MERRILL  , a

city and the county-seat of Lincoln county, Wisconsin, U.S.A., 185 m . N.W. of Milwaukee, on both sides of the Wisconsin river . Pop . (1910 census), 8689 . It is served by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad . The city is situated about 1270 ft. above the sea and has an invigorating climate . Brook trout and various kinds of game, including deer, abound in the vicinity . Grandfather Falls and the Delles of the Prairie river are picturesque places near the city, and furnish good water-power . The principal public building is the Lincoln county court house, and the city contains the T . B . Scott free library, a fine high-school, and the Ravn hospital, a private institution . Riverside Park is maintained by a corporation, and a park along the Prairie river is owned and maintained by the city .

Merrill is an important hardwood

lumber market, and its principal industry is the manufacture of lumber and lumber products . The manufacture of paper and paper pulp and of lathes is also important . In loos the factory products were valued at $3,260,638 . There are granite quarries and brickyards in the vicinity . Merrill was settled in 1875, incorporated as a village in 188o, and chartered as a city in 1883 .