Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-12

Mr.. Brundage was born in Grand
Rapids, Wis, May II, 1863, and is
son of John N. and Harriet M.
(Ingraham) Brundage, the former a
native of New York and the latter of
Massachusetts. Our subject was ed
ucated in the public schools and Howe
High school of his native town, and
in 1881 entered the Office of the Grand
Rapids Tribune, which paper was at
that time owned and published by his
father, and the latter having gone
West, he took entire charge Of the
office. In little less than two years,
or in January, 1888, he bought out the
business and conducted and published
the paper on his own account. On
the 1st of June, 1887, the Grand
Rapids Tribune was consolidated with
the Centralia Enterprise, with e. B.
ROsSier as senior partner and e. B.
Brundage as the Junior member of the
firm. The paper was then published
under the name of the Centralia
Enterprise and Tribune, and was con-
Quoted under that management until
August, 1891, when Mr.. Rossier (now
deceased was obliged to withdraw
from the active management on aC-
count of failing health, and Mr..
| Brundage once more assumed full
charge of the business. On the 1st of
April, 1892, Mr.. Rossier sold his in
tereSt in the paper to w. H. Luehr,
who was at that time principal of the
Howe High school of Grand Rapids.
On the 9th of January, 1894, Mr..
| Brundage was appointed postmaster
of Grand Rapids, succeeding E. W..
Burt, and on the 9th of the same
month took possession of the office.
He has also served as alderman for one
term during which time several
marked improvements were made in
the city, including the erection of the
new city hall and library building, the
supplying of arc lights and the ad-
dition to the fire department OF city
team. In this work Of advancement
and progress he bore an active part,
being warmly interested in everything
pertaining to the welfare of the com
munity. In his political views he was a
democrat. Socially he was connected
with the Knights of Pythias Lodge,
No. 100, and was unanimously elected
it's first chancellor commander, hold
ing the office for two terms. He has
filled all the offices in the Masonic
society from tyler to wOrshipful
master of the Grand Rapids Lodge,
No. 12S, F. & A. M. For four years
he was secretary of the Wood County
Agricultural and Mechanical aSSOcia-
tiOn, and up to March, 1895, was a
member of the Grand Rapids Fire
department.
On the 30th of October, 1889, in this
city, which is now their home, the
marriage of Mr.. Brundage and Miss
Mary Emma Miller, daughter of James
and Caroline Yeats Miller took place.
Two children have been born to them,
Dean Kennedy and Dorothy.
The funeral service took place
Sabbath afternoon at O'Clock from
the family residence, on Court House
street and First Congregational
church. The Masonic and Knights of
Pythias orders of which lodges
deceased was an hOnorcd member had
charge of the services. About fifty
MaSOns and twenty-five Knights Of
PythiaS were in line. A large cOncOurSe
of people followed his remains to
Forest Hill cemetery where they were
deposited in their last resting place
under the regular Masonic ritual
service.
DR.. ID. \. Teller, worshipful master
| nI Jlle MdSOnIC IOuGc. Is cuuJt tleu W
great credit for the excellent and
fauiulesS rendition of the ritualistic
services at the church and grave. II
was most impressive and solemn. The
grave was beautifully lined and
decorated by the ladies of the travel
class and flowers were prOfuSe.
THE funeral cortege and the large at
tendance of friends was mark of the
! love and esteem in which the deceased
was held in the community where he
was born, lived and died. The follow
! ing brother MaSOns were in attendance
at the funeral from surrounding cities:
E. 4. Upham and John Anderson.
| MarshfeId; 4. L. Marvin, VIM.
Hooper. \. g. Lapham and a. E.
Gurdv Of NckOosa: c. NJ. Hutchinson,
editor OF the Necedah Republican,:
Z. \. TORY. F. Z. Halliday, @. +.
WlImOt, Harry Fox Of Plover: Harry
Burt Of Rhinelander: d. S. Morris OF
| Chicago.
If wives have any compassion for
| the sorrows Of cross. crdbid husbands,
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