the time the man
assaulted was unable to work. The
men who did this work for the union
were known as the ''wrecking gang"
and as the flying squadron" If the
assault was of necessity committed in
an open place. where it must be done
quickly for the men to get away. 9sa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. John
Francis Duncombe. pioneer settler of
Fort Dodge and prominent in legal and
political circles throughout the state.
died at his home here Saturday night,
o0od
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Fire Destroys a Planning Mill.

Mooresville. Ind, Aug. 5.-The large
saw and planning mill owned by the
Conner Scarce company was destroyed
here by fire with a loss of about So
600. The mill was surrounded by lum-
Der piles. sheds and grain elevator.
and a remarkable feature of the FIRE
was the fact that the mills were re-
duced to ashes while no damage was
done to the surrounding property.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Melbourne. Victoria, Aug. $50 far
sfxty-seven bodies have been recovered
from the Mount Kimbla colliery at
Wollongong, where an explosion &C.
Cured. The work of rescue is great
II hampered by afterdamD In the mine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Poison An the Ice cream

Kokomo, Ind, Aug. AT an ice
cream party here eight persons were
poisoned by the cream. Miss Bernice
Murden died. The others are out Of
danger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
re.timonv in the R,chard. Case.

Charleston, W. Va, Aug. 2.-L. Car
ney, who acted as guard at the Col
Inns colliery, testified in the trial of
John Richards and others yesterday
that his instructions from Collins were
to stop the men going on the property.
to call to them three times, and if
they did not stop, to fire. He says he
did rot fire at any of them, and gave
up the place because he did not think
the men were treated right. Numerous
defendants were on the stand and de-
MED they were served with injunc-
lions. ~ it lft
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

CASH MARKET.
Wheat
No. 3 red. 70@71c.
No. 8 red. 67t@704c.
No. 2 hard, zoe.
No. 8 hard. 67t@69c.
Corn
No. 3, $4,000.
No. 2 yellow. 61@62c.
No. 8, $4,000.
No. 8 yellow. 61@62c.
No. 4, 59!@6lc.
Oats
No. 4. 27@2S4c.
No. 4 white. sic.
No. 8. 28!@31c.
No. 8 white. 35@51c.
No. 9. 40c.
No. = white, 294@ Sec.
Hay
Choice timothy, S13@16.5O
No. 1. S12.00@15.OO.
No. ?. $40. 50@13.50.
No. 3. 50. 5O@12.50.
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO AuU 6
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
THE PLYMOUTH MARKETS

Following are the quotations OF
local dealers on the various pro-
ducts named:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.

South Water street reports the
following prices on staple pro-
duce:
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-12
SENATOR'S WANT TO
BE INFORMED
INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE
TRANSPORT SERVICE TO THE
PHILIPPINES.
FRANCE HAS AN INVITATION
Nation Is Invited to Send Representa-
tive to the dwelling Of De Ranch
beau's Monument-Lafayette's
Descendants Invited.
HAS AN INVITATION
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, March 12.-Soon after the
senate convened today Mr.. Rawlins Of
Utah introduced resolution, which was
passed, directing the secretary of war to
send to the senate the reports of In
spectors Carpenter and Maus, and any
other information he may have in re-
lation to the transports between the
United States and the Philippines, es-
pecially regarding free transportation
for individuals.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman of the commit
tee on foreign relations, reported favor
ably bill authorizing the president to
extend to the government of France an
invitation to join the government and
people of the United States In the dedi-
cation Of the monument of Count de
Ranchbeau.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts offered an
amendment, which was agreed to, in
cluding in the invitation the family of
the Marquis de Lafayette.
The BILL as amended was passed.
At the conclusion of the routine busi-
ness the senate resumed consideration
OF the ship subsidy bill, Mr.. McCumber
of North Dakota speaking In support or
the measure.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-12
". f. PHILLIPS IS
DEAD
HIS DEATH WAS ENTIRELY UN-
EXPECTED ALTHOUGH KNOWN
TO BE CRITICALLY ILL.
HAD A WIDE ACQUAINTANCE
Was General Agent Of the Northwest
ern Life Insurance Company--He
Leaves Wife and Three
Children.
HAD A WIDE ACQUAINTANCE
Especial to Inter Mountain)

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Helena, March 1z.--After an illness OF
about three weeks, w. u Phillips, a
well known insurance man and poll
tician, died at his home In this city al
$3.50 this morning of typhoid fever.
Though he was known to be critically
i'll, II was not generally known that
death was expected so soon. Mr.. Phil
lips had as wide circle of acquant-
ances as almost any man In the state.
He was general agent Of the North
western Life Insurance company OF Mil
waukee, and his work took him into al
most every town.
While he has been prominent In re-
publican politics and has taken an ac-
tive interest In every campaign OF re-
cent years, he has never been known as
an officer seeker
Lover Of Sport.
He was one OF the most enthusiastic
lovers of sport In the capital city.
Baseball was his particular fad. lie
was manager of the Helena team In
1899 and 1900, and was the life of the
sport.
This year he was one Of the first to ad-
vocate the desrability Of Helena and
Butte entering the Pacific Northwest
league and has been a tireless worker
In the project along with William
Muth, from the very start.
Mr.. Phillips was born In Kalamazoo,
Mich, In 1854
He came to Helena Is years ago and
has since made his home In this city.
He was one of Helena's most public
spirited business men.
He Is survived by "A wife and three
sons