Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-03-09
swATH or TIE REAPER DEATH

The severe winter has had the effect
OF carrying unusual number of Vernon
county aged people to the land beyond
The neighborhood Of Retreat was
called to lay to rest its oldest citizen
Deacon E. T. Bishop, who last Decem-
bsr, passed the ninety, fifth land mark
in his career. He has we'll earned the
rest to which he has gone. Funeral
services were held at the Congregation
al church, of which he was for years
deacon, conducted by Rev. Evert. Fa-
ther Bishop leaves many kindred to ex-
emplify his long, <srnest life as chris.
tian and citizen.
Conrad Won Ruden, prominent citi-
zen OF Coon town since 1867. died Feb
ruary 81, Of heart failure Born in Ger
many, came to America when quite
young He shouldered musket in de-
fense If his adopted country and served
three and half years in the rebellion.
He married in 1870 and leaves widow
and nine children, besides other rela-
tiyes and innumerable friends. A good
citizen and patriot has gone TO his eter-
nal reward.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foreman, aged 95
years. 10 months and 10 days, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. r. Kel-
logg, at Sugar Grove, February 81. She
was married to James Foreman in 1882
To the union were born seyen children,
five of whom are dead Mr. and Mrs.
Foreman were an4 ong our earliest pio-
neers. They novel to Vernon county
and settled on q farm near Kickapoo in
1856, where they remained 1ni:l the
death of the husband witch occurred m
1857. He accidentally hot himself
while loading gun and Died after two
weeks or suffering Since then Mrs.
Foreman has made her home with her
daughter. She had not been in good
health for two years, but was stricken
and died after one week of illness. Mrs.
Foreman leaves to mourn her loss, two
children, James Foreman of Kickepoo
and Mrs. r. Kellogg, of Sugar Grove
also Is grand children and % great
62and children. She was inferred in
Kickapoo cemetery February %, Rev.
Webster conducted the services
Martin e. Sierstad died February "a,
at the hcme of his son Even Martinson,
in Wsssby. He had been i'll during the
past five years. Deceased was born in
Norway, October "a, 1916, and came
with his family to this country in 1868,
since which time he has lived at West.
by. His wife died six years ago. He
leaves four sons-Even and Peter oi
Westby, Ole of Osseo, and Anton Of
Polk county.
Mrs. Britha +. Lee died February "a
Of old age, being in her 8Sth year. She
had been i'll about two years and passed
away at the home CT the son, T. Z. Let
near Westby. deceased came with hel
husband from Norway, In 1862 and haG
lived in that section ever since that time
Her husband died about twenty-fiv,
years ago. She leaves four children
| living.
b. Y, FERGUSON.
| After an illness OF seventeen days, p. 4
Ferguson died a. hts home In our city arlI
was the result OF Brights disease.
MT. Ferguson was born In franklin no'
Highland. Iowa county. Wisconsin. Jsnuar
/ this county. He married Mary Attilla Co
April 4, 1855. He entered business for him
self In Viroqua In November 1882, and ha
/ continued ever since. He was one OF on
! most successful men, ana one whom we shal
very much miss for his genial, modest an
honest life among US. No man doing bust
ana no kinder friend and neighbor was eve
among as than he. He was always modes
| and very quiet but ever faithful and true
lie was kind hearted manly man and al
ways ready to do his duty, but never SO kin
| notoriety or position; but when he was en-
trusted with q position he was falthtu
ly due to his faithfullDess apS constance a
his store and his uniform Sc.rtesy and f.iend
liness with the public. All over the count
he had kosts OF customers who ssii miss hT
In their coming TO bis place OF business. Mr.
Ferguson was an honest man and Inspire
confidence and honesty "a all who came nea
TO him His word coutI be depended upon
what he said was always taken for the trnt
and men came 10 e5teem him for his grea
integrity.
| Mr.. Ferguson vas q member OF the congre
gationai churcl. for twenty eight years TO
day. For some years he had been one of tn
efficient trust ees OF the church and also ushe
where all our people have ave fel. ihls n Etndlines
Is n. sre.ii tasb to welcome people at th
church door, ne did 10 gracefully and mos
helpfnlly; Then he was a man Of real fslt
tried to do his duty while living and so dyin
had no unusual terror for him. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Congregational churc
| TO the church at o'clock and for an hour to
people passed by the casKet TO take leave {
him. In this large procession were his oil
Il
ber of school children who felt as though the
had lost true friend. The floral Offering
from the many friends we're beautiful and th
| designs were original and suggestive. Th
| Modern Wcodmen OF which he was membs
| were present In a body. Businessmen httinI
| ly and kinai closed their places of buslnes
from 2:s0 to O'Clock and attended the funei
| oil services. The pastor Rev. John A. Stone
| had full charge OF the services, with the cho
| which rendered most appropriate music, Tt
| funeral address by MS pastor was a brief ~
| view OF his life and some OF the most charaC
ieristic traits OF this good man and Ohrlstia
friend and neighbor and citizen.
| The Vfroqua Business Mems Club, the Moo
| ern Woodmen, the church and the communft
lose hrst-class friend and brother Ia I'll
| death OF Is. II. Ferguson. The family an
| wife lose n devoted husband and advisor All
the sympathy of the entire community
with them In their sorrow. It Will be easit
for those Of US who remain TO be more usefI
| because we have had him living Ia our con
| munity, and may he long live In the hear
OF his associates ard friends. J. A. s.
ARTEHUs ]. PRIMER.
He was born fn WaIwortk county, Wiscol
sin, April 10, 1s43 Ia 1885 he moved to th
| farm at Bishop Branch, where he reside
until death. lie married Miss Mary Mamie
| when young man. To them were born foJ
children. She died while still young, an
twenty-hse years ago next September /
| married Miss Clarissa manley, sister OF III
Primmer's first wife. Happily have the
spent the twenty. i've years together, an
now she with the four children, Mrs. Nichols
i - he