Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-26
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN KANSAS

K received letter 1ioIu MIS-. Il
Burnham which in part reads as fol-
lows: 81 am writing to you . line to
tell you of the sad news Of the pass
| ing away of my dear husband, Frank
| r. Bprnham, Christmas eVes 1919, at
| the home of our daughter, Mrs. G. II.
Humphreys, in Hutchinson, Kansas.
and where he was buried. We came
to our daughters home to spend the
HOLIDAYS with our daughter and FAM
lily. Mr.. Burnham was apparently IN
perfect health, had not been feeilnS
so well in many years and was in the
best of spirits, but died instantly
from apoplexy. She adds, Life looks
dark indeed, and it grows harder each
day to bear"
/ Mr.. Frank T. Burnham was born
/ in Hinsdale Mass, September 10,
| 1856. His father died when he was
Ia young child. His grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Cady, came to Sauk
county. Wisconsin in 1855. Mrs.
Burnham and her son came later.
Mis-. Burnham bought a farm near
Reedsburg, she and her son and her
parents living on the farm as one
family. Mr.. Cady was a prosperous
farmer. He and his wife resided on
the farm while they lived. Mr.. Frank
Burnham's mother was related TO
Mrs. Cady Stanton on her fathers
side. She also, was well educated,
and wrote bright, interesting stories
for the Baraboo Republic under an
assumed name.
Mrs. Burnham and her son Frank
came upon their arrival in Baraboc.
directly to the home Of Mr.. and MIs.
D. p. Crandall, parents of Mrs. Cath
crime Crandall Train The visits were
often repeated, lasting many times
three weeks, the friendship growing
stronger with each year.
After Mrs. Burnham married MI
Sheldon Rudd of Reedsburg and hel
son had reached his teens, he car1e to
Baraboo to attend school. His home
in Baraboo was with Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
p. Crandall where he was always most
heartily welcome.
One winter Charles Mount, Randall
Peck. Frank Burnham and Sam Will
Jams were all in the Crandall home
attending high school. Frank was
especially interested in the study III
geography, giving much OF his time
to drawing maps, which have often
thought was time well spent for him.
Sam was also very, stHdious. The four
young boys found time to get out
doors. onto the big yard. building
snow men and battling them down
with snow balls for amusement and
needed exercise. The only one Nv
ing today of the quartet is Sam Will
Jams, prominent, successful lawyer
of Milwaukee, Wis.
In 1871, Frank BurnhaTn went 10
California, to the home OF his Incie,
sherman Cady, where he remained
about three years, returning again to
Wisconsin where he spent several
years in study and teaching, near
Baraboo and was at home with his
Crandall friends at the end OF each
week. Early in the summer or 1879,
he became interested as one of the
editorial publishers Of the Stuben Re-
publican at Angola, Ind, November
27, 1879, he was united in marriage TO
Miss Harriet E. Sexton in hilbourn
Wis. in the home of MI. and Mrs. Al
ken J. Sexton, parents OF the bride,
ing his residence in Angola, Ind, ID
addition to his newspaper work, Mi
Burnham devoted much OF his time to
the study of law. In the summer OF
1885 he moved to Beloit Kansas,
where he was soon admitted to the
bar, and continued the practice Of law
until April, 1908, when he moved TO
Kansas City Mo-, where he built
fine residence which was his hons at
the time of his death. After moving
to Kansas City he was general attor-
ney of the Nebraska, Kansas and
southern railway, which company he
promoted and organized in 1907, and
which is building line Of road be-
tween Superior Nebraska and Gar
den City, Kansas, it's ultimate term
mus being Corpus Christi, Texas.
This road has not been completed on
account of the war and financial con-
ditions, but the company is hoping 10
resume work soon, or as soon as
times become some where near nor
NAL
Mr.. BuEnham was a great traveller,
not only in the United States where
he made many business trips from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, but to
Europe and to Cuba as a lawyer. Al
ter leaving Beloit he became interest
ed in railroad matters which called
for frequent visits to many cities. He
was one of the most honest, pure
minded and moral of men. He was
a genial. loyal friend. From the great
number of tributes wired to his wife
and letters written to her from every