Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-28
MRS. ALICE HICKS DEAD.
Wife Of Oshkosh Editor and Pub
Usher Passes Away.
NATIVE OF WISCONSIN.
When the Colonel Was Sent TO Peru as
i American Minister She Accom-.
~ panied Her Husband.

HkOshkosh, Wis, Sept. 26.-[Special1 i
After a lingering illness the death of
Mrs. Alice Hume Hicks, wife Of Col
John Hicks, owner and editor Of The
Northwestern, occurred this morning.
She was born in Emerald Grove, near
GAINESVILLE, January "A, 1S47. She was
married July Q, 1872, to Mr.. Hicks.
& There remains Of the family her aged
father. William Hume, who resides OH
Otter street. her brothers, John w. and
Robert j. Hume, her sister, Mrs. l.. S.
futile. her husband, and son, John
Hicks, Jr. Her mother passed away in
1898. The funeral will be held from the
residence on Wednesday.
81 In 1889, when her husband went to
Peru as the American minister, she ac-
companied him, and in the new surround
ings in that country she soon attained the
position her good qualities entitled her to.
probably no lady among the foreign resi-
dents OF Lima ever made more friends
both with the Peruvians and the foreign
colony, than she did in her four years
residence there.
{ In August, 1901, the first symptoms of
disease became evident and DR.. G. w.
Oviatt performed an operation. The pa
tient rallied we'll, but later other compli-
cations ensued and she gradually failed.
1t was not until the last three months,
however, that hope was lost. Every day
permitted, and on Thursday last she
went on her usual drive and stopped for
several minutes to take last look on the
beautiful Lake Winnebago.
i Benjamin Wild, ST., Expires.
5y Fond du Lac, Wis, Sept. 26.-[Spe-
cial. l-Benjamin Wild, ST., one of the
best known residents of Fond du Lac,
died at his home, 80 East First street,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Mr.. Wild
had been an invalid for a number of years
and a week ago his illness assumed an
aggravated form, death resulting from
heart trouble. His sons and daughters
were aware of his condition Sunday, and
all were at his bedside when the end
came.
Mr.. Wild has for forty years past been
closely associated with the Episcopalian
cathedral here. Before the organiza-
tion of the cathedral chapter he held the
position. of junior warden, but upon the
reorganization he became a member of
the cathedral chapter. He was born in
IBurselem. England, February q, 1928.
Tie was one of family of five children.
EIhe immediate surviving relatives are
Mrs. j. Heath, w. w. Wild, Benjamin
Wild, Jr., Mrs. n. r. Heath and Mrs.
f.. ". Eastman and E. B. Wild.
EBonell, who died January %, 1901. He
Icame to this country in 1850 and went
directly from New York to Milwaukee,
where he resided until his removal to
Fond du Lac in 1860. He established in
Fond du Lac baking business which
developed into one Of the largest inter
tests Of its kind in the country. The bust
ness was some years ago bought out by
the National Biscuit company and since
then Mr. Wild has lived retired life
He was rs years old. The funeral will
be held Wednesday afternoon, services at
the cathedral with Canon Barry official
ing. The remains will lie in state from 8
ito II o'clock in the morning, at the resi-
Idence.
C.. W. Roby Expires.
|. Madison, Wis, Sept &C w. Roby,
former editor and proprietor of the Port
land Oregonian and postmaster at Port
land, Ore, under President Cleveland is
dead. He was 81 years of age and has
Ibeen in i'll health for some time. He was
Ia native of this county.
Mrs. Charles Dunlap Expires.
Elkhorn, Wis, Sept. 90 Especial /
Mrs. Charles Dunlap died at her home
here Saturday evening. She was nearly
10 years old and came to Wisconsin from
ICortland, n. Y, i'll 1858.