Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-23
EASTERN MAN FOUND DEAD IN
J. =. Shreve Expires Alone Other c.
ty Deaths
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Hillsboro Sentry: ~. Finley Shreve
was found dead in bed at his home in
Greenwood township this morning. No
particulars are known at this writing
what was the cause of death. Not zee
ing Finley around his home for several
days, Hezekiah Shreve came TO town
this morning and made inquiry about
him. Finding that he was not in town.
Mr.. Shreve telephoned his sons to make
an examination of the house to see if
Finley was there, and they found him
dead in bed. -
MIR. Shreve was a member of one of
the most numerous kinships in eastern
Vernon. The Shreves have been long
time and prominent residents of this
county. The deceased was well-lSnown.
For long term of years he was fami-
liar figure in nearly every republican
political convention held in our ctunty.
Mr.. Shreve was approaching fifty years
of age.
H. II. White, an old resident of Stod-
dard, died at his home February l6, 81
years old. He had been declining in
health for the past year, but had been
confined TO his home about eight weeks
when death came as the result of old
age. MIR. White was boon at Vermont.
AT an early age he engaged in the mer-
camille business. In 1876 he came west
and bought large tract of land, and
engaged in farming. When the Bur-
lington railroad was built along the
Mississippi MIR. White laid out the vii
lage Of Stoddard
BE erected the first store which he soon
disposed of and went back TO his farm
from which he retired two year ago.
He served the government as post
master in Vermont, receiving his COM
mission from James Buchanan and later
from Abraham Lincoln and while in
Wisconsin held commission as post
master under Presidents Grant, Arthur
and Harrison. Mr.. White was married
twice, the first wife died in Vermont
and the last survives him. He leaves
two sons and one daughter by his first
marriage and two sons and five daugh-
ers by the second. He was buried at
La La Crosse February 10. Mr.. White
was an exemplary and enterprising
citizen.
The De Soto Argus records the death
of Mr.. +. b. EMERSON, a prominent
citizen ofsthat village. after stubborn
fiYe-years fight with consumption, leav-
ing widow and an only son to mourn.
Mr.. Emerson was born in Dane county,
1855. At the age of nine months his
parents brought him to Vernon county,
settling at Coon, where they lived nine
years when the father died. During the
greater portion Of his married life de-
ceased was continuous resident of De-
Soto and during most of that time he
figured prominently in local political
matters being elected time after time
to various village Offices Of honor and
trust For years Mr.. Emberson had
been employed by Uncle Sam as car
rier of the mails, driving stage between
this place and Yiroqua in the days prior
to the rural free deliveries, and later
carrying the government mail between
the depot and the local post Office.
Information was received here that
Grandma Downie of Oak Ridge early on
the morning of February ID, passed to
the land from which no traveller has
ever returned. Grandma Downie was
well known, being one of the early set
tiers of this county. and was loved and
respected by all who knew her. -Stod-
dard Times.
At Edgerton, recently, passed away
Filing Sollie, a former resident of
Westby community.