Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-15
Seventy Years With Type
Millionaire Cinch PLAYERS.

oeVoIty Tears WIN typ6-
Millionaire Cinch Players.
By LIEUT.-COL. ]. a. WATROUS, [. s. A.
There is the judge he win not know
you except you speak"
The remark was made by ex-senator
James Ryan. He referred to his partner
and brother, Judge Sam Ryan of the
Appleton Crescent.
Eighty three years seem to rest lightly
upon the broad shoulders OF the veteran
editor. the oldest in the state. since the
death of the late William f. Cramer of
the Evening Wisconsin. The plump, soft
hand and familiar voice were as free
from trembes as they were forty-six
years ago. at our first meeting, when he
called my attention to his brother James,
as James, last month, called my attention
to the Judge, saying that he hired The
Crescent force. but the brown hair was
as white as carded cotton and the large,
dark. laughing eyes were laughless and
sightless
1t was Memorial day and the old ed
itor was in his navy blue uniform, on
his white head the black hat of war days
and over his heart, yet young, was the
usual ribbon of mourning; fastened to
that was the Grand Army badge
AS long as | could see l marched with
the rest of the post to the cemetery.
But it is better, suppose, to ride than to
miss the impressive ceremonies in our
beautiful city of the army that has
passed" and then a comrade who can see,
led the venerable soldier to a carriage.
After the ceremonies I had pleasant
talk with Judge Ryan. His host of
friends will be glad to know that his
health is good, that he is keeping up
with the procession--is as familiar with
current events as the average citizen
thanks 10 his devoted wife and relatives
who read to him everything of value in
the papers. His admirers hope that good
years are still in store for him; that his
partner brother, the ex-senator. can, for
some time to come, point to the sturdy
old oak and say, There is the judge"
A few weeks ago the Ryan brothers,
sam and James, celebrated the ffty-third
anniversary of the birth of their paper.
the Appleton Crescent. with which they
have been connected uninterruptedy al
OF these years. But tifty-three are
not all of the years that Judge Ryan
has been newspaper man in Wisconsin.
He began his printer career seventy years
ago; he was one OF the editors of paper
at Green Bay in territorial times. six
years before Wisconsin became state.
long before there was mile Of railroad:
when Milwaukee was little more than a
village, with population of less than
5000 when Chicago instead of a city Of
100000. had less than $4,000; long be
fore Minnesota, Kansas. Nebra ska. Cali
/ fornia and Oregon were admitted to the
union; when the nation had population
/ of between 20000,000 and $4,000 600. in.
| stead of $1,000 coo He was an editor
when there was no Manitowoc no Ample
/ ton, Neenah, Menasha. Marinette. IA
1 Crosse, Eau Claire. Chippewa Falls, Stey.
ems Point, Grand Rapids and numerous
/ other cities and villages that now hold
/ high rank in our state.
Fond du Lac, Oshkosh. Shebovpar
Madison, Green Bay, Racine. Kenosha.
/ GAINESVILLE, Watertown and Whitewater
/ were little villages when he began writing
! for Wisconsin and her interests: and it Is
/ due To him to say that there are nor
many Wisconsin editors who have writ
ten with greater yigor or more enthu-
~lasm than this veteran. who stil lives
and loves the state Of his adoptiou
though he cannot see il OF any Of its
/ beauties.
/ Nearly sixty wears ago sam RYAN was
+ the -prightly young editor of the Fond
i uu Lac Republican, fearless advocate of
the Wing party and its candidates While
q resident OF Fond du Lac he held the
office OF postmaster. Again he returned
10 Green Bay. but in 1882 selected the
little village of Appleton. which then had
+ only few hundred inhabitants. for his
permanent home, and in company with
! ms brother James founded The Crescent.
Two things The Crescent has ALWAYS
/ heeH-De1uocratic and an everlasting
worker IN behalf OF all Of the good inter
eSt~ IF the city and the lower Fox river
+ valley. The files of The Crescent during
the past hftysth.ee Years contain MANY
/ thousands of columns Of editorial and
class articles, calling attention to the
city and the valley. Who doubts that
these earnest columns have had much tn
I do IN making Appleton enc If the most
beautiful and prosperous cities in tie
state. aud the lower Fox river valley 10
( blossom IS the roses
As party paper The Crescent has