Waupaca Newspaper in 1916
FORMER WAUPACA VETERAN EDITOR DIED IN MICHIGAN
W. H. HOLMES, ONE TIME PROPRIETOR OF THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY--FUNERAL AND BURIAL SERVICES IN THIS CITY HELD UNDER AUSPICES OF LOCAL MANSONIC LODGE-WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EFFECTING MANY MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS WHILE HERE
This community was shocked and grieved to learn of the death last Friday, April 21, 1916, of W.H. Holmes at Concord, Mich. The cause was apoplexy; he was stricken Saturday, April 8th, at the hom eof relatives, where he was a guest at the time. His daughter, Mrs. Mackey H. Croswell, of Milwaukee, and his son, Shirley, of Chicago, rushed to the bedsideof the stricken man and ministered to his every need; but he spoke no words from the time the affliction visited him until the heavy hand of Death was laid upon him two weeks later.
Following funeral services held at Concord, the body was brought to Waupaca, arriving here last Tuesday morning; the remains lay in state at the Holly undertaking rooms until 1:30 at which hour it was followed by the local Masonic lodge to Lakeside cemetery for interment. Here the impressive burial service of that order was conducted by George W. Miller assisted by E. B. Jeffers and Chr. H. Hansen. The local lodge Knights of Pythias, of which order the deceased was also a member led by Chancellor Commander L. D. Smith and Vice Chancellor C. J. Knight and under command of S. W. Johnson escorted the Masons to the cemetery. At the grave music was furnished by Messrs. Henry Nelson, Matt Ovrom, Ben Peterson, and George Lindahl.
Winslow Hale Holmes was born at Concord Mich, December 17, 1843; he was therefore in his 73rd year at the time of his death.
He early learned the printer's trade and continued in the newspaper department of the business through a long and useful career. As a lad he went with the firm that founded the Jackson (MiCH.) Citizen and carried from the office for distribution. It's first papers; later he became associated with the Hasting, Mich. Journal and the Ripon Wisconsin (Wis.)Free Press. In 1884 he became proprietor of the Waupaca Republican; he edited this paper until 1908 severing his connections with the paper at that time. Following his withdrawal from the Republican now merged with th Waupaca Post, he went to Bayfield Progress . He maintained his connection with this paper until two years ago, retiring then upon the death of his wife. Being now 71 years of age he decided to take his first vacation; he went to California and visited among his relatives and other friends and had just returned to Michigan to visit at his old home when the end came
He was married to Hettie K. Lathrop; to them were borne six children:Etta, Mrs. Mackaye Crosswell of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, Duluth; Glenna, Mr. Ingolf Larson of Appleton; Shirley of Chicago; Willis of Adrian, Mich. All the living children save Willis attended the funeral. Mrs. I. M. Dakin of the Wisconsin Veterans Home was a sister to Mrs. Holmes.
W. H. Holmes, as one with whom we spoke said, was good hearted, kindly disposed toward all men and had for them a cheery greeting; although unblessed with an abundance of material things he never lost heart and was always optimistic. To him, long before heir realization, it was given to dream dreams and to see visions of waterworks and other municipal improvements in this city; of an electric line to "the Home", of the opening of the Quarry. He was eloquent and persistent in his plea for those things. Through his persistency in advocating such impossible things, all now realized, he earned the soubriquet of "Grandma" which became as mellowed with passing years a term of endearment. AT Bayfield he organized the Fruit Growers' Shipping association as part of his work in Horticulture; the latter was hobby.
The Newspaper profession has lost a valiant exponent and the state an honorable citizen. We mourn with those who mourn.
FORMER WAUPACA VETERAN EDITOR DIED IN MICHIGAN
W. H. HOLMES, ONE TIME PROPRIETOR OF THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY--FUNERAL AND BURIAL SERVICES IN THIS CITY HELD UNDER AUSPICES OF LOCAL MANSONIC LODGE-WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EFFECTING MANY MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS WHILE HERE
This community was shocked and grieved to learn of the death last Friday, April 21, 1916, of W.H. Holmes at Concord, Mich. The cause was apoplexy; he was stricken Saturday, April 8th, at the hom eof relatives, where he was a guest at the time. His daughter, Mrs. Mackey H. Croswell, of Milwaukee, and his son, Shirley, of Chicago, rushed to the bedsideof the stricken man and ministered to his every need; but he spoke no words from the time the affliction visited him until the heavy hand of Death was laid upon him two weeks later.
Following funeral services held at Concord, the body was brought to Waupaca, arriving here last Tuesday morning; the remains lay in state at the Holly undertaking rooms until 1:30 at which hour it was followed by the local Masonic lodge to Lakeside cemetery for interment. Here the impressive burial service of that order was conducted by George W. Miller assisted by E. B. Jeffers and Chr. H. Hansen. The local lodge Knights of Pythias, of which order the deceased was also a member led by Chancellor Commander L. D. Smith and Vice Chancellor C. J. Knight and under command of S. W. Johnson escorted the Masons to the cemetery. At the grave music was furnished by Messrs. Henry Nelson, Matt Ovrom, Ben Peterson, and George Lindahl.
Winslow Hale Holmes was born at Concord Mich, December 17, 1843; he was therefore in his 73rd year at the time of his death.
He early learned the printer's trade and continued in the newspaper department of the business through a long and useful career. As a lad he went with the firm that founded the Jackson (MiCH.) Citizen and carried from the office for distribution. It's first papers; later he became associated with the Hasting, Mich. Journal and the Ripon Wisconsin (Wis.)Free Press. In 1884 he became proprietor of the Waupaca Republican; he edited this paper until 1908 severing his connections with the paper at that time. Following his withdrawal from the Republican now merged with th Waupaca Post, he went to Bayfield Progress . He maintained his connection with this paper until two years ago, retiring then upon the death of his wife. Being now 71 years of age he decided to take his first vacation; he went to California and visited among his relatives and other friends and had just returned to Michigan to visit at his old home when the end came
He was married to Hettie K. Lathrop; to them were borne six children:Etta, Mrs. Mackaye Crosswell of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, Duluth; Glenna, Mr. Ingolf Larson of Appleton; Shirley of Chicago; Willis of Adrian, Mich. All the living children save Willis attended the funeral. Mrs. I. M. Dakin of the Wisconsin Veterans Home was a sister to Mrs. Holmes.
W. H. Holmes, as one with whom we spoke said, was good hearted, kindly disposed toward all men and had for them a cheery greeting; although unblessed with an abundance of material things he never lost heart and was always optimistic. To him, long before heir realization, it was given to dream dreams and to see visions of waterworks and other municipal improvements in this city; of an electric line to "the Home", of the opening of the Quarry. He was eloquent and persistent in his plea for those things. Through his persistency in advocating such impossible things, all now realized, he earned the soubriquet of "Grandma" which became as mellowed with passing years a term of endearment. AT Bayfield he organized the Fruit Growers' Shipping association as part of his work in Horticulture; the latter was hobby.
The Newspaper profession has lost a valiant exponent and the state an honorable citizen. We mourn with those who mourn.
Waupaca Newspaper in 1916
FORMER WAUPACA VETERAN EDITOR DIED IN MICHIGAN
W. H. HOLMES, ONE TIME PROPRIETOR OF THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY--FUNERAL AND BURIAL SERVICES IN THIS CITY HELD UNDER AUSPICES OF LOCAL MANSONIC LODGE-WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EFFECTING MANY MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS WHILE HERE
This community was shocked and grieved to learn of the death last Friday, April 21, 1916, of W.H. Holmes at Concord, Mich. The cause was apoplexy; he was stricken Saturday, April 8th, at the hom eof relatives, where he was a guest at the time. His daughter, Mrs. Mackey H. Croswell, of Milwaukee, and his son, Shirley, of Chicago, rushed to the bedsideof the stricken man and ministered to his every need; but he spoke no words from the time the affliction visited him until the heavy hand of Death was laid upon him two weeks later.
Following funeral services held at Concord, the body was brought to Waupaca, arriving here last Tuesday morning; the remains lay in state at the Holly undertaking rooms until 1:30 at which hour it was followed by the local Masonic lodge to Lakeside cemetery for interment. Here the impressive burial service of that order was conducted by George W. Miller assisted by E. B. Jeffers and Chr. H. Hansen. The local lodge Knights of Pythias, of which order the deceased was also a member led by Chancellor Commander L. D. Smith and Vice Chancellor C. J. Knight and under command of S. W. Johnson escorted the Masons to the cemetery. At the grave music was furnished by Messrs. Henry Nelson, Matt Ovrom, Ben Peterson, and George Lindahl.
Winslow Hale Holmes was born at Concord Mich, December 17, 1843; he was therefore in his 73rd year at the time of his death.
He early learned the printer's trade and continued in the newspaper department of the business through a long and useful career. As a lad he went with the firm that founded the Jackson (MiCH.) Citizen and carried from the office for distribution. It's first papers; later he became associated with the Hasting, Mich. Journal and the Ripon Wisconsin (Wis.)Free Press. In 1884 he became proprietor of the Waupaca Republican; he edited this paper until 1908 severing his connections with the paper at that time. Following his withdrawal from the Republican now merged with th Waupaca Post, he went to Bayfield Progress . He maintained his connection with this paper until two years ago, retiring then upon the death of his wife. Being now 71 years of age he decided to take his first vacation; he went to California and visited among his relatives and other friends and had just returned to Michigan to visit at his old home when the end came
He was married to Hettie K. Lathrop; to them were borne six children:Etta, Mrs. Mackaye Crosswell of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, Duluth; Glenna, Mr. Ingolf Larson of Appleton; Shirley of Chicago; Willis of Adrian, Mich. All the living children save Willis attended the funeral. Mrs. I. M. Dakin of the Wisconsin Veterans Home was a sister to Mrs. Holmes.
W. H. Holmes, as one with whom we spoke said, was good hearted, kindly disposed toward all men and had for them a cheery greeting; although unblessed with an abundance of material things he never lost heart and was always optimistic. To him, long before heir realization, it was given to dream dreams and to see visions of waterworks and other municipal improvements in this city; of an electric line to "the Home", of the opening of the Quarry. He was eloquent and persistent in his plea for those things. Through his persistency in advocating such impossible things, all now realized, he earned the soubriquet of "Grandma" which became as mellowed with passing years a term of endearment. AT Bayfield he organized the Fruit Growers' Shipping association as part of his work in Horticulture; the latter was hobby.
The Newspaper profession has lost a valiant exponent and the state an honorable citizen. We mourn with those who mourn.
FORMER WAUPACA VETERAN EDITOR DIED IN MICHIGAN
W. H. HOLMES, ONE TIME PROPRIETOR OF THE WAUPACA REPUBLICAN STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY--FUNERAL AND BURIAL SERVICES IN THIS CITY HELD UNDER AUSPICES OF LOCAL MANSONIC LODGE-WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN EFFECTING MANY MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS WHILE HERE
This community was shocked and grieved to learn of the death last Friday, April 21, 1916, of W.H. Holmes at Concord, Mich. The cause was apoplexy; he was stricken Saturday, April 8th, at the hom eof relatives, where he was a guest at the time. His daughter, Mrs. Mackey H. Croswell, of Milwaukee, and his son, Shirley, of Chicago, rushed to the bedsideof the stricken man and ministered to his every need; but he spoke no words from the time the affliction visited him until the heavy hand of Death was laid upon him two weeks later.
Following funeral services held at Concord, the body was brought to Waupaca, arriving here last Tuesday morning; the remains lay in state at the Holly undertaking rooms until 1:30 at which hour it was followed by the local Masonic lodge to Lakeside cemetery for interment. Here the impressive burial service of that order was conducted by George W. Miller assisted by E. B. Jeffers and Chr. H. Hansen. The local lodge Knights of Pythias, of which order the deceased was also a member led by Chancellor Commander L. D. Smith and Vice Chancellor C. J. Knight and under command of S. W. Johnson escorted the Masons to the cemetery. At the grave music was furnished by Messrs. Henry Nelson, Matt Ovrom, Ben Peterson, and George Lindahl.
Winslow Hale Holmes was born at Concord Mich, December 17, 1843; he was therefore in his 73rd year at the time of his death.
He early learned the printer's trade and continued in the newspaper department of the business through a long and useful career. As a lad he went with the firm that founded the Jackson (MiCH.) Citizen and carried from the office for distribution. It's first papers; later he became associated with the Hasting, Mich. Journal and the Ripon Wisconsin (Wis.)Free Press. In 1884 he became proprietor of the Waupaca Republican; he edited this paper until 1908 severing his connections with the paper at that time. Following his withdrawal from the Republican now merged with th Waupaca Post, he went to Bayfield Progress . He maintained his connection with this paper until two years ago, retiring then upon the death of his wife. Being now 71 years of age he decided to take his first vacation; he went to California and visited among his relatives and other friends and had just returned to Michigan to visit at his old home when the end came
He was married to Hettie K. Lathrop; to them were borne six children:Etta, Mrs. Mackaye Crosswell of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, of Milwaukee; David deceased; Carol, Duluth; Glenna, Mr. Ingolf Larson of Appleton; Shirley of Chicago; Willis of Adrian, Mich. All the living children save Willis attended the funeral. Mrs. I. M. Dakin of the Wisconsin Veterans Home was a sister to Mrs. Holmes.
W. H. Holmes, as one with whom we spoke said, was good hearted, kindly disposed toward all men and had for them a cheery greeting; although unblessed with an abundance of material things he never lost heart and was always optimistic. To him, long before heir realization, it was given to dream dreams and to see visions of waterworks and other municipal improvements in this city; of an electric line to "the Home", of the opening of the Quarry. He was eloquent and persistent in his plea for those things. Through his persistency in advocating such impossible things, all now realized, he earned the soubriquet of "Grandma" which became as mellowed with passing years a term of endearment. AT Bayfield he organized the Fruit Growers' Shipping association as part of his work in Horticulture; the latter was hobby.
The Newspaper profession has lost a valiant exponent and the state an honorable citizen. We mourn with those who mourn.
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