Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-18
Memorial For
Distinguished Men
Program of Recognizing Wisconsin,
Noted Men Has Been Launched;
Two Governors Honored.

Madison-By naming two com
missions TO select memorials for
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette and
Governor f. L. Philip. Wisconsin
has launched a program of recog-
nizlng the services of distinguished
men in Wisconsin. Two governors
have heretofore been recognized by
the state in the form of memorials
voted by the legislature.
In 1870. after the death of Henry
Dodge, first territorial governor of
Wisconsin, the legislature appropri-
ated 100000 for the fashioning of
marble bust Of Governor Dodge. This
bust was designed by f. p. Knowles
and was placed in the executive Of
flee at Madison, where it still stands.
Memorial to Dewey.
Following the death of ex-Gover-
nor Nelson Dewey, the first state ex-
ecutiye of Wisconsin, on July l.,
1889, an agitation was started for
erection of a suitable memorial in his
honor, and commission appointed
IN 1905 to make plans for selection
of memorial. A huge granite
block with a bronze statue of Cover
nor Dewey sitting in an office chair
was finally selected as the APP
propriate design The monument
was erected in the court house
square at Lancaster, where it was
unveiled July %. 1907 1t is one Of
the most unique memorials in this
state
William r. Taylor, famous ms
granger governor of Wisconsin, died
in 1909 and was buried at Forest
Hill cemetery, Madison. For many
years his grave was unmarked The
legislature in 1915 passed an appro-
priation for erection of suitable
monument to mark the grave of ex-
Governor Taylor
Within recent years many Civil
war soldiers have been honored by
monuments through state appropria-
tons. On several battle fields of
the south the state has erected monu-
ments in honor of the distinguished
union soldiers who fought in those
, engagements Plans are now being
made for erection of q monument at
the north entrance Of the capitol to
(. Colonel Hans Heg, the famous Nor
wcgian general in the Civil war This
monument is being built by contri-
buttons of private citizens and will
be rendered TO the state
Monuments to Citizens.
Several monuments Of Importance
have been erected 10 distinguished
Wisconsin people through contribu-
! tions of individuals. The John Muir
bust at the University of Wiscon-
sin was rendered by the late Thomas
r. Birmingham. Muir was brought
up at Portage and educated at the
University Of Wisconsin His dis
tinguished services as naturalist
attracted such wide attention that
upon his death few years ago Mr..
Birmingham purchased a bust for
the university
In the assembly chamber at the
state capitol the legislature has re
tanned in the walls memorial tablet
to A. r. Hall Of Dunn county,
pioneer leader in the progressive
movement in Wisconsin TO DR..
Charles Mccarthy, chief Of the Leg
lslativc Reference library, who died
March 20, 1921. bronze tablet has
also been retained in the walls of
the assembly chamber. A bronze
bust has also been erected in the
historical library building TO Charles
r Van llise, former president Of the
University Of Wisconsin, who died
on November 10. 1918. Another
bronze memorial has been erected in
front Of the agricultural buildings at
the University Of Wisconsin through
the aid Of private subscriptions to
w D. Hoard. former governor Of the
state, and a pioneer leader in the
dairy movement
Lincoln Statue.
One Of the most outstanding me
MORALS ia Madison is the Lincoln
statute in bronze, unveiled June -,
1909, at the state university It was
a pift TO the university by Mr.. Brit
tinpham and is replica Of the
statue to Lincoln at HodgenyilIe
Kentucky
The state Of Wisconsin has CON
tinucd appropriations for the paint
ing d a picture Of each former gov
crnor of the state, which at the
close Of bis term Of office Il hung
on the walls of the executive office