Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-08-26
BreVities.
BreV1tleS.
DR.. G, T. Witter, residence Drake
St., Office ?. o. building. If.

Rain quite frequently all this week.
Read land sale notice in another
column. 5000 acres for sale cheap.
No end to those who will go on the
marshes this year.
Mr.. LaFond has closed out his Mil
linery business.
Buy your canned goods and grocer
les of all kinds of 7. G. St. Amour s
--latest style stiff hats just received
at T. G. St. Amour's.
Ginger snaps, lunch, milk, graham,
and oat meal crackers at 7. G. St.
Hired girls are mighty scarce around
here. Notwithstanding wages are COED.
The old Magnolia building is being
torn down. 1t will add to the appear
ance of that corner,
A freight train was wrecked on the
G. B. road last week at Independence
and ten cars badly broken to pieces.
See Convention notice on first col
umn editorial page. Be sure and
bear the date in mind.
Step in McRaith's and set that Fall
suit you intend getting soon. Now is
the accepted time.
We enjoyed good dinner at Mrs.
Hitchcock's Sunday. Mrs. Fl. is an
A No. 1 cook and we never fail to Go
a good meal justice,
Just received new fashion plates
at NJ. J. McRaith also choice patterns
for suits. Now walk right in and get
you a suit made.
Geo. L. Williams has been quite i'll
the past week tho he is doing better
now. We hope to see him around
soon.
A gay party was given by Miss
Laura Boron at their home Monday
evening, in honor of Miss Clifford.
The young folks had a royal time.
Mrs. A. D. Worden is doing lu-
c1ative business keeping first class
boarding house. She controls large
per cent Of the travelling trade.
Blackberries are astonishingly thick
in the woods about this section.
Bushels of them are being picked
every day.
Horace Sweeney lost a valuable
horse short time since. One of his
matched white team. This is the
second one he loses in about one
years time.
Insure your property in the Home
Insurance Company of New York.
j. D. Witter is agent and Ed. Fritz
singer will wait upon you. Don't you
forget it.
George Huntington was again the
lucky boy. He pulled an eel out of
the river last Wednesday about three
feet and half long. The fish have
to suffer when he goes Oh rampage,
Bearss & Co. began picking their
cranberries Oh the Goth, and are pay
ing "a cents per bushel Dolph De-
marais is running supply store at
that point.
We have placed several hundred
copies of the premium list in pamphlet
form in the hands of the secretary of
the A. & NJ. association this week.
Look one over.
Daniel Arpin is faithfully at work
on their cranberry marsh and inform
ed US that their berries are farther
advanced this year than last at this
time. They will sooa harvest the crop,
which is large one.
Hon. G. NJ Webb of Grand Rapids,
is writing some very interesting and
pertinent articles for the Wood Coun-
ty Reporter. on the political situation
of the day. Mr.. Webb is a clear
headed, able writer.-C1ippeva Her.
I'D.
Our street Commissioner better
go up 70 the Eddy and place the
bridge crossing little stream at that
point in safe condition before some
one is injured. It is unsafe for teams
to Cross.
John Hamm mas just received a
full line of clothing and dry goods
and will sell them at astonishingly low
prices, 90 in and try him. He is do
ing large amount of business and
can sell cheaper than most merchants
in the County.
r. W. Riggs came in our Office
Saturday and poked fun at US because
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