Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-02

Miss Ellen Smith, who during the
past twelye-fye years has been in
turn instructor, professor and regis
trar of the University of Nebraska.
died at Lincoln, Neb. She moved
from Michigan in 1877.
At Pelham Manor, N. Y, Harry
Hale Smith, 25 years of age, the son
of Brigadier General William Smith,
U. S. A, is dead from pneumonia.
He was born in st. Paul, where his
father was stationed for several
years.
John Dwight Morton, president of
the Carpenter Morton company and
prominent in the paint and oil trades,
is dead at his home in Boston, aged
70 years. He was one of the found
ers Of the National Paint, Oil, and
Varnish association.
Lewis B. Eveland sixteen years
travelling passenger agent of the Den
yer and Rio Grande railway, died at
Kansas. He was twice treasurer of
Kansas City and was one of the best
known and most popular railroad
agents in the United States.
P. M. Myers, secretary of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company, of Milwaukee, died Mr..
Myers is the last Of the so-called "old
guard of early day officials who la
bored together with Alexander Mitch
ell and S. S. Merrill to make the
company what it is today.
Former Judge Samuel E. William
son, a prominent member of the
Cleveland bar, died, aged So After
leaving the common pleas bench in
1888 Judge Williamson became the
chief counsel for the Nickel Plate
road, and for several years was gen.
eral counsel for the Vanderbilt sys-
tenn west Of Buffalo.
Lewis Sylvester Hough, distinguish
ed as an educator and author, a law
yer of prominence and a veteran of
the civil war. is dead at his home in
Media, Pa, aged 81 years MI.
HOugh was born in Martinsburg, N.
Y. His best known works are America
and Her Tariff, and The Principles of
Coinage and Currency.
Mrs Charles e. Putnam died in
Davenport, Iowa, from heart failure.
She was a daughter Of Joseph Dun
can, congressman from Illinois in the
'30's and afterWard fifth governor of
the state. At Washington in girl
hood she knew Daniel Webster, Dolly
Madison and other leaders OF society
and politics of that period.
Jean Clara Walters, once an act
ress of national fame, is dead in East
Oakland, Cal. Forty-five years ago
she made her debut, playing the
duchess Of York in Richard III" at
the Newark theater, Newark, n j.
Later she played in many cities with
John Mccullough, Fanny Davenport
and other stars. She died in poverty.
George F. Bailey of New York died
in that city, aged "a. He was one
CT the great shCWmen Of a generations
age and was known as "P T. Bar
NUNS silent partner" He was the
predecessor of James 7. Bailey, who
became famous as Barnum's partner
and who owns the big show today
The two Baileys were not related
George F. Bailey retired from the cir
Gus business N 1880, after following
it forty years.
Major General Charles G. Doolittle
is dead in Toledo, o., as the result Of
heart trouble. He is survived by a
widow and five children, two of whom
are professors in the Oberlin cOnse1-
yatory Of music and another a mis-
sionary in Syria. One daughter,
Mrs. Albro BIodgett, is a singer Of
note and another, Mrs. Alexander l..
Smith, the wife of an Ohio attorney
General Doclittle enlisted with the
Fourth Michigan volunteers at the
outbreak of the war and rose to the
rank Of brigadier general.