Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-05-12
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Father Pierce is quite poorly with
paralysis.
Belle Raymond has gone to Dexter
Vile to tea ch their school.
DIR. G F. Witter, residence Drake
ST., Office 2. O. building. If.
A hugh minstrel troupe Thursday
night at Grand Rapids, May 10Th.
Mrs. Zenier is expected home to-day
from her visit to Europe.
Try the ice cool soda water from
the arctic fountain at Slocum's.
Mr.. Bensley was very poorly on
Thursday and Friday of last week.
The Red river Of the north is very
high. It's banks are being overfown.
Thos. Barnes has fresh stock Of
candies on hand.
W. A. Keyes is making progress
on I. c. St. Amour's new residence
Gus. Frank made Neilsville a visit
on Saturday last.
F. J. Wood is doing an immense
business in his line this season.
The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
for this county convened Monday.
The Wisconsin River is falling fast
Our late rains will probably raise it
again.
Hans. J. Jensen made this office a
brief call yesterday. He is in attend
ance at court as a juryman.
Russell Roberts, of Nashville, is
visiting O. Denis and family and at
tending court as juryman.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court, Bron-
son, is having an addison put on his
residence on Pumpkin Hill.
Did you look at the show windows
of t. G. St. Amour's dry good store
They are beautifully arranged.
A good laundrYman or lady wanted
at the Centraiia laundry Good wages
will be paid to good hand.
Whorton Bros. are doing a splen
did business. Mr.. Tibbitts has full
charge of the lumber yard.
Lizzie Eddy, of Stevens Point, i
the guest of Mrs. G. H. Slocum
She will spend a week in cur city.
Miss Lizzie Meehan was in this cit,
on Friday last. She was the guest 0
Mary Arpin.
The Lawyers are all counting thi
week, We don't know what will b.
the result. OF Course something big
G. Fl. Slocum has received a full
case of fresh candies of the hes
quality.
We returned home in time for sup
per and were we'll paid for our visi
to this busy burg
Thos A Scott, of Railroad fam,
and worth $4,000, 900 is reported il
a dying condition. The rich as vel
as the poor must go.
j. w. Cochran has sold the dwell
ing just north Of his residence i
Centralla to II. Kellogg for the sum o
S4OO.
REV. II. ". THOMAS, the we'll
known pastor of the Peoples Church
Chicago, is lying dangerously i'll 0
pneumonia.
Mr.. & Mrs. w. A. Roe have a yer,
sick baby with diphtheria. For {
few days past he has not been expect
ed to live.
Mrs w. B. Riggs has been quit,
sick during the past week, DR.. Wit
ter has been attending her and b,
last reports she is much better.
Another lot of those nice fresl
candies just received at SIocum's.
T. B. Scott made his appearance o
our streets last Monday. 7. B, W
hope that inside of one year we ca
call you Governor. That will SCUM
we'll.
Some five young men from Canad
arrived in our city last week. The
expect to make this their place 0
abode if they find work.
A. j. Turner, railroad commissions
for this state stopped at the Roch
House Tuesday and examined som
10 witnesses in the matter of the con
ditiou of the Green Bay railroad.
McCamley & King are having
machinery shed put up along side G
their hardware store. 1t will be use
for storing farming implements.
l.. NJ. Nash, with his lumber left o