Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-13

SI0p Wnen any Crisis arose.
Ed. Keogh of Milwaukee received
f1attering notice from the toastmas-
ter but was not present to respond.
William H. Ramsdale, who served
in the legislature of 1856 talked
strongly and eloquently of Wisconsin
history and men. He is the only one
of his legislature here.
Thomas w Spence of Milwaukee
touched on the inviolability of con-
tracts and said he had made a con-
tract with his partner some years
ago to have the latter deliver the
speeches which he (Spence) would
prepare. Those who had heard Mr..
Quarles at the armory might judge
how well the speeches had been pre-
pared.
Senator Kingston was not present
and Senator Samuel S. Fifeld, who
came in, was called upon. His adj
dress was interesting in Renaissance
of early legislators and was heartily
received.
John Luchsinger touched on the
sterling character of Wisconsin man
hood as illustrated in it's legislatures.
Judge E. W. Keyes, Senator Claw
son, Senator w. S. Main and Assem-
blyman David F. Jones were last
called on and made brief speeches of
thanks.
The Roll.
When the members of the legisla-
ture, past and present, sat down to
the banquet board Tuesday evening
there were in the capitol building
more men who have had to do with
the up-building of Wisconsin than
probably will ever be assembled
again. Here are the names of some
of the old-timers: Amasa Cobb of
Lincoln, Neb., who served as senator
from the Mineral Point district in
1856 and in the assembly in 1860-61;
eX-United States Senator Sawyer of
Oshkosh, who was in the assembly in
81 and again in '61; Joshua Stark,
Milwaukee, '56; r. j. Flint, Menom-
inee, '76-7 and 1928; w. j. Abrams,
Green Bay, $50; Charles S. Kelsey,
Montello, '61-2-3-4; Sam. S. Fifeld,
Ashland, '74-6; Gen. Henry Harnden,
Rome, Jefferson county, (now of Mad
ison), '66; j. "A. Watrous, Black River
now of Milwaukee), 1918; Col D. E.
WEIGH, Barapoo, '74-5; A. M. Kimball,
Pine River, 1914; ex-Congressman
George w. Hazelton, Milwaukee, 81
2; NJ. j. Field, Racine, 1919 and 81;
Stiles S. Nortnrup, Ogden, 81; John
Phillips, Stevens Point, go; Joseph X.
Porter, Cooksville, 80; Judge Charles
M. Webb, Grand Rapids, 1910; and
'83; Robert B. Wentworth, Juneau,
'57; Henry F. Wilke, Shawano, go;
Ed. Keogh, Milwaukee, '6O-61, '66-67-
68-69-8O-81- -89-91-93 Speaker in
'93) and in the senate '62.63; Job.
Grant, Union Center, rs; John Luch-
singer, Monroe, '73-76-77-78 and 81; j.
B. Treat, Monroe, who was in the SEN
ate from '76 to '79 and introduced the
bill providing for biennial sessions;
and John T. Kingston, Necedah, who
was senator in '5I-59-61-82-83 and an
in '74-8O-81
Dane county was we'll represented
by former and present members of
both houses as the following list
shows: Judge w. P. Lyon Former
speaker of the assembly,, Madison;
c. B. Welton, Madison; Daniel Bech-
tel, Blooming Grove; John Adams,
Black Earth; r. M. Bashford, Madi-
son; w. HI. Chandler, Windsor; James
Conklin, Madison; William Charleton,
Joseph E. Henderson,
piloxy. Honru p Ho1xya Moro. IT n
Nora; III. E. Briggs,
A. R. Bushnell Madison
(who represented the Lansacter dis
trict in '72); D. Stephens, Madison;
Johnson, Mount Vernon;
William Seamonson, Stoughton; c. J.
ROLLS, Stoughton; George B. Bur-
rows, Madison; William F. Villas,
Madison; E. E. FitzGibbon, Wanna
kee; C. G. Cross, Sun Prairie; ohm D.
Gurnee, Madison; P. o. Baker, Mount
Vernon; w. S. Main, Madison. Gen.
Thomas Curley, now of Madison, who
the Prairie du Chen dis
trict in the assembly in 1875 was
also among the Dane county guests.
The following is a complete list of
those present as shown by the regis
ter: j. c. Davidson, Soldiers Grove,
Norman L. James, Richland Center,
I'll. J. Spaulding, Vienna, r. J. Flint,
Menomonie, Joshua Stark, Milwau
kee, M. c. Ring, Neillsville, w. H.
Tripp, GAINESVILLE, w. S. Main, Madi-
son, o. G. Munson Viroqua, C. c. Har-
ris Dousman, John G. Frank, Jackson,
Hans Borchsenius, Baldwin, Jesse
Stone, Watertown, T. w. Burke, Way
side, w. J. Abrams, Green Bay,
Charles S. Kelsey, Montello, Daniel
Bechtel, Madison, Gustave Goethe,
Ozaukee, Hans Fl. Olson, Berlin, J. II.
Moshier, Kneeland, Edward B. Simp-
son, Milwaukee, John ONE II, Skulls
burg, c. HI. Baxter, Lancaster, George
P. E. Shaffer, New Diggings, Sam. S.
Fifeld, Ashland, Henry Harnden,
Rome (now of Madison), j. A. Wat
rous, Black River Falls (now of Mil
D. E. WEIGH, Baraboo,
E. cambridge, Benton; Sam
uel A. E. Cook, Sheboygan; u. A.
Oshkosh; F. R. Dittmar,