The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-09
CAD SMITH is DEAD
We'll Known Public Men and U s. Collectors
Of Customs.

" SAoNSNHof
Cad North Smith. collector Of Gus
toms for the Superior district, one Of
the best known citizens Of the upper
peninsula, and a man who bad a circle
of acquaintance that covered the en-
tire state, passed away little before
ten O'Clock Sunday evening at his
home on East Arch street, Marquette
after an illness Of but three daya
duration.
Mr.. Smith suffered stroke OF apo
plexy about Midnight Thursday. Moth
ing had occurred that prepared Mr.. |
Smith or his friends for il. he had
spent Thursday at the Office, looking
after his duties. and he spent the evon-
ng at his home in the usual manner.
The attack came wholly unheralded.
Ii was, however. such seizure as his
friends had feared for two or three
years past would carry him away, for
his nealtn was yisibly impaired for
that length OF time as they disllked TO
admit il the fact that he was steadily
failing was one they could not gainsay.
Mr. Smith had a fine army record.
At the age Of sixteen years he enlisted
az a pri vate In one OF the companies OF
the Nineteenth Connecticut Volunteers
Later ne changed his command 70 the
Second Connecticut heavy artillery.
Mr.. Smith did not remain long in the
ranks. His quick intelligence, initiative
aud ability 10 handle men speedily re-
commended him TO his superiors He
was made a ssrgeanf. q little later a
, lieutenant and then captain. Just
prior ~ the close OF the war be was
named major by brevet for gallant
condnct before Petersburg He served
!. throughout the war, and on his return
. home was elected 70 the Connecticut
Legislature the fact that he was not yet
! twenty one. or the legal minimum age
for that ofice. apparently having been
4 loverlooked by him, and his constituents
/. property holding that any man who
went into the army private and came
| out a major ought 20 b. twenty one.
I Albert Jackon post, @. A. R., had
. Mr. Smith as one OF its devoted mem
r bers. and the Grand Army button Ga'
4 an iniignia he always wore With pride
He was q loyal Grand Army man, and
was constantly interested in the order
J. affairs. and the welfare Of It's members
o In 1875 Mr.. Smith removed from Ne
d ganee 10 Marquette, to take the Office
n OF deputy county clerk. He was sub
Il aequently deputy collector OF custom
IL under Colonel Charles Osborne. Their
collector In the early eighties he wa
elected county clerk and served Ia thai
Office FOR some fourteen years, In 1906
he was candidate for congress- Re
preventative Sheldon was the Sitting
member, and Judge HARE and Franz
r. Mead OF Escanaba were also candi
dates. MIR. Smith went 20 the conven
tion with Marquette county and othel
support behind MIN, but the nomina
ton Of Representative sheldon wa
effected. with the understanding tina
he would not be a candidate again II
1909 In that year Mr.. Smith was no
candidate, and Representative YounI
was the man Supported by Marquett
county. He was nominated, In thi
city. over Mr. Sheldon
MIR. Smith was elected q member Q
the state senate FOR the session of 1901
lloa he was appointed 70 the Office Q
collector Of customs little over elgh
- years ago. he having heldat forltw
terms, He Vas resppointed tor thir
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