Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-06-18
PROMINENT PEOPLE PASS
WIFE or GOVERNOR DAVIDSON
AND SENATOR SPO0NER
The Former Native of Vernon COun-
ty-Sincere s. 5Ipathy in the Cap
ital City-PersOnal and Leg
islative Notes
Madison. JUNG 16. t919.


The assembly has adopted Joint
resolution naming the day for final
adjournment on Saturday, June IS.
When the measure arrived in the SEN
ate it was laid on the table indefinate-
~ to await developments. There are
so many problems of interest to be
solved in the latter days of the SEES
sion that must be handled judiciously
that care is necessary. 1t now seems
not likely that matters may be brought
to final end before early days of
July.
One of the important bills passed.
on Saturday, was the highway meas
ure for state tax of 81 100000 per
year for three years. This is made
necessary if the state is to participate
in the federal allotments for aid to
differnet states.
The national woman suffrage reso-
luton lately passed by congress, was
submitted to the two legislative houses
by the secretary of state on Tuesday
morning. Before the lapse of an hour
it was adopted, signed by the presid-
ing officers and chief clerks and soon
after was on its way to Washington,
Senator ID. G. James of Richland Cen
ter, of this district 1t is believed
our state will have the record of first
delivery of an adoption message at
the national capitol Senator James
has been an ardent suffrage advocate
for forty years, and it was fitting
thing that he was permitted to act as
special messenger, paying his own
expense, as he insisted upon. In the
senate there was but one vote against
the amendment, two in the assembly.
The funeral of former United States
Senator John c. Spooner occurred
here on Saturday. 1t was occasion
for assembling of many old friends,
personal and political. Senator
Spooner died in New York, where he
has praeticed his profession since
resigning his seat in the senate ten
years ago. He has taken care of a
large clientage and is reputed to have
been successful, both professionally
and financially The drains of polit-
zeal life kept him a poor man, and it
was for the purpose of providing for
old age needs of himself and family
that caused him to retire from the
high station he had so long held. He
was one of the most brilliant and
strongest men the senate held in past
decades. Few men have filled more
exalted niche in Wisconsin's history
than John c. Spooner. From the
close of the Civil war, in which he
was captain, to ten years ago, he
was a prominent figure in the profess
sional and political life of the state
Mr.. SpoOner was born in Indiana,
coming to Wisconsin in the ffties He
was seventy-eight years old
The capital city, although deeply
grieved by it, was prepared for the
sad news that came TO the home of
former Governor James o. Davidson,
in the announcement that his wife
had passed away an early hour on
Saturday morning in Jacksonville,
Florida. For years Mrs Davidson
had suffered from heart trouble, and
that was the cause of death. Early
in the winter Mr.. Davidson took her to
Florida, buying cottage and remain
ing with her for two months. She
was much improved and was ready to
return home when taken violently i'll,
continuing so in a hospital till the
end came. The remains will arrive in
Madison this afternoon accompanied
by Mrs. Mabel Inbush, who was with
her mother during her last illness.
Funeral will be at the family home
tomorrow, interment beside har daugh-
ter, Grace, who passed away five
years ago.
Mrs. Davidson was born at Reads
town, SO years ago, the eldest daugb-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Bliss,
prominent pioneers of that village
who long conducted a store end hotel.
Helen Bliss was one of the most adj
mired young women the Kickapoo val
ley has produced, teacher for some
years, marrying James o. Davidson
in 1888, residing at Soldiers Grove
till her husband became state treas
urer, then succeeding to the higher
positions. AS first lady of the state
she filled the station with that wom-
anly grace and devotion that char
acterized her beautiful life as daugh-
ter, wife and mother, ever mindful Of
the calls of humanity. Mrs. David
son is survived by her aged mother,
who had long lived with her, husband,
daughter, Mabel Inbush, and sister,
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