Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-08-26
They Take all Editorial Excursion to
Marinnette and Sturgeon Bay Wis,
and MenOminee, Ishpemming
and Marquette, Mich.
Right Royal Entertainments Greet
Them on Every Hand, Much
Good Cheer and Business
Like Association.

at Milwaukee, as the starting point for
their regular annual excursion and bust
ness meeting. Taking a special train
on the Milwaukee 81 Northern road the
run was made to Marinette in such fast
time as to occasion surprise even among
railroad men that accompanied the ex-
cursionists. At Green Bay the editors
were met by the reception committee
consisting of Hon. FL. o. Fairchild, j.
K. Wright, Hon. Isaac Stephenson, DR..
J. j. Sherman, and G. M. Fairchild of
Marinette, who accompanied the editors
to Marinette. On the way each and all
of the excursionists were assigned to
places either in homes of the citizens or
at the hotels, and on arrival imm ediately
repaired to their severally appointed
places.
The regular meeting of the convention
was called to order at the Opera house,
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock by Pres.
W. ID. Hoard of Jefferson. The roll was
called after which the reports of the sec
rotary and treasurer were read and APP
proved. The treasury showed a balance
on hand of $2O9.O2, the total receipts of
the year having been $842.52. The net
balance after allowing all bills being
$53.75. The secretary's report showed a
membership after admitting the present
applicants of 165.
The subject of dead beat advertisers
was discussed and q committee consist
ing of j. A. Killeen, of the Kenosha TeJe-
graph, J. K. Dunn, of the Elroy Tribune,
and G. |. Jones, of the Augusta Eagle
were appointed to report some plan to
protect the press from this class of
men.
A resolution was presented in favor of
business meeting to be held in Madison,
Feb. next; said meeting to be subject to
call of the president and secretary. The
resolution was adopted. W. d. Hoard,
j. E. Heg and David Atwood were then
elected president, secretary and treasurer.
Messrs Hoard and Heg declined to serve
again, but at subsequent meeting were
urged SO hard that they accepted for
another year.
After dinner the guests were driven
about In carriages as their fancy dictated.
Some went to the races, while others visit
ed with wonder and admiration the NAM
moth lumber mills of Marinette and Me-
nominee, Mich. The literary exercises in
the evening were most entertaining.
Hon. Fl. o. Fairchild delivered the address
# welcome in a most happy manner.
dye NOyes gave an excellent address
on behalf of the press and Judge Ryan,
of Appleton, responded to same in his
own unequalIed style.
Mrs. Louise Phillips, of Madison, was
There was a witty woman once she died some
years ago [ ween-
VINO said when prancing Pegasus fees on his
back aSide-Saddle
bles toward graveyard green,
HIS road is gloomy with the sombre shade of
cyprus trees and yewS
Damp mists, poetic but unhealthy fill the liter
airy air.
And all the paths ara rank with sad funereal
myrtle and with rue.
Tonight the winged steed of the muses. shall be
led by us a-field,
Nothing but cheerful star-eyed dases will we
pick as if perchance
A nettle or a thistle should slight sting or
prickle yield,
You will not greet it with a sneer of angry Scorn
or proud lip curled
In condescension of my sex's limited amount of
brain.
But pleasantly as men familiar with and toI rant
of the world
deacon wise,
A man who kept his thoughts and aspirations
in the beaten track
Whereoh his fathers ran a special train to GER
tain Paradise,
And who asked to pray for safety of a mission
airy bark,
Speeding its way with Yankee overcoats and
clocks to Afric's child,
Because, they said, he had special gift for pray
ing at mark.
This may be why you editors call upon rhymes
tiers mild to write,
Though the request, unlike st. Johns, was not
conferred by angel hands,
But by some handsome editors who are all here
Isee, tonight
though it may well be said
That the attempt and not the deed is what with
CONSERVATION fills;
But you have heard, no doubt, how fools rush
in where angels fear to tread"
The editor, in many hued and many views he
gives of life,
He makes the world as rosy June, as like Nov
ember dun and drear,
As stocks or wheat go up and down or foreign
news means peace or strife,
He keeps his touch upon the nations pulse and
tells its veal or woe.
Whether the fever of unrest runs high or health
full calm prevails,
Whether the PROSPEROUS tide is at its height or
on its outward fow.
The editor a color-bearer is, bright target for
the foe,
He holds aIoft the standard of the peoples
though, while from all sides
Come deadly darts tipped with the flint of ignor-
ance and bias low;
Firm must he stand, nor finch when flying shot
or shell
Tears from his hand the emblem of the truth
divine and right, and plants
A lie where truth once stood but overpowered
by greater numbers, fell
Firm must he stand and hope, knowing that
truth, though crushed, will rise again.
brlght must his light beam out DER rocks like
lamp in lighthouse tower.
mat VoyagerS be warned off dang rous reefs that
Turk along lifes main,
ana barometer is he for. casting local rains or
snow,
AND teHinS truly whether favorng trade winds
nave set IN at last
10 Drlng success to us, or if cold blasts of adj
verse fortune blow
A modern Job the editor must be- possessing pa
thence meek, r
When told just how to run his paper if he wants
it to succeed
Which course would be right opposite to that he
takes now week by week:
For editing paper is quite like the stirring of q
fire.
Each man who sits around thinks how much bet
ter he could do the job,
Could he but lave chance to poke what soon
might prove his funeral pyre.
If you come out politically strong then you are
crushed outright,
Unless your party holds both bowers and has
the joker back;
If you improve your sheet by using type and
sayings bold and bright,