Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-06-24
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foundation. For one is often on
slippery places.
c. E. Parriseau had his garden
completely washed out at the John
Miller place. The creek running
through the place swelled to fearful
heighth and carried everything before
it.
A goodly number of our farmers
have volunteered to give few days
work to help fix up the streets Come
on boys, bring your horses and in
few days our streets will appear as of
yore.
J. n. Phillips of Chippewa Falls, |
was elected Grand Worthy Chief
Templar of Wisconsin, for the ensue-
ing year. He takes the place of Col.
Watrous who has SO faithfully filled
the Office for number of years past.
DR.. Witter received quite benefit
from the food 1t filed in the hollow
just above the Rablin barn where he
kept three men and two teams at
work. 1t assists wonderfully in max
ing the fill.
Messrs Rosholt, McComb, Arpin
and Horton, start Saturday for river
trip to the Dells, where they intend
having a good time rusticating. We
could recommend no better fun than
taking such trip.
The Rablin Saw Mill is once more
made resort for bathing. This place
is noted for it's convenience as bath
ing place, and to go down there even
ings, reminds one Of barbar shop
where the procession of ''next" is
carried on. Everyone to his turn.
Col. B. E. Clarke, Informs US he
intends going up to Phillips and run
ing a hotel there, that has a good
business and is in frst-class condition.
On account of his being retained here
so long he has lost the house he
intended going into in Nebraska.
/ MacKlnnon and Griffith, are MAX
ing brick at their factory for the pur-
pose Of putting in another boiler.
Their increasing business demands
more power with which to run their
machinery 10. Lavigne is making
the brick out of clay taken from DR..
Writer'S site near the Cong. church.
/ Had some of our large property
owners on main street subscribed more
literally toward fixing up the streets
there would have been list of sub
/, scribers that would have surprised
them. The fact that those most in
terested subscribed but little, accounts
for the few subscribing.
Reed Moore is failing fast, and it
will not be long ere he leaves this
world of trouble. His limbs are be-
ginning to swell, which is considered
the last signs of approaching death
for consumptives. He has materially
changed since our visit a few weeks
since.
'sYou will observe from this word
pater," said a school master to his pU-
pill, ''the great fezibility of the Latin
language. Pater is father; and here
we have patruns, an uncle. Is there
any way you can change father into
uncle in English % Il don't think
of any, replied the pupil, ''unless you
get him to marry your aunt
Our citizens have again assumed
their usual cheerful disposition, and
every one seems to have hopes of the
future. Though business had for a
time suspended, and every body
seemed at q loss to know where to go,
OF what to do, at the present writ
ing all are resuming their regular
| business.
We have printed posters for the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Association
Entertainment, to be given at Fair
Grounds on the 5th Of July. The
benefit will go toward fitting up the
grounds of the society. The whole
county is interested in this, and every
one should Go their utmost.
The Chicago and North W estern
Railway will sell round trip tickets
from all of its stations. for the Fourth
Of July celebrations, at largely reduc-
ed rates. Tickets will be sold at all
stations on July Sd, 4th and 9th, and
GOOD to return to and including July
9th. Do not forget that this is via
the Chicago and North Western Rail