Daily camera., 1900-10-30
THOMAS B. MANION.
A Pen Sketch of silver Nominee by Ellis
Meredith.

A Pen Sketch of silver Nominee by Ellis
Meredith.
Thomas B. Manon was born in San
dusky. O., January s, 1916, and left an
orphan when years old. He was adopt.
ed by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Wads
worth. and sent to school, until in 1861
the family came to Colorado. AT that
time the camp of Empire was the Mecca
of the gold seekers. and the family locat
ed there. There was no public school,
and there was plenty of work, and Tom
Manion became a free and independent
wage Garner. Everyone has heard the
story beginning, when was little
boy and my father sent me to mill" But
no matter what happened in that re
markable narrative. the mill was always
a -four mill. When Manor was a little
boy he went to mill. but he carried
quartz worth more than any golden grain
that ever went through the hopper.
He followed this business until the call
came for volunteers tor the Third Colo
RADIO cavalry. Then he enlisted in CON-
pany B. under Captain Harper M Ora
hood. His brother, by the way. was
trooper of company B, of the Fifth low,
cavalry.
Manion was in the famous Sand Creek
fight. receiving wound there that laid
him up for the rest of the winter. The
wounded we're taken TO the hospital at
Fort Lyons, and as soon as they we're
able to travel were brought to Denver,
and after about six months of the Army
Blue" they we're mustered out.
Manion went back to Empire and took
up his work IN the mines until the fall Of
'65. when the Wadsworths went to ODer-
lin to give their chlldren-they had two
besides young Manion-a chance to get
an education. Mr. Wadsworth came
back to Colorado, but left his family.
After about two years at school Manlon
went to Detroit and went into CONNER.
cial house, where he remained for sew
eral years. During this time he married
Miss Florence Anderson. One of her
brothers was connected with the Detroit,
Grand Haven and Milwaukee road, and
he painted railroading in such glowing
colo,s that Manion was glad to accept a
position in the freight Office of that road
After about year there he went to Ian.
sing. Mich. for the Michigan Central,
where he remained until his health be. !
gan to give way, 1850. Then remem
bsred that
1t never gets cold in Denver! No
The frost may gleam and the winds |
may blow,
The mercury fall in the glass as low
AS 'tis possible Tor the stuff to 60,
The hydrant ,r; refuse to flow,
And even booze from the bar'l runs |
slow,
But it never gets real cold, you know.
And so he came back home. and went
TO Boulder county and took up the life
be had lived at Empire. He has several
mining properties at Springdae and Is
at Gold Hill beside. Two of
his children are Wolverines, but the two
Youngest are Colorado born and bred.
His family lives at Boulder during the
winter, in order that the children may
nave the educational advantages there |
The irrnus OF the state university fee |
,erfectiy sale in leaving Its il st=ss i,
lt- hands of the fusion contingent. n |
.ssan who spent his bovhood working to !
lay up money TO lake him to scht oil /
not apt 20 think lightly OF the educ ,,ional |
interests of the state There is plenty ci |
tim 70 :hnk Of other measures Of n!eres |
% the Boulderites, but MIR Manion is !
,tanding on an absolutely apti.Wolcott
and everything-,hat can.be done for.the
platform. He has the respect
and esteem Of his fellow citizens. and |
will make a conscientious member of