Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-29
DEATH OF j. M. BRACKET.
ne PASSED AWAY AT AiNswoRTH. NE7.
SUNDAY MoRNNo-SKETcH OF HIS LIFE.
az cLaire paNg Frse Press.


A telegram was received BY friends
in Eau Claire Sunday afternoon an
nouncing the death of James Nj.
Bracket on the morning previous. He
died of consumption of the bronchial
tubes, after protracted illness. AS is
well known here ne bad not been in
rugged health since his return from the
army, in 1862.
On the 4th Of November, realizing
his condition and the early approach of
death, he requested his wife 10 write
to Messrs. NJ Griffin and Geo. A. Barry
respecting his wishes as to his funeral
and burial. 1t was his desire to be
buried in Forest Hill Cemetery,
amongst his old friends, and near the
grave of his son-in-law, Andrew Tracy;
that the funeral services should be con-
Quoted under the auspices of Eagle
Post, G. A. H., of which he was mem
Der aud bad held various official posi-
lions; and that the funeral services
should be held at his old home, tue
present residence of Fowler Ellison, AT
Seaver street.
Mr.. Bracket spent so many years of
his active life in this city that little can
be added to the following sketch from
the History of Northwestern Wisconsin,
issued in 1881, except to say that he
retired from the Free Press in Septem-
Der, 1881, and that he was continued as
postmaster of this city till July, 1886.
He moved to Nebraska shortly there
after.
Mr.. Bracket had many warm friends
in this city and county, and in the
Chippewa Valley, who will sincerely
deplore his death and deeply sympa-
thize with his bereaved family. He
was a man of more than ordinary abil
ity and attainments, positive and firm
in his convictions, and Jealous in his
undertakings. Few men in this COM
munity have exerted greater influence
than he, particularly in political affairs.
Following is the sketch above re-
ferred to:
James NJ Bracket came to Wisconsin in 1912
with his parents, Joseph W and Lydia NJ.
Bracket, and located in what is now the town
of Brookfeld, Waukesha county They lived
there nine years then moved to Bloomington,
Grant county; in 1861 they went to Alma, Buff.
alo county. James NJ. remained in Alma until
MAY 1885 when he located in Chippewa Falls,
coming from there to Eau Claire, January /. 1870.
He has been in the newspaper business since
1861 with the exception OF the time he was in
the army. In the spring OF 1859. he was COM
missioned by Governor Solomon to raise men
for the organization Of Go. A. Goth Wis. V. j.
With the assistance of two others. he raised The
company, and al the time ofits organization was
commissioned second lieutenant, and in the fall
| OF the same year as first lieutenant On account
OF disability caused by sickness, he was mustered
out at st. Louis after five months service lie
| started the Buffalo County journal, at Alma, in
| the spring of 1851. II was the first newspaper
| published there. lie sold the paper in 1902;
! bought il again in 1853; sold il finally in 1865;
went 10 Chippewa Falls and bought the Chippewa
| Valley Union, afterwards called the Chippewa
| Union and Times; conducted that until January
| j. 1870 when he sold 1t and bought the Fan
| Claire Free Press, in partnership with Rsdman
! Palmer, who withdrew from the paper few
| months before he died, in the fall OF 1872. MIR.
| Bracket Is now president OF ihe Eau Claire
| Free Press Company. He was deputy Provost
| Marshal in Buffalo county for two yeast, after
| leaving the army. Was deputy U. ). Assessor
| OF Chippewa aud Dunn counties for fosr years /;
| was Receiver in the U. S. Land Office, in Eau
| Claire, for four years, and has been Postmaster
for the last three years. He was born in the
| town of Huntsburg, Geauga county, Ohio, July
| Is 1881, and lived there until he came to Nscon-
| sin. His father was a native OF New Hampshire
| and was member of the first state legislature
| of Wisconsin, ana died while visiting in Eau
| Claire in 1873 His mother was a native of
| Massachusetts; she died in 1876. MIR. Bracket
| was married in 10 Daviss county, ILL.,, March 10,
| 1853, to Lucinda A. Hamilton who was born in
| Allegany county, n. Y. They have eight chill
| dren living Marion A. NOW Mrs. Andrew Tracy
| Seward W. Frank E., Charles W., Kate L.. John
! w, Harvey J. and Joseph NJ. They had Two
/ children die in infancy