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

MT. briggs anu WlIe Ie'uiheu from
their visit east Monday.
Chas Raymond is building a new
picket fence around his dwelling.
Mr.. E. c. Bulls, of Scranton,
dropped in on US yesterday.
l.. P. Powers has returned home
after an absence of several weeks.
The approach of the east eLd of
the bridge has been properly filed
with dirt.
On Friday last the name of Ex-
Senator Thos. G. Platt was withdrawn
from the canvass at Albany. Poor
Platt.
R. G. Lyon & Sons have built an
addition to their wagon mandatory,
in which they have placed blacksmith
necessaries.
Lem. Kroner is erecting small
express Office north of the News
buildings. John Miller and Andrew
Turnbull are doing the work.
Peter Haas, of Wausau, made this
city brief visit on Monday. He is
employed in Homier's large store at
the above city.
Louis LeMai's saloon building is
nearing completion. Mark Pratt is
engineering the work. 1t adds to the
beauties of Cranberry street,
G. L. William returned from APP
pleton on Saturday last, where he de-
livered an grafton. Those who heard
it speak of it in high terms.
Alex. Juneau, one Of the lads who
broke jail a short time since made his
appearance on our streets and was
again arrested and confined in Jail.
Mr.. Joseph LaMadelain and daugh-
ter Sophie returned from Montreal,
Canada, Friday. Miss Sophie reports
splendid enjoyment of her stay in a
foreign land.
Don't forget the picnic sociable
this afternoon and evening at the
Congregational parsonage. Ice Cream
Lemonade, Oranges etc at usual prices
in abundance. All will be cordially
welcomed.
The boys who have been drawing
up the chords of the bridge in their
proper places have completed their
work and the bridge is now as good
as new.
A. B. Breasted and family have
again returned to reside among US.
They are now located in Dutruit's old
homestead. Mr.. Lefebvre the present
owner having changed the premises
somewhat and also built new fence
around the entire property.
The Marshfield Times has again
changed its form. 1t is now an eight
column folio with patent outside. 1t
has much better appearance now
than before the change. Our brother
Clark seems to like changes.
D. p. Bisbee and son, of City
Point, made this office a pleasant call
on Saturday last. Mr. Bisbee and
son are both employed BY the Hayden
& Smith, LAUNDERING Company. Mr..
Bisbee is an A. No. l. mill wright.
Stevens Point had a $4,000 blaze
last week Wednesday little after 4
o'clock, The property burned was
John Stunpf's Mill, 10000 feet of
dry lumber, three box cars and other
small things about the premises. No
Insurance.
81 suffered terrible with nervous
debility, caused dy deranged kidneys,
and was permanently cured by Prof.
Guilmette French Kidney Pads,
when other remedies gave me no relief,
writes a young Dayton merchant.
J. Rosholt returned to this city,
from his rambles in Dakota, Tuesday
morning. He speaks quite favorably
of the country though not in scar
ried away" manner. He admits a
a person cannot make a fortune In a
a day or even in year, but that the
country is beautiful and the land fer
tile.
The long talked of sidewalk on west
side of Cranberry street, Centralia. is
soon to be made. Our little burg will
do almost anything to accomdate a
saloon, but when such men as Whort-
on Bros. and McKinnon Il Griffith
ask the authorities to consider the
question of building a water tank for
better protection against fire, thing
much needed in that part of the city,