Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-08-10

Calvary Presbyterian church, Milwau-
kee, and now residing in Cleveland, o.,
retired, and Professor David l.. Kiehle,
for many years state superintendent
of instruction in MINES ota, are uncles
Of Senator Fairchild.
The future senator attended the viii
lage school at Dansville until he was
three years of his schooling, he worked
half day and went to school half a
day. Part of the time he worked in a
hardware store and, among other
means of earning money in his early
years, he took care of neighbors'
horses. While in Sheboygan recently
on his auto tour Of the state he met
Mr.. e. NJ. Parmelee, president of the
John Allen Seed company, for whom
he worked in Dansyille as stable boy
and from whom he received a hearty
greeting.
The last two years before he left
school he worked in the printing Of
fee of the Evansville Advertiser. On
leaving school he began the study Of
law in the office 70 Rowe & Coyne at
Dansville and taught school to main
tain himself
He was admitted TO the bar Jan. 4,
1894, when he was a little over TWEEN
ty-one years Of age. He was associated
with MIR Rowe for a time and then
came to Milwaukee, where his uncle
was a prominent Presbyterian clergy
man. I'm 1897 Here. when he started
in, he had an office with and did some
work for John c. Kleist. present So
cial Democratic candidate for the
United States senate. He soon formed
a partnership with Frank j. Leni-
check. which was the beginning OF the
present law firm of Lenicheck, Fair
child & Boesel.
In 1900 Mr. Fairchild was APP
pointed second assistant district at
torney of Milwaukee county by
District Attorney William H. Ben
nett. and served for four years
in that office. playing a prominent
part in the graft prosecutions of that
period. On June 80, 1908, he was mar
ried to Miss Helen NJ. Edwards of
Dansvilie. a daughter Of James NJ.
Edwards. cashier of the Merchants
and Farmers bank of that place In
1905 Mt Fairchild was nominated as
the Republican candidate for state
senator in the Fifth senatorial dis
trict. and received 6.541 votes against
2.454 for Henry Cummings, Dem, and
4t2 for Chas zaiuer, Soc. Dem.
As a member Of the Wisconsin leg
islature Senator Fairchild has taken
a keen interest in labor legislation and
has been recognized as friendly to the
orking classes. He is a member of
the special committee on industrial in.
surance. appointed to investigate the
subject Of compensation to the injured
workiugman, or to his family in case
at death. from the accidents which
seem inseparable from modern indus
triad life. He supported earnestly the
bin raising the amount which could
he recovered in cases where death &C
curre5 in the course Of employment,
from Ss,0O0 20 $4,000
The senator IS an earnest worker for
LEGISLATION which will Pit an end 10
the economic waste which results
from the application at Eighteenth
century law to Twentieth century in
dustrial coalitions He believes in
dustriaI insurance is Of the utmost in
portauce and Of the greatest interest
10 the people. He feels that in some
adequate way those who are injured
at their work or those who may be
dependent on employees who lose their
lives In the hazards Of industry must
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