Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-07-28

Mr.. James Meehan Jr. made us
pleasant call to-day. Miss Mollie Nee
han is also in the city.
A Monopoly of popular Honors is as
much Of a Tyranny as a Monopoly of
Wealth. -Guryteld
NJ. J. McRaith has a full line of
summer goods ready to be made up.
Who wants the next suit.
Ellis Talmage is happy over the
arrival of a pretty little girl, at his
house, on Friday morning last.
Miss Jennie Ross. of St. Point,
who has been spending the past week
with her friends here, returned home
Tuesday.
We received from the hands of
Frank Whitrock, dozen ears of nice
fresh corn, for which please accept
thanks.
It has been fortunate that most of
our greatest Men have left no descen-
dants to shine in the borrowed lustre
Of great name. -~Garfeld
Mrs. Goodhue and her daughters
Clara and Nellie, Of Green Bay, are
making their relatives and friends q
short viz this week.
The father of Mrs T. G. St. Amour
arrived from Montreal this week and
will spend a few days looking over
city. He is first class artist.
Some miscreant put himself to the
trouble Of breaking one light of plate
glass in Mr.. Silber's store front last
night. Somebody's pure cussedness.
In all probabilities the fifth normal
school will be located in Milwaukee.
The board is examining sites there
contemplating building and re-
ceiving $50, 900 from the city.
Capt. Briggs returned home from
Milwaukee the first Of this week. He
has been attending to railroad bust
ness and trying his hand on Change.
He says a few dollars changed against
him but he tried it again.
Owing to the rain on Thursday
evening the rowing pleasures and fes-
tiyities at Mr.. Browns residence were
postponed until Friday. A large
number of people assembled and had
a glorious time.
Fifteen hundred mill men stopped
work at Eau Clair last week and de-
manded reduction in working hours,
from IL to 10 hours per day. They
have not as yet compromised the mat
ter. No serious trouble.
A wilful murder was committed at
Jenny by one Owen Lloyd who killed
a woman that was acting as cook of
the house of i'll fame at that place.
The cause was only jealousy.
E. S. Woodwork is book-keeper
and general clerk for Mr.. Geo. Hiles,
at Dezterville, and is giving excellent
satisfaction. He makes his appear
ance on our streets about once each
week.
Mr.. Briggs informs US that the
Valley side track in Centralia will be
extended to the Centralia FIGURING
Mills as soon as the title to the right
of way can be obtained. Good.
Three large horse sheds for the &C.
comodation of farmers are being built
in our city. One back of Seth Reeves
store, the second back Of our Office,
and the third below the Wood Co.
drug store. All desired improve
ments.
Nate Compton presented us with
boquet of white huckleberies which
his wife picked about three miles out
of the city. They are luscious look
ing berry and have very fine favor.
These are the first we ever saw. Nate
says he will bring US white black
bird soon.
Any of our readers desiring to post
up or read valuable documents on the
question of Tariff will do well to
address John w. Hinton, Of Mil
waukee, who will furnish valuable
matter on application without charge.
We return thanks for several such
favors.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
catalogue of the Plattville, State
Normal School for the years 1SSO-S1.
The school for the past year has en-
rolled A scholars. Judging from this
report the Plattville school ranks quite
as high as any in the state. They
certainly have very exact and COM
plete record of the entire work COM