Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-06-06
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Death of Hon. James Freeman.

| IoH' james freeman, OF ShullS-
burg, died in the hospital at Mil
waukee last Friday, and was buried
at his home Sunday. We take from
the Shullsburg Local, 4 paper oppos-
ed to Mr.. Freeman In politics, the
following kindly obituary notice:
"Mr, Freeman was compelled to
leave his seat several weeks before
the adjournment of the legislature
on account of an abcess in his head.
He Went from this city to the Wis
consin General Hospital at NIilwau-
kee about week ago, and last Tues
! day an operation WAS performed by
Drs. Walbridge and Wurdemann.
After the operation ho seemed to im-
prove, and such news was sent to
Shullsburg, but on Thursday a sud
den change took place and he rapidly
sank into unconscionsness and died
on Friday morning. Deceased was
one Of Lafayette county's most popu-
lar citizens and one of Shullshurg's
o3 years old at the time of his death,
and was member of the legislature,
serving his second term. He had
been chairman of the town board
many times, aud mayor of this city.
He was the poor mans friend. No
one ever went to him for aid who was
turned away empty handed He has
resided in this city about i3 years en-
gagged in the buying of produce,
stock and ore. His business was
very large and extended all over this
corner Of the state. He was popular
with all classes and especially with
the miners, to whom he seemed
especially kind and accommodating
In his dealings. In the death Of Mr..
Freeman the city has suffered an
irreparable loss, and the county
loses big hearted citizen, and the
state an upright legislator. Hiswife
accompanied him to Milwaukee and
was with him when he died.
| Special trains were run from Min
eral Point land Platteyille, on Sunday,
conveying people to the funeral. De-
ceased being an Odd Fellow, many
members of that order were In at
tendance. The following went from
this city:
| Chas. Blewett, Jake Keuling, Ste
phen wilkins, Chas. Cox, Jas. BEN
nett, George Masten, N. r. Martin
and VIM. Kislingbury, Odd Fellows;
Calvert Spensley and VIM. A. Jones,
Legislators. About 100 odd Fellows
were in line and the following ex-
members of the legislature: N. II
Martin, f.. G. Townsend, J. H. Ernest,
G. j. Meloy, J. w. Blackstone, c. +.
Osborne, n. Olmstead and Thomas
cambridge. 1t is estimated that six
teen to eighteen hundred people were
present.
After church services by Rev. Hay
ner, pastor of the Congregational
church, the impressive Odd Fellow
funeral ceremony was conducted by
Noble Grand DR.. Gratiot, Of Justicia
Lodge, No II, and Chaplain Charles
Blewett, Of Iowa Lodge, No. j. And
thus the mortal part Of James Free
man was laid to rest until tho ,nd
Of time.
i ALFRED VIVIAN came down from
Madison last Friday bringing with
him Mr.. X. Fischer, instructor in
practical pharmacy, Mr.. w. O. RIGHT
mann, instructor in chemistry, and
Mr.. G. e.. Hunkell, fellow In chemis-
try, all OF the State University. The
visitors came with special purpose
to examine our mines, and did SO
with the zest and ardor Of youth in
first contact with novel environment.
, They visited and examined several
mines, going 10 the bottom Of some
Of the deepest shafts and to the ends
81 the longest drifts. When at the
bottom of the GoldsNorthy mine,
nearly one hundred feet below the
surface, the young explorers thought
ii would be pleasant TO hear the Uni
versity yell there, and they gave 1t
with will, and probably for the first
time U-rah-rah- WISCONSIN" was
heard re-echoing through hundreds
Of feet OF subteranean eaverns. The
whole party returned to Madison on
Monday, going by carriage to Dodge
Vile.
New aud large stock Of window
shades and fixtures, at Hanscom's' 8