Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-10-14

attend TO his private interests instead
of trying to be prominent in state
matters. He has also been talked of
as candidate for congress, but never
seemed to care to push himself to the
front. He was member of the
national republican conventions 1880
and 1884, and at the latter was strong
ly opposed to Blaine, but supported
him after the nomination.
Personally he is a man with a great
many warm friends throughout Wis
consin, and has constantly added to
them by his genial manner, and by the
fact that he always seemed to take
pleasure in advancing the interests of
those whom he knew, especially the
pioneers with whom he had shared the
hardships and vicissitudes of numbering
when man in the business had to 90
to the woods with his crew in the fall;
personally sUperintend driving and saw
ing and then 90 down the river with his
RATS to the markets on the Mississippi.
Although naturally Of an iron coDsti-
tuition, the hard work of this kind
that he did when a young man showed
its effects as he grew older, and for
some years it has been an open secret
that another Of the lumber kings was
going with the pine, and that it was
only q question Of time when Thomas
B. Scott would tire of the unequal
struggle and surrender the life he has
made brave fight for. Although often
talked Of by his friends as an available
candidate for various places, those who
know him best think that his political
ambition was satisfied by a seat in the
senate, and that if he had ever been
advanced it would have been by force
Of circumstances, and not by any work
of his own. While he has generally
accomplished whatever results he has
wished for, it is noticeable trait of his
character that he was never Hurried or
in a hurry, but reached his ends quiet
ly and surely. Loyalty to friends and
associates has always been one of his
strong points, and when he gave his
word to a man he would work harder
to advance his interests than he ever
did when seeking something for him
self It is this trait that has so
especially endeared him to those who
knew him and made him personally
one of the most popular politicians Wis
consin has ever had within her borders.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Took place at Merrill, Wednesday
afternoon October the 18th at 2 o'clock
p. m, under the auspices Of the
Masonic Order of which he was an
honored member. Large delegations
were present from this city, Centralia,
Stevens Point and Wausau. Merrill
witnessed one Of the most imposing
funeral gatherings in her midst on that
day ever known in that or any other
city, in Northern Wisconsin. The
services were held in Harri8on's Opera
Hall, which had been nicely trimmed
with white and black Grape, and beau
titled with an arrangement of choice
flowers. The building was crowded to
sufocation and yet not half Of the
concourse of people present were eapa-
bic Of gaining an entrance. The
sermon delivered by Rev, Talbot was
excellent and received the hearty COM
mendat ion Of that large audience. A
more fitting and appropriate euIogy on
the life and death of such man as
Hon. Thomas B. Scott, could not be
delivered. The singing on this occa-
sion was fine. Eight Of Mr.. Scott 5
old time friends acted as palI-bearers,
3. B. Rossier and DR.. Witter, of this
city and Centralia, were two Of them.
A line of march over mile long
followed his remains to the cemetery
where the last masonic rites were con-
ferred upon the remains of a departed
brother. A shower came up to MARI
the beauty Of this ceremony. Thus
Mr.. SCOTS hosts Of friends bestowed
their last tokens of love and friendship
upon the remains Of man whom they
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