The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-02-28
JUDGE ISAAC CRATE DEAD.

Judge Isaac Cratic suffered a stroke
of app plexy last Saturday afternoon
at four o'clock and died twelve hours
later, without regaining conscious
ness. He had been transacting bust
ness in the afternoon and stepped in
to the former Stephani place on his
way home. He had been there but a
few minutes when the stroke came.
Physicians hurried to his side but
they said at once that he could not
live. The sudden ending of the genial
friend of everybody cast a pail over
the community. Judge Cratic was
born at Manitowoc Rapids April 26,
1856. He was a graduate of the Osh-
kosh Normal school and taught dis
trict schools for eight years. He con-
Quoted store at Mishicot for some
years and served in the legislature
in 1887. Since his admission to the
bar in 1890 he has practiced law with
the exception of six years he served
as judge of the municipal court. He
was the first judge of that court serv-
ing short term and one full term
of four years. He has practiced at
Manitowoc since 1901. He was mar
ried in 1879 and is survived by his
widow, a daughter Josephine and his
mother, Mrs. Zoe Cratic, over 90
years of age, residing at Green Bay;
two sisters, Mrs. Fortier of Green Bay
land Mrs. Ida Kimmes of Two Rivers
and onr, brothers, Capt. Nells Cratic
of Racine, George Cratic of Milwau-
kee and Eusebe Cratic of Rice Lake.
land Jerome Cratic in Califor Ia.
The funeral was held yesterday with
the order of Elks officiating. Pail
bearers were E. G. Nash, Judge
Chloupek, L. w. Ledvina, M. J. O'Don-
nell, James White and John Haney of
Kewaunee.
Besides the state assembly and the
municipal court bench he served on
the first city Board of Education. In
l911 he was chosen as the man most
likely to be elected as mayor in the
anti -Stolze ticket and under great
handicaps he nearly accomplished the
feat. When the income tax law enact-
eo he was appointed by the tax COM
mission on the board OF review and was
still member of the board at his
death.
There is big empty space i our
citizenship caused by the judges de-
parture. He was not deeply learned
in law, his associates say, nor did he
pretend to be. But he knew men and
understood them. He could talk in
the jurors own language and he had
clear thinking apparatus and large
fund of common sense. These facul-
ties coupled with industry made him
q power as jury trial lawyer.
He was splendid company and there
was no tedium in his company or
lullness in any group of which he
Formed a part.
In the public capacities he served he
rendered good service. On the bench
ne dispensed justice without any more
regard for the time honored forms
than was required and he never as
.sumed any unnecessary dignity or the
east trace of austerity. He was sue
tessful in his life work and he per-
Formed that work, in court and out of
it, with and unruffled evenness of
temper and an apparant absence of
stain that was the envy of many
competitors. Nothing seemed to sur
prise, perturb, or embitter him There
S no use in attempting to describe
Judge Cratic. He was a Character"
self made successful man; a good
citizen; loyal friend; but he will
probably be remembered longest as
loyal, good companion who enjoyed
ife and made everyone within his or
pit also enjoy it.