Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-23

beloved citizens-Eugene Dane Pardee,
who departed this life on Friday, April
18th, 1901, at 1915 O'Clock, P. NJ.
| While Mr. Pardee had not been well
man for some time, still he had been
| able, to attend to the business OF, MS
drug store and other interests, without
apparent fatigue, and only occasionally
was his condition such as to keep HIM
at home. Two years ago he went south,
| hoping to get relief and to gain health
again, and last year, accompanied by
Mrs. Pardee, he spent time recuper-
ating in Indiana. His mothers death,
which occurred in February last,
seemed load of sorrow that was ever
with him. On the morning of the date
above mentioned Mr.. Pardee went
down to his store as usual, at an early
hour, although he was somewhat indls-
posed. He did several errands, met
| quite number of his frinds and attend
ed to the regular routine of business up
to about o'clock, when he was heard
to go into the basement As he often
did this to look over and examine stock,
no attention was paid to the fact that
his absence was prolonged. A friend
| came in to see him on business, about
915 o'clock, as near as can be calculat-
ed, and the clerk went below to call
him and was shocked to find him lying
upon the floor, unconscious. No time
was lost in calling in physicians and in
few moments Drs. LaCount, Jones,
Spencer, Rosenberg, Trevitt, Willard
and E. M. Kanouse were present. Up
on examination they pronounced Mr..
Pardee suffering from severe stroke OF
appoplexy. They hoped to resuscitate
him and directed their best efforts to
that end, but without avail. His wife
and children, with the exception of his
son, Nicely, (who was in Madison, stu
dent of the Wisconsin University,
who arrived home in the EVENING"
were by his side during these
trying hours. At nearly the noon
hour, the patient was taken to his resi-
dence, at the corner of Sixth and War
rem streets, where he passed away at
the hour above mentioned.
The sad news quickly passed from lip
to lip throughout the city, and it pro-
duced the most profound sorrow.
Many refused to believe the lun or un-'
til it had been verified again and again,
hoping that it might prove untrue.
Wausau loses good citizens continuous
ly, but.all will agree that'only occasional
ly are we called upon to mourn the loss
of so noble and good a man as was
Mr.. Pardee. He was pre-eminently
man of sound judgment and was never
found to be in the wrong on questions
which were of vital interest. While he
objected to holding official positions,
municipal or otherwise, still it was such
pure minds as his, coupled with fear
less disposition, that have worked many
needed reforms in our community.
Eugene Dane Pardee was born on the
9TH day of November, 1914, at Wooster,
Ohio. He was son of Mr.. Eugene
Pardee, a prominent attorney of that
state. A part of his boyhood days was
spent in Connecticut with his grand
mother. While a young man, during
the latter part of the civil war, he was
a railroad telegrapher. Later, he went
into the pottery business with his
cousin, James Pardee, at Wadsworth,
Ohio Disposing of his interests in that
business he came to Madison and en-
tered into business with his brother,
A. A. Pardee, conducting a general
drug store. On the 4th day of Septem-
Der, 1872, Mr.. Pardee was united in
marriage to Miss Nellie Gray, at Nadi-
son. They continued to reside in that
city until 1885, when they came to
Wausau to make this city their per-
manent home. Mr.. Pardee opened
drug store in the Garfield block, corner
of Third and Mcclellan streets. Here
he conducted very successful business
until January, 1892, when the building
which he occupied was swept away by
the fire which burned our opera house
and all the stores on that block, border
ing on Third street Temporary quar-
tiers were secured and when the opera
block was again built up, store was
taken near the middle of the same
block and this he has continued to Oc-
cupy, and has operated a growing drug
business ever since. Mr.. Pardee was
also agent for the Standard Oil Com
| pany and was a most valuable man for
the institution as he was considered an
expert in oils. Mr.. Pardee was at times
| interested in some of our manufacture
| ing ms titutions, and carried on quite a
| number of real estate deals He was a
very successful man of business and
never missed an opportunity to assist
in the upbuilding of our city and
worked for its best interests in every
way possible. With all that he had to
think of in business way, he devoted
much time to charitable work and that
which he did was done without display
of any kind. The good which he did
along this line will prove lasting
monument to his memory
He was devout and valued member
of st. Johns Episcopal church, of this
city, and at the time of his death was
Senior Warden of that society.
In August, 1898, deceased was elected
to the honorable position of President
of the Pharmaceutical Society of the
State of Wisconsin and at the 18th an
nual session of that society the travel
A MISTAKE CORRECTED.