THE GAZETTE NEWSPAPER OFFICE

	This building was the Southside Fire Station in Rice Lake. It housed the hand drawn fire equipment of early years. The age of the building is uncertain. However, the Rice Lake Fire Department was organized in 1889. It was located on the southwest corner of Sawyer and South Main Street. It was moved to the museum in 1979. The building was owned by Mrs. Robert Lockman, a former Rice Lake resident who donated the Old Station to the museum. The five newspapers in the county sponsored the moving and refurbishing of the building.
The machine that was used in the process of making the newspapers was the Linotype. This machine lines up the letter in order to make a newspaper. Today the machines are much more up to date and advanced. You don't have to do as much by hand. Much of the work is now done by machines or computers.
The paper laid out	Gazette Printshop

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