F.W. Schoenfeld ofEdgerton, was elected chief clerk of the senate Jan 10, 1923. He was born of German parentage on a farm near Beaver Dam, Aug 14, 1868. He attended the common schools, graduating from Northwestern College and Union Biblical Institute in 1892. As a Congregational minister he has held charges at Prairie du Chien, Bloomington, Dodgeville and Edgerton, his present home. He retired from active work in the ministry seven years ago devoting attention to his farm holdings.