Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-12-13

in any locality there is a sufficient
number of Germans of approximately
the same social status, they will form
social circles of their own, quite apart
from the society of their English
speaking neighbors, there are ex-
captions, but this is the rule. As
similation was less rapid before the
late civil war than nON, when life
and affairs are broadening, and the
young are anxious to enter upon them
as well equipped as their fellows of
native origin. The paper was keenly
interesting, and will be widely read
when published in full.
Miss Florence E. Baker, of the so
ciety's library staff, presented "A
photographed account of the Wis
consin constitutional conven-
tons. = This consists of cita-
tions, book and page, to all
proceedings in congress and the Wis
consin territorial legislature leading
uP " J1IO LII OL COl1SL1ClbJ1Olud1 COANCn-
ton in 1916; to the official publica-
tions of the convention; to the
speeches delivered in convention, but
only published in the columns of
newspapers, for the official report
gave no details of debate; and to- all
important references to the conven-
ton, whether in books or monographs.
In the second section references are
given to- the consequent agitation in
newspapers and other publications.
: The third section covers the second
! convention in the same manner as the
first,-except that in this convention
the debates were published in the Of
fetal journal. A fourth section cites
all references in books to the adopted
constitution, all commentaries, all the
leading cases in the state supreme
court which affect the rights of the
entire people Of the state, and all the
literature which these cases have
brought out. The paper closes with
an annotated list of the delegates,
their politics (never before given ex-
COPL Ill OCCILC1 ICWOPOpOA OAOA
ences), the dates of their deaths
(wnere KNOWN, and citations to lead
ing biographies of them. Miss Baker
after a protracted correspondence,
finds that the following are, so far
as known, the only surviving dele
gates to- the two conventions; their
present postoffice addresses are here
given: Convention of 1916: John
Cooper, North Greenfield; Elisha W.
Edgerton, 100 9Th St., Milwaukee;
Andrew E. Gilmore, Green Bay; Ben
1amin Hunkins, Beaver Crossing,
!, Nebraska; Aaron Rankin, Fort At
kinson; Patrick Rogan, 314 w. Main
St., Watertown; Wallace w. Graham,
"a Wisconsin St., Milwaukee. Con-
vention of 1848: Almerin n. Carter,
GAINESVILLE; Orsamus Cole, Milwaukee;
G.. w. Featherstonhaugh, Lake Cur
nee, Illinois; James T. Lewis, Col
umbus; Theodore Prentiss, 8O2 ely
man St., WATERFOWL; Harrison Reed,
St. Augustine, Florida; James d.
Reymert, New York City, and The
odore Secor, Spencer, Iowa.
In a paper on the "Origin of our
State Normal school system James
sutherland OF GAINESVILLE gives chiefly
personal "reminiscences of his par
ticipation in the bill of 1857 which
first put the system on its feet.
A biographical sketch OF lchabod
Codding, noted early antl-slavery
agitator in Wisconsin and Illinois,
was presented by Rev. Joseph Il.
Croker of Troy. N. Y.
Considerable time was spent in dis
cussing the proposed new constitution,
and finally it's was recommitted to the
committee to report next Thursday
night.
The following curators were elected:
Romance Bum, Silas U. Pinney,
Elisha W. Keyes, George Raymer,
Halle Steensland, Charles N. Gregory,
Arthur L. Sanborn, William F. Villas,
Patrick B. Knox and James D. But
Ter, all of Madison; John Johnston and
W. W. Wight of Milwaukee; and R.
L. Mccormick of Haywood.
Among the new members elected
were: Father Joseph S. La Boule,
Robert Camp and Grant Fitch, all of
Milwaukee; and Charles E. Whelan of
Madison.
CHARLES r. BRAINARD DEAD.