Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
DEATH RECORD.

Paul Laurence Dunbar.
DAYTON, o.. Feb. 9.-Paul Laurence
Dunbar. the poet Of the negro race, died at
his home here this afternoon of consump-
| ton. For three years he has been seriously
| i'll and for year critically i'll. but he kept
at his work internationally and wrote his
| la st poem for his Christmas book, "Howdy,
Honey Honey" just before Christmas.
| Mr.. Dunbar was born In Dayton June q,
, 1872, and was first a newsboy and then an
elevator boy, and in his ups and downs for
a livelihood practiced writing. His first
poem was written when he was years old
! His first work to attract attention to him
| was a class poem written for the Steele
| High school In 1891. His first of a total Of
twenty-one books was oak and IVY
His poem best known was when Ma
Indy Sings" which was written to his
mother. whose name is Malinda.
| Mr.. Dunbar is. survived by his mother, his
| wife and two half-brothers, who reside In
Chicago. He will be buried in woodland
cemetery, this city, the first of next week.
many persons OF note being expected to at
| tend.
| Louis w. Wolfe.
Louis w, Wolfe. senior member OF the
! firm of Wolfe-Lovett Electrical company,
1904 Farnam street. died at his home, 34l1
1
of 65. Mr.. Wolfe was one OF the old resi-
| dents of Omaha, having resided here for
| forty years. He leaves a widow and one
| son. a minor. He had been sick for some
time. Mr.. Wolfe was born in New Jersey
and came from the east to Omaha when
this city was an unimportant little town.
He had been in the electrical business for
many years. His company had reincor-
porated only a few days ago. Funeral
services will be held at the residence al
2 p. m. Saturday by Rev. d. e. Jenkins
and burial at Forest Lawn cemetery.
General John Eaton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. e-General Johr
Eaton, a distinguished civil war veteran
and NJ I'd educator. died here today, aged
II years. At one time he was editor of the
Memphis Post. In 1870 he became United
States commissioner of education, which
position he held for sixteen years and aft.
erward became president of Marietta col.
lege, Ohio. and of Sheldon Jackson college
Salt Lake City. He established the educa.
tional system OF Porto Rico under the mill
tary occupancy of the United States and
became superintendent Of public instruction
there.
Henry A. Moe.
Henry A. Moe, a resident OF Omaha foI
home Of Mrs. Tiena L. Benson. 1874 NORTH
Nineteenth street, where he had made his
home since the death OF his wife some
years ago. He returned from a two-yeai
visit with a sister in South Dakota last
fall He was about 65 years OF age and
death was due to paralysis The funera
will probably be held Sunday. Two broth.
ers survive, one living in the city and the
other at Kansas City.
Jeremiah F<Ieimen Hagen.
or general collapse incident to old age
Jeremiah Kleimen Hagen, father of Mrs
Frederick Cohn. died at the residence OF
Rabbi and Mrs cohh 1902 Park avenue
at 8 a. m. Friday. Funeral services will
be held at the home Sunday at D. m
and burial will be at Pleasant Hill GENE.
terry Mr.. Hagen was born at Barchseld
Hesse Cassell, Germany, May g. 1929 II,
had made his home with Rabbi and Mrs
Cohn.
o. e. Ellison.
Ell PASo, Tex, Feb. 30. r. Ellison
one OF the founders of the National Irriga
ton congress. California commissioner {,
the Chicago Worlds fair. died yesterday a
Guaymas. Sonora. Mex, He was the hus
band Of Edith NJ Nicholl Bowyer. the nov
elist. and in boyhood lived on an adjoining
estate to Ibsen in Norway.
Daughter of the Revolution.
GRUMPY CENTER, Ia, Feb s.-(Spe
cial.)-Mrs. Sarah Watson Andrews. tn
oldest living Daughter of the American
Revolution, is dead at Silver Springs. sh
was ZOE years old and remembers distinct,
events of the revolution. -
Mother Emmerentis.
II MILWAUKEE,, Feb Son the eve OF he
| installation as motheTssuperior OF the con
vent of Notre Dame Mother Emmerehti
died at the convent last night after an IN
ness Of some weeks. Mother Emmerenti
J was SO years of age.
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