The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-08-25

passed away SUNDAY morning, August
20, at 700 o'clock, at his home in Mad
ison, reached Edgerton few moments
later fAlthoughrhis -gnumeropsE friends
and old neighbors knew that he had
been Seriously lid and THAT sorfoWfu
news might be expected to come from
hist bedside, the Acknowledgement Of his
passing created keen regret and sincere
grief among the folks in his home town.
Less than a month ago he attended a
family Homecoming at, Fulton where
relatives and old neighbors enjoyed his
j company. Shortly after he was taken
ILL., Medical aid gave some relief but
it proved to be only of Stempora rgsriaS
ture. The span of his life and service
had been measured. and he was called
t by the relentless harvester of mems
lives.
/ An active, successful, and useful life
has come to its close in the death of W.
! S. Heddles. His immediate family has
suffered the greatest loss; but the loss
: is felt also -by=his friends, by his asso-
kiciates in business,==by the mauy=wto
| have worked in his service, by the pub
| lie in the cities sc Edgertoh and Madi-
] son, and blythe people of~ the~statev-of
| Wisconsin, Every good and worthy
cause appealed tolhis generous nature,
Fand he never spared himself His last
work in the Service of mercy was to
/ lead the activities to furnish relief to
1.-THE, ,tornado9-sufferer in the, districts
[ Of the northwestern part of our state.
In one sense of the word it may be said
/ that he, fell as victim to the late war.
His, ability and willingness to serve
] marked him as one upon whom the au-
thorities called to lead inmanyl import
ant undertakings, and it, was at ths
I close of these strenuous and often try.
ing laborsf that his health first hogan te
break down. Rest and never tagging
willpower- restored his health in meas.
ure, but as soonsas he felt& the returns
of health, he could not resist the temp
{ tationC to again plunge into work. He
loved it; business had fascination fol
him; service had it's irresistible CALL
j9{In a sketch of the4life of Mr.. Heddles
printed in The Reporter January 9,
1920, few days after his reelection te
4 the presidencyof the Tobacco Exchange
i bank, the following scharacterizationss i:
giyen,e7 If true-then,git9isyne less true
today IkEES tgsSEJ &
T ""Mr. W. S. HeddIes has by the quail
i tiles of his, ychatacter, and by The
I achievements of his career quietly, but
persistently risen in the love and esteem
of his fellow citizens, not only in Ed.
gerton and Madison, but throughout
The state. -As gone4of the founders Of
the Tobacco. Exchange bank as mayor
of the city of Edgerton, as successful
business man and a man of affairs, 'ihe
is recognized as worthy, son of This
home city and the: state. of Wisconsin
) BY his services as chairman of the
j Council of Defense, and~chairmalo OF
the special commission to concilliate the
differences which arose between theEin
terests of employers and employee:
1during the later warghe was assigned
Ipduties blythe Iadrrninis trative powers o1
his state that tested the intelligence
& good sense, Ffairness and endurance s.o1
y the man. aYNv i
The Capital Times in ar, editorial .sor
Inlay s. 1919, ssys:gd 8 "
- TMr., Heddles2 is1an employeref labor
= and would naturally be expected. t,
favor the employers side. j He has
however, put aside his own personafin
)qterests9 and viewed 2the situation from
the facts alone and from the standpoin