. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... er leading hotels are the Vosburg, the Lewis andthe Waupaca Houses. Tlie original Vosburg House w&sbuilt in 1856, by A. E. Smith, it being known as the SmithHouse until it was burned down May 16, 1872. Upon itssite, F. B. Vosburg, present proprietor, erected the substan-tial
. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... er leading hotels are the Vosburg, the Lewis andthe Waupaca Houses. Tlie original Vosburg House w&sbuilt in 1856, by A. E. Smith, it being known as the SmithHouse until it was burned down May 16, 1872. Upon itssite, F. B. Vosburg, present proprietor, erected the substan-tial three-story brick building on Main street, which bearshis name. The structure is 50x60 feet and is the largesthotel in the city. The Lewis House, on the same street,half a block south, is kept by G. W. Lewis, an old, accom-modating and popular landlord. It was erected by NortonRaymond over twenty years ago, and has gone by variousnames—the Raymond House, the City Hotel, etc. It accom-modates fifty guests, and has been under the management ofits present proprietor over five years. Messrs. CurranBrothers are proprietors of the Waupaca House, the hotel atthe depot of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company. The city and county ofiicers are efficient and gentle-manly, and have much to do with maintaining the good. I wagon in the town, in 1855. It is still in service. Henow manages four shops, and does a good business. WAUPACA WOOLEN MILLS. The Waupaca Woolen Mills, the only establishment ofthe kind in the county, is located one and one-quarter milessoutheast from the post office, on the south branch of theWaupaca River. It was originally a flouring-mill, knownas the City Mills, and was purchased and made a woolen-millby Dayton, Dewey & Co., in 1867. Since then the prop-erty has been owned, wholly or in shares, by William , J. M. Dewey, M. R. Baldwin, J. W. Evans, , William Smith, II. C. Mumbrue and T. W. Evans, now the principal owner, bought an interestwi
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