Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-05-06
OBITUARY.


/ II. H. McGraw, assistant postmas-
/ ter and resident of Whitewater nearly
sixty years, died suddenly from heart
| failure
3ohn Doty Waller. aged seventy
three, for twelve years proprietor Of
! the Hote Royal at MenomOnie, Wis,
is dead at MenOmOnie Of diabetes.
Mrs. Ada MoXon, aged SO years,
widow Of the late Henry Doty Moxon
| first pastor of the Unitarian society
| Of MenomOnie, Wis, is dead at West
erly, R. l.
George c. Thomas, a well-known f.
nancier, arr collector and churchman,
died in Philadelphia, seventy years
old He was once a partner OF Jay
Cooke, and later became the head of
the DreXel banking house.
Mrs. Sarah E. Armstrong. over
fifty years resident of Wisconsin,
! died at tel home in New Richmond
af-5r long illness. John Byron Avery
| first peace officer of that city following
| the organization of the village govern
ment died following a stroke OF par
alysis.
Nathan Pratt Towne, formerly
| chief engineer Of the Cramp ShipbuIld-
ing company and formerly an engineer
in the United States navy, died at his
home in Philadelphia Since 1893 he
designed and superintendent the con-
| HtTUctlOn OF engines of nearly ali
Ia-tleships, cruisers and large YES
sells built at Cramps. He served with
distinction in the Civil war as en-
2lncer OF the United States batt,eshtp
san JIcinto when she captured the
British war vessel Trent. He was
engineer of the Richmond. which con-
veyco General Grant The greater part
OF the way over his tour of the world.
he WAS siXty-fiye years old.
Peter F.. Collier, founder and pub
Usher of Golfers Weekly died sud
denly Of aDoplexy at the Riding club
III NeW York city. AIr. Golfers i'll
ness came suddenly and when he was
III the clubhouse with friends. DR.. r,
lideh Brown was hastily called. but
the pub Usher was dead when he ar
llycd. Peter T. Collier was known
principally as the founder. chief owner
and editor of Golfers Weekly. In
this he was associated with his only
son, Robert J. Collier, who, with the
widow, survives him. Born in Ire.
land in 1S49, he arrived in this conn |
try when young man and settled in
I " h..
lie went TO New York more than
thirty year ago, where he started the
publishing house and amassed a large
fortune in the subscription book bust
ness and by publishing periodicals
MI Collier was an enthusiast in ont !
door sports, being an expert polo play
en- and almost daily was in the
saddle, He had many fine saddle
horses and was a member Of MANY
hunting and riding clubs.
William A. Stewart. former United
States senator from Nevada. died at
the Georgetown hospital in Washing
ION following an operation. Probably
no more picturesque or rugged char
acter was ever known to the senate
4
He was much in evidence around the
senate chamber until within the last
lev weeks. Going to the senate first
IN 1865, he had been a member OF that
body for wen,y-eight years. He en-
tered the senate as one of the young
est men in that body and finally left
1t as one of the Oldest. Senator
Stewart was a native OF New York. /
who went west in the early DAYS of |
the California gold shovel as an
everyday miner. Except for the first
campaign OF BRYAN in 1909. ~Aer the
silver issue was prominent, Mr.. Stew |
art was a republican. He was. how
ever, man of independence, and Of |
ten voted contrary to the wishes OF
the party caucus. He took a promi- |
nent part in setting aside the Force |
bill in 1892, and he never failed to |
cast his vote in the interests of the /
white metal, whatever the attitude of /
his party on the subject.