Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-19
NEiGHBORlNG NOTES.
Taken From Our Exchanges and con-
densed for Local Readers.
SUPERINTENDENT AT GRAND RAPIDS.

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the Combined Locks Paper Co., is to be
Grand Rapids Paper and Pulp Co., says
the Appleton Post. Mr.. Guie was
formerly resident of Appleton. The
ground wood department of the Grand
Rapids mill is now in operation and it
is expected that the paper machines
will be started in two or three weeks.
Appleton Post: Some important things
are scheduled for the future in the
paper making district Oh the Wisconsin
river. The contract for building the
new No. paper machine for the
Nekoosa Paper Co., was awarded few
days ago to the Rice, Barton & Fales
Machine and Iron Co. A new machine
building is now being constructed which
will accommodate two machines For
the present however it will only be
equipped with the one. The Nekoosa' S
new sulphlte plaut which is now under
construction, will have daily capacity
of 80 tons. 1t is expected that it will
be able to furnish sulphite not only for
the Nekoosa itself, but for the two
paper machines of the Centralia Pulp
and Water Power Co., and also for the
new mill that is to be built this season
at Port Edwards, in which John
McNaughton, of this city, is largely
interested. This new establishment is
to have two paper machines and large
ground wood mill. Nekoosa is about
eight miles down the Wisconsin river
from Centralia, and the Port Edwards
plant will be between them, so that this
group of mills, practically under one
management, will haye an important
bearing upon the trade.
The Stoughton Courier contained the
following local in regard to our former
townsman f. H. Gerard:
E. I'll. Gerard was most happily sur
prlsed on Monday evening by about 80
members of the Masonic and Eastern
Star lodges, it being his As anniversary.
Mrs. Gerard was informed of the affair
and most admirably performed her
part. Dainty refreshments were served
and very social and pleasant evening
was had by all present. B. E. Wait,
master OF the lodge, in a neat and
appropriate speech presented Mr..
Gerard with an elegant easy chair as
token of the high esteem in which he is
held by the members of the lodge.
May be live to celebrate 46 more birth
days was the wish of all.
Adams County Press: Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Chuse, of Grand Rapids, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Simons, of Necedah
visited at County Clerk Simons' on
Tuesday last. Mrs. Chuse is cousin of
Mrs. Simons.
A Portage County Directory is now
being prepared and compiled at Stevens
Point which is intended to be made
book OF valuable information for every
citizen OF Portage and surrounding
counties. 1t Will contain the name,
occupation and residence of every male
and female over Is years Of age in the
city of Stevens Point. all heads of
families IN the county, list of civic
societies, town and county officers; a
correct directory Of churches and
clergymen of the county, a history of
Stevens Point and Portage county by
Hon. G. w. Cate; complete list of school
boards and teachers, business directory.
department of local postal information
and III fact a general compendium for
the convenience of the citizens of that
county. A work of that kind is new in
this section Of country and the nature
of the information should render it
quite successful as an undertaking. The
Post Printing Co. are the publishers
and expect to have a 300 page book
ready for delivery by the first of June.
There will be held special meeting
of the Wisconsin Hardwood Lumber
mems association at Marshfeld, Tuesday
March 24, at 10 O'Clock a. N. All
lumberman in the state are urged to be
in attendance.
AT R1CIfLAND CEN TER.
Wausau Pilot: On Friday evening
last, NJ H. Barnum left Wausau for
Richland Center to serve out the
sentence imposed upon him by the
court. He refused all proffered assist
ance saying that he would serve out
every day of the sentence before he
would pay one cent of the fine and
costs, simply because there was a
principle at stake. All knew how
fruitless it was to attempt to dissuade
him, but when he left he was followed
who wished to bid him goodbye, and
to let him know that here, in Wausau,
all were his friends. The demonstration
must have been very gratifying to Mr..
Barnum. The summons for him to 90
to Richland Center came on Tuesday
when he was just preparing to 90 to
Milwaukee to attend the funeral of his
daughter-In-law, and this delayed his
going until Friday and he reached
Richland Center and commenced on his
six months sentence on his sixty
second birthday.
G.A. R. RESOLUTIONS.
Cutler Post, G.. A. R., at a regular
meeting held on Tuesday last, March
10th, adopted the following resolution
in reference to NJ H. Barnum:
WHEREAS, Our aged Comrade and
Past Commander of this Post and at
present Adjutant, Mark H. Barnum, in
his efforts to secure a pardon for a
friendless girl suffering a life sentence
at Waupun but whom he honestly
believes to be innocent and the victim
of circumstantial evidence, published
purported confession by one who re-
vealed facts showing the innocence of
the prisoner, and
WHEREAS, Our Comrade Mark H.
Barnum was prosecuted and convicted
for criminal libel in publishing said
confession and his conviction sustained
by the highest Court of our state, which
Judgment sentences him to Richland
County jail for the term Of six months,
and
WHEREAS, We know bis motives were
pure and generous, with malice toward
none, therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we ask and most
earnestly petition Your Excellency
Honorable w. H. Upham, Governor of
Wisconsin, tO n said Marx +