Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-11-02
DEATH OF L. K. WRIGHT.
One of Wausau's Most Prominent Citizens Taken Away in
the Prime of Life Great Sorrow Prevails

time to bring pure bred stock into
Marathon county than any other per-
son. He worked at it persistently
night and day and as result there
Is no county in Wisconsin that has
finer bred cattle.
he was instrumental in bringing
this county into notice for the vast
possibilities to be derived from dairy
ing, claiming that northern Wiscon-
sin could beat the world in producing
butter, cheese, etc., and his energies
were bent in this direction until he
tcould see that his dreams would, in
time, be realized.
He was the moving spirit in bring
ing the Dairymen's and Buttermak-
ers' conventions and Short Horn Breed
ers' sale to Wausau, and at that time
the buttermakers presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright with a handsome silver
set in appreciation for the great in
terest which they had manifested in
the work. He was ever ready to get
out and give his time and great en-
ergy to anything which improved the
condition of our farmers and put
them on the right road to success.
For many years he was Superinten-
this as, in everything else of which he
took hold he brought it up to the
highest state of efficiency.
MIR. Wright was member of the
famous Wausau Light Guards when
under j. ID. Womer, they carried off
the prize at the international drill in
Chicago
In politics, he was a democrat and
he was ever found in the thickest of
the fight, trying faithfully and honestly
to induce others to see things his way.
He was chairman of the democratic
county committee during the cam
paign of 1890 and the organization
built up by him was said to be the
equal to any in Wisconsin. He was
also chairman of the democratic city
committee in 1908, when John +. La
mont was elected mayor.
Concerning his life the PILOT quotes
from an article published in "Wausau
in 1907 written nine years ago, and
which gives many salient points, viz:
"Louis K Wright is one of the hus-
thing young men of WauSau who is
always busy, yet finds time to serve
the people when the interest of friends
or the city and country are to be adj
vanced. He is the eldest son of Rev.
VIM. e. and Harriet e. t. Wright.
He was born in GAINESVILLE, Rock
county, Wis, November s, 1868. He
moved with his parents to Berlin,
Wis, thence to Waupun, and in 1881
the family came to Wausau. The
subject of this sketch was educated
in the public schools of Waupun and
Wausau, and after his graduation
studied law in the office of Mylrea &
Marchetti. Before the profession had
been mastered Mr.. Wright went to
Amigo to accept a position as book
keeper for f. A. Delaglise in the land
office. This occupation was pursued
for two years, then he returned to
Wausau and accepted the position of
mailing clerk in the post office, serving
two years during the administration
of John Ringle. He also served two
years at Madison on the chief clerks
staff of the assembly, the second year
as journal clerk, and for one year was
military instructor at the State In
dustrial school at Waukesha. He
filled a position with the Riverside
hospital, then under the management
of DR.. Sauerhering, and for five years
served as bookkeeper and agent and
was practically business manager.
His duties as agent took him to almost
all the lumber camps in the Wisconsin
river valley country and he formed an
extensive acquaintance. In 1898 he
was elected superintendent of the
Wausau municipal water works plant
by the common council and was re-
elected in 1899. He was faithful
official and made splendid record,
but the republicans gained control of
the council in 1900 and a republican
was elected to succeed him. Mr..
Wright was for three years and is at
present, secretary of the Marathon
County Agricultural society. In this
he takes deep interest and has done
much to make the annual meetings
the most enjoyable and profitable of
any held in the state
'Mr. Wright was married in Sep
TENDER, 1898, to Miss Isabelle Grace
Altenburg of this city. He is now
Noble Grand of Wausau Lodge, No.
215, |. O. o. f., and member OF the
A. +. & A. NJ"
He leaves to mourn his untimely
death, wife, two sons, Daniel and
David, aged and years, and one
daughter, Eleanor, aged years. His
parents, Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Wright,
who arrived in Wausau this noon from
Geneva, Ohio, to attend the last sad
rites. He is also survived by two
sisters, Miss Eleanor Wright and Mrs.
j. l.. Craine of Geneva, Ohio, four
brothers, viz: Edward and Archie of
Portland, Ore; w. E. Wright, Jr.,
British Columbia and Victor of Gen.
eva, Ohio.
Mrs. Daniel Altenberg, mother of
Mrs. Wright will arrive from Port
land, Oregon, on Thursday night.
The funeral will take place from St.
Johns church OH Friday morning at
$3.50 o'clock, the Rev. w. E. Johnson
officiating. The Masonic fraternity
will have charge of the ceremonies at
the cemetery. The Odd Fellows,
Wausau LiederkranZ, Wausau Light
Guards and Equitable Fraterna I'm
ion will participate.