Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-04-07
LETTER FROM
R. v. LYONS
My Dear Mr.. Fontaine:

My Dear Mr. Fontaine:
Recently 1 happened to get hold of
some newspapers from Wisconsin
Rapids and read, with much interest,
many happenings there. was unusu-
ally interested in an announcement to
the effect that you would be can
didate, and l sincerely hope a success
full one, for the postmastership there.
The past eight years of Democratic
misrule and disruption ought to suffice
the general public for long time to
come and if this experience hasn't
made more stand-pat, never swerving,
straigh t-down-theroad, Joe Cannon
type, Republicans l am badly mis-
taken.
l shall be more than pleased to
write a letter for publication to the
papers in Wisconsin Rapids boosting
your candidacy and setting forth the
able manner il which you conducted
the office during your incumbency
some years ago if you think it would
help Or, do anything else that will, in
your judgment, be of assistance to you
Just command me and I'll do my best.
I have had many and varied expert
ences since | left the old town and
feel that | know this United States
perhaps as we'll as any man you will
run across For the past ten years
[ have made special study of mer-
chandising and have been actively en-
gagged at such work in it's broader
sense | mean by that that | have en-
gagged myself in the distribution and
sale of goods Nationally in conjunc-
ton with extensive advertising cam
paigns | have, for the past several
years, been Sales Manager for two or
three large firms, all engaged in mar
keting goods to the drug and large
department store trade throughout the
u S. but last February | accepted a
position here in St. Louis as Sales
Manager for large furniture manu-
facturer. I had never had any prev
ious experience in this line but have
succeeded in keeping the plant over
sold so far which, of course, satisfies
the concern.
My family is with me and all are
we'll and happy. Mother is very old
and failing, which is natural to ex-
pect of course, although last Sunday
she withstood a thirty-mile auto ride
very we'll indeed. Our son is chip of
the old block and is chock full of the
Old Nick. Not vicious, but full of
pep and ginger and you can bet Albert
that he is being raised much different
ly than his Daddy was raised. | mean
by that that he is given every advant-
age and every encouragement and
every privilege consistent with his
age. Take it from me Albert, ne IS
a wise little duffer too and doesn't take
a back seat for any of them and he is
the idol of his mothers heart. An old
pair of his cast off overalls are as the
finest of silk raiment to her. Isn't it
wonderful how mothers develop such
child love?
We lived in Chicago for quite time
prior to coming to ST. Louis and. we
will eventually return there as we all
like that town immensely. Mother
thought that the city of Chicago was
the most wonderful place she has ever
seen and she liked the hustle and
hustle and noise which always puzzled
as. She never knew what part OF
town she was in when we were out |
driving but it didn't make any differ
ance to her, she liked it anyway.
Mayme and I were discussing last |
evening the thought of running up to
bid Grand Rapids this summer for
Dit of look around and we may pos
,ibly do so.
Well Albert, / shall be pleased to
receive a line from you telling me all