Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-18

And flowers To wither al the north vino :
And stars 10 set-but ali,
Thou hast all seasons for thine Owl.
Death
Born IN Huntsburg. Geauga county.
Ohio. March "a, 1880, and died at
Bioomington,G Grant County, Wisconsin
Nav /, 1899, aged sixty-nine years.
one month and seven days.
The above are the dates of the be-
ginning and the ending of one who for
many years moved among us and was
OF US in all that pertained to the veal
or the woe of our community.
John Weeks Bracket was the eldest
son of Joseph Warren and Lydia Miller
Bracket, whose family numbered
seven children, of whom only two sur
vive John. Mr.. Brackets father was
member of the first state legislature
Of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Bracket moved to Milwaukee
IN 1912 and in 1854 came to Blooming
ton, at that time Tafton, where he has
since resided. December 81. 1857, he
married Miss Eunice Morse. OF their
union eight children were born, four
sons and four daughters. One son and
two daughters survive, who with their
mother, mourn the loss of husband
father.
Mr.. Bracket enlisted in Company II
of the Seventh Wisconsin Infantry
Volunteers in 1864 and served till the
close the war.
At the session of the state legisla-
ture in 1875 he was chosen Sergean-at-
Arms of the Assembly and officiated in
that capacity acceptably to all parties
in the legislature that winter. In that
session of the legislature an attempt
was made to impeach Judge Small, OF
Milwaukee Circuit Court, and Mr..
Bracket was the officer to serve all
papers on Judge Small and witnesses
for and against him in the matter of
impeachment. On this matter Mr..
Bracket travelled over the state with
writs and papers and even wentinto the
the state OF Illinois for witnesses.
Nothing came of the mpeaching bust
ness so far as Judge Small was con-
cerned, but Mr.. Bracket performed
his duty fearlessly and honestly for
the state.
railway mail service, in which en-
ployment he continued until 1885, af-
ter which he entered the state land
office at Madison, where he was en-
ploved for four years. In 1890 he
again entered the railway mail service
Of the United States, where he served
for six years. rendering excellent ser
vice 30 the public and the authorities
of the mail service Again in 1898 he
entered the mail service, which he
continued to the time OF his last sick
ness and death. In all matters that
Mr.. Bracket undertook he was thor
ough and conscientious in the per-
torrance of the same In his politics
he was Republican of the strictest sect
and belonged to the stalwart branch
Of that party. He always worked and
voted for the success of that party
during his life
In his religious views Mr.. Bracket
was liberal, conceding to ali the right
to worship God according to the die
tates of conscience. He did not at
tempt to force his own views Of reli-
zion on anyone His views were
inclined to the mildly agnostic, neither
affirming or denying the existence of
a supreme being.
Socially Mr. Bracket was a warm
friend and bitter foe, vet he was not
a man that would hold enmity and he
was generous to a fault: no one was
more willing than he to forget and
forgive any unpleasant episode that
may have happened with him and a
friend and no man was ever more
grateful for favor conferred than was
John ". Bracket He never forgot a
kind act done by friend in time of
need. while many an unkindness was
buried bv him in oblivion. Intellect
ually he was bright man OF brains and
took lively interest in all matters
pertaining to public welfare In all
official capacities he was fearless and
did his duty in accordance with his
: oath of office. He had been honored
= with his office in his town of Bloom
ington and was the most fearless as
SCISSOR that ever assessed the town.
Tax dodgers had to stand from under
when John came to see them as to
their worth.
Socially Mr.. Bracket was in his de-
meanor and intercourse democratic
and did not consider that wealth or
power gave man precedence over his
less fortunate neighbor, but
The breezy call of DEMONSTRATING morn.
The swallow twitteriug from the straw
built she'd
The cocks shrili clarion or the echoing horn
No more shall wake him from his lowly