Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-08-10

| convention, now being held IN that
city.
Mrs. Norman Gerard has been quite
poorly the past week. She had
slight attack of paralysis, on Saturday
last. 1t is hoped by her many friends
that she may soon recover.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
Associations printing for this year
was given to the REPORTER on the
following bids:
Grand Rapids Tribune s23. so
Wood County REPORTER 1000
The City Council saw fit, on Mon
day last, to cut down the salary of the
City Marshal, from 800 month to
$40 month, but he considered his
services more valuable and resigned.
We are now without city marshal.
G. h. Slocum left on Tuesday after
noon, for Oshkosh, to attend the
druggists convention, in that city, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The object Of the convention is to
lower the prices on some drugs.
"Her execution is wonderfully good
and her enunciation singularly dis
tinct. This is what the New York
San said of Miss Abbie Darlington,
who will render some of her fine selec-
tions to Grand Rapids audience on
the evening of the 18th.
Ed. Wheelan and his under sheriff,
G. j. Carman, are deserving Of much
credit for strict attention to the cap
ture of Felix Taylor, who broke jail
some two weeks ago. They have been
telegraphing, writing and watching for
him ever since his departure and at
last found him in the city of La Crosse
Such success is creditable and deserv-
ing.
A. G. McComb left for home on
Tuesday afternoon. He has his land
all plated and five lots already sold.
r. A. Mcfarland will act as his agent
during his absence. Any one desiring
some A. No. 1 lots can get them by
applying to R. A. Mcfarland, of Cen
tralia
Paul Henkel, of Harvard, ILL.,, who
has been employed on the G. B. & W.
r. R., as telegraph repairer, had one
bone of the left wrist broken and the
other badly strained. He fell from
the Hemlock Greek bridge while eros
sing it with a railroad veIocipede.
The NJ. E. parsonage is now among
the most commodious residences in our
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Barrows have
good ideas of what constitutes a COM
Portable and commodious house. With
the amount of money invested, in fix
ing up the old building, we consider it
well expended.
John Arpin is among the lucky
cranberry men. We learn from Mr..
10. Lavigne that his crop was not
injured by the June frost and that he
is going to reap a bountiful harvest.
John believes in letting nature take
its course with his marsh, and on an
average receives as large an income as
any other man in the county on the
same amount of money invested. We
are glad to note this favorable outlook.
*Both Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and Blood Purifier
are prepared at 233 and 235 Western
Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price OF either,
81. Six bottles for S.. Sent by mail
in the form of pills. or of lozenges, on
receipt of price, 5 per box for either.
Mrs. Pinkham freely answers letters of
inquiry. Enclose &c. stamp. Send for
''Guide to Health and Nerve Strain. "
The noxious weed, Snapdragon,
which is to be seen in many places in
our city is invariably allowed to go to
seed by the owners of the land upon
which it grows. This is a violation of
law that renders such owners subject
to a fine. A little care now in
enforcing the law would exterminate
this weed, which if allowed to spread
will prove most annoying pest to the
surrounding country and will defy
every attempt at determination.
We took drive with D. P. Morrill,
and son, last week, through the Four
Mile Greek country, to buy cattle. We
did not visit farm where they had
poor crops, nor did we see barn or a
house that had upon it any signs of
poverty. We were agreeably surprised
to find such a vigorous sign of pros
perity. Two-thirds of the farmers
have machines with which to do their
work, and their cattle and horses are
looking finely, Corn was the most
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