Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-05-28

art, who was in command, bumped
the nose of his small fleet into the
bank and made port.
He was up against a larger PROPOSE
tion than the banks of the Mississippi
river. The provender chest was
empty; the cupboard was in scam
tier condition than even Mother Hub
bard's was, but Mr.. Stewart was I'M
daunted. Said he, in telling this ex-
perience: cit was a case OF necessity.
i had to have sustenance in order to
finish the run, and / knew of no place
to get money save at a bank, so l
bolted into the first one | came to
and asked for the president. | told
him my tale of woe and asked for
loan. / do not know why he COM
piled unless it was my nerve made an
impression upon him, but he loaned
me the money / asked for. l made
st. Louis and sold out, stopped at
Rock Island on my way back to pay
the debt, but strangely enough the
banker had discovered that he could
bridge himself over until the next
spring without the money l owed
him. 1t was drawing good interest.
Every year after that" confined Mr.
Stewart, my RATS would grow larger
and go broke at Rock Island, and
every year my Indebtedness to Mr..
Corwith increased. Finally, he made
a proposition to go in with me; he
appreciated a good thing. / let him
in in a small way and kept on rafting
The next spring Henry Corwith APP
peared at Wausau and began loaning
money to other young lumbermen,
many of whom are now among the
pioneers" "Well, SIR" said Stewart,
''do you know it was thirty years be-
fore | got clean out of Corwith's debt,
but / shall always remember him
kindly for the first loan"
HOW HE WAS REGARDED BY OTHERS.
Merrill Herald In the death of
Hon. Alexander Stewart, Wausau
loses her greatest and best-beloved
citizen. Mr.. Stewart has done more
for Wausau than any other one man.
A gentleman, well acquainted with
affairs at Wausau recounted the other
day the number of enterprises Mr..
Stewart was interested in, and the
record was remarkable one.
While Mr.. Stewart accumulated mil
lions of dollars, his wealth did not
turn his head He was the same COM
panionable, plaiE and ostentatious
man that he was when he was poor,
and he was ever fond to extend a
handshake and pleasant greeting to
the humblest citizen. With him
wealth, honor and station in life made
no difference, he was just a plain citi-
zen, regarding all his fellow men as
his brothers. To this writer, Mr..
Stewart was the noblest character
we have ever known or expect to
know. He was MANN later years,
Wausaus Grand Old Man.
Until his unfortunate fall when he
fractured the bones in one of his arms,
year or more ago, Mr.. Stewart was
the same happy, free and open-hearted
man that we first met thirty years
ago. An illustration: About three
years ago we were seated in the Dud-
lev Summer resort one summer even
ing-it was already dark-an automo-
bile drew up to the door, from the
car bounded gentleman with the
agility of youth, and rushed into the
waiting room and called out aloud
''Henry, can we have something to
eat % lie knew Mr.. Dudley and
called him by his first name.
Leaving home at an early age, Mr..
Stewart acquired but little book learn
ing as a boy. But he was an educated
man, graduating from the college of
experience. Being possessed OF a re-
markable retentive, mind he was a
very we'll informed man on almost any |
topic. He had travelled extensively
and his mind was stored with what he
had seen. He was delightful story |
teller.
Mr.. Stewart was nearly four score
years and three when ne died. His
was a well rounded life. He served
his congress district for six years and
might haze remained in congress
longer if he had so desired. Though
he believed in the old school Of state
craft, in Mr.. Stewart the people had
a faithful representative. The wishes
of the humblest citizen received as
much attention as the most inf1u-
entail.
Being in congress when Mckinley
became president Mr.. Stewart had all
the federal patronage Of his district
at his disposal. But 50 far as we
know he never lost a friend on that
account. His success in this direction
was due to his honesty and frankness-
The Office seeker got no evasiYe ans
wer from him. At one time some OF
the leading republican politicians OF
Villas county, went down to WausaE
to demand the postmastership for one
Of their number at Eagle River.
Their demands were insistent and
they were influential; and they threat
ened to go back to Villas county and