Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-05-19
SUSPENDS BUSINESS FOR JESSE
STONES FUNERAL.
NOTABLE GATHERING THERE
Five Governors of Wisconsin Present
and Many other Citizens of Promi-
hence from Far and Near-List of
Those Who Attended from Capital
City.

That was a memorable funeral at
the city of WATERFOWL, Wednesday af-
ternoon of Lieut.-Gov. Jesse Stone. 1t
was a veritable state affair There
were present a governor and four ex-
governors, besides most of the state
officials and the members of the last
senate not to speak of citizens OF diff
ferent parts of Wisconsin. Among
those from the extreme north was
Senator VIM. O'Neill. The people
within the immediate vicinity of
Waterfowl must have been all out.
Business was entirely suspended in
the city during the funeral exercises,
by direction of the mayor, not even
saloons or cigar stores being open.
When the funeral cortege passed up
the main street, the sidewalks were
packed with men, women and child
rem, all in silent veneration of the
greatly beloved and much esteemed
distinguished citizen. The name of
Jesse Stone was spoken all along the
line with the greatest reverence. No
man ever received such an ovation in
WATERFOWL before. The remains were
escorted from his late residence by
Knight Templars in uniform from the
Madison, Milwaukee, Jefferson, Water
loo, and also Master MasOns and
other societies to the Congregational
church, where impressive exercises
were held. The pastor in his tribute
to the deceased referred to a portion
of what Senator Spooner said of him
The altar of the sanctuary was liter
ally covered with flowers. the minis
ter being about buried therein. The
cOncourse at the grave at Oak Hill
cemetery, about two miles distant, was
the greatest ever seen there. The
regular Masonic services were solemn
ly conducted by Grand Master Perry
in his well-modulated voice. The spe-@
cial train on the st. Paul road which
left Madison yesterday morning for
WatertOWn and returned last evening
was a flyer The engineer, John F.
Culbertson, made the run from Madi-
son to Watertown, 38 miles, in so
minutes and made the, return in 43
minutes. He was put on the train be-
cause he knew the road so well and
had keen eye. He proved equal to
the occasion and everyone on the train
felt safe in, his hands.
The Madison delegation was com
posed Of the following: Gov. R. M. La
Toilette, Secretary w. H. Froeh1ich,
Treasurer j. o. Davidson, Attorney
General E. r. Hicks, Insurance Com
missioner Emil Giljohann, Railroad
Commissioner G. L. Rice, Deputy j.
S. Stack, Superintendent L. d. Har-
vey Col. G. e. Morley, Labor Commits
sioner Halfort Erickson, Atty. G., E.
Buell., R. F. Hamilton, Col A. H. Hol-
lister, Judge A. G. Zimmerman, Henry
Overlook, Major S. S. lockwood, Hy.
P. Schmidt, P. L. Spooner. Col. E. w.
Keyes, R. G. Vernon, Charles Nelson,
Col w. j. Anderson, NJ J. Tappins,
H. c. Adams, Jerre G. Murphy, George
Reed, R. G.. Hardwood, w. L. Houser,
Geo. P. Miller, J. G. Monahan, George
A. Lougee, Herman Jonas, Walter AL
ford, H. B. Dodd, D. H. Wright, A.
A. Cheney, John Corscot, R. M. Bash
ford, H. G. Klinefelter, D. S. Ritter,
w. G. Dickson, j. G. Harper, Herman
J. Veerhusen, A. T. Webb, VIM.
Owens, Sanford Eighmy, Charles L.
Harper, R. R. Frazier, c. G.. Bennett,
James Allen, Jerry Sweeney, John
c. Prien, M. w. Terwilliger and John
O'Connell
The honorary bearers were:
Ex-Gov. George W. Peck, Col. E. w.
Keyes, Col. George A. Lougee, Sena-
tor j. NJ. Whitehead, J. B. Treat, H.
j. Evans, Charles Wiggenhorn, E. J.
Brandt. S. NJ. Eaton, Albert So1liday,
H. J. Strauss and H. Wertheimer;
and the active bearers were: W. D.
| Sprosser, John Throne, George w.
Hill, George Hawkins, George w.
Webb and Edward May.
The ex-governors present at the OBJ
sequies were Edward ScofieId, Geo.
| w, Peck. William H. Upham and w