Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-10

senate, which Office he resigned 10 ac-
cept that of secretary Of state. 10
which he was chosen by an oyerwhelm-
ing plurality at the late election.
r. L. Gilbert.
Frank L. Gilbert, who now nas
charge OF the affairs Of the office of
attorney general OF Wisconsin, is
native of the state and one of the most
popular men in Dane county He was
born at Arena, in Iowa county, March
), 1864. His father, a member OF the
35th Wisconsin infantry, died in tie
civil war. 1t was struggle in young
Gllbert's youth to get a schooling be-
tween days of hard labor on the farm.
yet at the age of 16 he was able to
take UP the work of teaching. His
first school was the one in vermont
known as the Back of the Mounds"
school. In 1888 he graduated from
the Mazomanie high school, after
which he resumed teaching, accept
ing position at Mt. Horeb. There
he picked up telegraphy and worked
at that on the Northwestern road for g
year. He taught school the year fol.
lowing, when he was called to Baraboo
to make out the pay roll for the Md
ison division of the Northwestern
road. He was called to Chicago H.
1894 into the general offices. But Mr..
Gilbert had set his heart upon law and
left this promising field to enter the
Madison law school, finishing in 1889.
During his law course he picked UP a
practical knowledge of the business
in the law Offices of Murphy A.
Kroncke. In 1889, upon his gradua
ton, he formed with Russell Jackson
the law firm of Gilbert & Jackson.
In 1902 he was elected district at
torney of Dane county and reelected in
1904. As the candidate of the repub.
lican party he was elected attorney
general of the state at the late cleo
ton and is now in the active discharge
Andrew H. Dahl
Andrew H. Dahl, always in the front
rank where the strife was on and a
vigorous and versatile champion of all
that is best, now couples the office OF
state treasurer and has charge of the
commemorative strong box, which, &C
cording to all reports, is near to over
flowing. He was born in Columbia
county on April 10, 1859 and was edu-
Gated in the high school at Viroqua,
safterward taking a course at Tic
Northwestern business university il
this city. Since 1864 he has lived in
Vernon county and engaged in the bus
mess of merchandising at the village
of Westby. He has been president Of
the village and has held numerous 9th
er local Offices In 1898 he was elect
ed to the assembly from Vernon coun.
ty and reelected in 1900, 1902 and
1904. AS the candidate of the repub-
lican party for the Office Of state
treasurer he was chosen at the recent
election by plurality approXimating
that of his fellow candidates.
George E. ReedIe.
George E. Beedle, who succeeded
Zeno M. Host as commissioner of iu-
suranoe, was one Of the most palnstak-
ing members of the assembly at the
session of 1905. He was born in
Shawano county July H. 1864, and was
educated in the common schools He
is lumberman by occupation and was
in the employ of the Chicago & North
western railway from 1883 to 1923 III
1901 he was elected a member of the
county board of supervisors of Wan
paca county and was by that body
chosen as a trustee of the Waupaca
county insane asylum. He was elect
ed to the assembly from the second
district of that county in 1902 and re-
elected in 1904. Receiving the NOM
ination of his party at the September
primary, in a contest that was exceed
ingly close, he was triumphantly elect.
ed to the Office which he now holds
at the election in November.