Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-03-16
DEATH OF H. H. FOSTER.
Passes Away at His Home in Little
Rock, Ark, on Thursday, March IL,
1915.

The relatives and many friends of
FL. HI. Foster were shocked to learn
of his death which occurred at his
home in Little Rock, Ark, Thursday
evening March 9th, at 9 O'Clock.
While Mr.. Foster has not been in the
best of health still he appeared al
most as well as ever when he came
to Wausau few weeks ago on bust
ness and pleasure and at which time
there was a family reunion. Mr..
Foster was very well known in Wau-
sau, and he and his family resided
here OF one time and in 1897, his
father, E. A. Foster and daughters,
came to WauSau to reside. The FoS-
tiers have been known throughout the
state for more than half a century as
extensive lumbermen, as men of pro-
gress, and popular in the community
in which they lived.
In 1856, E. A. Foster, father of de-
ceased, and his partners, built the
first gang saw mill ever operated in
Oshkosh. In 1885, Mr.. Foster came
to Wausau and purchased an interest
in the Mcdonald Lumber Company.
After one year he sold out his inter
ests and went to Merrill where he or
gained the Merrill Lumber Com
pany, of which he was president. r.
A Foster died in this city on the 22d
day of December, 1902, but members
of his family have continued to re-
side here.
When E. A. Foster organized the
Merrill Lumber Co. IL 1886, his son,
III. II. Foster became superintendent
and manager and took up his resi-
dence in that city at that time-about
thirty years ago. He not only made
a great success of the business, but
was a leader in the up building of
that city and in its civic and social
life. He never sought public office,
but upon the earnest solicitation of
his fellow citizens at Merrill he &C
copied the nomination for Mayor in
1894 and was elected. and his term of
service has ever since been held up
as a sample of superior municipal
government for others to follow.
Just before the company wound up
its business at Merrill Mr.. Foster
came to Wausau to reside. In 1901,
the Wisconsin-Ar Lumber Co.
was formed, with capital of 81, 200,-
600, and he was elected president and
general manager. He was also preSi-
dent and general manager of the
Arkansas Land 81 Timber Co. and
each company operated saw mills at
and near Malvern, Ark, and Mr. and
Mrs. Foster and family went to Mai
vern TO reside in 1902. Later, Mr.
Foster and family went to Little
Rock to reside.
Harry Howard Foster was born in
Oshkosh on the 18th of March, 1857.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth WalIen, in Grand Rapids,
Mich, in 1885 and they went directly
to Merrill to reside. He is survived
by his wife and three children, Marion,
Wallen and Mae and three sisters,
Mrs. Fred Carey of Memphis, Tenn;
Mrs. Russell Lyon and Mrs. Henry E.
Smith of Wausap; one brother, Geo.
E. Foster, president of the Geo. E.
Foster Lumber Co., of Mellen, Wis.
He was associated with the Presby
terrain church and was member of
the Masonic order, and member of
st. Omer Commandery of this city.
The funeral was held on Sunday
afternoon at the family home in
Little Rock. Those in attendance
from Wausau we're: Mrs. Russell
Lyon, Mrs. Henry E. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Alexander, Jud Alexan-
der, Miss Ruth Alexander, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. KreutZer, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
f. Wilson and G. G. Yawkey.