Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-08-13
MoRTUARY.


suddenly in the Park hotel at Sault
Ste. Marie. Mich.
At Phoenix, Ariz, H. S. Taber, an
actor, formerly with Frohman and
DAILY, and at one time with the Ethel
Barrymore company, died.
Mrs. Lydia Hancock is dead at her
home in Palmer, Mass, at the age of
100 years ! month. Until recently
she had been able to read without
glasses.
Joseph Saxton, aged 73 years, the
last surviving uncle of Mrs. Nc
Kinley, died of cerebrum anaemia. He
was one of the best known residents
of Canton. O..
DR.. j. J. Taylor. a resident Of La
Sale county, H., since 1856, a prac-
titioner nearly forty years and who
served one term as coroner, died yes
terday at Streator, H., from cancer
of the stomach.
Miss Sarah Schermerhorn of New
York is dead at Bar Harbor, Me. She
was descended from one of the first
settlers in New Netherlands, Jacob
Janse Schermerhorn, who came to
this country in 1886.
George Snsabaugh, deputy grand
commander of the Knights Templar
of California, died at Sierra Madre
from lung trouble. He went to Los
Angeles in 1881 at the age of 20
from Iowa, his native state.
Mrs. Jean Margaret Davenport
Lander, widow of General Frederick
w. Lander and known as an actress
for two score years in this country
and in Europe, is dead at her summe.
home in Lynn, Mass, at the age OF "A
years. The body was taken to Wash
ington, d. c., for interment
Rev. George MARS Vanderlip,
through whose fundamentally the
Young Mems Christian association
was established in America, one of the
founders of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and for long time representa-
tive of the American Baptist Pub
LEGATION society, is dead at his home
in Brooklyn, N. Y. His death was due
to heart disease. DR.. Vanderlip was
born in Argyle, N Y. in 1882.
Captain Ira NJ Ford of Hampden,
Wis, is dead, aged rs years. He
went to Wisconsin in 1855. In 1862
he raised a company for the civil war,
which became company |, Eighteenth
West Virginia infantry, going out as
first lieutenant, and was in all the bat
ties of his regiment until taken prison.
; err at Shiloh, and was in Andersonville,
tempt to escape he was kept in chains
/ five months. He was member of
! the Wisconsin assembly in 1S67-6S.
Harry Ignatius Blaney, a young
many friends in Chicago died in San
Francisco July II after short illness.
| He was the only son of John Horny
and Margaret Blaney. The former
has been cashier of the Hibernia bank
of San Francisco for many years. The
decedent was born in that city in
1860 and graduated from st. Ig.
natius college and later from the Has
tings Law college, His father is well
known ir banking circles in Chicago
Hamilton Lamphere Smith. former
ly professor of physics and astronomy
of Hobart college. Geneva, ~ Y, Is
dead as result of fall sustained
two weeks ago Professor Smith was
born in New London, Conn, Nov g.,
1878. In Yale he was a Classmate of
many men who have been prominent
in national affairs. He entered in.
dustrial life and settled in Cleveland
Q, Later he took up science and
mathematics and in 1850 he gave up
mercantile pursuits to enter tho fac.
ulty of Hobart college with which in.
stitution he was connected for thirty.
three years In 1890 he retired from
his college work
Or. David r. Davis, president of the
Dels Paper and Pulp Company, died
at his home in Eau Claire. He also
was president Of the nells Improve.
ment Company, which controls the
water power at the Dells to a large
extent. He was born at Neenah, so
years ago and was engaged there for
many years in paper manufacturing.
He was a brother of John r. and Is !.
] w Davis OF the John r Davis Lum.
/ Der company of Phillips and OF
George Davis Of Neenah He had, be,
sides his manufacturing investments,
large land and timber interests. At
the time Of his death he was making
arrangements for the construction OF
a dam and large pulp and power
plant at his new town of Jim Falls,
on the line Of the new Eau Claire
Chippewa Falls and Northeastern
railway