Good morning,
It’s a snowy day in Whitewater, with several inches forecast, and a likely high in the mid-twenties. I am sure that any snowball throwing within the city limits of our fair city will be done appropriately, and in a positive, community-approved manner. While outside, please make sure that any snowmen you might build are the right height and weight, deviating from proper standards by 2.7% or, one hopes, an even smaller amount. An exceptional community could, and should, expect no less.
I don’t see any municipal, public meetings scheduled for today, so you can go about the private activities of work and play that support the city’s tax levy, with no additional interference.
It took until the beginning of the 20th century, but on this date in 1901, Wisconsin’s first native-born governor was inaugurated. The Wisconsin Historical Society has the details:
1901 – Robert Marion La Follette Inaugurated as Governor
On this date Robert M. La Follette was inaugurated as governor after winning the November 6, 1900 election. La Follette was born in Dane County in 1855. A Wisconsin Law School graduate and three-term member of congress, La Follette was renowned for his oratorical style. He was the first Wisconsin-born individual to serve as governor. [Source: Dictionary of Wisconsin History]
