Dane County WI Archives Biographies.....Argue, John 
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Author: History of North Washington  Published 1904 

JOHN J. ARGUE
 
	John J. Argue lives at Meyers Falls and devotes his time to 
mining and farming.  He was born in County Cavan, Ireland, on March 
19, 1846, the son of Robert and Jane (Moore) Argue, natives of  
Ireland.  They came to America in 1849 and settled in Dane county,  
Wisconsin, where the father died in 1855.  The mother continued on the 
homestead until 1868, then moved to Layton, and later to Green county 
where she died in 1880.  Our subject has the following brothers and 
sisters:  Thomas W., Sydney, Henry, George, Robert, Mary A., Matilda, 
and several deceased.  The mother of our subject was a niece of Major 
Moore, who served under the Duke of Wellington.  John was educated in 
Wisconsin and at the tender age of eleven left home and started in  
life for himself.  In 1864 he enlisted in the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin 
Volunteer Infantry under Colonel Harnman.  He participated in the battles 
of the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Cedar Point, siege of Petersburg, Waldon 
Road, and others.  He received his discharge in July, 1865, and returned 
home.  The following year he went to Montana and there mined for nine  
years.  In 1885 he came to Wardner and operated in the Bunker Hill for 
some time, then went to Okanogan and prospected until he came to Stevens 
county in the 'nineties.  He has interests in several valuable properties 
and also interests in Meyers Falls.  Mr. Argue is a Republican and is 
one of three who cast their votes for McKinley in his precinct.  He has 
held various offices in the places where he lived.  Mr. Argue is a  
member of the I.O.O.F. and the Methodist church.  He stands exceptionally 
well in the community, he has ever devoted himself to the advancement and 
the upbuilding of the places where he has lived, and is known as a man 
of integrity and sound principles. 

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