Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-02-09
Barking dogs never bite
''Plum" please digress.

Plum please digreSS.
Headlight oil at Slocum's.
Our emetie given the little man with
the red nose had the desired effect
Dr.G. T. Witter, residences Drake
ST., Office P o. building. If.
Colored men are still excluded from
juriss in Kansas City, Mo.
Fresh eggs at Is cents per dozen at
John Hamm's.
Great numbers Of Russian Jews are
coming to this country.
VIM. Brown has commenced build
ing the water-dams in dead earnest.
The first swine brought to this coun-
try was imported by Columbus.
j. D. Witter is having his lumber
RATED on the ice north OF the Wood
Co. bridge
The county board meets on Tues
day the 14th inst, and "don't you
forget it. -Selah.
An ex slave in North Carolina is
the owner Of plantation of 1900
acres, on which he has fifteen tenants,
The NJ. E. Sunday School is now
in very prosperous condition, nun
bering nearly one hundred members
A company from the Oneida Com
munity, New York, have invested in
the vicinity of Santa Anna, Cal
There will be services in the Episco-
pal church, in Centralia, next sabbath
morning. Please bear this in mind.
1t is said that in recent canvass OF
eighty towns in Connecticut $4,000
people were found who never attend
church
1t is rumoreo that Centralia is about
to lose one of her lovely daughters,
in the person of ''who" we dare not
make known.
Judge P. L. Spooner, of Madison,
was in our city on business Saturday,
Sunday and Monday, and the guest OF
f. j. Wood.
A surprise party gotten up by Mrs.
Jas. Miller on Mr.. and Mrs. W. E.
Simons was largely attended Tuesday
evening.
VIM. Brown, with large crew of
men and one team, began work on the
dams near the mill and foundry build
ings yesterday morning.
Rev. VIM. G. Macbeth, the pastor
for the Cong. Church will arrive in
this city Friday and occupy the pull
pit next Sabbath. Our people will
please bear this in mind.
Mrs. Mary Peterson, of Centralia, is
having erected two story building
32x20. 1t is to be placed just oppo-
site Mrs. Fontaine's business block on
the river bank.
A sleigh load of young people, from
Stevens Point, consisting of Misses
Cook, Latham and Roe, and Messrs
Brown and Roe, spent last Sabbath in
our city.
J. 0. Hebert, the photographer is
turning out some very fine photos,
and dirt cheap. Every bright day
his gallery is full, and everybody sur
prised to see his fine samples of work
G. Fl. Slocum has large collection
of Valentines and they're just boss.
Call in and select such as you want
before IL Is TOO laCe.
Chas. Compton left on Monday
afternoon for Oshkosh, where he will
attend the business college in that
city. He expects to be absent about
four months.
The Post Office department of Ger
many has adopted and uses postage
stamps whose colors can be cancelled
by water. This prevents fraud. for as
soon as the stamps are washed, the COL
or is obliterated.
The REPORTER is under obligations
to Mr.. A. o. Wright, Secretary of
the Board of Charities and Reform for
this state for programme of the Sec
ond Annual meeting which was held
at Madison the 7th inst.
NMeSee offer of 800 reward, in
another column, for proof of wilful
trespass, on certain lands owned by j.
T. Simpson of Hudson, n. Y. For
particulars call on J. W. COCHRAN,
attorney for Simpson.
DR.. Quigg was in the city most of
last week and until Monday night of
this week. He left good many
anxious patients, and so will return