Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-12-24
OBITUARY.

Hugh Campbell; one of the earliest
settlers of De Kalb county, Illinois,
died at Mayfield, aged 80.
Philip Lentz, for more than fifty
years a prominent business man of
Kenosha, died at the Alexian Broth
ers' hospital in Chicago at the age
of II.
Commander R. M. G. Brown, U. S.
| N. retired. a survivor of the Samoan
hurricane which destroyed the
American fleet in 1888, died in
Washington.
Fred Ring, aged II, a well-known
capitalist, retired railway off1cia al and
grand treasurer of the Masonic grand
lodge of Wisconsin, dropped dead at
his home in La Crosse.
DR.. ]. F. Firestone, leading
physician of Freeport, died of
typhoid fever. He had just returned
from a two years course of study
in London, Vienan and Berlin.
James J. McGinniss, who formed
many drainage districts and assisted
in retaining thousands Of acres Of
land in Green river district, is dead
at Sterling, ILL.,, at the age of 80.
William Roseburg, for more than
fifty years president of the Bank of
Piftsburg, died of cancer of the
stomach after an illness of several
months. Although 80 years of age,
the deceased was in active business.
DR.. William James Herdman, pro-
fessor of nervous diseases and of
acknowledgements at the University
of Michigan, died at a Baltimore san
Iitarium, where he was operated upon
few days ago. He was So years
old
General John M. Hood, president
of the United Railways and Electric
company at Baltimore and for many
years president of the Western Mary
land railroad prior to it's sale to the
Gould interests, died. He served in
the confederate army
The funeral of Rt. Rev. George
Franklin Seymour, Protestant Epis
copal bishop of Springfield, H., was
held from Trinity church, New York
The requiem high mass was sung,
with Bishop Potter as the celebrant,
assisted by large number of visit
ing bishops.
A. L Smith, aged 81 years,
prominetn as an attorney, died sud
denly at his home in Milwaukee of
heart failure. He was a graduate
of Northwestern university, and in
early life an editorial writer on the
Chicago Inter Ocean. He was adj
mitted to the bar in 1874 He leaves
wife and four children.
Professor Haywood died in Wet
terville, o., after an attack of APP
oplexy. Mr. Haywood was born
March IA, 1925; was a graduate of
Oberlin university and one of the
first professors in mathematics at OF
terbein university. He went to OF
terbein in 1851 and remained there
until 1898 as professor of lnathe-
MATES.
Captain z. L. Tanner, aged II
years, retired, died at his home in
Washington of heart failure He had
been on the retired list since Dec.
), 1897 Captain Tanner was born
in Warsaw, N. Y, and entered the
regular navy from the volunteer serv-
ice in 1867 From 1879 to 1894 he
engaged in scientific deep sea ex-
plorations for the government.
J. C. Clarke, one of the best known
men in the Wisconsin river valley,
died at Wausau. He was a native
Of the Isle of Anglesea, North Wales,
and came to Wisconsin in 1884 He
has piloted hundreds of lumber RATS
down the Wisconsin and Mississippi
rivers. Once wealthy, he met with
business reverses in recent years.
He was a member of the state legis-
allure for several terms.
Great Cement Works.