Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-17

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Died, in this city, on Thursday morn
ing, May 9th, 1889, Mrs. Catherine
WeidenfelIer. of paralysis; aged Is
years.
MR.. HENRY CHRISTOPHER.
In this city on Wednesday afternoon,
May 18th, MI Henry Christopher
(cOloredl; aged 50 years.
The deceased was born in kaSkaSkia,
at the Old French Catholic Mission.
He came to the Lead Region some
fifty years ago. He was an honest.
upright, hard working man of pleasant
and agreeable manners. By his death
another old land mark is removed.
The funeral will takes place this Fri
day morning, at 10 o'clock.
MRS. ELIZA GRAHAM.
Died at her home in the town of
Mitflin, Apr 30, 1889, Mrs. Eliza Huse
Graham, wife of MIR. Napoleon era
ham. Deceased was born at Quincy.
ILL.,, Jan. ,, 1882, and therefore aged
81 years and + months removed with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
HuSe, to the lead mines in 1882. and
lived in the neighborhood ever since,
and was closely allied with the growth
of this part Of the state. She was of a
kind and sympathetic nature ever
ready and willing to do her full
share in smoothing life's pathway to
those around her. To make the very
best of every condition of life was her
constant aim, and it can be truthfully
said of her, that she discharged ever
duty of daughter, wife and mother the
best her circumstances allowed. The
deceased was married to Napoleon
Graham in October, 1858, and leaves
surviving her besides her husband,
three sons and three daughters, all of
whom with the exception of the eldest
daughter, Mrs. l.. Peregrine, who re-
sides in Washington territory, were
present during her last illness and did
everything that kind hearts and willing
hands could do to make their mothers
last days as pleasant as her suffering
condition would admit. r.
MRS. ELIZABETH IIUsE.
Died at her home in the village of
Rewey, May ,, 1889, Mrs Elizabeth
O'NeiIl Huse, wife of Mr.. Andrew
Huse. Mrs. Huse was born in Obion
county, Tenn, Nov. 80, 1919, and re-
moved with her parents to Caldwell
county, Ky, in 1914, where she was
married to Andrew Huse May Is,
1928, and as husband and wife they
lived together for 81 years. Mr.. and
Mrs. Huse came to the lead mines be
fore Wisconsin had attained the digni-
ty Of territory, then being a part of
Michigan territory and settled at Ped
dler'S creek, now Linden, Iowa county,
Wis, in 1882, the same season as the
Black Hawk war with the Indians, in
which war Mr.. HuSe was a soldier I'M
der Capt. Jones. Mrs. Huse went to
Franklin, where fort had been erected
for the protection of women and chill
dren. In 1884, they settled on their
old homestead in the town of Nliftlin,
where they remained with the eXcep-
ton of two or three years spent in
New Jersey until 1887, when they sold
their farm and removed to the village
of Rewey. Mrs. Huse was a real
pioneer; and at the time of their first
settlement here, when woman's help
was scarce indeed, and in great de
mand, she never turned deaf ear to
those in distress, but ever ready and
willing to do everything in her power
to aid the sick and sympathize with
the afflicted. Mr.. and Mrs. Huse have
had born to them eleven children, all
of whom, except the two oldest,
Charles and J. H., vino reside at
Rewey, and the youngest son, the Hon.
J. b. Huse, who resides at Omaha,
Neb., preceded their parents to the
great beyond. They have raised be-
sides their own family, twelve children
left motherless by relatives. Many
pioneers have gone out from this vicin-
ity. but none will be more missed than
grandma HuSe r.