Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-05
THE ITINERARY.
Official Outline OF the Editorial Association
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Saturday, July 14.-Rendezvous at
Kilbourn City. Secretary o. f.
ROessler will be there early to provide
badges. The Dells Improvement
company have offered the use of their
boats and admission to all the grounds
under their control to all the members
of the Press association during their
stay in the city. Sunday will be spent
at Kilbourn City.
Monday, July 16.-Leave kilbourn
City at $50 a. NJ, on special train
| for NekOOSa, where a short stop will
be made to visit one of the largest
paper mills in the state which is
| located at that place.
Leave NekOOsa at 11:45 and arrive
at Grand Rapids at Il M, where we
will be met by the officers and
directors of the Wisconsin Valley
| Advancement association, whose
guests we will be during the remainder
of the excursion. The people of Grand
Rapids have arranged for a carriage
drive around the city. and for a picnic
dinner and supper on an island in the
Rapids. A reception and dance will
| be given in the evening.
Tuesday, July 17.-Leave Grand
Rapids at a. M, and 60 over the
Wisconsin Central from Junction City
in special train, in charge of Gen.
Pass. Agent j. G. Pond. to Waupaca,
| and taken on the electric road to the
Chain of Lakes, where we will be
entertained at dinner by the board OF
| Trustees of the Wisconsin Veterans
Home. Guides will be in attendance
to escort the party through the build,
ings and grounds.
| The Terry & Gardner and the jenny
& Mechim steamboat lines will be at
the free disposal of the association for
a ride through the lakes. MeSSrS
Lord & Baker, proprietorS of the
electric road, have also rendered free
| rides to all the members of the press
association during their stay in the
city.
| Leave Waupaca at 4 p. M, and
arrive at Stevens Point at ) p. M
where we will be entertained at the
| homes of the citizens during our stay
A platform reception and ball, with
| buffet attachments in the public
square in the evening, will be one OF
| the features of our entertainment
| while there.
Wednesday, July 1S.-Lcave Stevens
| Point at $50 a. M, and arrive at
| WauSau at 1890 The citizens OF
Wausau have arranged to give the
association ride through the forest
and farm land, and banquet, enter.
tainment and dance in the evening.
Thursday, July 19.-Leave Wausau
at a. M, and arrive at Merrill at 9:3C
where we will be entertained by a ride
over the city and visit to one OF the
largest sash, door and blind factories
in the world, and also to one of the
largest saw mills. We will be served
with dinner and supper at Merrill,
and leave at $50 p. M, and arrive at
Tomahawk at 7:15.
AT TOmahawk we will be met by an
| Indian Mardi GraS.
| Friday, July pa committee of
editors will take special train fol
| the spruce timber and cut down
several spruce trees, take them to the
paper mill, where they will be made
into wood pulp and paper, and the
paper taken to the office of the
''Tomahawk" Tomahawk, and an
issue printed for distribution among
the members of our party. We will
also be given a boat ride on Lake
Tomahawk in Col. Bradley's boat
train, and in steam launches. Leave
TOmahawk at > p. m. Arrive at
Rhinelander at $40 p. NJ, where a re-
ceptiOn and entertainment will be
given by the citizens in the evening.
Saturday, July 21.-Leave Rhine
lander at p. M, making a short stop
at MinOcqua, arriving at Plum Lake
at ) d. M, where we will 90 into
camp for five days.
Will break camp Friday, July p at
a. NJ, and start on home trip.
The arrivals and departures of the
special train as given above have not
been o. KID, by the railroads and
therefore there may be some slight
variations, except as to the time of
leaving Kilbourn City, which will be
as above giyen-Monday, July 16, at
$50 a. m.