Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-04-22
Death OF A Gentenarlan.

| =" e0"lh-WeoteIH w Wisconsin, died It
the home of his daughter in Belmont
Friday, April l6. at the extreme age
OF los years. He was prominent in
pioneer days in South Carolina. Mis-
souri, and Wisconsin. A dispatch
from Belmont to the Evening Wiscon-
sin contains the following record of
his life;
Mr.. Goode was born in Yorkshire,
Eng, March Is, 1894. He came to
America in 1916 and had 75 cents to
begin with. During the voyage
across the Atlantic there was mutiny
on board the ship. Mr. Goode assist
ed the captain and as a reward he was
given employment on his arrival in
Boston Later he was Joined by two
brothers and two sisters and together
they settled in South Carolina. In
1918 they went to New York, but
soon returned to Carolina and then
st. Louis
On arriving at St. Louis they found
that Glen Ashley was organizing
company OF men to 90 to the noun
tains on a hunting expedition to pro-
cure hides, furs, etc, and MIR. Goode
joined the company and went as far
as what is now Council Bluffs. Ia.
After remaining there for while
hunting and fishing, he returned to
the camp one day and found to his
dismay that the boat had gone. After
remaining there alone for some time
he started back, on a 100-mile trip.
on foot and alone. to point in Illi-
nois where one of his brothers had
squatted. He stayed there for some
time and then started back ~ the
Missouri river alone on hunting ex-
petition. He had good success col
lecting furs, game, etc lie hewed
out log for boat and loaded it and
started down the Missouri. ii ran
against suag. capsized, and every
thing he had in the world went to the
bottom and he narrowly escaped with
his life.
Securing another outfit he started
for the lead mines in Missouri. The
first job he did there was to sink 20
feet for water, for which he received
1000 pounds Of mineral He remain
ed there about two years, finally re-
turning to his brothers in Illinois.
Mr.. Goodies next move was to Galena
in the year 1928 He lived there
about two years. He left Galena in
1880 and came to vicinity of Block
House. near Platteville and in 1881
enlisted in he.Black Hawk war and
served until 1888.
After the Black Hawk war he
opened farm near Block House and
farmed under difficulties, having to
carry gun to protect himself from
the Indians, as they were still trouble
some He was called to Platteyille
to help protect the few families who
had settled there.
Harvesting his oat crop he threshcd
it, and sold it for 81 per bushel. The
news Of this sale reached New York
and made the merchants there think
Galena was the place to make money.
One Of the New Workers came out
and brought with him some girls, one
OF whom, some years later, Mr. .Goode
married He left Block House and
moved into the town of Elk Grove,
where he lived for several years and
then bought a farm near what is now
known as Straw berry
| In 1914 he was married to Miss
Margaret Justice native Of Scot
land. who mad saved $500 which was
applied to pay FOR the home Mrs.
Goode died in 1850 Mr., Goode then
sold the home In 1881 bic married
Mrs. johnson and moved to Platte
Vile where he resided some tune, los
ling bis second wife II, then went to
live with his niece Mrs. Lillick with
whom resided until hi. 1eath
Bloomington Record The Bloom
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that we hope may never Be repeated
but it has done more fol she cause Of
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