Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-24


THE LATE JUSTICE C. V. RARDEEN
he was really worse than he had been
three months previous, and only upon
two or three occasions since has he been
able to sit on the bench. A short time
ago he went to a hospital and wasoper
ated on, and later removed to his home,
where he received treatment by the
X ray process. Though the operation
at the time appeared to relieve him
the relief was but temporary for he
soon showed serious symptoms.
DR. George Keenan,, one of Judge
Bardeen's physicians, gave this state
ment of the cause of the illness and
death of the deceased jurist, as follows :
1.-The immediate cause of death was
paralysis of the heart, caused by pres
sure upon the nerve centers by a car
anomalous growth which originated in
the omentum, or an apron covering the
intestinal mesentarium, that is, the It's
sue from which the intestines are sus-
pended The location of this growth
from the beginning was such that it
pressed upon no important nerve or
nerve centers and consequently pro-
duced no pain 1t encroached upon no
vital organ and consequently never
gave evidence of immediate danger to
life. The digestive function was nor
NAL up to the last and the patient did
not suffer half hours acute pain"
Early Thursday morning he was
restless and suffered considerable pain
and in the evening became unconscious
in which condition he remained up to
the time of his death. When death
came he was attended at the bedside by
his wife, his brother, Claire, his daugh-
ter, Mrs Morris Johnson; DR.. w
Palmer, of GAINESVILLE, and nurse.
AS soon as his death became known,
Gov LaFollette, Chief Justice D. b.
Cassoday and other prominent men
called and offered their sympathies to
the bereaved family. Out of respect
to bis death the legislature and
supreme court adjourned the flag on
the capitol was placed at half mast and
the seat and portion of the supreme
court occupied by Mr.. Bardeen were
draped in mourning
IN the legislature, Immediately after
the call to order, President pro tenn Nc
Gillivray in the senate and Speaker
Lenroot in the assembly announced the
death, The following resolution was
I'M .uced in the assembly by Assem-
blym Wallrich, and Immediately
passed, messaged over to the senate and
concurred in there by rising vote:
1t having been announced to the
senate by the president and to the As
sembly by the speaker that the Hon.
Charles " Bardeen, one of the justices
of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, died
at his home iG the city of Madison at
$50 this morning:
Resolved by the Assembly, the SEN
ate concurring, that as a tribute of re-
spect to the distinguished citizen and
iurist WHO has passed away in the prime
of his sSefnlness a committee be APP
pointed, consisting of five senators and
seven assemblymen, who with the
officers of both houses shall represent
the Legislature at the funeral and that
the Legislature adjourn until 9 O'Clock
p. m, Monday, March %, 1903.
The joint committee to represent
with the officers the Legislature at the
funeral WAS appointed as follows:
Senators Kreutzer, Hatten, Miller,
Hudnall and North.
Assemblymen Wallrich, Ekern, d
Evans, Dupgeon, Smoker, A. E. Smith,
+ w Evans.
Both houses then adjourned to Mon
day evening.
Charles Waldo Bardeen was born in
Madison county, New York, Sept 23d,
1850, his parents being Rosselss aud
Mary Palmer Bardeen. At the age of
five years he came with his parents to
Wisconsin, the family settling on a farm
near A bion, Dane county. 1t was here
that he began his education by attend
ing the district school and later con-
tinued his studies at Albion Academy
and the University of Wisconsin, leav
ing the latter after his admission TO the
Junior class His battle for an educa
ton was fraught with difficulties and
he was obliged 10 assist himself by
means of teaching schools, a resource
resorted to by many who later became
educators of note or men OF distln-
guished career.
LAYING aside his school studies for a
time he IN 1874 entered the law Office
OIL P. Towne at Edgerton. where he
read law and later went to Colorado
and entered the employ of Alva Adams,
afterward governor of that state.
There he remained for two years and
again returning To Wisconsin, entered
the law department of the State Uuivcr-
sity Graduating from that institution
with the class IS he was IN June of the
same wear admitted to practice in the
state. district and United States courts.
As boy he formed a love for the pro-
fesSion he followed through life, and
though in later years he might have
accepted more munlticent positions
this love held him to his first choice.
After being admitted TO the bar he
came TO Wausaa and formed partner
ship with Roger &. SpoOner, later Carl
II Mueller being admitted TO the part
nership. the firm being known by the
name of Mueller, Spooner & Bardeen
About a year later MIR Spooner re-
tired. and the firm as Mueller 4 Bardeen
continued until 1877 when By mutual
agreement il was dissolved, Mr. Bar
deem then became associated with Gen.
John A. Kellogg, the latter being the
senior partner aud together they
carried on business until the death of
MIR. Kellogg in 1882. In 1893 the law
firm IF Bardeen & Myirea was formed
and a year later Louis Marehetii was
admitted. As Bardeen, Mylrea & Mar
chetti. the firm continued until 1891
when Mr. Bardeen was elected Judge
of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, assum-
ing the duties of his office in January
of %. aud in April, 1897, was reelected
for the term beginning with the year
1885.
In politics he was always associated
with the republican party though he
was elected without regard TO bis politi-
cal affiliations and because be was gen
rrs.1l 1rras1fraA for