Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-28

alist of revolutionary ideas, and an
old resident of Chicago, is dead.
Colonel Charles Northrop, long
prominent in Grand Army and railway
mail service affairs, died at Kawanee
I.i ale was 81 years old.
. George Merritt Clark of Buffalo,
well-known member of the American
Water Color society of New York, died
al his California home near Bostonia
David :. Gooding of Greenfield Ind.
is dead at the age of so. He was
United States marshal for the District
of Columbia ander President Andrew
Johnson.
Rev. Charles w. Cunningham,
Wray. Colo, Methodist Episcopal
clergyman. died in Chicago after an
operation for appendicitis. He was
visiting relatives in Hinsdale when be
became in. DR.. Cunningham was 40
years old.
A. W. Colgate of Morristown, Mass,
a wealthy soap manufacturer, aged 65.
fell dead as he was about to enter the
residence of a friend at Pasadena, Cal.
Death was due to heart failure. He
had been at Pasadena since Dec. Is
and was apparently in the best of
health.
Allen r. Lovejoy, whose wealth is
estimated at several million dollars,
was found dead in bed at GAINESVILLE.
He was 40 years old Mr.. Lovejoy had
large lumber interests in Oregon,
Louisville, California and Wisconsin.
He leaves a widow, two sons and
daughter.
John III. Kauke, 50 years old, one
of tde founders OF the University OF
Wooster. died at Wooster, o. Mr..
Kauke was a trustee of Wooster uni
versity from the beginning of the
school to the date of his death and
was the first to endow chair in the
university.
Watson Ambruster, who was for
nearly forty years identified with the
editorial staff of the Evening Tele
grauh of Philadelphia. died. He had
been in failing health for some time
and Monday he submitted to an opera
ton. He was 90 years old, was edu-
Gated al Bennington seminary and at
the Ann ArbOr, Mich, university.
George w. Judd, who superintendent
the construction OF the Chicago and
Alton railroad and was for many years
agent for that road. died at Spring
field. H. He was IS years old. Mr..
Judd was an intimate friend OF Ste
phen A. Douglas and Richard Yates,
war governor OF Illinois, and was
called to Douglas deathbed in Chi
cago.
Charles Counselman, senior member
of the firms of Counselman & Co. and
Charles COunselman < Co. OF Chicago,
died al Virginia Hot Springs. where he
had gone in quest of health. He was
81 years old. With his passing is
chronicled the death of one of Chi
cago's most prominent business men
and a grain merchant OF national in.
terests.
News reached Chicago OF the death
Thursday afternoon at Phoenix, Ari..
OF ~. r.. Dodge. son OF w. I'll. Dodge OF
Waukegan. Mr.. Dodge was formerly
second assistant cashierof the National
Bank of the Republic. He is a nephew
OF II. H. Getty. Last year he resigned,
owing TO failing health. and went to
Phoenix. where he took a position in
a bank He was % years old.
CONGRESSMAN Charles ". Thompson
OF the fifth Alabama district died IL
washington of pneumonia. His home
was i'm Tuskege9. Ala. where h was
born Dec 80. 1860. He was demo-
crat and after serving in the state
senate was elected TO the hiW-seventh
congress and reelected 10 the fifty
eight AT home he was engaged in the
banking business.
Former Mayor William r. Grace
died Of pneumonia in New York. He
was elected mayor OF New York in
1880 on the democratic ticket, and was
again elected i'm 1884 He was born
in Queenstown. In 1890 his firm, W.
r. Grace & Co. effected a settlement
CT the debt of the Peruvian govern
ment amounting TO $40,000,000 His
wealth is estimated at many millions.
ira \. Hill president CT the bank at
Cal. He was born at Alton. n. H.,
i'm 1891. and went to la Crosse, Wis,
in 1866 where he had a leather ano
saddlery business for several years.
He moved To Sparta in 1871. Mr.. Hill
was a normal school regent under
Governor Peck. The body will be
cremated and conveyed home fol
burial
Robert Hooker. who initiated the
prince OF Wales now King Edward.
into the third degree of Masonry ana
fought and won the earl of Derby's
first political battle, is dead at San
BernardinO. Cal AS master OF the
Barrow-in-F urness lodge of Masonry
he rai~Cl the prince of Wales 10 the
third degree and later. i'm 1875. as in
staliInc officer of one Of the districts
into xvniph ENGLAND fc divided no ,ra-