Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-26
Wisconsin State Press
Enjoy a Successful Business Meet
ing at Marinette and an EXcur-
sion to the Iron Regions of
Northern Michigan.

The Wisconsin Press Association
met this year at Marinette and proved
to be one Of the most successful meet
ings ever held. The writer in compa-
ny with his wife left this city Monday
afternoon the 10th inst, for Marinette
vio of Green Bay, arriving in that
city Tuesday morning the 18th. At
Oconto we were joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ Ell. Barnum, of Wausau, whose
company it was our pleasure to enjoy
during our entire trip. On our ar
rival IN Marinette we were met by
members of the reception committee
at the depot who gave US a hearty
greeting. 1t was our party's good
fortune to be assigned in company with
w. d. Hoard, president of the Asso-
citation, and his wife, to the residence
of Hon. Isaac Stephenson, in whose
keeping our stay was made very
pleasant.
We were glad of this opportunity to
meet with Mr.. Stephenson and his
family, and learn more of him who
represents this 9th Congressional Dis
trict at Washington and see him as
he appears in every day life. Their
home is model one, containing all
the modern improvements and furnish
ed with elegant furniture, curtains,
fixtures, etc, at a great cost. While
these were all grand and attractive,
what struck US with the most favor
was the life, sociability and good feel
ing that pervades this household. Mr..
and Mrs. Stephenson, Misses Ella and
Georgia, and Miss Maud G. Staub,
of Terre Haute, Indiana, who was
visiting there, did everything in their
power to make our visit in Marinette a
pleasant one. Carriages were placed
at our disposal and Misses Ella, Georgia
and Maud took great pleasure in show
ing us through the saw mills, paper
mills, and the beauties of that prosper
Gus city, as Mr.. Stephenson's time was
largely taken up with business matters.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, the Editors met in convention at
the Stephenson Opera House where
some sixty-fve members responded to
roll call. After a short recess the
association listened to the reports of
the treasurer and secretary. The re-
ports showed a good financial condition
with balance in the treasury of
$4,000, the total receipts for the
year having been $842 50. The
Seoretary'S report showed a member
ship of 131 and applications from 81
editors were received, swelling the
number to 165.
The question of passes, advertising,
ETC., was discussed at some length by
several members of the convention
after which J. E. Hicks, of the Osh-
k0Sh Northeastern presented a re8olu-
tion in favor of business meeting ex-
clusively, to be held at Madison some
time IN February 1887 during the
session of the legislature The reso-
luton was unanimously adopted.
w. d. Hoard, of Fort Atkinson, J.
e. Heg, of Like Geneva, and David
Atwood, of Madison, were then re
elected president, secretary and treas
urer for the ensuing year, on motion
that the assistant secretary be authoriz-
ed to cast the vote of the convention
for the above named gentlemen. The
committee on resolutions was appointed
and the meeting then adjourned to
dinner.
After dinner our party were driven
to the trotting park where we witness
ed three we'll contested trotting races
between horses owned by Hon Isaac
Stephenson and some outside horses
owned by other parties from Oconto.
After the races we were driven to
Menekaunee small place south of
Marinette and virtually a part of
that city.
Tuesday evening the literary ex-
ercises were held at the Opera House
which was crowded. The evenings
program was opened with a song
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