Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-07-28

later or the prohibition party, is dead
at Franklin, Pa.
Anttoin Chechoff, one of the nine
Russian academicians, is dead at
Badenweiler, Germany. He was
called the Maupassant of Russia and
ranked above Gorky.
George r. Pearsons, a pioneer cap
italist and land owner of Iowa, died in
Fort Dodge from heart failure. He
was a brother of d. K. Pearsons of
Chicago, and father-in-law of Senator
Dolliver.
Rufino Lopez of Irapuato, Mex, is
dead at the age of 107. He was in fail
health almost to the day of his death,
and his faculties were unimpaired,
He leaves large properties and many
descendants.
Henry Williams, one of the original
residents of Kenosha, died of tuber.
culosls of the throat after long sick
ness. He was 70 years old, and had
long been prominent in state demo
cratic affairs.
At Hadley, Mass, Right Rev.
Frederick Dan Huntington, Episcopal
bishop of central New York, and his
son, Rev. DR.. George p. Huntington,
Of the Dartmouth college, faculty were
buried. Both died the same day
Elisha l.. Bump of Wausau, one of
the most prominent attorneys in
northern Wisconsin, died of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Bump was We'll known
throughout the state, having at one
time been candidate for a place on
the state supreme bench. He came
from New York in 1863.
Samuel NJ Jones, late mayor of
Toledo, was buried. The funeral was
the largest ever held in Toledo. The
city was draped in mourning and in
the afternoon there was a general sus.
pension of business, all public offices,
stores, factories, and even saloons
being closed.
John J. Rossiter of Newark, N. j.,
is dead. He came to the United
States in 1867 as an irish politicai
refugee and was one of the men who
sailed to Australia in 1876 in a whaler
and picked up eight well known Irish
political prisoners who had escaped
from Fremantle prison.
George d. McDaid, aged SO, died at
Clinton, Iowa. He was vice president
and general manager Of the wholesale
drug house of Olney & McDaid, presi-
dent of the Iowa and Illinois In
terurban railway and president of the
Clinton Theater company. He was
mayor of Clinton from 1898 to 1902.
Mrs Margaret Hamilton Welch,
widow of Philip H. WEIGH, the humor
list, and herself long known as a writer
for the newspapers and magazines, is
dead from consumption in sani-
tarium at Liberty, N. Y. Her hus-
band died in 1889. Mrs. Welch's
career as a writer began about twenty
years ago and covered a wide field, es-
pecially among the magazines.
The remains of the late Judge Isaac
w. Falls of New Orleans, arrived in
Evansville, Ind, for burial. Judge
Falls was 70 years old, a native of
Gibson county, Indiana, and for many
years resided in Evansville. Durine
the first term of President Grant he
was appointed federal Judge of the
state at New Orleans and passed on
many question or reconstruction
Owing to his intense craftsmanship and
the condition of the country in those
days Judge Falls had many personal
encounters and fought several duels.
He was seriously wounded in two
such affairs. After he vacated the
federal bench Judge Falls became one
OF the justices for the New Orleans
district and held this position for
fourteen years. President Arthur ap-
pointed him revenue collector in 1882
for New Orleans district. In 1886 he
went to Paducah, Ky, and started a
daily newspaper. He remained there
but short time, however, when hs
returned to New Orleans.