Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-11-30

cloaks, and all kinds of dry goods.
Geo Camm, of Green Bay, and old
friend of Joseph Gass, was in the city
on Wednesday to attend his marriage.
The purity and elegant perfume Of
Parker's Hair Balsam explain the
popularity of this reliable restorative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman, and Mr. and
Mrs. Mitchell, of St. Point we're down
on Wednesday to attend Miss Mary
Wagner's wedding.
Geo. r. Gardner was in Madison
the past week in attendance at the
Supreme court in the case of Geo.
Blake against Alanson Blake and
others.
VIM. Miller has had four children
down with the scarlet fever during
the past two weeks. They are all
doing nicely at the present writing.
DR.. Edison attended. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller seem to have their share of this
worlds trouble.
The family of Joseph Gervais have
been having a siege of scarlet fever
the past week. His three children
were down, but are now recovering
We are informed that DR.. Edison at
tended them.
John McCamley died from bleeding
Of the lungs Wednesday afternoon, at
half past three o'clock. John was a
young man of about rs years of age.
His death will be sad surprise to
many of his friends who have always
known him to have the best of health.
Ladies and children's furs of all
kinds sold way down at T. G, St
Amour's Fair corner.
The family of Ben johnson in Cen
tralia have had their three children
sick with scarlet fever the past week
under the care of DR.. Edison. They
are doing well and will completely
recover
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Purdy, Mr.. Hugh
McGowan and Henry Edwards Jr.,
Mr.. Ans. Buggy and Mr.. Chas. Brown
and wife returned home from their
Dakota farms Friday afternoon. They
all speak in glowing terms of the west
and expect to move in the spring, to
remain permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Graham are
late arrivals in this city and We learn
that they are valuable additions to the
musical talent of the city. They
have been occupying the Andrews
house in the first ward, but intend to
move into the dwelling north of c.
Fl. Slocum's this week. Mr. G.. is tele,
graph operator at the Green Bay
depot.
Jones & Nash have completed their
job of roofing Gardeners new block.
Mr.. w. W. Meade did the most of
the work, They have used superior
kind of tin which makes it an ex-
cellent job. Mr.. Gardner is using
only the best material throughout the
building The first store will be ready
for occupancy January first.
The number Of cases to be tried at
the coming term of the Circuit Court
is rather small and are divided among
the attorneys representing them as
follows: Messrs. Gardner & Gaynor
Is; Geo. L. Williams II; j. w.
Cochran s; L. P Powers 6; Powers
& Briggs 2; G. o. Baker q The
whole number of cases are 80. OF
these 2 are criminal, 2 court and q
jury cases.
Rev. j. f. Smith, of Marsovan,
Turkey, will occupy the pulpit of the
Congregational Church Sabbath morn
ing and evening December the 10th,
in the interests of the American For
eign Missions. 1t is hoped that the
good people of Grand Rapids and
Centralia will turn out in goodly num-
bers to hear one who has spent 10
years in the mission field and who can
tell of what he has seen and heard.
A drunken crowd of Germans and
Irish numbering about thirteen had a
hand to hand combat on our main
street Saturday evening, about IL
O'Clock. During the melee clubs and
Bottles were used freely and as con-
sequence there were numerous black
eyes and sore heads made during the
fight. Judging from the pools of
blood along the street the nsxt morn
ing some one received thorough
drubbing. One fellow was pounded
so badly that DR.. Robinson was called
to sew up his wounds. Others were