Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-23

to his home but he has been able each
day to sit up, sign papers and direct
his business affairs. During it all he
was ever cheerful, bearing his illness
with wonderful patience and forti-
tude.
Death Of J. N. Manson Shock
The death of John N. Manson-one
week previOus-who had been fire.
quent visitor and very dear friend,
was a great shock to Mr.. Plumer, and
from Saturday, November 18th, he
grew rapidly worse until death
brought relief.
The passing away of this most ex-
cellent man who has been identified
with every movement of Importance
for the building up and advancement
Of the city of Wausau, Marathon coun-
ty and northern Wisconsin in gener-
al, has bowed all heads in sorrow.
True, he had outlived the time allot-
ted to man, and attained the advanced
age of over four score years, yet so
illed had been the sixty-three years
of his life in Wausau with matters
which pertained to the very existence
and welfare of this growing city, and
so considerable had he been of the
welfare and prosperity of every in
dividual with whom he had an &C
quaintance that his death is deeply
mourned throughout the city. The
flags flying at half mast from the
stats of our public buildings, Sun
day morning, told of the death of this
beloved citizen.
Fifty Years. Activity
Fifty years of his life in this city
were full of activity; in his young
manhood in attending to his profess
sion as civil engineer, and later in
his banking, real estate, mining, lum-
bering and other ventures, which
grew enormously as time progressed.
To all the details of his various en-
terprises he gave his personal at
tention and in this and his unerring
good Judgment was the key to his I'M
bounded success. During all this time
he was called to occupy many posi-
tions of trust by our people.
AS the county and city surveyor,
alderman, mayor and legislator, Mr..
Plumer never neglected the minutest
details. This, together with his &C
tive social life, made him a busy man,
far above the average. Notwithstand-
ing, he found time to devote to his fell
low men and especially to those less
fortunate than himself. He gave lib
orally of his wealth to every worthy
cause. In his great work along the
lines of charity, he sought the least
conspicuous ways and while it is
known he was constantly extending a
helping hand and comfort to the dis
tressed, no one will ever know the
good that he accomplished, save
those to whom he quietly dealt out
substantial happiness and the multi
tude who knew him intimately will
never cease to revere his memory. He
was a. great reader especially along
scientific lines, and a student OF pub
| lie questions and was among the best
| informed men of his day. In his lei
sure moments he preferred the at
mosphere of his home rather than
| that of public places yet his purposes
| were more sincere than those of many
/ of our public men
Kept Informed
| Through the years of his declining
| health, when able. he spent part Of
| his time at his offices in the First Ma
tional bank building and kept thor
oughly informed on all TRANSACTIONS
of that institution. He presided q
the weekly meetings of the board o.
directors and participated in its dis
cussions regularly until his final ill
ness prevented. He also retained th'
presidency of the Northern Chief IroI
company which position he had hel'
from the date of its organization il
the SOS until he sold out his interests
| Daniel Longfellow Plumer wa
born in Epping. Rockingham county
New Hampshire. July 8. 1887, an,
was therefore IS years of age. HI
was son of Abraham Plumer an
Sarah (Cilleyl Plumer. He attends
the public schools at Epping and Not
tingham and graduated from an acad
envy at New London, n. II. Immedi
ately after completing his education
he came t6 Wausau, in 1857, whel
less than twenty years of age. 1t wa
an era of migration. From 1S47 I