Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-25
BreVities.

Solid winter WeathoF.
7. c. St. Amour has just received
a large stock of trunks.
Court will convene December the
7th.
Turkeys will suffer to-day. Ye edi-
tor is out on forage.
Taxes will be less this year than
last in this city.
Oyster supper at the basement to-
night Be sure and go.
Pedestrians cross the river on ice
now
Gov. Pound will probably be our
next Secretary of the Interior. Good.
AS we feel very thankful for past
favor8 at the hands of Providence, we
observe the day accordingly.
Lay up your small change for the
tax collector. He will soon put in an
appearance.
Chas. Gouger has moved to this
city and can be found in Belant' $
dwelling, near Rosholts.
''Birds of feather flock together"
observe and you will readily dis
Germ the good ones from the poor.
Gambling has received a severe
shock since some of the principals
have put their ''foot down"
Nj. J. McRaith is making o7ercoats
at very reasonable terms. Good work,
good fits Call early.
Mr.. Abbott, of Minneapolis, has a
platt of the city of Minneapolis in
our office. It is the work of himself
and son, and is nice piece of work.
Miss Belle Drake was in our city
this week. Spent Sunday and Mon
day among friends and departed for
Mansion Monday evening.
The new finishing room at the spoke
factory is in running order. It is
quite an improvement over the old
room.
The Greenback vote in this state
was only 1882. A very encouraging
outlook for the party, It has gradual
ly dwindled down until it is scarcely
to be seen at all.
Monday morning mercury went
down to 20 degrees below zero. Tues
day morning it was about 10 degrees
below.
G. w. Hungerford, of Stevens
Point, has been appointed Oil inspect
or for this district in place Of l.. 0.
Schultz, resigned.
Harry Grace made US short call
this norning He came dcwn last
evening bringing his little daughter
with him.
We have nice lot Of giltedge visit
ing cards, which we will print
in any number to suit the customer.
Call in and see them.
D. J. Cole has been sick few days
the past week with a bilious attack,
but is out again to-day attending to
business.
Mrs. A. J. Cleveland who has
been suffering severely from cancer
for the past six weeks is reported
somewhat better.
E. Beadle, has added large stock
of undertakers ware to his furniture
store, and will do all kinds of business
connected with this line of work.
Business is good with US. We
have added several new fonts of type
and are having all the work we can
turn out. Brief and commercial
work speciality.
Clement Bros. give a concert at
Writer'S Hall tonight. They have a
reputation for giving our people salts,
faction. The troupe is composed of
some of the best artists on the stage
to-day. We predict a full house.
We ate a bounteous dinner this
noon at our friend Chas. Carman, in
company with the newly elected sher-
if, Ed. Wheelan and wife. We en-
joyed the turkey, pickles and other
good things too numerous to mention.
Samuel S. Parke, travelling agent
of the passenger and land department
of tho G. & N. W. Railroad Co. call
ed in our Office Wednesday afternoon
and tackled up card advertising the
new branch. TIE short line to the
Black Hills. He is genial fellow.
Hugh MCGOWAN returned from Da-
kota to spend the winter, last Thurs