The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-04
FIRST WOMAN CITIZEN.
Her Sturdy Lads and Clever Lasses
Become Prominent Citizens.
Known as the ''NNidow Rynn"-Was n
Clever Business MOmnn--Short
Sketch of Her Life md Mat
Some of Her Children Ac-
compIishcd.
Fron the News. IndIanapoIIs. Lad.

Hundreds OF thousands OF men OF foreign
birth have taken out papers declaring their
citizenship in Indiana since that State was
admitted into the Union in 1916 without
creating remark or comment. il was DIT
fcrcnt matter, however, when along IN the
foTtics the first woman oNorclgn birth ap-
piled for and received par6NS-nl citizenship
after declaring in set form that she re.
nOunccd all allegiance to every prince or
potcntatc on earth.
This "iirst woman citizen was an Irish
widow who settled in southern Indiana with
her progeny of sturdy lads aud clever lusses
upon Il farm which she had bought, She
had taken ont NATURALIZATION papers IN order
to manage her property TO hetteradNant2ge,
and for the further purpose OF starting her
family as true Americans with full under
standing OF the advantage and Responsible.
| ties Of American citizenship.
Tho Widow Ryan rs she was known
| in Dayicss County, Indiana, was 4 great
| woman with clever business head and lett
| behind her those who grew to be worthy
men and worthy women, and who have left
| their impress upon the State.
One OF these sons James Il. Ryan became
! treasurer of the State OF Indiana, and a son.
| in-law, VI. J., Brett, also held that high and
/ honorable position. Another son was the
! late Lieut.. Col. Richard j. Ryan who was
! probably the most brilliant and gifted orator
| that Indiana ever produced, and who during
! the war for the Union served his country M
/ the 1hirty-ffth Indiana Volunteer Infantry,
! better known as the Irish Regiment
Another son is Thomas +. Ryan who is
now 80 years old, and with few intervals OF
absence has been a resident of indianapolis
/ for fortytwo years. Mr. Ryan has been an
active business man all his life and has seen
more than one fortune come and go in the
4 vcssitudes of trade and sudden panic.
! In the early iiftics smitten by the gold
! fever he went by way Of the lsthmus OF
] Ibunurpp ia ( 'ui am In a
tanned the frcc.hcartcd, open and trusting
! confidence that distinguished the gallant
/ pioneers of the golden state. lie has been
/ all over the far west engaged in mining and
I trade operations in Oregon, Arizona and
/ Montana From MAY. 1885 until August.
/ 1887 he was the government agent ut the
\ Seal Islands off the Alaska coast, Il highly
1 responsible position
For ten years or more" said Mr. Ryan
/ in conversation with a group of gentlemen
at the indianapolis Board of Trade, Il have
| been extremely sensitive in my lower limbs,
to weather changes. II my legs had been
filled with quick silver | do not thinl, they
could have responded more quickly or more
I disugreeably to climatic conditions.
During the past two years this infrmity
became much worse, and | began to be
alarmed, fearing paralysis. My legs were
cold and RECENTLY from my knee, down were
1 without sensation. | could walk only short
distances and would even then experience
great WEAKNESS | became more and more
alarmed. naturally thought Of paralysis
or locomotor ataXia. The prospect was not
a pleasing one
Il happened to meet my old friend Capt
| c. +. Shepard, of this city. lie was chaut
ing the praises of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People and gave me his experience
telling me that he had been brought 10y
using thcm from bed where he day help
less his physician having declared linn a
,f t,,r nfD md N-as
now as active as amy man OF his age, not
even requiring the use OF "A cane. Upon hh
recommendation | began the use of DIR
Williams Pink Pills.
Il found positive relief, after taking few
| doses. The ntmbncss in my limbs disap
pcared as if by magic and ! can walk as ia
as | like at good rapid gait and without
NcaIncss.. This you may understand Is I
great boon to Il man who has been OF al
active habit of life and who still likes tc
depend to great extent upon his legs to get
around in the world.
The pills also drove the rheumatism out
of my hip for | have not been bothered viii
il since | began their Use. i think ! shall
have to Join Captain Shepard IN hls pEalse'
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