Daily camera., 1900-10-31
THOMAS B. MANiON.
"A Pen sk. Itch of Silver Nominee by Ellis
Meredith.


Meredith.
Thomas B. Manion was born in San
dusky. O., January 8, 1886, and left an
orphan when years old. He was adopt
ed by Mr. and Mrs Benjamin F. Wads
worth, and sent 70 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 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
n:arkable narrative, the mill was always
flour mill When Manlon was little
boy he went to mill, but he carried
quartz worth more than any golden grain
tina, ever went through the hopper.
He followed this business until the Cal
came for volunteers tor the Third Colo
rado cavalry. Then he enlisted in com
pany B, under Captain Harper M. O:a
hood. His brother. by the way. was
trooper of company B, of the Fifth lew.
cavalry.
Manion was in the famous Sand Creek
fight, receiving wound there that laid
him up for The rest of the winter. The
wounded were taken TO the hospital at
Fort Lyons, and as soon as they were
able to travel were brought to Denver.
and after about six months of the "Armv
B.ue" they were mustered out.
Manion went back 10 Empire and took
up his work in the mines until the fall o;
'65, when the Wadsworths went to Ooei-
lin to give their Childrsn-they had two
besides young Manion-a chance 10 get
an education. Mr. Wadswor,h cams
back to Colorado, bat left his family,
After about two years at school Manlon
went to Detroit and went into a 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, ana
he painted railroadlng in such glowing
coiors that Manlcn was glad 70 aCce pit a
position in the frtigh, oftice oi that road
After about year there i,:e went to Ian.
sing. Mich. tor the Michigan Central,
where he remained until his health be-
gan to give way, 1880. Then remem
befed that
1t never gets cold in Denvet' No
The frost may CLEAN and the winds
may blow,
The mercury fall III the glass as low
AS it's possible for the stuff to go.
The hydrant wa;sr, refuse to flow.
And even booze from the barl runs
slow,
But it never gets real cold. you know
And so he cane back home. and went
to Boulder county and took up the life
he had lived at Empire. de has several
mining properties at Sp- p-ingdale and is
interested 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
have the educational advantages there
The friends of the state university feel
perfectly safe in leaving IL interests in
the hands of the fusion contingent. A
man who spen, his boyhood working 10
lay up money to take him to schCo! Is
not apt to think lightly OF the educ ational
interests of the state. There is plenty OF
time to think Of other mea sures of ln.eres'
to the Boulderites, but MIR Manlon IS
standing on an absolutely anti Wolcott
and everything can.be done for.the
university platform. He has the respect
and esteem of his fellow citizens, and
will make conscientious member Of
the legislature.