Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-07-15

| been n2rd hitter. Its senior editor
could tear political opponent from limb
| to limb, carve him crosswise, fill the fresh
cuts with coarse salt and approve the
ceremony with laughter and unrestrained
glee, Nothing useu to do the vigorous,
slashing editor more good than to stir
uD the animals OF the opposing political
| camp. But as the years advanced he
mellowed, as nearly all mankind mellows
with age. He served in the Civil war in
the Third cavalry, has been a member of
| the Assembly, was for many wears pro-
bate Judge Of 0utagamie county and for
a long time was Appleton's municipal
| Judge. he writes some now, and few
days pass when he does not visit the
Office.
Judge Ryan was charter member of
| the first state press association ever or
gained in the United States. and has
been more on less active in promoting the
/ interests of the Wisconsin Press asso-
citation ever since. He was twice its
president.
a. score or more of successful editors
have graduated from The Crescent office
after careful and kindly instruction at
the hands OF the Ryan brothers There
are none OF these graduates who do not
recall with feelings Of gratitude the
| friendly interest, the wise, considerable
help given them by the Ryans. No re-
union could afford them more pleasure
/ than one which would find them assem-
bled in Appleton mingling with these vet
eran editors and former employers and in
structors.
| Fer nearly sixty years the name of
Sam Ryan has been familiar with all
Wisconsin newspaper people, not to men
ton a vast army Of Others But his
brother James has been but little known
outside Of Appleton. He chose the bust
ness department of the paper, which he
continued to look after until a few years
ago, when he was succeeded by his son.
Samuel j., who has proved a marked sue
cess in building up and expanding the
business. He always preferred that the
| Judge mold the Offices do the political
writing and be the display member of
/ the firm. If there are men women or
children who know ex-senator James
| Ryan, and do not like him, they have
managed to keep the matter dead
! secret He is a most likable and lovable
man. Everybody admires him. Like the
| Judge, he is an able writer and editor.
He has been mayor, state senator and
postmaster.
May these two veteran Wisconsin ed
itors live to enjoy many birthdays of
the paper with which they have been
continuously connected for more than
half century.
Millionaires are common sort OF men
after all; some of them, at least. A
couple OF them met at Ashland a few
weeks ago They did not look so very
different from the lumber Jacks" who
| had just accompanied them out of the
| pine woods. They wore siouch hats, their
faces were tanned, their hands rough and
their appetites ravenous. They were
! Frederick Weyerhauser OF Wisconsin and
Illinois, and Edward Rutledge of Chip
pewa Falls. They were looking after
some OF their timber in northern Wiscon-
sin. That evening they left on the train
| for Hayward. Two of their foremen
were with them. Soon after the train
started, Mr.. Rutledge said, Mr. Weyer-
hanser, have you pack of cards?"
Il lAVe''
DO yen want game ~
'Yes, it win help pass the time,' and
these two millionaires, with each fore
man for a partner, played high five" the
entire distance and enjoyed it as thor
oughly as any one could.
! Mr. Rutledge is several times million
aire, and there is not much risk in saying
that Mr.. Weyerhauser ranks only second,
! if he does not first, among the wealthy
men Of the northwest President J. J.
! Hill Of Ahe Great Northern. st. Paul, may
! he a few millions better off than NJ.
Weyerhauser, but certainly not manr
Each is worth more than hundred mil
! lions. Mr.. Weyerhauser has. during the
past four or five years, bought hundreds
Of thousands of acres Of the best timber
land in Oregon, Washington and Cali
| fornia.
! Two beardless boys. cousins. met on
/ farm near Kenosha in 1860. They did
not meet again until after the war in
which one had worn the gold leaves of a
major, won from the ranks. and the other
bar Of a first lieutenant, also won from
! the ranks. The lieutenant remained in
| Wisconsin and the major removed to
neighboring state. They met in Alilwau-
kee last week, both great lawyers. the
lieutenant with a good record as a state
and a United States senator and now a
ASdeIai JuuSe, ana tle major WIN rec
/ ord as mayor Of Kansas City, several
terms in Congress. commander-in -chief
of the Grand Army and now a senator
of the United States from Missouri.
/ 1t would be difficult to find a better
matched or handsomer span of iron-grays
than the long ago lieutenant. now Judge
J. v Quarles. and the long ago major,
now Senator William Warner. Best of
all, they have earned their honors.
! You may remember that Mai. Warner
| Is the second soldier senator Wisconsin
/ has given Missouri. Nai.-Gen. Carl