River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-04-02
H. A. Wilson

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1868, and moved with his parents to
Wisconsin where he grew to man
| hood.
He received his education at the
local Normal school, farmed
many years in the Kinniekinnic Val
ley and later owned and operated the
Prairie Mills of this city,
In 1888 he was married to Miss
Nettie Hamilton and to this union
four children were born, the widow
and 3 children survive.
Hal, as he was generally known,
was a man of high ideals and fine
christian character, strong temper
ance worker, and one always to be
depended upon to work for the bet
terment Of his community and of
society.
He left here for California in 1910
and has since resided in Glendale,
where he was engaged in the Real
Estate business.
! Those who have visited the Will
sons in their California home will
ever remember the free hearted hos
| pitality extended there. Mr.. Wilson
attained prominent success in South
ern California and many of his
achievements are set forth in the
following clipping from a Glendale
paper:
Many longtime residents of Glen
/ dale were included in the large COM
pany of friends gathered this morn
ing in the parlors of the Jewel City
Undertaking Co., 1877 North Orange
street, to pay impressive memorial
tribute to H. A. Wilson, loyal Glen
dale resident and one of the build
ers of the city, who died Friday,
March 20, 1925, at his home, 125
| North Louise street.
Mr.. Wilson'S death occurred after
an illness of nine months. He had
always enjoyed splendid health, I'M
til nine months ago, when his health
broke down. An operation was per-
formed in hopes of relief, but he was
unable to regain his strength and his
! constitution weakened and his death
followed.
Devoted to Glendale
Always devoted to Glendale, his
home city for the past fifteen years,
Mr.. Wilson lent hearty cooperation
and was actively interested in the
spiritual life of the city. Among his
host of friends he was held in high
esteem as devoted husband and
kind and loving father.
Mr.. Wilson was a prominent and
beloved member Of the First Netho-
dist church, and one of the officials
active in the construction of the pres
ent church home, North Kenwood
avenue. He was active in all de-
partments of the church, especially
the brotherhood His loyalty TO the
ideals of the church was reflected in
his earnest endeavor toward COM
munity welfare, helping to uphold
for Glendale the motto "a clean city,
kept clean"
c. of c. Secretary
Expression for Mr.. Wilson'S com
munity spirit was found in his SER
vice as secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. He served under the
presidency of ]. N. McGillis and the
McGillis- Wilson administration is an
outstanding feature Of the history of
| the local Chamber. Energetic and
alive to every opportunity that might
tend toward the growth of Glendale,
Mr.. Wilson gave of himself and his
time unreservedly. A memorable
event of his term as secretary was
the great community picnic he ar
ranged at Verdugo park.
In 1922 Mr.. Wilson built the Will
son block on East Broadway, just OPP
posite the fire hall The building
4 clb liidl lliilG was OilN vi Vic iAAtCob
buildings in the city, and for several
years served as the home If The
Glendale Evening News
Forms Bus Line
Another enterprise into which Mr..
Wilson entered intellectually for
the best interests of his city, was the
establishment Of the Pasadena, Glen
dale, Hollywood and Ocean Park but
line. There was an urgent need for
such means of transportation and
Mr.. Wilson was the man who provid-
ed these cities with the line, which
today serves thousands of patrons
Prior to his death Mr.. Wilson dis
posed Of this holding. In later years
he was active in real estate and in
terested in development of the At
water tract. lust south of Glendale.