Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-01-11


the First National bank he was faith
| full to his trust. In spite of his busy
hours with his many personal inter-
Iests he was always in attendance
at directors meetings, vitally inter-
ested in the affairs of the bank. He
was also a member of the Wausau
Clearing House association, represent
ing the First National bank. 1t was
here that his sound judgment and the
confidence he inspired meant much to
the banking interests of our commun-
ity.
He was vice-president of the Great
Northern Life Insurance company,
which he had held since the organiZa-
tion of the company. He was also
one of the directors of the Wausau
Street Railroad company.
Mr.. Curtis took great interest in
the agricultural growth of our county
and has owned many fine farms, He
had done as much as any one man in
bringing into the county pure bred
stock, horses as well as cattle, and at
the time of his death he was the
owner of many ine cattle on his
farms at Fenwood and Ingram.
For a number of years Mr.. Curtis
has forseen the possibility of changes
which must surely come and provided
for them in most remarkable way;
his business and family interests be-
ing conserved so that their future
continuance is assured with as little
change as possible.
Mr.. Curtis was a republican in
politics and very strong force in the
conservative element of his party.
AS in business, he never put his
shoulder to the wheel to assist his
party in a half hearted way, but
threw in all the energy he possessed
and his party knew him as a
leader and power in this sec
tion. He never would seek
office. but at times was forced
into positions. He was selected as a
delegate to the national republican
convention in 1892, which nominated
Benjamin Harrison for the presidency.
He was for several years member of
the Board of Education and served
on the County Board of Supervisors
and the City Council.
There are left to mourn his death,
his wife, two sons, John E. Curtis
and Walter E. Curtis and five grand
children, all of this city. Both sons
have been connected with the Curtis
& Yale Co. for many years and have
been actively engaged in its manage
ment. For the past eight or ten
years they have taken much of the
details from the shoulders of their
father.
The remains lay in state at the
home from 1880 until II O'Clock on
Saturday morning and hundreds of
our people took the opportunity TO
look upon his face for the last time.
The funeral services took place
from the home at the corner of
Sixth and Grant streets, at 2:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. w.
d. Bancroft, of the First Baptist
church officiating. Wausau Lodge
No. 130. F. & A. M. marched to the
residence in body in charge of W.
w. Albers, Marshal, headed by an
escort from st. Omer Commandery,
in charge of f. W. Burt, Eminent
Commander. At the close of the
services, at the home, the Masonic
order took charge, F. E. Bump,
Worshipful Master, presiding. At
Pine Grove cemetery the ritual
istic service of the order was con-
Quoted in the chapel which had been
heated for the occasion.
Friends of deceased had come long
distances to pay their last respects,
and indeed, it seemed as if our whole
population that could not get inside
of the residence, were lined up on eth
er sides of the streets from the corner
of Grant and Sixth to the cemetery.
Thus, thousands did him honor in this
way. The weather had turned from
the bitter cold to one OF the most
bright and beautiful days of winter,
more like March than January, in
temperature.
The pail bearers were all Past
Commanders of st. Omer Comman-
dery, viz: j. NJ. Kuebler, John n.
Manson, VIM. B. Scholtield, F. P.
Stone, S. NJ. Quaw, W. f. Collins, H.
J. Seim and E. b. Thayer. Interment
was in Pine Grove Mausoleum.
The following from out of town
were among those in attendance
at the funeral: Mr.. and Mrs. E..
Gulick, Dennison, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. VoSs, Dennison, Iowa: S. NJ.
Yale, Minneapolis, Mimi; E. ]. Cur
tbs, Clinton, Iowa; Chas. B. Towle,
Lincoln, Neb.; r. S. Whitley, Clin-
ton, Iowa: Fay NJ. Marshall, Rhine
lander, Wis; E. T. Erickson, Chicago,
H.; A. A. Carson, Detroit, Mich NJ.
J, Colby, Pittsburgh, Pa /: H. G. Ken
nedy, Washington, d. G.; B. F.
Mcmillan. Mcmillan, Wis; @. ]. Win
} ton, Minneapolis. Mimi; Max Sells.
Florence, Wis; A. II. STANCE, Merrill,
Wis; c. E. Guenther, Knowlton, Wis;
Andrew Oelhafen, Tomahawk, Wis;
L. w. Thayer, Ripon, Wis.