Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-18

was published as Fontaine Bros. until
1886, when Paul Fontaine disposed of
his interest to Albert FOntaine who
has edited the paper ever since. In
the Spring of 1883, the paper was
moved into the upper story of the
Gardner block where it remained until
1894, when it was moved into its
present location, in the basement of
the Wood block.
OF the men who have been con-
nected with the paper:
Mr.. Brundage, its founder, went to
the war, but in the year 1873. returned
to this place to found the Grand
Rapids Tribune.
Mr.. J. E. Ingraham at present
resides at DAILY, Wood county, WiscOn-
sin.
H. B. Philleo died in this city
in December 1881, the year after he
stopped publication Of the Reporter
and Paul Fontaine now resides at
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The politics of the Reporter have
always been Republican.
In the year 1873 J. n. Brundage. the
| founder of the Reporter, returned to
this town and established the Grand
Rapids Tribune. The Office in which
it was first printed was next door
north to Bittner's meat market. 1t
was soon removed. however, the
removal being caused by flood, into
a building which was located where
ScOtt's feed store now stands. The
Reporter office at that time was
directly opposite the Tribune office,
and Mr.. Brundage having no press set
| his type in his own office, carried it
over to the Reporter office and there
had the Tribune printed on the same
presses with the Reporter.
In October, 1879, the Tribune office
| burned and it SO happened that Mr..
Brundage's type was in the Reporter
Office SO that he did not suspend publi-
cation, but moved Immediately into
| the old ROsenCralZ building which at
| that time stood next door south of
| Dwight Huntington's store. Here he
published the paper until 1880. when
i the building had to be moved in order
| to widen the street and Mr.. Brundage
moved into the building next door
south to Mrs. Silber's now vacant
store near the pOSt-Otfice.
On April /, 1880 Mr.. Brundage dis
posed of the paper to his son Arthur
who edited it until April l. 1881 and
then relinquished the title back to
his father who put e. B. Brundage,
his son, in charge of the paper In
| 1882 he moved into the basement of
the Witter block but on account of
the dampneSS Of the place which
rusted the press he soon removed it to
| the building used and occupied as a
tailor shop by E. b. GrignOn. Here
it remained until June 1887 when the
paper was consolidated with the
| Enterprise and styled the Centralia
Enterprise and Tribune. The politics
of the Tribune have alway been
democratic. j. n. Brundage founder
of both Tribune and Reporter died
but Il short while ago at Bismarck
| North Dakota. His son Arthur now
resides at Dawson.
The Centralia Enterprise was eS-
tabliShed in the year 1879 by G. ii.
Clark. The politics of the paper at
the time of establishment were
| greenback. The office in which it
was first printed was in building
which stood about where johnson,
Hill & Co.'S brick dry goods store now
stands. Mr. Clark edited the paper
until September 1879, when he sold
out to Henry Hayden. then County
until October of that same year when
he was shot, and Messrs. E. B. ROsSier
and c. O. Baker purchased the paper.
The outfit was then moved to the
building now occupied and used as a
barber shop by Mr.. Dudley. Rossier
& Baker edited the paper until Mr..
Baker disposed of his interest to Mr..
ROssier, who edited the paper alone
| until June 1887 when the Grand Rap
ids Tribune, with Mr.. E. B. Brundage
as its editor, was consolidated with
the Enterprise. In the year 1884 the
politics of the Enterprise took a turn
from Greenback to Democrat and
have remained SO ever since.
In 1888 the Enterprise and Tribune
moved into the building now used as
the post-otfice in Centralia.
The paper was edited here until the
year of 1891 when it moved into its
present office.
In April 1898, Mr.. Rossier disposed
of his interest to Mr.. W. H. Leuhl
and the paper thenceforth was editeC
under the firm name of Leuhr &
Brundage. Mr.. Leuhr continued or
the paper until December 1895, when
he disposed of his interest to }. n
Brundage Jr., brother of E. B
Brundage and the paper has since
: been edited under the firm name OF
Brundage Bros.
c. H. Clark the founder of the
, paper went to Marshtield and estab
| lished the Marshtield Times. Selling
out he removed to California where
he runs hotel known as the WiScOn
! sin House.
| Mr.. RosSier retired to private life
and in 1894. died in his residence or
! Cranberry street. Mr.. Baker is al
attorney at BabcoclI and often visit
this place on legal business.
Mr.. Leuhr is now at Madison taking
a special course of study at til,
University.
POLITICS IN LOCAL HISTORY.
r (By Paul Menzel)
/ In this paper | wish to cOnSide
4 politics in our local history, but be
1 fore touching upon my theme | wisl
t to review briefly the political Situa
e tiOn of the State.
e There were three organized politica
4 parties in Wisconsin in 1913. Th
. Democratic, Whig, and Free soil: tn
l Free Soil party having been latel
. organized In the Presidential
2 electors cast their votes for tn
t | Democratic candidate.
Y In 1858 the Republican party wa
n organized and so popular were tn
0 issues of its platform that in tn
r Presidential election of 1857 the fou
S electors of Wisconsin cast their vote