Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-12-13
FIRST WOMAN CITIZEN
HER STURDY LADS AND CLEVER
LASSES BECOME PROMINENT
CITIZENS.
Known as the "Widow Ryan" Was
a Clever Business Woman = Short
Sketch of Her Life and What Some OF
Her Children Accomplished.

Her Children Accom- p1ished.
From the Neacs. Indianapolis. Ind.
Hundreds of thousands of men of for
eign birth have taken out papers declar-
ing their citizenship in Indiana since that
State was admitted into the Union in
1916 without creating remark or COM
ment. It was a different matter, how
ever, when along in the forties the first
woman Of foreign birth applied for and
received papers of citizenship.
The first woman citizen was an irish
widow who settled in southern Indiana
with her progeny of sturdy lads and
clever lasses upon farm which she had
| bought. She had taken out naturalization
| papers in order to manage her property 10
better advantage, and for the further pur-
| pose of starting her family as true Amer.
rams with a full understanding of the adj
yantages and responsibilities of American
| citizenship.
''The Widow Ryan" as she was known
in Daviess County, Indiana, was a great
woman with a clever business head ana
/ left 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 3. Ryan, be-
came Treasurer of the State of Indiana,
and son-in-law, NJ. L. Brett, also held
hat high and honorable position. Another
son was the, late Lieut.. Col. Richard }.
| Ryan, who was probably the most brill
:ant and gifted orator that Indiana ever
! produced and who during the Wal Tor
the Union served his country in the Thir.
ty-ffth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. bet.
i er known as s'the Irish Regiment
Another son is Thomas f. Ryan. who
is now 50 years old, and with a few inter-
| walls of absence has been a resident Of In
danapolis for forty-tWo years. Mr.. Ryan
has been an active business man all his
life and has seen more than one fortune
come and go III the vicissitudes of trade
and sudden panic
In the early fifties, smtten by the gold
fever, he went by way of the lsthmus Of
Panama to California, and he has always
etained the free-hearted, open and trust
ing confidence that distinguished the gal
liant pioneers of the golden State. He has
been engaged in mining and trade opera
tions in Oregon. Arizona and Montana.
From May, 1885, until August, 1887. he
was the government agent at the Seal
Islands off the Alaska coast, highly re-
sponsible position.
"For ten years or more" said Mr.. Ryan,
in conversation with a group OF gentle
men at the Indianapolis Board Of Trade.
81 have been sensitive in my lower limbs
to weather changes. If my legs had been
filed with quicksilver | do not think they
could have responded more quickly o.
more disagreeably to climatic conditions.
During the past two years this intlrm-
ity became much worse. and began to
he alarmed. fearing paralysis. My legs
! were cold and recently from my knees
down were without sensation. could
walk only short distances and would even
then experience great WEAKNESS. l be-
: came more and more alarmed. natural
) | ~ thought Of paralysis or locomotot
ataxia. The prospect was not pleasing.
Il happened to meet my old friend
Capt. c. r. Shepard, Of this city. He was
chanting the praises of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and gave me
, his experience, telling me that he hac
been brought by using them from bee
: where he lay helpless his physician hav
. INC declared him a hopeless victim Of
locomotor ataxia, and was now as active
ms any man of his age, not even requiring
The use of cane. Upon his recommends
! ton | began the use of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.
: a found positive relief, after taking &
Few doses. The numbness in my limb:
| disappeared as if by magic, and car
: walk as far as I like at a good rapid gal
and without WEAKNESS. This you may
understand is great boon to man wht
3 has been of an active habit OF life, ane
who still likes to depend to great exten
upon his legs to get around in the world
S 'sThe pills also drove the rheumatism
out of my hip, for / have not been bother
ed with it since began their use. / thinl
l shall have to join Captain Shepard il
his praises of DR.. Williams Pink Pill
t for Pale People,
; DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo
pie contain, in a condensed form, all tn
elements necessary to give new life ant
: richness to the blood and restore shatter
ed nerves. These pills are sold in boxe
(neyer in loose bulk) at SO cents box o
six boxes for $780, and may be had of a.
druggists, or direct by mail from d.
4 Williams Medicine Company. ScheneC
: tady n. Y.