Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-11
DEATH SUMMONS
FRANK H. PUTNEY,
NOTABLE FIGURE
Relative Of Prominent AIbu-
querque Citizen Had Made
Remarkable Record; Mourn
ed by All Who Knew Him.

NNNS hus pc'n received IN Aihu
querque of the death in Waukesha
: Wis, on November -, OF Frank II
futney, one OF the most notable fig
nres or the middle west ana a neal
relative OF Robert r Putney OF thli
city. Mr.. Putney who had played 4
busy part upon the stage OF life, died
az the age OF 20 years. and left be.
mind him a remarkable record OF
achievement
Some idea Of the manner of mar
that Frank II. Putney was, may be
CLEANED from a clipping from tn,
Milwaukee journal OF November so
which contains a photograph OF the
deceased bearing a striking resem-
blance to the late l.. B. Putney
whose first cousin no was. The Jour
nal says.
Col. Frank II. Putney, 20, member
OF the first company of soldiers sent
by Wisconsin to the civil war former
county judge. prominent Episcopalian
and capitalist, died Monday. at 1890
a. IN. He had been In poor health for
Years ana Tor the past six months the
decline was steady.
Colonel Putney was one of the most
interesting residents of the Spring
city lie was u courtly, proud, cul-
tured bachelor, who lived In a beau
tifui home of English design and APP
pointmcnt aud who vas said TO great
~ resemble the late King Edward
VII, OF England He was known as
an unfailing optimist. among his
maxlfns being declarations that the
world is constantly growing better
and that the young men of today
"a o..
worldly wealth gaining and vastly
more comfort as had the children OF
the pioneers.
Why" he was wont to say, Queen
Elizabeth was not as well fed or as
comfortably housed as are the mer-
chant princes OF Milwaukee and Chi
cago. In England, fifteen years ago, |
saw where Queen Victoria lived.
Even IN that day, she used candles,
while american housewives We're
turning on electric lights or cheering
their homes with gas lamps. | saw
what they called the queens bath. Ii
was a bit OF a basin stuck in the wall
over here, plumbing and hot and cold
water service are so common that
there's nothing aristocratic at all
about their possession.
Andrew j. Frame, president Wau-
kesha National bank, said of Colonel
Putney. "As he was long a stock
holder In the Waukesha National
bank. a director since 1857 and a vice
president since 1901. ! had ample
opportunity to know him well. lie
was O Chesterfield in manner, wit
of the highest order. a sound logician
In his conclusions. lie was man
whose integrity Was ! unquestioned.
His public service in behalf of the
city, county. state and nation was al
ways painstaking. intelligent and up
lifting"
with the passing of Judge Put
ney Waukesha and the state of Wis
consin have lost one of their fore
most citizens, said Mayor Dopp !
With no soliciting ON his part he |
had been selected to fill prominent
positions in the state. which he did !
with credit to himself to Wisconsin |
and to the public. He was learned as
4 lawyer, able as "a business man and, /
Ike Lord Bacon, all knowledge was
his province. He was wealthy with
out being ostentatious, charitable
without being ,patronizing. He was the
ADVISER of the old and the companion
II the young. The highest compliment
4
he would appreciate most, was to
iay he was gentleman
L. c. Martin, former Judge of the
county court. said II sincerely regret
he demise of ex-County Judge Frank
/. Putney. | had been associated with
I'm In a social and political way for
many years He was, In the strictest
pd highest sence Of the term, a lof-
s, high minded. Christian gentleman. 4
lis death Is much 10 be regretted in
his city" O .
In the death Of Colonel Putney
he Episcopal church of this city has {
Uttered an irretrievable loss" said
Y. +. Dunlap. 'Ho was a faithful, I
iodfearing Christian, and liberal +
liver to the cause Of Christianity"
Frank ii. Putney was born at Rock | !
ord, ILL.,, October 10, 1871, and was
he son of Foskctt and Clarssa a
HowelD Putney, natives Of New \
ork state lie could trace his ances- q
~ back TO 1919, In which year the Il
Dunder of the American branch of
ne family migrated from England. G
In 1850 he moved to this city with !
Is parents and continued his cdu- y
alton, begun In Milwaukee, in Car h
oil college. ewing TO poor health,
G went to Grand Rapids, Mich, In r
s5s. and clerked in general store. {
here he remained until the break
lg out of the civil war, when he en-
sted In Company q, Twelfth Wis
,nsin Colonel George Il. Bryant, II
ADDISON, commanding. This was the s
rst Wisconsin contingent TO leave n
ie state. n
With his regiment he served In the 3
In.
al Sherman, during the entire war, [,
I'd participated in all battles in Ten h
essee and along the Mississippi. He r,
SO took part in Sherman's memoir d
dc "march to the sea-" He was APP Ia
United as lieutenant and aide-de- a,
mp on the STAFF OF General Charles v
wing. In 1866. on the close of the re
ar, he was honoraDly discharged In
I'd mustered out at Louisville, KY 81
Q returned to Wisconsin. where he al
ad law, was admitted to the bar and rs
tered practice. He soon took prom +.
ent rank. lie also engaged In 9TH al
lines OF business In 1891 he was II
pointed postmaster of Waukesha ve
President Harrison. He was q | ia
avy Stockholders director and vice
esident Of the Waukesha National
nix. AT one time he was president
the Waukesha American Gas com Jr
ny. and president Of the Waukesha A,
ectric Light company. -,
Colonel Putney was III
.unch republican. For several =
ms he was president of the village 10,
Waukesha and was u member of ri
) board Of supervisors. From 1882 81
1886 he Was county Judge. 40
In 1875 and 1877 he was private : Z
military secretary TO Governori IN
dington. From 1878 to 1882 he was IN
istant secretary Of the state of an