Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-13
OBITUARY.


cessful in many districts,
OBITUARY.
Rev. John H. Nesbitt died in
Rockford. aged Y years.
Rev. Edward Payson Ingersol, for
lmerly of Brooklyn, N. Y. died at
Montclair, n. J.. of heart disease.
General Mark d. Flower postmas
ter at ST Paul and president Of the
Union Stockyards Company, died.
Alexander McTaggart. aged SO
years, a prominent citizen and retired
business man. dropped dea in Pana,
I'm
Sir John See. ex-premier and
colonial secretary of New South
Wales is dead at Sydney He was
born in England in 1852.
e. A. Conway, president of the Con
way Coal Company and for years one
OF the leading business men of Sioux
City. died at the age of 50.
David Peck Rhoades, one OF the
founders of the New York Tribune
and an associate of Horace Greeley,
died in Stratford, Conn. aged S4
/ S. C. T. Dod, solicitor for the
Standard Oil Company. died at Pine
hurst, N. C. He was born in Frank
lin, Venango county. Feb. 20, 1886.
DR.. Edward J. Church, former grand
high priest Of Indiana and former
gran high patron Of tue Indiana East
ern Star. died at La Porte, Ind He
was II years old.
The body of Mrs Jacob H. Calm
ger, wife of Senator Gallinger OF
New Hampshire was stricken in the
lobby of Bela-cc's theater in Wash
Iington Saturdsy night and died.
Mary S tnthony. sister Of Susan
B. Anthony, died in Rochester. N. Y
Miss Anthony would have been 81
years old in April She had beer
the lifelong companion and coworkel
of her sister
Ernest G, Krause. aged 81. one O
the wealthiest men of Cleveland
died suddenly. following a stroke o.
apoplexy Mr. Krause was for year.
one of the most extensive holders d
lOhio coal lands
Elmer s Dundy of he firm o
Thompson & Dundy, New York. dice
suddenly at the home of his mother
in that city The firm was in th'
show business and operated Lunc
park at Coney island
Capt Arthur Jackman, vel
known Arctic navigator. died in st
Johns, n F., aged "a years He was
in command of the ship which car
ried Commander Robert E. Peary t.
Greenland in the latters first expedi
ton in 1886.
George W. Denham, an old-tim'
actor, died from appoplexy in New
York. Mr.. Denham for many year.
supported Joseph Jefferson and hai
appeared with number Of other stars
His last engagement was with Wilton
Lackaye in The Law and the Man.
General William Shakespeare
soldier. editor, lawyer and banker
died in Kalamazoo. General Shakes
peare is given credit for founding tn,
Miehigsn Soldiers home and was de
partment commander OF the Mich
! gan G. A. r. in 1896 He was edi
tor of the Kalamazoo Gazette for
number of years.
Howard P. rockingham, who whil
: delirious from a nervous breakdown
jumped from the second story of hi
home In New York, is dead Nervous
strain due to recent reverses in Wal
street is Believed to have caused til,
despondency which resulted in The
deed. He had passed his forty-fiftf
5irthay He was probably the big
gest and best known loan broker
in the country
Moses H. Sy lehman. one O.
Nebraska's earliest pioneers, died al
Kearney, Neb., of heart disease. Mfr
Sydenham was located at old For
Kearney when it was the largest mil
itary station on the overland emt
grant route to the west. Durinz
The lndi n wars with the Sioux aae
! the Cheyennes he took d prominen
Dart and later as civilian, he as
'sted in the establishment OF tae
state government He published tn;
Kearney Herald the first newspar 81
issued on the then great American
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