BIOGRAPHIES:  Herbert A. PEASE, Cumberland, Barron County, WI

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Herbert A. Pease, commercial and artistic job printer of Cumberland,
formerly Cumberland postmaster, and at various times connected with the
journalistic profession in this region, is of pioneer stock, born in
Menomonie, Wis., July 28, 1867, son of Dr. Walter C. and Margaret (Evans)
Pease. Herbert A. received his early education in the graded and high
schools of his native place. He was a sturdy boy of fourteen when he came
to Cumberland with his parents in 1881. Here he became interested in
printing. As a school boy he started playing about the "Advocate" office,
and finally took up the work in earnest and learned the printer's trade
there. In 1889 he went to Spooner, and established the Washburn County
Register, which he conducted for two years. He came back and on April 22,
1891, with 0. K. Smith, established the Barron County Free Press. While
editing this he was assistant postmaster to his father for a while, from
1892 to 1896. In 1892 he moved the Free Press to Amery, in Polk County, and
conducted it until the next spring. In 1898 he went to Balsam Lake, Wis.,
and conducted the Ledger for two years. Then, his wife's health being poor,
he went to Holbrook, Arizona, and took over the Argus. In 1904 he came back
to Cumberland and was appointed assistant postmaster. Three years later, in
1907, he was appointed postmaster, and served with satisfaction to the
patrons until 1915. Then he established his present printing office. He is
a master of artistic printing, carries a good line of type, paper, and
novelties, and enjoys a good business. Fraternally he is a member of the
Knights of Pythias. Politically he adheres to the platform of the
Republican party. Mr. Pease was married Sept. 27, 1888, to Etta Morris, who
was born Sept. 29, 1868, the daughter of George and Margaret Morris, and
died at Holbrook, Arizona, Sept. 1, 1900, leaving two daughters, Margaret
and Maretta. Margaret was born in Spooner Sept. 5, 1889, and is the wife of
Charles Norton, of this place. Maretta is the wife of A. P. Locke, of
Elmira, N. Y. She was born Sept. 20, 1895.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 308.