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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
FEW LAWYERS IN ASSEMBLY
Business Men and Farmers Lead in
Lower House Membership-Ne~s-
paper Men Well Repres ented-

Madison. Farmers and business
men will dominate the assembly in
the session OF 1913, Together they
constitute more than two-thirds of
the membership OF that body with
the farmers a little IN the lead, the
score standing farmers 35, business
men 81
Either legislative work had no al
Iurement for attorneys or the voters
thought it time they took a subordi-
nate place in IaR-making, as there are
but fifteen members Of the legal pro-
fession, ali told, in the assembly.
The newspaper men are well rep
resented in the assembly. Speaker
Merlin HUI is editor of a paper at
Black River Falls. This is the first
time a newspaper man has occupied
the speakers chair. Besides Speaker
Hull there are six assemblymen who
are connected with the newspaper
businss.
While the assembly has only a
small heaven of legal ability the SEN
ate is well supplied with attorneys,
They come within three of having a
majority Of the upper house. Here,
however, the business men show UP
strong, having eleven senators to
fourteen who are lawyers.
The farmers are a small minority
having hut seven who are classified
The list of senators is completed By
two doctors.
Of the three leading classes, there
fore. the legislature of 1913 shows
an almost equal division, the total in
both houses being: Business men,
40; farmers, AZ; lawyers, 80.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
CITES JAY GOULD
is AN AUTHORITY
George F. Baker Testifies Before
Pujo Committee.
is RIVAL or j. P. MORGAN
Declares 1t Is Excellent Thing for
Financier to Be on TWO Rail-
road Boards at the Same
Time

Washington, Jan. 11-Enormous
profits amassed by the First National
bank Of New York city were recounted
by George F. Baker, chairman Of its
board of directors, in testifying before
the house money trust investigating
committee on Thursday. Ma. Baker
furnished records showing that since
its organization in 1863 with a capital
ization Of 100000 the bank had made
more than sS0,000,000 profits.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
committee, calculated from the figures
supplied by Mr.. Baker that since he
assumed the presidency of the bank in
1873 that institution had paid divi-
dends of 1850 per cent, on its original
capitalization.
IN the four years since 1903, Mr..
Baker told the committee, the bank
had paid dividends Of 226 per cent, or
more than twice the total capitaliza-
ton, which is now $10,00O,0O0
When the capital was increased to
that amount in 1901 special dividend
of $500, 900 was declared to enable
stockholders to take up the additional
investment
In 1908, to provide 100000 of cap.
ital for the organization of the First
Securities company to take over bust,
ness which the bank could not do
under the law" Mr.. Baker said, a spe.
cial dividend of $1O,OO0,0 600 was de-
| clared.
Tvbic y1-aS in addition IN +I,o ,,oo,,loy
yearly dividends.
Mr.. Baker quoted Jay Gould in sup
| port of his belief that 1T was an ex
cellent thing for a financier to be on
two railroads boards at the same time
Incidentally, he admitted that he
was on the directorates of many pc.
J tentially competing banks and actu,
ally competing railroads, including the
! coal roads. He said that while part
! Of his institutions were conducted
| through voting trusts, he would dis
| solve such trusts if he had the power
| While Mr.. Baker was testifying the
! house passed a resolution declaring
in contempt G. G. Henry, who Tues
/ day refused to answer questions re
| garding the bankers participating in
/ the California Petroleum real. The
house directed that the courts Of the
! District of Columbia be directed tc
take up Henrys case with a view tc
| indicting him.
/ An emphatic warning from for
mer Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie NJ. Shaw that centra
reserve bank such as proposed by
the nations monetary commission
would be controlled absolutely b!
| Wall street featured the hearing be
| fore the Glass subcommittee of th'
| house banking and currency commit
tee on Wednesday. Mr.. Shaw made ;
vigorous protest against the adoption
of the Yreeland-Aldrich plan for the
| revision of the money system.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
HOTEL REFORM is PLANNED
Senator Burke's Bill Backed by Com
mercia! Travellers and Hotel
Association.

Green Bay. - Senator Timothy
Burke of Green Bay is working on =
bill to present to the Legislature at
it's coming session that provides for
hotel commission to regulate hotels
and provide for the health, comfort
and safety of guests. The bill will
stipulate that a commissioner see to
the enforcement of provisions in the
law, some of the provisions being
that hotelkeepers discard moss, sea-
grass, excelsior, husks and shoddy in
mattresses, that two individual tow
els be placed in each guest room. The
Wisconsin Hotelkeepers' association,
the United Commercial Travellers and
the Travellers Protective association
have sanctioned the main points of
the bill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
FARMER Is SLAIN AT DINNER
Unknown Assassin Beats AIhert Pat
ger TO Death in His Home
Near Manawa.

ManaWa.-AlbertP atzer, a farmer,
was beaten to death by an unknown
assassin as he sat at supper in his
home near Synco.
Mrs. Patzer, who was in the kit
chen, heard the door leading from
outdoors into the dining room push
ed open, the sound of blows rapidly
struck, and the crash of body as it
fell to the floor, carrying dishes and
a chair with it. Rushing into the
dining room she entered just in time
to see the outer door closing on a
man whom she says she never had
seen before. Her husband lay upon
the floor, blood streaming from his
lacerated head. Patzer's skull was
fractured and he died in a few hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
WILL CARRY FIGHT HIGHER
RI. w. Bolens to Appeal Wisconsin
Income Tax Case to United
States Supreme Court.

Observation-Disclosures the Wisconsin
supreme court has passed upon the
constitutionality of the income tax
law, it is to be tried out in the high
est tribunal, the supreme court of
the United States. H w Bolens of
Port Washington, in whose name the
case was originally brought, through
his attorneys secured a writ of appeal
from the Wisconsin supreme court.
The case will be vigorously tried, and
Bolens asserts that his attorneys be-
lieve that a decision can be. reached
favorable to his contention that the
law is unconstitutional.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
APPOINT LEGISLATURE AIDS
Chief Clerks and Sergants-atArms
OF Senate and Assembly An
nounce Their Assistants.

Madison.-A partial list of ap-
pointments of employees for both
houses of the legislature has been
made public Among the appoint
ments by Sergeant-at-Arms w. S. If
vine of the assembly are:
Assistant ergeant-at-arms, Olaf
Goldstrand, Rhinelander; custodian
of document room, John w. Bath
gate, Portage; assistant custodian,
HeImer o. Femrite, Blooming Grove;
postmaster, Oscar T. Toebaas, lola.
Appointments by Chief Clerk C. E.
Shaffer of the assembly are:
Journal clerk, w. w. Jones, Mil
waukee; assistant journal clerk, c.
i. Tuffley, Boscobel; boOkkeeper, W.
J. Goldschmidt, Milwaukee; assist
ant bookkeeper, A. c. HaWker, For
est Junction; general clerk, Leonard
M. Shearer, Madison; index clerk,
George Brown, Poynette.
Appointments by Sergeant-at-Arms
Charles A. Leicht of the senate are:
Assistant sergeant-at-arms, Chas.
H. Rawlinson, La Crosse; postmas-
ter, William D. Mcclure, Baraboo;
custodian of document room, IRVINE
E. Gehlert, Menomonee Falls.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
CHEESE MEN CONVENE
RECORD ATTENDANCE AT MEET
ING OF STATE ASSOCIATION.
iature to Grant $i5, 900 Yearly
to international Dairy Show.

Milwaukee.-Four hundred mem
bers of the Wisconsin Cheesemakers'
association attended the annual con-
ventfon here and in this respect the
meeting was the most successful ever
held by the organization.
Addresses included q practical talk
to cheesmakeTs by 7. a. UbbeHonde
Of Glenbeulah, Wis. Fred P. Bewn-
ing of Madison, chief Inspector of the
bureau Of weights and measures, eX-
planned the value of inspection to
cheesemakers. Robert a. Campbell
of Madison spoke on The Resources
Of Northern Wisconsin as a Dairy Re
gion." William George Bruce of the
Merchants and Manufacturers associ-
alton commended the annual dairy
show and Charles Hin of Rosendale
and J. j. Reed of Oconomowoc made
short speeches. J. Q. Emery OF
Madison, dairy and food commits
sioner, gave an address on the work
Of the department.
4 resolution indorsing the Inter
national Dairy Show and petitioning
the state legislature to grant a yearly
appropriation of $4,000 for it's aid
and support was passed by the con
yention.
The annual meeting of the Inter
national Dairy Show association will
be held this month and at that meet
ing a reorganization will be effected
by which the show will be made a
Wisconsin affair primarily and
complete exposition of the COW and
her products.
The following officers were elected:
President, A. j Bruhn, Madison;
vice president, J. j. Reid, Oconomo-
voc; secretary, U. s. Baer, Madison;
treasurer, F. A. Ubblelohde, Glen
beulah; directors, Jacob KarIen.
Monroe; J. w. Cross, Milwaukee; P.
H. kaSDer Welcome
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
ARCHIBALD DEFENDS ACTS.
Judge Denies Any Improperly in
Writing to Attorney.

Washington, Jan. 9-The impro-
priety of federal judges writing to
an attorney on one side of a case that
had been argued before him for in
formation or argument to clear up
doubtful points became the point
around which members of the SEN
ate fired question after question at
Judge Robert W. Archibald Of the
United States commerce court. now
under trial by impeachment for al
legged violation Of his oath.
The questions asked by the SEN
ators concerned chiefly the Katydid
culm dump transaction and Judge
Archbald's letter to Helm Bruce re-
garding case which the latter had
before him in the commerce court.
Judge Archibald persistently refused to
admit that in writing a letter to a law
yer having a case before him he had
done wrong
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
TRAIN De LUKE" I'M DITCH
Broken Rail Throws Pioneer Lirited
Off Track Near Mansion
None Are Injured.

ortage.-The eastbound Pioneer
limited train de luxe, on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway, was
wrecked near Mansion
Although six sleepers and a buffet
car We're torn from their trucks and
sent in wild confusion over the right
Of way, not one of the 155 passen-
gers aboard was injured beyond
slight bruises The train crew, in
charge of Conductor Miller, also es-
capped injury. A broken rail occa-
stoned the wreck and the engine, bag
gage car and two coaches passed safe
~ over the defect
The train was slightly behind time,
owing to bad weather, and the engi-
neer was running, it is said, at high
rate Of speed in the hope of overcom-
ing the delay
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Big Timber Deal On.

Couderay-A large force of tim
Der cruisers employed by the Edward
Hines Lumber company of Chicago
have just completed estimating
the timber on 10000 acres
of timber land near Winter The
land is owned by Weyerhauser
concerns, and is covered with hard
wood and hem1ock timber The pur-
chase price is up in the millions and
if it is consummated will be one OF
the largest timber and land deals
closed in northern Wisconsin for
many years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
PEACE FARLEY is HALTED.

Balkan Allies Suspend Negotiations
May Be Resumed.
London, Jan S.-The first stage of
the Balkan peace negotiations; which
is regarded by diplomats largely as
one of pretense on Turkeys part to
avoid the appearance of yielding to
the demands of the allies without
pressure from the powers, is over.
1t is expected the second stage soon
viii begin, with the powers acting be-
hind the scenes, and pulling strings
that will compel Turkey to concede
the bulk of the allies demands. The
demands Of Turkey was again re-
jected by the Balkan ENJOYS at the
tenth session of the peace conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
EkERh DISMISSED
BY GOV. NJ GOVERN
State Insurance Commissioner
Is Removed from Office.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY CHARGED
Action Follows Rebuke Given by
Governor for Ekern's Championing
of AssembYsnan Johnson's Candi-
dacy-Contest by Ekern Probable.

MadisOn.-InSurance Commission
er H. L. Ekern has been removed
from Office by Gov. McGovern upon
charges of wilful neglect of his du-
ties, misconduct, and violation Of the
statutes under which he was appoint
ed, which provides that he shall re-
frain from political activity
The notice of discharge was served
upon Mr.. Ekern after stormy two
hours conference between the COVER
nor and John A Awkward and NJ
Olrich, Ekern's representatives. Mr..
Ekern will probably take steps to re-
sist his dismissal
Commissioner Ekern stated that
he would not submit to the COVER
nor's order and that he would con-
tlnue to perform the duties of insur-
ance commissioner until forcibly
nor will not Immediately take such
measures.
On the day preceding the repub-
Hcan caucus on the speakership
sensation was caused by Gov. Nc
Govern when he notified Insurance
Commissioner Hern pan L, Ekern that
unless his political activities were
abandoned the governor would re-
move him from Office. The COVER
nor's warrant for this is the law
which provides that the commission
er shall not serve on or under any
for any political campaign or candi-
date.
Commissioner Ekern was called to
the governors office, and upon IL
formation the executive had received,
that the commissioner was managing
Assemblyman Johnson's campaign
for the speakership, was tersely told
what the result of his continuing &C
tivity would mean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Dead Man Is Apnointed.

Milwaukee.-The reappointmeRt of
Matthew O'Reagan as postmaster at
the National Soldiers home here was
made by President Taft one week
after the death of O'Reagan. 1t was
reported in Washington, d. c., that
the applicant had died, but in view
of the nonconfrmation of the report,
not wishing to disappoint live man
and disdaining to discount his death
by anticipation, the president decided
to reappoint O'Reagan after twenty
five years Of service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
BIG FLOOD SWEEPS PITTSBURGH
Property Loss by High Water Placed
at 100000.


Pittsburgh, Jan. 1.-THE crest of
the river food, the fourth greatest re-
corded in the past AZ years, was
reached here Thursday with a stage
Of 31.3 feet, II feet over the danger
mark. However, today the water is
slowly receding.
The waters reached Penn avenue
and Federal street, in the downtown
section of Pittsburg, and temporarily
shut off business below that point, in
undated hundreds OF homes in the
lower sections Of the North side, West
end and South side, flooded many of
the mills lining the river banks, made
approximately $4,000 men idle through
manufactures shutting down, and
caused in the neighborhood of 81 .000.-
900 loss through property damage.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Engineer Killed in Wreck.

ngineer James Rooney
of GAINESVILLE is dead and Fireman Ar
thur Dooley of Brodhead is in the
hospital, seriously injured, while a
dozen passengers are slightly hurt,
victims of wreck on the Milwaukee
road near Monticello The train, a
stock special, was ditched by brok-
en- rail. Rooney was scalded to
death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
CROSSING ACCIDENTS LESS
State Railroad Commission Report
Shows 1874 Persons Killed in Wis
consin During Past Year.

Madison. - Dangerous railroad
crossings are being speedily elimin-
ated in the state through the activi-
ties of the railroad commission. Like
wise there has been decrease in
the number of crossing accidents this
year. There We're 11S persons killed
while trespassing upon railroad S
right-of-way and So others were in
jured. At unprotected crossings
throughout the state % were killed
and 64 were injured. At protected
crossings IA were killed and &c were
injured. OF the total number killed
at crossings 8 were killed by inter-
urban ears
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Attemnts 10 Murder Wife.

Appleton.-In an endeavor to pre-
vent his wife from getting a divorce,
Ben Kissing, son Of a pioneer mer-
chant Of Appleton, made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to kill her. Mrs.
Kissing in company with her son
started cut to consult a lawyer. As
she left the house Kissing fired twice
ut her, each time the cartridge fail
ing to explode. As the son ran to-
ward him, he fired at the boy twice.
but missed Kissing made his escape,
but was captured
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Heads State EruiL Grnner-

Madison-L. n Palmer of Bara-
boo was chosen president of the Wis
consin Horticultural society at the
annual convention here, defeating F.
Kern of Bayfield,. Mr.. Palmer has
been identified with the society for
many years. Mr.. Kern was elected
vice president and l.. G. Kellogg Of
Ripon was reelected treasurer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
w. ROCKEFELLER IN PERIL.
viii Not Appear Before Pujo Commit
tee, Declares LAWYER.

New York, Jan. l0.-That William
Rockefeller will not put in an appear
ance before the Pujo committee in
vestigating the money trust is now
a certainty.
MIR. Rockefeller will not appear,
said John NJ Carver on Wednesday
Mr. Rockcfeller's counsel, who accept
ed service of the subpoena for him
His physicians declare that to do SO
would probably kill him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
STRIKERS FIRE ON TRAIN
Also Start Blaze in Coal Mine in Paint
Creek Section.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 11.-Rrot-
ing was resumed in the Paint Creek
section of the Kanawha coal field.
where a strike has been in progress
since last spring, according to reports
received by the military authorities
here. The Standard mine of the
Standard Gas Coal company was fired
and was reported as burning fercely.
The crew of a coal train was at
tackled near the Holly Grove railroad
yards, not far from a camp maintained
by the striking miners. The men were
driven from the train by by scores of
shots fired from ambush.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
TWO DYNAMITERs GIVEN BAIL

Bonds of s24Q, GOO Are Filed by Tveit-
moe and Clancy.
San Francisco, Jan. 11.-Bail bonds
in the sum of $4,000 for the release
of Olaf A. Tveitmoe and Eugene Clan
cy. the convicted dynamite conspira-
tors sentenced to six years in the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth, was filed
here before the United States district
commissioner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
MRS. AYREs is PRESIDENT
New Yorker Chosen to Preside Over
Woman's Democratic League

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE first an
nuaI convention of the Woman's Ma
tional Democratic league at the New
Willard developed into the 1iveliest
kind of meeting on Thursday.
Mrs. Steven B. Ayres, wife of Repre-
sentative Ayres of New York, was
elected president by vote Of SO to %
over Mrs. John Sherwin Crosby.
The appearance of Mrs. Matthew T.
Sect, president of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, turned the
tide and saved the day for Mrs. Ayres.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Seven p ostmasters Chosen.

Washington.-The president sent
the following nominations to the sen
ate for postmasters in Wisconsin:
Myron w. Delap, Abbottsford;
James r. Shaver, Augusta; James
Carr, Bangor; Joseph M. Garlick, In
dependence; Matthew O'Regan, Ma
tional Home; Oliver w. Babcock,
Omro; John c. Southwell, Whitehall
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
TARIFF WORK is BEGUN.
Score of Manufacturers Urge the
Maintenance of Present Duties,

score OF Wanufacturers Urge the
Maintenance of Present Duties,
Washington, Dec. S.-A score of
manufacturers, importers and repre-
sentatives of other interests affected
by customs changes aired their griev
ances before the house committee on
ways and means in the first of series
of hearings preliminary to the revision
of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law at the
coming extra session of congress.
The burden of the arguments was
the maintenance Of the present tariff
instead of the changes proposed by
the Democrats along the line of the
terms of the chemical tariff revision
bill that was put through both houses
to a White House veto last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Woman 100 Years Old. Dead

Quincy, H., Jan. 10-Mrs Mary
Kohl, one hundred years old, died
near here Wednesday. She was born
in Germany and up till few months
ago she drove several miles alone to
church.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
BOILER BLOWS UP, FIVE DIE

Steamboat James T. Staples Burns on
Tombigbee RiVer-Eight Hurt.
Mobile, Ala, Jan. 1.-THE Tombig-
bee river steamboat James I. Staples
was wrecked, her captain and four 9th
ers were killed and eight persons were
injured severely when one OF the
boats boilers exploded near Bladen,
Ala
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Lane Bal, Board Chief.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Commissioner
Franklin K. Lane Of California was
elected Wednesday by the interstate
commerce commission to serve as its
chairman for the year beginning Janu-
airy 10.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Anna Held Gets Final Decree

New York. Jan. 11-Supreme Court
Justice Newburger signed the final
decree of divorce Thursday in the suit
brought by Anna Held Ziegfeld
against Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., the the
atrical manager
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Husband Kills Wife and Self

Dixon, H.. Jan. 9.-In a fit Of jeal-
ousy, George Kinney Tuesday shot and
fatally wounded his wife. Maud Kin
ney, and, believing her dead, turned
the weapon upon himself, literally
blowing his brains out
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
HeisksIl Is u. S. Senator,

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. S.-Gov.
George W. Donaghey appointed J. n.
3eiskeu, editor Of the Arkansas Ga
zette of this city, United States SEN
ator to succeed the late JEFF Davis.
Monday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Noted MuSicisn Dead.

Los Angeles, Cal, jan 9.-Richard
Watson Sager. eighty-two years old,
musician of national renown, died
Tuesday at the home Of his son, n. W
Sager, 1177 East Thirty-ffth street,
following an illness of a few weeks