Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-12-23
Brevities.


Santa Clause headquarters at Rob
inson's this week.
Christmas next Saturday and heaps
of fun for rich and poor
Schools will close in this city and
Centralis On Friday for TIVE weeks.
Prof. McComb's school win give an
exhibition tomorrow.
Irving Philleo has been quite sick
the fore part of this week.
Allie Lunt, who has been to school
at Appleton, is home on a vacation.
Willie Witter returned home from
Madison. Wednesday evening.
A civil-service association has been
organized in New York city.
Denominations which have the most
exalted views Of Christ send out the
most missionaries.
Mrs. VIM. Quinn, of Point Basse,
is dangerously i'll with fever. We un-
derstand DR.. Witter will bring her
out all right.
Miss Louisa Crosse, now of Niece
dab. and young lady friend, are
visiting Mrs. L. Fourier.
Good Comb Honey for sale at John
Hanana's, cheap for cash. Call an and
try 1t. 4u
P. n. Christensen has come down
preparatory to going into his Office
He will move his family this week.
A good girl, accustomed to house.
work, may find steady employment,
comfortable place, and good sure
wages by ENDURING at this Office.
R. F. Bronson has entered the old
Witter homestead on Quality Roe and
will soon take up business in the
Clerks Office.
Two freight trains were ditched on
the G.. B. & NJ. r. r. Tuesday evening.
Defective rails were the objective
points.
# you 'cant good ready made
Clothing, cheap, go to John Hansns's
He is selling out at cost 4w
Temple of Honor hall is nearly
completed. 1t will be the neatest hall
in the city.
A serious fire, at Buffalo occurred on
the 18th inst aud 1t is reported that
about 80 persons burned with the
factory.
The annual pension appropriation
bill passed the house, Friday, appro-
priating $50, 100000 to pay pensions
for the next year.
Good news again Merry Christ
mas for the little folks at Mrs. Pome-
roy's. Great bargains at her 5 and
10 cent counter Call in see 3w
Unless the declaration in v Is is
true, the command to carry the Gospel
to the nations is not binding; and none
can thus ''go" who do not believe in
the devine authority of the glorifed
Christ.
DamaS Boisvin, is very sick, and
for several days passed has not been
expected to live. Mrs. Balcomb is
attending him very faithfully and DR..
Whitney has hopes of his recovery.
Mrs. NJ. Dougherty we learn ha.
made arrangements to purchase the
Warner homestead for the sum of
5000. The papers are being made
out.
The command to make disciples of
all nations is on the ground that
Christianity is the one true and uni
vsrsal religion; and is adapted to all
nations and all classes.
VIM. q. Rinker and Mr.. Finn for
merly freight conductors on the G. B.
& NJ. r. r. have each received con-
ductorship on freights on the North
western running from Eau Claire to
St. Paul. Both are reliable men.
1.-The best things and the best
people are lied about; and the most
improbable lies against religion will be
believed by those who are too skeptical
to believe in the miracles and life of
Christ"
The ninth annual meeting of the
Dairymen's Association will be held at
Waukesha, Wis. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, Jan. II, Is and 14th
1881. A considerable amount is
offered as rewards for tbs best samples
of butter. cheese, etc.
Brudder Jasper may go astray in
his moon talk but he cannot be mis-
taken when he has thousands of wit
nessss. The Rev. Brudder Jasper