Wisconsin: Its Story and Biography, 1848-1913, Volume 5Lewis publishing Company, 1914 - Wisconsin |
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Page 1260 - His life is exemplary in all respects and he has ever supported those interests which are calculated to uplift and benefit humanity, while his own high moral worth is deserving of the highest commendation.
Page 1037 - ... what they have done is in reality little. The beginning of civilization is the discovery of some useful arts, by which men acquire property, comforts, or luxuries. The necessity or desire of preserving them leads to laws and social institutions. The discovery of peculiar arts gives superiority to particular nations ; and the love of power induces them to employ this superiority to subjugate other nations, who learn their arts, and ultimately adopt their manners; so that in reality the origin...
Page 1090 - Henagan was promoted to the rank of major and placed in command of the First Battalion, composed of his old battery, Battery A of Florence, and Battery C of Lancaster.
Page 1324 - Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He...
Page 1330 - Infantry and its brave and able commander. The position of this regiment in the line was such that the brunt of the attack on this brigade fell upon it. The brave, skillful, and determined manner in which it met this attack, rolled back the onset, pressed forward in a countercharge, and drove back the enemy, could not be excelled by the troops in this or any other army, and is worthy of the highest commendation and praise. It is to be hoped that such conduct will be held up as an example for others,...
Page 1248 - Sherman has ever been a stalwart and effective advocate of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor, and he has been an honored and influential figure in its councils in Michigan.
Page 1354 - The banking interests of a community are necessarily among the most important, for financial stability must be the foundation stone upon which all great enterprises are erected. The men who control and conserve the money of...
Page 1268 - Arnold is ever ready to lend his co-operation in the furtherance of measures and enterprises projected for the general good of the community and he is a stanch Democrat in his political allegiance.
Page 1203 - Ripley is an excellent type of the modern and successful American physician. Through his practice he has contributed a large amount of individual service, at the same time has taken a prominent part in the organized activities of the profession, is a contributor to medical literature, has served in a professional capacity, on several boards and organizations in his...
Page 1325 - In the Masonic fraternity he has received the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, besides being a Noble of Kaaba Temple of the Mystic Shrine, in the City of Davenport.