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tions and more to those great mitner on which          A  atriet DepaL
the prosperity of Wisconsin so depends.

              MP*        DA I          R.L AR HoR. How true it is that the
war, now raging, has
                                             left its dark shadow upon almost
every hearth-
                   -if~  Insurano .,.   dound   Re le stone in  the  land.
 Just  as  we  are going  to
   lo  e  somprn.-Thesubjee of LifeaInsurance press, comes the inteUligence
of the death of
 Hemp Company.-The .ubjec; of Life Insurance the aged father of Mrs. Hoyt,
John Sampson,
 is flow attracting a large share of public atten- l
                       .       .   .     . ~~~late of the army of lKaneas.
Mr. 8. wass a na-
 tion, and we think not without justice, as in
                                             tive of Mass., but in early
manhood brought
 the workings of the system upon which most
   the workings of the system  upon which most his family to Athens, Ohio,
where he lived until
 Life Insurance Companies are based, is a sure                , w
                      ..          ,         ~~~~~the spring of 1860, when
he removed to Bour-
 means of providing for our families and others
                                             bon county, Kauzas. It wvas
here that the war
 dependent upon us. a fund that will guarantee found him, and though a feeble
old man of 70
 them against want in the event of their natu-   ,
 ral protector being taken from them by death.  y ro argumentcl wnuc hi 
       to wih
                .  .               .    .   ~~~~~~hold fromhis country whnt
of strength and
 In this connection wee take pleasure in noting dye  eandt        i.   H
   etit     h
 the workings of the Mutual Life Insurance Co.
                                            three months service, as a private
in 'he caval
 of Wisconsin-a Company indigenous to our
                            .              ~~~~ry uattahed to the !d Karuzas
Regiment, and
own soil. which seems indeed to have proven  re,
         a splendid  .. and.israpidlyassuming  bore himself bravely through
the fortunes of
                                            a  that early western campaign,
and was a part
 proportions no a Company which will attract I of that grand rally and charge,
at Springfield,
 the attention of older communities than our where the gallant Lyon fell.
Here, as always,
 own. Its officers and trustees are selected from  io whatever cause he engaged,
he was a most
                                            worthy incentive and example
to younger men.
among and by the policy holders annually, LIle afterwards entered the army
for the war,
Thus the management of the Company is in where death would no doubt have
found him,
                                            faithful at his post, had not
the failing health
the hands of the insured, which seems to he of his wife determined him to
spend the win-
the true basis of management of so great a ter with his children in Western
Virginia.-
true:. The following is a list of the Trustees There he sleeps in peace,
making sacred, by
                                            the mueqiory of his long life
of integrity and
and Officers of the Company for the present usefulness, thus much of the
soil which may
year, among whom we notice names of some of the coming years make sacred
indeed to the
our best business men in the State-and they cause of truth.
are as trustworthy and capable as an equal                              
  me.-I am
number of gentlemen in any State:          glad to realize that n ur old
fried the Dr. is at
  Bo.ARD or TRsTErys.-Lester Sexton, H. L. his home duties again, refreshed
and invigora-
Palmer, Dr. Geo. It. Miner, Jnmes Bonnell, ted by the relaxation and pleasurable
excite-
           Danel  ewhll It A.Nicol, M   S.Scotment of foreign travel and
sojourn; may he
 Daniel New hal. 11. A. Nichols, M. S. Scott, long experience the benefit
of it. The assur-
 J. H. Van Dyke, C. D. Nash, John A. Dutcher, ance of Mrs. Hoyt's returning
health, is very
 Chas. F. Ilsley, John Rice, A. C. Wilmauns, gratifying to us and our wish
is that she may
               Chas. F.  y, John Rice, A. Cs, soon be enabled to resume all
her duties, and
0. Alexander. S. S. Daggeti, (leo. Bremer, Dr. thus experience the joy of
those who labor in
E. B. Wolcott. l)r. M. C. Darling. S. D. Hast- love for those about them.
May your whole
                                           Corps Editorial and publishing,
enjoy abun-
ings, Satm l Marshall, Simeon 'Mills, Dr. James dant success in all your
efforts to advance the
Cody, Anson P. Waterman, J. Case, Amasa interests to which your talents and
energies
Cobb, A. B. Alden, John S. Rockwell, John T. are devoted and a substantial
appreciation of
Hemphill, J. A. Bingham, John Lawler, Seth your exertions by all interested!
Notwith-
Doan, 1. M. Bennett, J. G. Thorp, G. W. standing these times of war, inducing
commer-
Mitchell, John H. Rountree, Henry S. Baird. cial sad financial pressure all
over our land
C. D. Nash, Trees: Dr. E. B. Wolcott, Vice- and in tact all over the business
world, we en-
Pres. and Consulting Physician: H. L. Psa- tertain the hope, and heartily
express to you,
mer, James Bonnell, Chas. F. Ilsley, Execu- the wish that your "tshadow
many    r    be,.
Live Committee: A. W. Kelft; Sec'y: H. G. less!                     E. M.
DwmroaTit'
Wilson, Gma. Agent.                          8171ixiT, Jan. 1868.



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