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Charles August Kading
1874 – 1956
Charles E. Kading
Charles E. Kading, son of Charles A. Kading
Kading and Kading
1904
07 12 C. A. Kading,
of Watertown, who is at the Plankinton, is an attorney who is so modest that he
fears publicity. He says: "I never feel that a beginner like myself should
ever get into the public prints. If I was an old and successful practitioner
like Jim Malone or Judge Lamb of our town, you could no doubt get an
interesting talk out of me. Now I am obliged to hide my modest rush light under
a tin can or a half bushel."
1906
C. A. Kading,
Attorney, 1906 cartoonist drawing, WDT series, “Men in the Public Eye”
04 11 There is no earthly reason why C. A. Kading should not again be elected city attorney. He has
been a very efficient official and deserves re-election at the hands of the
common council as an endorsement for services faithfully rendered. The same is
equally true of Frank S. Weber, our respected and painstaking and efficient
city clerk. The city never had a better one and it is always good business
sense and judgment to keep good men in office. The Leader has not heard any opposition to either of the gentlemen
named and there probably will be none, for all recognize their worth in the
positions they held.
1908
07 17 August
Kading, brother of District Attorney C. A. Kading, formed co-partnership with John G. Bachhuber of Juneau.
WG
1910
06 03 District
Attorney C. A. Kading came up from Watertown last
Tuesday in his new Overland auto. It is
one of the “slickest" looking cars that has come to Juneau for some
time. Mr. Kading
was accompanied by District Attorney R. W. Lueck, of
Jefferson County, and by Attorney Otto Hahn of Watertown. [Juneau Telephone].
11 04 DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF DODGE COUNTY / Charles A. Kading
It is seldom that a candidate
for public office gives such general satisfaction to the voters and taxpayers
that he has no opposition at the primary election from within his own party for
a third term, and especially when that office has a good salary attached to
it—such is the case, however, with Charles A. Kading
of this city, candidate for District Attorney of Dodge County on the democratic
ticket.
Mr. Kading's
administration of that office for the past four years has been so eminently
satisfactory that his party decided to renominate him
and did renominate him at the primary election last
September without opposition, and without solicitation or effort on his
part.
His nomination for the
third time is a great compliment to him, and on Tuesday next we expect him to
carry Dodge County, so noted for great democratic majorities, by the largest
majority ever given a candidate for office in that county. He is the only democratic candidate for
office in this end of Dodge County, and of course the voters of Shields, Emmet,
the 5th and 6th wards of this city, Lebanon, etc., will take particular
interest in supporting him. It is
universally admitted he is one of the ablest district attorneys Dodge County
has ever had, and that county's interests have always been looked after by him
with care and caution, and at the same time he has been fair in his prosecution
of evil doers when he felt in conscience that they were entitled to
consideration—never being over-anxious to convict just for the sake of making a
record for convictions, as too many lawyers nowadays are. Courteous, kind and civil, to both friend and
foe, it is no wonder that
his own party has once more decided to do all in its power to re-elect him to
the office of District Attorney of Dodge County. WG
1911 Ad
1912
07 25 CANDIDATE
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
The selection of C. A. Kading of Watertown as
one of the two candidates endorsed by the Democratic state convention for the
office of attorney general, will meet the approval of Mr. Kading's
numerous friends. He is an attorney of
ability and it goes without saying that democrats in this city and vicinity
will vote for him, and thus show appreciation of the honor bestowed upon a
resident of our city. WG
08 24 WELTBURBER ARTICLE, AG OFFICE
1914
02 50 Proposed STATE Home For Feeble Minded in Watertown
03 26 CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR / Charles A. Kading / Paid
Advertisement:
[Ordered and to be paid for by C. A. Kading at the rate of 5 cents per line.]
To the People of
Watertown: During the fourteen years
that I have been engaged in the practice of law in Watertown, you have been
very generous to me in a business way, for which I am grateful. Politically you have permitted me to serve as
your city attorney for seven years. I
thank you for the confidence you have shown in me. On April 7 you will elect your next mayor. I am one of the several candidates for that
office, and should be pleased to serve in that capacity. Your next mayor should be a man in whose
judgment and business integrity you have the utmost confidence, and who you
believe will be able to handle any proposition that may come up during his
administration along business lines.
Every successful business firm strives to place in charge at its head
the man who is familiar with the different departments. A city in electing its mayor should do the same. My experience as city attorney has made me
familiar with the details of the various departments of our city government . .
. WG
04 02 TO THE PEOPLE OF WATERTOWN:
In addition to what I
have already stated in connection with my candidacy for the office of Mayor I
desire to say, that if elected, in addition to my official duties, I will do my
utmost for the benefit of the laboring man, as I have done heretofore, by
working in conjunction with the Advancement
Association to interest manufacturing concerns to locate in our city, thus
encouraging and benefitting the laboring man in the employment that it will
bring to him in the building of factories, as well as in operating the same
after constructed, and avoid the necessity of so many of our boys leaving the
city in order to obtain employment. I
have always contributed liberally towards the bringing of factories to our
city, as will be borne out by the records of the Advancement Association, and
have never regretted doing so, because each factory secured for Watertown has
been a benefit to its citizens generally.
The industries already
located here, should also be encouraged, as their owners are heavy taxpayers and
they are a benefit to our city and should be given every possible and
reasonable courtesy in the way of proper fire
and police protection.
If elected Mayor, I
shall give to the performance of the duties of that office the best there is in
me for the benefit of our city, its business and manufacturing industries, and
all of its people.
Being a heavy taxpayer
myself, I would naturally strive to accomplish the most beneficial results for
the citizens at the least possible expense to the taxpayers.
Sincerely yours,
CHARLES A.
KADING WG
04 09 CHARLES
A. KADING ELECTED MAYOR
A Large Vote Cast at
the Municipal Election. The municipal
election on Tuesday turned out to be a lively affair after all, judging from
the large vote cast, which was 2,003.
Chas. A. Kading was elected mayor by a
plurality of 19 votes. Kading received 828 votes, Mulberger
809, Gaebler 296, and Richards 70. Emil Tanck for
treasurer received 1473 votes and C. H. Bramer
422: Krueger for assessor 1039 and Schmutzler 837; Wieman for city
attorney 1501 and Buchheit 359; Glaser for street
commissioner 1063 and Radtke 835.
Mayor-elect Kading says of course he’s happy over the result and is
very thankful to all who supported him for the office, and bears no ill will
toward those who supported his opponents, and that he will strive hard to do
his duty and look well after the city’s interests in his official capacity.
Charles Mulberger made a splendid run and conducted a campaign that
was very fair to all of his opponents.
He says he is well pleased with his vote and will do all he can in the
future, as he has in the past, for the success of the city and of the city
administration. WG
1915
01 21 MISS
DORA GERTH
Gets Civil Service Appointment.
Miss Dora Gerth, daughter of Herman Gerth and wife of this city, has been appointed by the
state civil service commission to the position of stenographer for President
Yoder of the Whitewater Normal school.
She is a graduate of the commercial course of the Watertown High School
and for a number of years was stenographer for the law firm of Kading & Kading. She is one of the most popular young ladies
in the city and is an excellent stenographer.
Her many friends congratulate her on her appointment. WG
1930 KADING-NELSON WEDDING is marked with
lovely details
The
Kokomo Tribune, 12 July 1930
A wedding of charm and
impressiveness was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Mahin, 1218 West Superior Street, Saturday morning, at 10
o'clock, when their niece, Miss Josephine Nelson, became the bride of Charles
E. Kading, son of Congressman Charles A. Kading of Watertown, WI.
The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Edward Nelson of Waupaca, .WI.
Kokomo is the girlhood home of the bride's mother and although the bride
herself has never lived here she has visited in the city frequently, she and
her mother having spent much time with Mr. and Mrs. Mahin
since the death of Mr. Nelson about four years ago.
The Rev. W. Edward Hoffenbacher, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church at Logarisport, performed the ceremony in the presence of the
immediate relatives and a few close friends of the couple. The service was read at the east end of the
living room and decorations of cathedral tapers in two tall wrought iron
holders and two floor jars of hollyhocks in shades of pink, delphinium and
Shasta daisies made a lovely setting for the service.
For the exchange of
vows the couple knelt on a cushion colorful with Chinese embroideries. The attendants were Miss Eleanor Fragstein of Milwaukee, Wis., a sorority sister of the
bride, and Robert Godley of Cleveland, Ohio.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, Mr. Mahin wore a quaint dress of figured white chiffon, the
design being of baskets of old-fashioned flowers in the dainty pastel
shades. The dress was fashioned with
extremely long skirt and fitted bodice and a narrow ruffle around the neckline
formed its only trimming. A jacket of
matching chiffon lined with pink satin was worn by the bride during the
breakfast. She wore a pink hairbraid hat, an off-the-face model, trimmed with a wreath
of pink roses across the front and a bow of pink grosgrain ribbon at the back,
pink moire slippers, flesh hose and
pink silk mitts. Her only jewelry was a
silver and sapphire necklace, the gift of the bridegroom, and her flowers were
a Colonial shower of lilies-of-the valley and Briarcliff roses.
Miss Fragstein wore a period dress of
light blue chiffon, having a long full skirt and tight bodice. Her hat of hairbraid
matched her dress in color and she wore blue slippers arid light hose. Her
flowers were a Colonial bouquet of Briarcliff roses and delphinium. A breakfast for the wedding guests was given
at the Kokomo Country Club immediately following the ceremony. The long table was beautiful in its floral
decorations. At either end was a French
crystal bowl of roses, phlox, delphinium and baby's breath and alternating
between these were porcelain figures and crystal bud vases, of roses and
delphinium. The place cards were brides
and grooms with wisps of tulle forming the bride's veil. The other tables about the room also had
lovely bouquets of 6 vari-colored flowers. The wedding cake, which the bride served, was
decorated with pink roses and other adornments.
Following the breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. Kading
left on a motor trip through the east, the bride wearing a brown silk suit with
a chartreuse blouse and beret. Her other
accessories were of brown.
After August 15, they will be at home at 914 Clyman Street,
Watertown, Wis. Other out-of-town guests
with the bride's mother and the attendants were Charles A. Kading, father of the
bridegroom, Edward Schempf and William Brandt of Watertown, A. E. Backus of
Milwaukee, Wis., Miss Frances Wright of Oak Park, Ill., Miss Lucy Newell of
Evanston, Ill., Miss Virginia Tittman of Chicago,
Mrs. C. G. Beeching of Detroit, Mich., and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Bunn of Rochester. The bride
attended Ward-Belmont Seminary, and was graduated from the University of
Wisconsin. She is a member of Alpha Xi
Delta, women's national fraternity. Mr. Kading was graduated from the law department of the
University of Wisconsin and is a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. He is junior member of the law firm of Kading and Kading in Watertown.
1955
09 17 Attorney Charles A. Kading
receives a life membership card in the Elks Lodge.
1956
06 19 KADING, CHARLES AUGUST, (1874 - 1956)
914 Clyman St
Charles
A. Kading, 82, 914 Clyman Street, senior member of
the law firm of Kading and Kading,
a former mayor of Watertown and former congressman from this, the Second
District, died at St. Mary's Hospital at 12:40 a.m. today, following a heart
attack. He entered the hospital
yesterday morning. Mr. Kading had been active almost to the last, being at his
office regularly. As a small boy he
began his education in the district school near the home place, later attending
the Lowell grade school in the village.
His summer vacations were spent helping with the work on the farm. WDT
From Biographical
Directory of the U. S. Congress
914
Clyman St, 2006
KADING, Charles August, (1874 - 1956)
KADING,
Charles August, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Lowell, Dodge County,
Wis., January 14, 1874; attended the country schools, Lowell graded school,
Horicon High School, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison; was graduated
from the law department of Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind., in 1900;
was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Watertown,
Wis.; also interested in agricultural pursuits; city attorney of Watertown
1905-1912; district attorney for Dodge County, Wis., 1906-1912; mayor of
Watertown 1914-1916; elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first,
and Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1927-March 3, 1933); unsuccessful
candidate for renomination in 1932; resumed the practice of law; died in
Watertown, Wis., June 19, 1956; interment in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
1956
1960
12 28 OPPOSE POLICE-FIRE STATION AT EIGHTH AND MADISON
Three members who served on a committee named by
Attorney Charles E. Kading, while he was serving as
acting city manager here, to study city hall expansion needs today issued a
statement opposing the proposed construction of a new police and fire
station at the corner of North
Eighth and Madison streets and suggested that maybe “it is time to hold
another referendum” on the matter. The
three are Arthur Kuenzi, a registered professional
engineer who was president of the old Otto Biefeld Co., now the Otto Biefeld
Corp.; Albert W. Maas, general contractor and head of the Maas Bros. Construction Company and a former city
councilman; and O. E. Carlson, for many years a building materials supplier
here. WDT
1961
12 29 Charles E. Kading, Watertown, and William Brandel, Jefferson, Jefferson County judges-elect, will be
sworn into office at a special ceremony to be held in the county court rooms of
the new courthouse addition in Jefferson.
The rites will take place at the opening of a regular term day of the
court at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1962.
Retiring County Judge L. L. Darling will administer the oath to his
successors. The public is invited to
attend. The new judges will be extremely
busy immediately following their installation.
It is reported that more than 40 cases are already scheduled for hearing
before Judge Brandel on Jan. 2. In Branch 1, Judge Kading
will continue with the regular probate calendar which is reported to be heavy.
Cross
References:
1916, Fire at Masonic Temple office
1975,
Milwaukee Journal article, 05 13
Sept.
30, 1956: Charles E. Kading,
1008 South Tenth Street, Watertown, attorney and former member of the City
Council, prepared today to take over the duties of acting city manager of
Watertown following his election by a 3 to 2 vote in the Council last
night. The election of Mr. Kading came as no great surprise. On Sept. 22, in a front page report, the Times forecast the possibility of his
election. He will serve until a new city
manager is elected by the Council to succeed to the position of Dean Van Ness
who completed his services with the city today.
He will take over his new duties as the first city manager of Lake
Geneva on Monday.
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