Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-12-26
Obituary..

Frank Moore, well known land own |
er in northern Indiana, fell dead while |
talking with friends at Peru, Ind.
Riber Ransom Walden, president of
the Commercial Travellers associa- |
ton, died at his home in indianapolis
after a brief illness.
Daniel Williams, aged 65 years, died
at Jacksonville, III. He served in
the 10Th Illinois Infantry under Colonel
John B. Turchin during the civil war.
Edward Riemer, who has been first
assistant chief of the Milwaukee fire
department since 1888, died of pneu-
monia.
John O'ConneIl aged 80, died sud
denly Of heart disease at st. Josephs
hospital, Joliet Mr.. O'Connell was
former member of the legislature.
D. P. Keller, a former member Of
the general assembly Of Illinois and
president of the Commercial bank of
Moweaqua, Ill, and the bank of Dalton
| City, died at the age of 70 years.
Samuel D. Wood, aged 81 years,
proprietor of the Baldwin bank of
Delavan Ill., and one of the wealth.
est landowners in Tazewell county,
died at his home in Delavan. He
was born in Pleasant Grove, Pa.
Rev. DR.. J. w Hanson of Chicago
died of heart disease on board a Santa
Fee train en- route from Chicago to
Pasadena, Cal, near Flagstaff, Art.
In 1869 he was the pastor of the Unr
William F. Lindemann, well-knOWn
banker of Viroqua, Wis, died while
sitting in his private oEce. He was
for years partner in the banking
business of ex-Secretary of Agriculture
jeremiah NJ Rusk.
Rt. Rev. Thomas Matthias Lehman,
bishop of Cheyenne, one of the best
known men in the Catholic church of
the west, died at the home of his
brother, Father NJ. G. Lehman, in
Marshaltown, Iowa. He was a sui
ferer from heart disease.
Rev. Frances Cheney, aged 80 years,
died at her home in Saybr0Ok, III.
She was a Universalist preacher and
her last charge was at Greenup, III.
She graduated from the Lombard uni
versity of Galesburg.
DR.. Robert Curry, founder of Curry
university ~of Pittsburg and we'll
known in educational circles through
the country, died at his home in AL
legheny, Pa, aged so years. DR..
Curry was formerly principal of the
Nebraska state normal school.
Harlow A. Gale, a resident of Min
neapolis since 1876, died in that city
aged So years. He established the
first central market in the city and
f for many years had been closely and
prominently identified with the bust
, ness interests of Minneapolis.
GriswoId Harte, the oldest son OF
Bret Harte, the novelist, died in Lon
don. Griswold Harte was born in San
Francisco 81 years ago. He was q
) student in Oxford, England, although
he did not graduate from the univer
J sity He began life as writer OF
newspaper articles and short stories
= but he had not the literary force
= and skill Of his father and his stories
V while not without merit did not win
! for him fame and fortune.
, D. w. Minshall who was reputed tC
be the wealthiest man in western In
diana, died at Terre Haute, aged "a
l years He was formerly collector OF
the internal revenue and recently
gave $4,000 to De Paw university
at Greencastle, Ind, for new science
hall, which is now approaching com
pletion. His estate is estimated al
100000. He was born in Franklin
county, Pa. Mr.. Minshall was married
in 1858 to Miss Sarah Seibert OF
Chambersburg. She died few years
ago. There is one son and a daugh
ter, Miss Helen Minshall.
William F. Farlin, one of Montana's
first pioneers, is dead at the Sisters
hospital in Butte. He was born in
Meadville, Pa. In 1888, at the age OF
10, he went to Montana In Septem
Der, 1S43, Mr.. Farlin located at
Dacotah, the first lode claim in the
Montana mining records. He joined
a party of explorers and July 8 of the
next year discovered the Yellowstone
river Of the National park and on the
9Th of the same month the Great falls
In the fall of 1864 Mr. Farlin camped
at the foot of the now famous Parrot
hill Of Butte. Here he built the
fourth cabin of the district and located
the rich claims of the Gray Rock, the
AnglO-SaXOn and the Trevonia, as
we'll as the La Plata. Shortly after
this he located what became known as
the city of Butte. He held all of the
valuable property which is at present
turning out millions month for both
the Amalgamated Copper company
and Senator W. A. Clark. He died in
moderate circumstances, though once
wealthy.