Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-12-13

store building, under the Odd Fellows
Hall, commencing Jan. Sd at 1880 p.
m. If you want cloak, Russian
circular or an overcoat, it will pay
you. 2w
/ A public meeting will be held in
Good Templars Hail. Miller brick
block, Friday evening, Dec. IA. to
which the people are cordially invited.
Exercises to begin at 1880 o'clock
sharp.
Immense bargains will be secured
by all who attend the auction sales in
PomaiDville's store, under Odd Eel
lows Hall. You can return every
article you purchase if you so desire
and the full amount paid for same will
be repaid by NJ. L. O'Rourke. Wv
Mr. Mark Pratt was awarded the
contract for building the new bridge
to connect the Island and High street,
at $4,000. He began work this
week and is rapidly pushing it to
completion. The city has made a
good bargain.
The st. Point Journal has made its
appearance in handsome new dress
of type and is printed on their new
power press. 1t is now greatly i'm
proved and is one of the best regulated
papers in the northwest. We note
these Improvements and the Journals
prosperity with much pleasure.
The New London Times goes for
the boys of Wood County Post for
having passed the resolution that all
honorably discharged soldiers should
receive a pension of eight dollars per
month. The Times does not believe
the government has any right to
pension able bodied soldiers, simply
because they served in the late war.
Mrs. Richard has been a long and
patient sufferer with malignant dis
ease. A post norton examination
was made at the request of the rela-
tives and the diagnosis of cancer, by
Witter and Robinson, was confirmed.
A cancer six inches long was found
in the end Of the stomach and duo
denum. Cancerous formation was
also found in other parts of the intes-
tines.
Ell. M. Billins goes about now with
his left arm in a sling. Saturday
evening while attending to his young
horse, the animal placed it's front
feet upon its masters shoulders and
dragged him to the floor, all in play as
Mr.. Billins says, but after regaining
his feet he felt sharp pains in his
elbow. DR.. Witter was called and
discovered a small fracture in the
elbow.
Report of Saratoga school, for the
month ending Nov. 80, 1888. Num-
Der of pupils enrolled II. Average
daily attendance Is. Names of pupils
neither absent or tardy Viola
Elliott, Clarence Elliott, Dollie Wood.
Absent once. but not tardy Mary
Junn, Frank Junn, Hattie Wakely
Willie Femling.
HELEN HURLEY, Teacher.
County Treasurer Kuntz informed
the County Board while it was in
session recently, that the treasury was
depleted, but no action was
taken. Court expenses must be paid,
and while Mr.. Mosher was treasurer
were always promptly paid. In this
case, an extra session Of the Board
may be necessary. This is owing to
bad management somewhere. Our
people are having experiences now with
democratic fnaneiering.
Mr.. G. FL. Pavey will leave for
Centralia, Wis, on Monday morning,
accompanied by his son Charles Mr..
Pavey is to take charge of the pulp
mills at that place owned by Mr..
Walter Mack. of this city, and others.
He is thoroughly skilled mechanic,
as is evidenced by the perfect manner
in which the machinery of the South
Bend Pulp company was placed in
position under his supervision. The
Register regrets to chronicle the de
norturo of NJ porov FROM South