Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-11-14
To Green Bay and Back.

a friend ''geared up Bucephalus and
drove to the then terminus of the G. b
Il L. p. r. R., (abont two miles east
of the Half Way House, y where a
speciat train lay in waiting, with Ed.
Pinto as conductor. From the ter
minus to within three miles Of Ployer,
the rails were not strapped, which
made it quite enlivening for passengers
and dishes the former set in for an
involuntary jig, and the latter had a
regular cotillon
Remained over night at p!oyer that
we might, it is supposed, view the
whole route ~ daylight Many old
time friends We met at p, among
whom was Capt. Geo. Walbridge, who
left this state some ten years ago, and
who was there on his first visit. Our
old citizens will remember that he
served in the army; was transferred
to the Iuyalid Corps, served for some
time in Freeduans Bureau, received
a commission IN the regular army, and
resigned for clcrkship in one of the
departments at Washington. lie re-
turned to pIoyer to uote as well rs visit,
4
Our especial friend O. III. Lamoreux.
Esq, We found installed as host of the
Empire House, and running the law
| department of the County of Portage.
The Clerk of the ''Empire" knows his
racket has heap Of music in his soul,
and with organ or piano accompani-
ment, knows how to get It out,
Another train came from the east te
= convey us to New London--conductea
by Wallace Holmes, and engineered by
VI. l.. Pool,--two better fellows o.
gcntlemanly officers never run train
Pool very kindly and sympatbeticall,
invited us to ride on the tail end Of thu
train, as being both pleasaater, coole
and safer; probably bethinkine him
self how Ingcrsoll Of the Ployer Times
suffered from nervous excitement dur
ing recent trip over the same piece
of road while on the engine, and no
wishing to witness the similar agony o
another newspaper man. We apprc
ciated both the assigned position an'
the kindness of Pool
} Arrived at New London in the carl,
evening, and Immediately found on
: old army chun. Lieut. II. p. Briggs
who is a proprietor Of the hardware es
tablshment of the town and the onl,
; brick building there. lie richly de
serves all his prosperity.
1t I the next morning. "all aboard
: was called by Conductor Geo. Rose
and three and half hours found us n
| Green Bay, and to the Beaumont
we committed orsclf and baggage
which latter consisted of a pair q
dilapidated gloves and a chaw Of to
hacker The Beaumont " one of tn,
really frst-class hotels of the North
west, and the only one which receive,
the tilst.class cuaom of Green Bay al
| the present time.
4 1t had been some twelve or thirtcer
/ years since we visited the Bay, and OF,
readers may Judge that but few Of tht
old landmarks remain. Na miicert
gorgeous business houses have replac
ed old tHmblc-down wooden sfanties
and mo1eni mansions occupy the site
On low tenemonts. With the aid OF the
new avenues for transportation Whit
have been recently opened to Greer
Bay it must necessarily becomu d city
Of no r,cau importance. As soon as
the LAKE Pepin Road grts in running
order, - are satisfied that or dealer,
can buy their wares to better advantage
at the Bay than any where else
Freight from New York to Green Bay
is only - cents per hundred thC
rents, taxes, insurance, and the cost d
living, must be less than in larger
cities !; and hence there can be noIgo1d
reason why jobbers there cannot com
| pete with those Of any other city il
/ the Northwest, To guido our mer
chants in making calls while at the Bay
We will call their attention to a few Of
the leading business houses. Mr. Geo.
Sommers is the lcading Dry Goods man.
I He has an immes'se stock. and sells an
enormous amount # goods, aud, Mt a
glance, one will set him down as one OF
natures nobIcmcu. In the crockerv
and glassware line, Mr. John Beth
takes the lead He il "chuek full Of
business, enterprise and finl Call