River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-06-28

He then took a year in Hamline
University after which he became
principal of the graded school at
townsville.
During the spring of this year,
1889, the writer made the acquaint-
ance of Mr.. Fletcher, who attended
an institute under his charge at
Menomonie, and the impression
made was so favorable that he was
invited at once to grammar de-
partment in the Baraboo city
school.
Before entering upon his duties at
Baraboo he was united in marriage
to young lady of Menomonie,
Miss Elsie Gates, and the young
couple spent happy year in Bara-
boo, and one so successful that he
was recommended to the principal
ship of the East Troy high school.
After teaching there three years
successfully Mr.. Fletcher spent one
year in the Milwaukee Normal and
did what is very unusual, took the
diploma after one year of study.
He then went to Mauston as prin-
cipal of the high school, where he
served faithfully for seven years at
the end of which time the oppor-
tunity came for the writer to invite
him to professorship in the Norm
al. His standing as teacher and
man in the school and community
here are too we'll known to require
comment. So successful was he in
his chosen profession that when the
vacancy occurred last week in the
institute conductorship by the re-
signation of Professor Sims TO take
the presidency at Stevens Point,
Mr.. Fletcher was Immediately given
the position, which was a profess
sional promotion that never came
to his knowledge, as his absence in
the northern woods made it impos-
sible to communicate with him, and
the many letters which came to his
home congratulating him on a pro-
motion known nearly to all the
teachers of the state except himself,
were not permitted to give him the
joy his appreciative nature would
have had in noting the cordial good
wishes of his many friends.
Professor Fletcher was a man in
the highest sense honorable and
open in his dealings, both profess
sional, financial and social. He
was peculiarly frank, cordial and
unaffected, He met all men on
grounds of equality and was espe-
cially favorite among the business
and professional men of River
Falls.
He had good voice and was very
much called upon to sing in enter
tainments, which his public spirit
prompted him to aid, as he did all
good things in the community. His
cheerful helpfulness was one of his
many fine traits and had much to
do with the friendly feeling shown
him on all occasions by the citizens
of the place.
Mr., Fletcher was high-minded,
noble Christian man whom it was
pleasure to know. He was con-
slant in the Christian life and was
helpful and reliable member of
the Methodist church in whose COM
munion he had lived for many years.
In his domestic relations he was
most happy. Four children were
born to him and his faithful wife,
three of whom are living-Harvey,
aged eleven; Dorothy, aged nine,
and Kenyon, aged three. Mr.
Fletcher's mother is living in
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Charles and Jay, and two sisters,
Mrs. Lizzie Cole and Mrs. Edna Sip
pie. One brother, Edward, and
sister, Mrs. Evelyn Heller, live in
Menomonie and another sister, Mrs.
Jennie Lucas, lives in Eau Claire,
all of whom are in the city attend
ing the funeral.
The entire community is in deep
grief over the untimely death of this
good citizen, who was loving hus-
band, kind father, dutiful son
and generous and helpful brother.
We shall all miss him SO much and
all who knew him will deeply sym
pathize with the grief-stricken fam
lily, whose loss is irreparable.
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