Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-01


addressed a. Judge" Wilson. He
was for n term a member o. the Ohio
state legislature. During his absence
at Columbus his wife, with the aid Of .
the sons. edited the paper and boarded
the hands
Judge Wilson died in Pittsburgh dur
ing cholera epidemic in 1881 He had
ten children. seven boys and three girls
The daughters married well. and the
Sons all attained considerable diStinc-
ton.
Judge Wilson's Youngest son was Jo-
seph RuggteS. through whom rms the
special current Of this story.
Joseph was born at Steubenville on
Feb. -. Is22 He got his first school
ing in his fathers shop. Like all the
other sons. he learned the printers
trade Not one OF them but could to
the day Of his death stick type" with
any journeymHn.
Joseph from the start was marked
for the scholar OF the family. There
was good academy at Steubenville.
and be attended 1t. At eighteen he
went to jefferson COLLEGE. n Presbyte-
rian institution AT CanonSburg. Pa.
where he was graduated in 1914 rs
yaIedctOrian. He engaged in teaching
for q year. taking charge of an acad
envy at Mercer. PA Hut the call was
clear 10 a higher life work. Before he
had eft home tor college ne had made
q public profession OF his faith in the
First Presbyterian church Of his ma
-
the Western Theological seminary at
Allegheny. Pa. remained year and
then went 10 spend another year at
Princeton seminary. He went home
and was licensed 10 preach. although
not vet ordained He taught for two
years in the Steubenviue male acad
envy.
To the fact that there was another
Steu1euviIe academy Is due the ueceS-
sity uf telling this story. There was
another not for males, and 10 il there
came among other girls of the ONO
valley a damSeI from ChilHcothe. the
pretty town which was OhioS first
capital Janet Woodrow was her name
though most people called her Jessie.
aud she WAS the daughter of a great
aud famous Presbyterian minister OF
the day. one afternoon. the lessons at
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tbeO.oE rakiu- In a pair or kid gloves
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7, Here II was that ON Dec ~ rS5,
=. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born