. Magazine of western history . f his decease. Hehad accumulated a large amount of realestate in Ashland and Bayfield, and heldheavy iron interests in the Gogebic dis-trict ; but, at the same time, he was aman of charitable nature, being a mem-ber of several charitable orders andsocieties. He was a member of Ash-land Todge, I. O. O. F., and one of itsforemost promoters and Vaughn was also a Mason, being amember of Wisconsin Consistory, Chip,pewa Commandery, K. T., AshlandChapter, R. A. M., and Ancient Land-mark Lodge, F. and A. M. Although an unostentatious man, was po
. Magazine of western history . f his decease. Hehad accumulated a large amount of realestate in Ashland and Bayfield, and heldheavy iron interests in the Gogebic dis-trict ; but, at the same time, he was aman of charitable nature, being a mem-ber of several charitable orders andsocieties. He was a member of Ash-land Todge, I. O. O. F., and one of itsforemost promoters and Vaughn was also a Mason, being amember of Wisconsin Consistory, Chip,pewa Commandery, K. T., AshlandChapter, R. A. M., and Ancient Land-mark Lodge, F. and A. M. Although an unostentatious man, was possessed of much publicspirit, anil the remark has been commonin Ashland since his death, by thosewho knew liim best, that the city hadlost its best man. Certain it is that hewas possessed of great enterprise, andwas always ready with his means tohelp forward any scheme that he sawwould benefit the community in whichhe lived. It had long been one of hissettled determinations to api)ropriatepart of his wealth to the establishment. ASHLAND, WISCONSIN: ITS EARLY AND PRESENT DAYS. 2l of a free library in Ashland. So it wasthat before his death the site had beenchosen by him for the building, and aplan of the institution formulated inhis mind, intending soon to make areality of his day-dreams concerningthis undertaking ; but death cut shorthis plans. It is needless to say to those whoknow to whom was confided the wholesubject of the Vaughn Library, thatit has not been allowed to die out. Inhis will Mr. Vaughn left all his propertyto his wife, and she nobly came forwardto make his known desires with regardto the institution a fixed fact. Thecorner-stone of the building for thelibrary was laid, with imposing cere-monies, on the fourteenth of July, 1887,and a large number of books will soonbe purchased to fill the shelves nownearly ready for them. It will be, in thebroadest sense, a public library—freeto all; and will surely become a last-ing and proud monument to itsgenerous founder,
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