The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-18
SENATOR FROM
 WISCONSIN IS
 DEAD AT HOME
(ASSoctata,1 Preaal

tAssociate,i Press,
 MAR1ONETTE, Wis. Mar. 15.- Isaac Stephenson. formerly United States senator from Wisconsin. died at his home in this city this morn ing after a lingering illness. He was S9 years old at the time of his death.
 He was twice a member of the Wisconsin state legislature and was in congress three terms. In May, 1907, he was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Senator Spoon CT. and in 1909 was elected for one term. The tactics used by him in this election came near costing him his seat and charges were preferred in the senate against him. An in- vestigating committee found that he had expended $113.0OO being re-elect. ed, but no graft was uncovered and he retained his seat by a narrow majority.
 Aside from the fact that Isaac Stephenson. during his service as United States senator, enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest, as we'll as the wealthiest senator in the upper house of congress, he ranked as one of the greatest pro ducing lumbermen in the nation. The principal scene of his operations in the lumber industry was in north Michigan, that section owing a large part of it's development in the lum bering and mining industries to his efforts. His properties in that sec tion are still among the largest hold ings in the state, and his various industries there employ thousands oi men.
 Born near Fredericton, New Bruns wick, June IS, 1929, he spent his early youth on his fathers farm and in working in the lumber woods He had practically no schooling. Al sixteen, he left home and went to Milwaukee. He found employmen, with the Wells Lumber company and was associated with DanieI Wells. Jr.. for many years. In 1851 he became an operator of lumber camps in his own interests.
 His early political career included two terms in the Wisconsin legis lature, and three terms in congress
 In May, 1907. he was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Senator John c. Spooner. resigned. and was elected to succeed himself, in 1909 It was in connection with this cleo tion that the Wisconsin legislature after a lengthy Investigation of the senator's campaign, filed charges with the United States and asked ar investigation of the senator's cam paign. alleging that money had beer used to unduly influence votes. The investigating committee went into the matter extensively, and while they showed that Mir. Stephenson spent over $113,000 to be eleAted no undue influence or graft was shown and he was retained in his seat by a vote of the senate, 40 tc 34.
 Senator Stephenson always re mained plain. unassuming man His greatest pleasure each year was to gather together number ol friends who enjoyed the outdoor life and rough it" at old lumber camps on his properties above Escanaba Mich.
 Senator Stephenson owned the Bo nita, one of the finest steam yacht: on the Great Lakes. He seldom found time to enjoy the craft, bu he found great pleasure in loanint 1t to old friends, soldiers assoca tions, lodges and similar organiza tions of his townspeople.
 To him. and to the men whom hc gathered about him in his variou: business ventures, his home city Marinette, Wis, owes much of it: prosperity and progress. He was always open.handed with his home town, and. scattered about the city various buildings. library. parks ant other memorials.