The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-15

Harold Wallace Child, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace W. Child, was born in
Eagle, Wis, in November, 1871. His
parents before him had emigrated to the
then territory of Wisconsin in 1885. His
early life was passed in Palmyra and at
the Gravel Store in Albion where his
father conducted a mercantile business,
and later, when he was IA years of age,
removing to Edgerton in 1865. His edu-
cation was secured in the public schools
of this city and his business training ob-
tanned from his father whose extensive
dealings in wool and tobacco yielded
handsome competence. Upon the death
of w. w. Child in September 1894, Har-
old succeeded to his business interests
which he had grown up With and was
we'll fitted to carry forward. The tobacco
business which years ago was begun
or joint account with the New York firm
of e. Ell. Spitzner & Son, has ever since
been conducted by the sons, has pros
pered and developed until the house is
recognized as the leading dealer in Wis
consin leaf
Harold Child was pre- eminently bus
mess man. This trait was handed down
as heritage and augmented by natural
endowments. But with him business
was not game of sharp practice, but of
fair dealings His wealth grew as the
oak grows and no one is the poorer for it.
To certain extent he was a public
spirited man, though it is to be regretted
that his absorption in business was so
great that he left to others that which
he could better have done himself. He
was always averse to holding public Of
flee, though he was a mem Der of the Lii
brary Board and took great interest in
the new library project now under way.
Though not man of family, Mr.. Child
was lover of home. To him no place
was so pleasant and the beautiful rela-
tionship of brother and sister as seen in
Harold and Florence Child is something
long to be remembered. His life is
simple story of good man whose integ-
rity stands unimpeached. A man who
stood for what was clean in public and
private life. The loss of such man is
indeed a calamity to any community.
Funeral services took place from the
M. E. church at 80 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. The church edifice was much
too small to accommodate those who
came to pay their respects to Mr.. Child
and many were unable to gain admis-
sion. In brief funeral discourse, Rev.
f. c. Richardson paid high tribute to
the character and life of the deceased.
The beautiful casket was banked with a
wealth of floral offerings, particularly
large design being sent by the GAINESVILLE
Leaf Dealers association. The pail
bearers were W. s. Heddles, L. Ell. Towne,
T. A. Perry, Arthur Clarke, Will
Doty, Chas. Cleland of GAINESVILLE, Chas.
Fuller of Evansville and Fred Fuller of
Center.
In large delegation of out of town
people, composed mainly of tobacco men,
were the following from GAINESVILLE: Geo.
Rumrill, F. S. Baines, S. B. Heddles, n.
l.. earle, A. E. MCGEE, F. j. Mouat, 81.
S. McGiffin, A. L. Fisher, W. T. Decker,
Geo. Decker, James Decker, F..C. Glenn
ems, John Decker, Fred Green, Charles
CleIand, A. E. Morse, E. M. Cawkins, S.
Soverhill, o. D. Rowe, c. B. Conrad, w.
B. Conrad, E. Haskins, John Sweeney,
Sylvester Jones, N. j. Casey. John
Lundh, Sam Grundy, JOS. Ryan, John
Soulman, T. E. Welsh, Will Schrode, A.
D. Mott j. T. DeForest From Slough
ton: O. @. Lee, James Campbell. W. S.
Wood. And Norman, Geo. w. Currier.
From Madison: F. J. Goldman, M. Pei
ton Beloit: T. G. Decker; Milton F. G.
Borden; Brodhead: John Mooney; Gays
Mills: O. r. Pomeroy: Evansville: P. G.
Wilder, Geo. l.. Pullen. Mr.. r. r. Child,
an uncle, of McGregor, Iowa, and an
aunt, Mrs j. D. belong, and son, j. G.
belong, of Chicago, were the out of
town relatives present.