Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-08-14
Remains Of Alfred H.
Stevens Laid to Rest
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR RE-
SPECIFIED CITIZEN HELD AT
HOME LAST FRIDAY

Funeral services for A. H. Stevens
pioneer and respected resident of
Eagle River of whose death mention
was made last week, were held at the
Stevens home on Friday afternoon,
Rev. w. J. Davis, of Viroqua officiat-
.ng. A large number of friends and
neighbors were present and accompan
ed the remains to the cemetery
where the last earthly tribute was
paid to man who had taken an inn
)ortant part in the civic and business
life of the community for many years.
Alfred Henry Stevens was born
June 8, 1S47, in the town of Campbell
5teuben county, N. Y. When child
4e moved with his parents to Pennsy
.vania and later to Minnesota. Leav-
ng that state at the time of the In
liam uprising, shortly before the Gus
.er massacre, he settled at Dale, Wis.
He was married there February %,
.871, to Mary Marie Templeton. To
he union six children were born, Ar
.hur A. dying at the age of four years
1--WE survive him with the wife and
mother and are: Mrs. Emil Dostal, of
flint, Mich, Mrs. j. Fl. Stearns of Chi
eago, Victor HI. of st. Paul, and Earl
md Claude of Eagle River. All were
present at his bedside when he answer
ID the summons at the age of n year,
| month and ~ days. A sister, Mrs.
samuel Walters resides at Florence,
Florida.
In October, 1874, he moved onto a
arm near Clintonville where hea re-
sided until 1890 when he moved to
Eagle River and entered the flour
Ind feed business, catering in an ex-
,ensiye way to the logging and lum-
0ering trade. Later he purchased
.ract of land east of the village on the
shore of the lake bearing his name,
md established one Of the first i'm
proved farms of the vicinity. Selling
The place about eight years ago, he
'etired from active life and spent the
emaining days at the family home in
own.
The day following his death, two
friends of his boyhood days at Dale,
drs Homer Mclaughlin Of Rhinelan-
Ter and Mrs. Dennis Cannon, of SUI
)erior called for visit, unaware OF
lis death and recalled that it had
,een 80 year, sing they met.
Out of town relatives attending the
uneral were Mrs. Missouri Drew and
Gr. and Mrs. Thos. Young of Amigo
nd VIM Ellsbury Of Clintonville.
The pail bearers were A. A. Denton
I. A. Colman, R. D. Macleod, Alex
Iiggins, w. H. Bonner and Frank Hall
Who had known him long and intim-
tely.
Mr.. Stevens was always deeply in
crested in political and economic af-
airs of his town, state and country,
.olding firmly to conservative repub-
lean views and had in the past held
rarious positions of trust and respon-
ibility, once being treasurer of Villas
county and held an enviable reputa-
ion for honesty and integrity where
yer he was known and his express
ions upon matters of public interest
we're frequently sought for and heard
With attention, even by those with diff
erent views.
It is not given to many welded
,airs to share the joys, and trials of
life together for more than fifty years
S did Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, they hav-
ng passed their fifty third wedding an
liversary in February of this year,
md in their case the association was
unusually close never being separated
or any great period of time, and
While his death was only to be expect
d as the natural elimination Of
ong and useful life, the sincere SYM
lathy of many friends and acquaint
lnces are extended to his bereaved
wife of so many years and to his
children in the loss Of devoted hus-
,and and loving father, who found
he ties of home and family his great
sst interest and pleasure.