Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....Sether, Ole C. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Smith Vickery http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0005998 November 5, 2014, 1:10 pm Source: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin, 1897 Author: Compiled and Published under under the direction of Henry Casson ASSEMBLY. The assembly consists of 100 members, who are chosen biennially by districts, and who receive a compensation of $500 for their term of office. The speaker is chosen by the members, and receives $500 for his services. The assembly contains 91 republicans, 8 democrats and 1 fusion. WAUPACA COUNTY. First District. The towns of Caledonia, Dayton, Farmington, Fremont, Lind, Little Wolf (including Hartland village), Royalton, Scandinavia, St. Lawrence, Waupaca, Weyauwega, and the villages of Fremont, Scandinavia, Manawa, Weyadwega, and the city of Waupaca. Population in 1895-16,222. OLE C. SETHER (Rep.), was born March 10, 1848, in the town of Merton, Waukesha county. He moved to Waupaca county in 1853, at the age of five years, and has ever since been a resident of the county he represents. He was educated in the common schools of Waupaca county. He is a farmer by occupation and also deals in timber lands. He was elected sheriff of Waupaca county in 1886 and served two years. He was elected to the assembly in 1896, receiving 3,077 votes, against H. Lindow, democrat, who received 730 votes, and S. A. Bannington, prohibitionist, who received 123 votes. Additional Comments: The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin Compiled and Published under the direction of Henry Casson, Secretary of State 1897. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1897/sether1318gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb