The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-05-15

HAD BEEN Ill FOR SOME TIME.
Family and Most Intimate Friends Were
at the Bedside When the
End Came.

Lieutenant Governor Jesse Stone
died at his home in Watertown at 8:17
Sunday night.
The end came peacefully, the patient
passing away without having regained
consciousness and apparently without
any pain.
At the bedside were his wife, son
William and his wife, former partner
in business; Marshall p. Woodward,
Frank Woodward and w. H. Wood
ward, intimate and old friends of the
dead official, and the physicians.
Death was due to cancer of the stom-
ach.
Lieutenant Governor Stones death
had been expected almost momentarily
for forty-eight hours.
While regarded as sick man for the
past six months, the decedent had
been attending to his duties a good
portion of the time, but sixty days ago
his ailment became so pronounced that
he was forced to give up his work al
together and take to his bed.
On August %, 1886, in the city of
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Lieu
tenant Governor Jesse Stone was born.
There he lived until he was years
old, when he accompanied his parents
to the United States and took up his
residence at Waterford, N. Y. After
concluding course in the common
schools of that city he devoted his
time to the trade of machinist, in
which he displayed considerable skill
and some inventive genius. The most
important piece of work which he ac-
complished while in this line of work
was the construction of the first
cracker machine used in this country.
He was married to Miss Sarah j..
Welsh, of Ticonderoga, N. Y, in 1854.
From Waterford he went to Louisville,
Ky, where he engaged in the soda
cracker manufacture for number of
years.
Iii 1869 he went to Watertown, Wis,
where he has since made his home, and
with M. ]. Woodward commenced the
manufacture of bread, crackers and
confections, the firm becoming one of
the most prosperous and well-known
concerns in the State. This plant was
purchased some years ago by the Ma
tional Biscuit company.
Mr.. Stone was interested financially
in many of the successful enterprises
in Watertown and elsewhere through
out the State. He was director in the
Johnson Electric company, Of Mil
waukee, director in the Wisconsin
Telephone company. Vice President
Of the Bank of Watertown, Vice Presi-
dent of the Edward j. fraudulent
company, and President of the Water
town Gas company.
Mr.. Stone was active in politics and
was Republican in sentiment. He
was three times elected to the Assem-
bly,, in 1880, 1882 and 1896, and that, in
district which was strongly Demo-
cratic, shows his popularity in the po-
litica1 field. In 1883 and 1892 he was a
delegate to the Republican National
Convention and was a member of the
Republican State Central Committee
from 1884 to 1924. In served on Gov
ernor Hoar s official staff and the
title of Colonel was conferred upon
him at that time. He was elected
Lieutenant Governor in 1898 and was
reelected to that Office in 1900.
Mr.. Stone was an important member
of the Masonic order, received the
thirty-second degree and was mem
Der of the Milwaukee consistory. He
also belonged to several other local
lodges, to the Mystic Shrine, and was
IA charter member of the Watertown
lodge of B. P. 0. E1ks. He fiured con-
spicuously in Masonic work through
out the State and was well and favor
ably known in such circles.
Mr.. Stone was esteemed and trusted
by his business associates. His home
life was marked by unusual devotion.