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Show Treasurer wilder, of santa fe, is dead Pioneer Railroad Man Succumbs to Tuberculosis After IiOii Illuess. TOPBKA, Kan. Dec. 20. Edward Wilder, treasurer of the Atchison. To-peka To-peka & Santa Fe railroad since 1S76. dll d at his home in this city at 8 10 tonight to-night Of tuberculosis of the lungs. He-had He-had been sick for about two years, but did not give tip until a week ago. taking tak-ing ,ir.- "I his work sitting on his porc h. i j. lating to his stenographer. He attended the annual meeting of the directors October 2f. his lost appearance appear-ance at the general ofllces, T-Mw LTd Wilder LS tr""n tn Boston St ptember I He was the third of four sons, children of David Wilder, for many years Auditor of the State of Massachusetts. When 14 years of age he left. Massachusetts and entered the employ of the Canard Steamship company com-pany In Boston Started With the Cunard. He remained there nearly three years and then entered the omVe of the superintendent su-perintendent of the Boston & Worcester Railroad company In 1860 Here ho was ni;'de paymaster and subsequently auditor, aud-itor, noldlng this oftlce until the consolidation con-solidation of that company with the Worcester Raiiro;ni company, making the present Boston & Albany railroad In 1870 he accepted a position as land commissioner with the Hannibal Ai St Joseph railway and moved to Hannibal. Mo. He was married in 1S68 to Miss Maiy C. Scott of Philadelphia. Lonp Service With Santa Fe. I He only stayed with the Hannibal company for a year and then came to Topeka In 1S71 as the assistant treasurer treas-urer of the Santa Fe. Five years later he was made the secretary and treasurer treas-urer of the company. |