Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-07-25
OBITUARY.
NELSON DEWEY.
Dead ana eurIal OF wl.eoasIn.s flr.l oovsroor.

urday night after lingering illness oil
many weeks. The deceased was born
in Connecticut in Dec. 1918, and moved
with his parents to New York when
quite small boy. He was educated at
Hamilton, New York, and was after
ward admitted TO the bar, and coming
west located in Grant Co, Wis, in
1886. The following year he was
elected Register of Deeds OF Grant
county. being the first 10 hold that
office. The first entry is in his hand
writing and was recorded April ~.
1887. at 3 p m. and was the granting
of tract of eighty acres in Iowa coun-
ty from David Bradley to John Free
man. The deed was acknowledged at
Chicago, Cook Co, iii. In 1888 he
was chosen representative in the terri
torial house and was afterwards its
speaker Subsequently he was elected
to the territorial counsel. Gov. Dewey
was always n strong Democrat. He
was elected the first governor of the
state of Wisconsin in 1848 and was re-
elected in 1S49 for term of two years.
| He was State senator during the
years 1854 and So. lie was man who
had the respect and good will of the
people of the state and his death will
BIO sincerely mourned by large circle
of friends. During his term of Govern
orship he was married to Miss Gather
in Dunn, a daughter of Chief Justice
Dunn, who was one of the most prom
inent of the early settlers Of the state
and lawyer of high ability. During
his term of Office as governor, Mr..
Dewey continued TO reside in Lancaster.
He was practicing lawyer in company
with the late j. Allen Barber, the firm
being a prosperous one in early terri
torial days. Gov Dewey was ambitious
and expected TO found city on the
present site of the village of Cassville.
Here he built large mansion, which
was destroyed by lire soon after IFS
completion The house cost over one
hundred thousand dollars and it was
never rebuilt. old blackened ruins still
remaining 10 tell the story.
lie was about Is years of age. The
funeral took place at the episcopal cem-
etery on Tuesday AT 2 p m. The body,
accompanied by Gen. VIM. Pitt Dewey,
of Yankton, Oak, and Mas. Kate Cole,
daughter of the deceased. OF ST. Louis,
with the following pail bearers, left
Cassvile at 1880 A. m. Tuesday and ar
rived in this city at IL o'clock; Her
man and Alloys Grimm, j. III. c. Snec-
lode, Jacob Bernhardt, Chas. A. Dewitt,
John Scharfenstine and John A. Klinat.
A party from this city with pail bearers
went 10 meet the funeral party. The
pail bearers from this city were as fol-
lows: Hon. A. Il. Bushnell. Col. John
c. Clark, Edward Pollock, Il. M. Bar
Der, Luther Basford and Fred b.
Phelps, and were accompanied by Hon.
r. b. Showalter, Gen. John Is. Calls,
Judge j. +. Mills, District Attorney j.
w. Murphey. ID. L. Parker, John
Wright, Philo Stevens, Joseph Nathan,
John Lane. M. NJ. Zeigler and Capt
G. ii. Baxter. The funeral party ar
rived here about IL o'clock
and were received nj the homo Of
DIR. s. T. Hassell, The remains were
encascd in beautiful black covered
casket and was placed upon s.hle
pail upon the lawn in the shade OF the
beautiful evergreen trees, whore all
could look at the face of Wisconsin's
first governor.
A special train from Madison arrived
here at | o'clock bringing Gov. VIM.
d. Hoard, Attorney General Chas. il.
EstabroOk, Railroad Commissioner
Atty Peterson, Hon. Philo Cunning, of
Madison; President of Fish Commission,
Gen. David Atwood; Editor of Wiscon-
sin State journal, Hon. j. G. Gregory;
Judge f. w. Reyes, Hon. S. V. Pinny,
Hon, Lyman G. Diaper. ex-Secretary of
State Historical Society; r. q. Thwaites,
Secretary of State Historical Society;
Daniel s. Durrie, Librarian of State
Historical Society; Hon, Milo Jones, of
FIT. Atkinson, member of first consti-
tuition convention; EX-GovernOr VIM.
Il. Taylor, Cottage Grove; Hon. Then
Rodolph, of La Crosse; Deming Fitch,
OF Madison; S. A. Harper, Madison;
Gen. Geo. p. Delaplaine, Private Sec
rotary to Cows Dodge and Dewey, TO
| attend the funeral. Gov. Hoard and
eleven others were received at the home
of Lieutenant Governor Ryland.
After viewing the remains on the
lawn in DIR. Hassells yard, the pro-
cesson formed in the following order
and marched to the Episcopal cemetery
where Rev S. ID. Pulford took charge
of the services: Clegymen, hearse aud
pail bearers, the family, the State com
mittee, old settlers and members of the
bar, county and city officers, citizens.
The Episcopal burial service was
used at the grave, it being request OF
the deceased. After short address
by Rev. S. D. Pulford, Hon. Silas V.
Pinny. of Madison spoke briefly paying
q glowing tribute to the manner in
which Wisconsin's first governor always
performed his official duties. He said
Gov Dewey won the confidence of the
people and bore alolt the banner of the
state and it suffered neither tarnish or
stain and that no occasion had caused
a deeper feeling of sadness throughout
the state than the death of Gov Nelson
Dewey.
Delegations were present from ali the
adjoining cities and towns, prominent
among whom were I l.. Cleary, ID. j,
Gardner, W. Ill. Beebe, W. ii. Elgar,
and j. w. Murphey, of Platleville;
Geo. w. Parker. T. Carrier and Jno.
ID, Wilson. of Boscobel; Herman and
Alloys Grimm, j H. G Sneclode, Jacot
Bernhardi, Chas. A. Dewitt, John