Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27

us until we were out and then
failed altogether to come to our
aid this was in the fore part Of the
winter of 1872 when c. D.
NeWberry went to Baraboo to
ascertain why the supplies were
not forthcoming as per contract
and found Mr.. Hoxie either not
able or not willing to proceed any
farther with the business of
supplying the mill. Newberry
started for GAINESVILLE in hopes to
find other assistance and met
Bunker and Barnes at Lodi who
promised the needed assistance
but were unfortunately hard up
Just then. But Bunker would 60
with Newberry to GAINESVILLE and
try to raise the needful there
Newberry held a note for the sum
Of las [ remember it now about
$4,000 or $4,000 which was
then nearly due against a we'll to
do business man in Or near James
Vile He went to the giver Of
the note, made known his necessi-
ties but stated that the note was
mislaid or lost but that he would
give the debtor a receipt against
the note if he would pay it, that
would protect him in case the
note should ever turn up, and
drew his pay but before he had
left that neighborhood he found
the note and showed it to Bunker.
Now says Bunker we need more
money in order that we may be
able to purchase the amount of
supplies necessary to push our
work when we get back, and the
giver of the note is perfectly good
therefore you had better sell that
note, as you can get its face Or
very near it, and we will use the
money, and | will raise the money
as soon as | get home and
straighten the matter up, which l
can do within a week after I get
home. In the meantime you can
take the goods and money, go to
the mill and be pushing the
business and l will go home to
Lodi and raise the money and
settle up this matter and then go
up to the mill. But in the mean
time there was other trouble
brewing. The party that bought
the note presented it for payment
and followed Bunker to Lodi and
found him, but it was no business
of his as the note was not his nor
had he sold it but he was aWfully
surprised and very indignant to
think Mr.. Newberry would do
such a thing but he said Mr..
Newberry is a comparative
stranger to me but he came to me
and represented that he had begun
the construction of saw mill in
the Yellow river pinery and had
got about to the end Of his purse
and | have undertaken TO assist
him in completing the thing for a
share in the property and have
got an assignment of certain
rights. But if that is the kind of
man Mr.. Newberry is I think I
had better look out for my interest.
But, says Bunker, I see no way
cut Of this for you but to go
back to GAINESVILLE and commence
a criminal action against Newberry
for fraud, and bring him right to
time before the thing gets cold or
he slids away, SO the purchaser of
the note started for GAINESVILLE to
commence his action against
Newberry for fraud and Bunker
started post haste to the milf (now
Pittsville( to notify Newberry what
turn things had taken and to
advise him to leave the country or
he would surely be arrested for
fraud and he (Bunker) was not
able to help him to the money as
he had expected he would be, he
had better leave the country; and
said he, we Bunker and Barnes)
will take the mill and get it to
running and pay off the hands
and when we can sell it we will do
the fair thing by you. Newberry
left through the woods to Black
River Falls since which time I