Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-08-27
OBITUARY.


Lewis Morrison, famous as Me
phisto in Faust, succumbed to a shock
following an operation.
Rebecca S. Clark, better known as
Sophia May, writer of many books for
children, is dead at Norridgewock, Me,
at the age of 70 years.
Cole ]. Searle, a civil war veteran
and active in republican politics in
Illinois for many years, died at Rock
Island, aged Il years.
Charles A. Stone of Chicago,
member of George H. Thomas post,
G. A. R., and an official in the gov
eminent immigration service, died at
Marinette, aged "a years.
Philip J. Hem, a member of tn
Kansas City council thirty-six years
ago, formerly county judge, VINO
traded with the Indians and Mexicans
before the war, is dead in Kansas City,
aged II years.
DR.. w. R. Van Tuyl, who served in
the Philippines as a surgeon in the
United States army during the Span
ish-American war, died of heart dis
ease at his home at LeaVenworth,
Kan, aged AZ years.
Louis K. Scott, county clerk of
Moultrie county, is dead at his home
in Sullivan, III. He had served two
terms as county clerk and was re-
Gently nominated for reelection on
the democratic ticket.
J. Rogers Barr, general manager Of
the Lexington & Eastern railroad, is
dead in Lexington, KY, after a long
illness. He was son of Judge John
Barr Of Louisville and was one of the
most prominent railroad men in the
state.
William B. Cahill, formerly well
known actor, is dead in New York.
He was born in Ireland and achieved
reputation before he came to this
country with Miss Lydia Thompson.
In the SOS Cahill toured the United
States.
The funeral services over the body
of Mrs. Craigie John Oliver Hobbes},
at the Jesuit church in London were
largely attended. Ambassador Reid
and Mrs. Reid and many other Ameri-
cans and a number of English authors
and writers were present.
Mrs. John Knapp of st. Louis, Mo-,
mother of Charles w. Knapp, general
manager of the St. Louis Republic and
director of the Associated Press
and of Commander J. J. Knapp, U. S.
N, is dead at her summer residence in
Watch Hill, R. I. Mrs. Knapp was 81
years old.
The funeral of the late Mayor James
S. Neville of Bloomington, ILL.,, were
held from st. Mathews Episcopal
church, Bloomington. Governor De-
neen, Ex-Governor Yates, Al French
and William Fitzpatrick, the two latter
of the board of railway commission
ers, and Andrew J. Russell of Jackson
vile served as pallbearers.
With full military honors the funeral
of Thomas H. Martin, former senior
vice commander in chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, who died sud
denly in Minneapolis at the recent en-
campment, took place in Washington.
Services were conducted at Hamline
Methodist Episcopal church, the burial
taking place at Rock Greek cemetery
William A. Walker, one of the best
known attorneys in Milwaukee and
United States district attorney under
the Cleveland administration, died as
the result of a carbuncle on his neck.
The disease affected his spine. He
was a general attorney for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway.
Formerly he taught school. Mr..
Walker served one term as chairman
of the Wisconsin democratic state
central committee. One of his sons,
James, is a prominent employe of the
st. Paul railway in Chicago. Mr..
Walker was Sc years old.