Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-24
DIED.


Athis residence In this city, on Friday morn
ing July II, 1885, after a lingering illness, DIR.
Harmon Van Dusen; sged 81 years.
Deceased was born at Salisbury. Connecticut
July %, 1903. His parents were Henry and Sally
Stoddard Van Dusen. He received good com
mon school education, supplemented with one
years attendance at the Middlebury Academy
Wyoming county, New York. He read medicine
at Bethany and Delphi, New York; attended lee
lures at Castletown, Vermont; he received a
a diploma from the Onondago county. medical
society and was admitted to practice December
1, 1896. and practiced at Tully. Onondago
county, until 1884, when he attended lectures at
Jefferson medical college Philadelphia, receiy-
ing his diploma from the same. Returning to
FULLY he continued to practice their until 1S47.
Deceased became a member OF Onon dago
county medical society. June 1877; he was
elected president Of the society June IL 1898, and
on the l4th of June 1912, was elected delegate
to the state medical society for four years from
the meeting in 1913 he was elected vice presi-
dent of the medical society of the state of New
York on February T. 1910, and February 5, 1915
he was elected one of the censors of the
western district one of the four censorial dis
In 1917 DIR. Van Dusen came as far west as Mil
waukee and in December of the following year
removed to Mineral Point. and resided here ever
since. He always maintained an excellent stand
ing in his profession; he has been president OF
of the Iowa county medical society from its
origin. He was one Of the charter members of the
Wisconsin state medical society and its presi-
dent for three terms During his forty years
of membership he was only absent from two
annual meetings with the exception OF the past
two years when he was parslyized and bedrid-
den.
While residing In the state of New York during
PRESIDENT Van Buren's administration, 1S37-ls4l.
DR.. Van Dusen was commissioner of the U. S.
deposit fund, q trustworthy position. He was
mayor of the city of Mineral Point in 1876, and
before and since held other municipal offices.
being many years city superintendent of schools.
He always acted with the democratic party.
Deceased was q most Jealous and enthusiastic
mason. and joined Mt. Moriah Lodge. New
York, in 1926, and has been High Priest of the
Iowa chapter, No. 6.
DR.. Van Dusen was a remarkably energetic
public spirited citizen. He had retired from
active practice for number of years, and was
confined to his house more or less for the past
two years. but took a lively interest i'll public
affairs up to almost the time of his DEATH During
his lifetime every movement which he considered
beneficial to the community received his hearty
support, and as a consequence he had hosts OF
warm friends throughout this whole section OF
country,
He leaves behind to mourn his death his aged
a I'D, ,fHa Nj ~
of Montfort. together with his step daughter
Mrs. Carrie Ackley Smith, and her sons, Rudolph
Harmon and Robbie; all of whom have cared
for him with loving kindness during his old age.
the funeral of Doctor Van Dusen took place on
Tuesday, and was conducted under the auspices
of the masonic fraternity and was largely attend
ed by mssons aud other citizens in this vicinity
and by brother physicians and other friends from
Milwaukee and elsewhere.
A CARD OF THANKS.
The family of the late DR.. H. Van Dusen wish
to express their heartfelt thanks to his many
friends, medical, masonic and othes,) for their
recent bereavement.
THOMPSON.
At Linden, on Saturday. July 18th. 1855, OF
cholera morbus, Charlie. son of Mr.. and Mrs
John G. Thompson: aged years. The funeral
took place on Sunday. The bereayed family
have the sympathy of the community.
Charlie, thou hast gone and left US,
And thy loss We deeply feel;
But tbs God that hath bereft US
He can all our sorrows heal.
Alas loved ones, it must be 50;
We bow TO His decree:
Then we must say. !" Thy viii be done
Dear Lord. so let 1t be.
Our family circle breaking now
| Can never more be filled;
The vacant chair reminds you OF
OF him. whose voice Is stilled.