Washington High School - Neshotah Yearbook (Two Rivers, WI)

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NE5HOTALI1928 :Ti 5 ' - r-fi:-' ' QR . -9 - 1' ' S ?jE.,QiilMA'.IA- -:X ,-.1 Zin Memoriam LAURA SCHMIDT '30 Born Oct. IS, 1912. Died 1VIay 2, 1928 Wye life in deeds, not yearsj in thoughts not l17'FlIfll.5',' In feelings, no! in figures on Il 11'i11l. IVF should count time by hmrf throbs. He most ll'l'l .Yv, ll ho ilzinks mosf, feels the noblest, acts the best. dna' he whose heart heals qzzirkfst liws the longrsl: Liws in 0111 hour more than in 3-mrs 110 some hflhoso fn! blood sleeps as it slips nlong their wfilzs. Life is hui fl 711171115 unto an en1l,' that end, Beginning, mean, IIIII1 rua' to all flllllyi,--G0!l. The 1101111 h11'vf' all the glory of the world. Clx li 'P Q ff 4-.eg elf- 1-1 - 1 ,- . I , ll L-35.-..,' .. Q- fig.-- ff -- N- f .S ,, -k -1' - ' .1 -:- i-jf i-,L ' - -,,g,.i. 1 2i+Ljli Yi V f:,'t5-+Qf.-i- ..e:- --:ab fs L' ' -+1--1 1: -ifffr'-1 s- r2 affix A Prlgf' eight

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gg tk NlI5IJ0TALIi192' f sf svlkcuawiifmfs- A ,.....- OH quite close to the settle- sr u 5 Lumznm cn nc 1 ' ment. The logs were rafted down in summer and hauled onthe ice in winter. Con- sfderable timber was also be- ing cut down right where the city is now. As there were no schools here illrs. Diantha Hamilton opened a private school in 1851. lt was attend- ed by twenty pupils. The pop- ulation at this time was 92-1. The Indian name for Two Rivers is Neshoto. The Katoose or Quatoose Indians lived here at that time. They were very friendly and there are no instances recalled where the white settlers in this locality were ever molested by them. An lndian cemetery was laid out about where the St. Lukes Catholic Church is now located. The Indians were finally removed by the government to the Oneida Indian Reservation in Brown County. but continued to visit this locality for many years. The south side which still retains the name of llflexico side received its name from Chief llflexico, who resided in this neighborhood during the summer months. ln 1851 Cyrus VVhitcomb came to Two Rivers and began the erection of a tan- nery later known as the VVisconsin Leather Company. The first tannery built was located on the east bank of the llfflishicot River, and its location was marked for years by a tall square brick chimney. About 100 men were employed. The com- pany bought about l,200 acres of government land covered with hemlock, for 50c per acre. The bark was peeled from the trees within a stone's throw of the tannery. The hides were brought from Chicago and llflilwaukee by boat. Of all the industries, woodworking industries gave If V e , the settlement its permanency. It was the timber and 'sf' I ' saw mills that paved the way for the first woodworking 57, manufactures, and it was on these early beginnings that w the foundation of the city of today was built. The chair ' L ' V5 ' X factory was built in the summer of 1856 by the New X Xb? , J- England llflfg. Co. lhus from a few log houses, and ? one story shanties Two Rivers grew, fostered by the spirit of friendship and loyalty which so completely characterized its early founders. A 1 Q J' If c 'ff - -- -f :agile-igffe t ,iffijigxffcie f -L3 P v -1 s -5 -s -S g if ess - Page .vw ve' n i 1

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