Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-03
UNITING THE SECTIONS
Arpin Soon to be One, Instead OF
Trineular VILLAGE.

ductOr called out Arpin, where he
town was and then some fellow that
had swallowed the joke page of an
almanac would say: "It'S behind yon-
der tree"' But it won't be that way
long for Arpin is growing like scan
dial and more than that it's coming TO-
gether like the toe of sock. In the
beginning God created the heavens and
the earth but He left it to the Arpin
brothers to create the village that
bears their names. They also created
a pond as a reservoir for logs and built
their mill on the east side. When the
Wisconsin Central penetrated Wood
county they missed the village by
three-fOurthS of a mile, barely missing
Skunk hill farther to the west. In
oheir hurry to complete the road to
Grand Rapids and make an honest
dollar by daylight passenger pulls
they planted little depot at the con-
junction Of the highway that leads the
weary traveller to the golden egg the
Arpin boys discovered. Several years
after the building of the Central the
Northwestern followed up their trail
through the woods and laid two par
allel streaks of rust and also built a
depot. Martin Pyle in the mean
time had laid out another Arpin nearly
mile farther down the line put up
a store and cheese factory. Then a
saloon and some more neighborS NOV
ed into Martins town and for time
it looked as though his location might
be it, But the people at the depots
were not idle. Another town was
plated and store, saloon and black
smith shop built. All this time the
country round about was developing,
and a better soil was never brought
to the attention of the farmer, until
it became apparent that the logical
place for the village rested with the
third choice fellows. A News repor-
ter visited Arpin last week and found
stir on. There is going to be home
UIISC
places have agreed to become one and
soon there will be a chorus of carpen-
ters' hammers. A.sWittman has al
ready established himself in the black
smith and wagon business and Henry
Roehrig will build a 24x50 foot hard
ware store across the track, han 1ling
brick as a side issue. Martin Pyle
has basement dug on which to build
or move his store, while B. Whiting
ham, now in the old Arpin store buid-
ing, VIII move with his stock of gen.
eral merchandise in the spring. A.
FL. Schumacher has the plans for
new hotel and saloon with third
store in view to be built by r. E.
Swan. A year ago w. J. Damerow
established a creamery at old Arpin
and now has 80 patrons. His factory
has daily output of $50 pounds of
choice butter which he sells to the
Puerner Creamery Co. of Marshtield.
He does a conservative business and
pays by check every two weeks. Con-
ditions may keep him at his old stand,
otherwise be would consolidate with
the rest Anyway Arpin will be quite
a place before this time another year.
No one but those who have not trav-
ersed this part of Wood county realize
the great change that is taking place.
Farms are being rapidly opened and
good buildings built. One of the finest
of these is that of Robert Morris,
county superintendent of schools, 1t
is about completed and is modern in
every way. In his hurry to complete
the work and give proper attention to
his office duties Morris has been too
! busy to get shaved. All about Arpin
anyway you may look it shows signs
of rapidly improving country, many
new barns built this summer furnish
ing a part of the evidence that there
is an awakening among the farmers.
One thing is lacking and that is good
roads. When these are built it won't
be long before one of the richest agri-
cultural parts of Wood county will
surround Arpin.-MarShfield News.