Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-08-19
pAssIEGo OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN.
Joseph PuIyer Stricken and Dies In Three Days
Was Pioneer and Leading Inhabitsnt

Man proposes, God disposes, is a
trite saying Il am good for thirty
years of active business life vet said
genial, popular Joseph Pnlver but few
hours before the fatal circumstance that
cut short his career. To a large per
cent Of the readers of the CENSOR the
fact of his untimely death is kno wn ere
this. His taking off was as unexpected
as the fact of his demise is sorrowful TO
his neighbors 1t was while working at
soms repairs on the roof Of his business
block with his son Harry last Friday
morning, that Mr.. pulver was stricken,
his first complaint being chat he was
short of breath and coughed hard I'm.
mediatsly he descended by means of a
ladder, stretching himself upon couch
in his store. where physicians hastily
attended. He was conveyed TO his home
and his pain was excrueiating through
out the day, being conscious during this
time. Saturday morning he lapsed into
an unconscious condition resulting from
paralysis, and the end came at six
O'Clock Monday morning The early
diagnosis of the trouble Ras verified by
the post-mortem of Monday rupture
of the large artery close to the heart that
gives off the blood to head and lower ex.
tremeties, and large elots of blood were
found about the heart. 1t is not known
that Mr.. Pulver hado yer exetted at the
work he was engaged during Friday
morning
The funeral took place this afternoon
, from ths congregational church, and
there haze been few more largely at.
| tended and impressive gatherings OF
this character held in Viroqua, attest,
ing the esteer. of his neighbors end
| friends From t2:30 TO 80 the body
| lay in state at tile church, where hun
dreds of peop,e passed TO view the IA
miliar features, which were rs If in
| deep, peaceful slumber The beautiful
| folding casket showed the entire form,
surrounded by floral offerings of the
most appropriate character, tokens of
| love and appreciation from the orders
to which he belonged and from private
| friends. at two o'clock the services be.
| gan selections by the choir, Scripture
readings by Revs Buffers and Nuzum,
| prayer by Rev ,Haughton, and fitting
and beautiful tribute by Rev. John a..
| Stemen The fraternal procession was
| the longest that has followed q citizen
| to the cemetery since the burial of Gen.
4 k4AbACtSSN WEIF NAAN'lhn
Blue Lodge Masons. Sparta Comman'
derry, odd Fellows and Uniformed Can.
| ton acting as escort
/ Joseph Pulver was one of the best
known citizens of Vernon county. he
was born in the state of New York May
| 25, 1S45, and removed to the hamlet OF
/ Springville in the year 1852. where be
resided till he came to Viroqua in 1874
| since which tims he las been cons
! :.snt resident, performing we'll the du,
ties of au upright citizen in all the ma
| terial matters that have interested thif
/ place and the county he was willing
support, He repeatedly served on the
village and city council, was active IN
lodge and society matters, and witha
a man who could always be depended
on TO help push every good cause
| Mr.. Pnlver was married to Mis-
Derby in this city twenty-five year
ago, who died three years late,'
| leaving an infant son. He REMARKED
sixteen years since to Mrs. Psalins
Chase, who survives and mournE th'
death OF tender husband. The son
four brothers, three sisters and othei
kindred are called to grieve for the dea
departed. Mr.. Pulver had been engages
in the furniture business in Viroqua fol
more than twenty years.