Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-01

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Of our, Doctors Offices, the, other day,
and felt constrained to inquire if the
competition in the profession had ne.
cessitated the presentation of head
stone to the head of each family EN-,
playing :, him, chromos becoming so
very common, but gpr better Judgment
told US to folf cur tongue for he is
bigger than we and might have stepped
upon US.
1t is difficult to estimate the value
of the recent raius, TO the county
The wheat has been saved from the
chinch bugs, the grasshoppers have
been beautifully wet down, the crap
berries have been very materially bene-
fitted (though they were not so badly
suffering) and all manner of vegeta-
ton has been lifted along The farm
ers' faces look brighter and they talk:
as though they were glad for some
thing and of course it is the rain
the beautiful rain. We may look
for oceans Of blue and whortle berries
now.
), Mr.. J. A. johnson made an able
address before the Good Templars of
Ceptralia last Friday evening. His
words were earnest,, and full of en-
ceuragement. He thinks the cause of
Temperance is gaining ground daily.
and in proof of this lie tied the fact
that recently in Illinois he attended a,
convention where were gathered people
from every nation upon the globe, who
were drawn, together by the interest
felt for the cause which evangelizes
men. After Mr.. Us address Mr.,
Cole made a very. excellent. talk. and
all went home feeling encouraged.
Musicians, al the. country over.
and almost every man.: woman and
child throughout the West, will read
with pleasure of the announcement
which comes to US Of the virtual re-es-
Enlistment. Of the old house of "Root
& Cady" as 'sThe Root s Sons Music
Co.
1t calls up the strange story of the
fortunes of this famous house, reach
ing fer back to 1858, when Geo f.
Root, e. Towner Root, and G. M.
Cady placed over the door of 81 Clark
St., that magic legend, "Root &
Cady.'' However, they rapidly out:
grew these quarters, and in 1865 we
find them occupying the finest Music
Store i'll the country, in ''The Crosby
Opera House," where the great fire of
1871 swept over them. From this ca
lamity resulted two houses7-Geo f..
Root & Sons, and Root g. Lewis, which
now consolidated with the publishing
business of Chandler 81. Curtiss, be-.
comes 1.-The Root &. Sons Music Com
pany," which may justly and proudly
claim the successorship to the i'm
mense popularity of Root & Cady.
Besides this, the firm inherits the.
very valuable connections Of the moth
er house with the European ,Manufac-.
turers, which enabled them to purchase
so favorably in the foreign market;.
and also, the Agency for the celebrat-
ed Steck Pianos, which won the only
gold medal of the Vienna Exposition;
and for the famous Standard Organ,
Their new location is at No. 1876 State.
Street, Chicago, where they have ev-.
cry facility for doing their immense
business.
They send US copies Of the follow
ing pieces of their new publication of
Sheet Music: II know Maiden Fair.
to See,' by H. R. Palmer; Lenore
March. by Oscar Mayo; Normandy,
Waltz, by C. T. Root; and Prairie,
Belle Waltz, by F. W. Root; The
Song Messenger, a very sprightly
Musical Monthly. published by them.
and the Album Of the Chicago Must
cal College, which contains a rare
collection Of Vocal and Instrumental
Music.
The physician BOW leoketh at the
luxuriant garden sass, and smileth.
1.-THE boys" viii invite their girls
to dance at Writers Hall on Sat-
urday evening, July 3rd,' Good
music viii be furnished.
For Saie.-A second haad, ~ i.
horse power engine. IL inch bore, "a
inch stroke. This engine has been
completely ovefhapled and repaired at