Mr. Harry Whitford, who for the past few weeks has been
very ill at his home on Mill Avenue, passed peacefully
to his final rest at about 12 o'clock Thursday night.
Deceased was born in Cornwall, England, 1851. He crossed
the ocean to California at the age of 24. About twenty
years ago he located in the Silver King country where he
has been extensively engaged in mining and in the cattle
business. He was highly respected and the community of
Tempe is deep in sorrow. Funeral services will be held
at the residence this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
railroad time. The remains will be shipped to Oakland
California for interment.
F.A. WICKERSHAM
June 23, 1901
Mr. F.A. Wickersham of Petaluma, Cal. died yesterday
morning of consumption, six and one half miles northeast
of the city. He came here very ill about six weeks ago.
He has no relatives here, though he leaves a wife and two
children in California, where the remains will be shipped
tonight. Mr. Wickersham was about 35 years of age and was
president of the Wickersham Banking Company of Petaluma.
FRANK WIEGER
November 15, 1901
Frank Wieger, a young man who has resided here for the last
two years and who has many friends in this city, died
yesterday morning about 8 o'clock at the Sisters Hospital
of Bright's disease of the kidneys, with which he has
suffered for the last six years. He had no relatives
here but leaves a father and mother in Pomona, Cal.
Mr. Weiger was about 30 years old and was born in Minnesota,
going from there to California about ten years ago. He was
employed in a dry goods establishment in Los Angeles till
about five years ago, when he entered the employ of a
Catholic newspaper and traveled all over the coast in its
interest. His health falling him, he was sent to Phoenix
as an assistant at the Sisters Hospital, but was unable to
perform the duties assigned him by reason of ill health.
He then entered the employ of Dr. Duffield as office
assistant and later as bookkeeper, remaining with him
till about two weeks ago, when he went into the hospital.
His health had been failing quite noticeably for the last
two months or since his return from Los Angeles where he
went for a summer vacation. But it was scarcely realized
that the end was so near and he went to the hospital more
for rest than anything else.
He was an ardent and conscientious Catholic and Wednesday
night he received the final ministrations of the church,
fully realizing that the end was at hand. Though he was
of a quiet and undemonstrative disposition it can
truthfully be said that none knew him but to appreciate
his friendship.
Funeral
November 17, 1901
The funeral of Frank Weiger was held yesterday morning at
8 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The attendance
was large as the young man was well known and popular.
After the services the remembrances of flowers were sent
to the mother of Mr. Weiger in Pomona. Interment was made
in the Catholic Cemetery.
REUBEN WHITEMAN
December 26, 1901
On Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock an Apache Indian named
Reuben Whiteman was assaulted by two other Indians and died
from his injuries early Monday morning. It appears that
Whiteman's wife who lives southeast of town had some
"tiswin" an intoxicating drink made by the Indians at
her home and discovered that someone was stealing it.
Her husband suspected two Indians and started out to
hunt them. His wife was at her sister's tent, whose
husband herds goats, when her husband came in there
with his head badly pounded up and said Joe Belman and
Tanagoze, two Indians, had beaten him with stones and he
died Monday morning. Word was sent to the officers who
sent out and brought the body in and Justice Rawlings,
acting as coroner, summoned a jury, who after
investigating the case brought in a verdict charging
the Indians with the crime. An autopsy was made by Dr.
Collins, who found the skull fractured by some blunt
instrument to an extent sufficient to cause death.
The Indian was known at San Carlos B33. He was buried
Monday by the County. Sheriff Thompson telegraphed to
San Carlos about the matter and the Indians were found
and placed in jail there and will be brought her for
preliminary hearing.
F.J. WILLIAMS
March 6, 1901
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Mr. F.J. Williams of Richmond, Indiana who has been in
Phoenix for his health, died last evening. He came here
over two years ago, first locating on a ranch at Glendale,
and later coming to the city, where for quite a while he
was engaged on the Gazette as a reporter and advertising
solicitor, but was compelled to give this up owing to his
declining health. He was a man of good moral habits and
very lovable in disposition and whenever he had an
opportunity he always cheered those who needed words of
love and sympathy. He was a loyal Christian and to his
pastor, Rev. C.V. Cowan, who was with him just before
his death, he gave assurance of his release from suffering
and hope for a happy future home. His brother was his only
attendant at the time of his death. The remains will be
sent to Denver.
Mrs. GERTIE E. WILSON
February 7, 1901
Arizona Republican Newspaper
Gertie E. Wilson, wife of W.A. Wilson, residing at No.
1335 West Washington Street, passed away yesterday
afternoon after a lingering illness of several months
duration, leaving a husband and two children, one a
babe but four months old to mourn her death. The
funeral services will be held at the family residence
today at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. W.D. Rice, of the
Christian Church, officiating.
CHARLES WIGHT
July 12, 1901
A suicide occurred last night at the Scopel House,
corner of Montezuma and Goodwin Streets, by another
victim of the morphine habit, a man by the name of
Charles Wight, whose family reside at Cleveland Ohio.
He was about 27 or 28 years old and unmarried. He had
been a sufferer from tuberculosis for a number of years
and thought to end his troubles with his death. His
family were notified but failing to respond to the
telegrams sent them, he will be buried by the county.
He was a recent arrival from Phoenix.
ALBERT WILKIE
December 12, 1901
Albert, Wilkie, a sick man, died suddenly in the rear of
McKelligon's Saloon about 11 o'clock yesterday. He was a
resident of Michigan City, Indiana and had lived in
Phoenix at various times for nearly two years. He was
a sufferer from consumption and lately had been just
able to drag himself about and hunt for warm corners.
Quite early in the morning he went into the saloon and
seemed so weak that Mr. McKelligon prepared a bed for
him in the back part of the room. He lay there until
nearly 11 o'clock and then arose and went out into the
backyard where he was found dead shortly afterward.
Justice Burnett, held an inquest and decided that death
was the result of natural causes.
Probate Notice, December 19, 1901
Letters of administration of the estate of Albert Wilkie
were issued out of probate court yesterday to William H.
Wilkie, whose bond fixed at $1200 was approved. John Orme,
Hosea Greenhaw and Henry Wellborn were appointed appraisers
of the estate.
JOHN D. WILSON
October 12, 1901
The Republican has received the following communication
from Captain A.F. Banta, announcing the death of John D.
Wilson, late proprietor of the Pima Paragon:
"Died at Naco, Ariz., October 9, 1901, John Davis Wilson,
a native of Louisiana. The deceased founded and edited
the Pima Paragon, published in Pima, Graham Co. Ariz. Our
deceased brother of the quill was gifted with more than
average ability but as with a majority in his line, those
abilities were exerted for the good of the whole if ever
more than half appreciated by the whole. He leaves a wife
and children to mourn over the loss of a husband and
father. In the late war with Spain the deceased served
in Company I, First Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, with
the rank of high private in the rear rank. The First
Louisiana volunteer infantry were mustered out at
Jacksonville, Fla. October 3, 1898. After being mustered
out of service, the deceased wrote a booklet of fifty
six pages, entitled "Colonel Billy and his Kids and How
They Avenged Maine." A History of the First Louisiana
Volunteer Infantry, from Reville to Tapes by "Hot Stuff"
Wilson was also published.
Early last summer Mr. Wilson printed a touching confession
in the Paragon. He said he had been shamelessly receiving
credit for work he did not do. His faithful wife had been
editing his paper and had been doing it well, notwithstanding
she was handicapped by the necessity of nursing him in a
helpless illness, during which he had permitted the public
to suppose that he was conducting his paper.
Mr. Wilson, soon after the Spanish American War came to
Phoenix where he worked in the mechanical departments of
some of the newspapers.
