Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-03-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
B. SLIDER has gone to Chicago.


"Times" was in this city Tuesday.
The REPORTER returns thanks to
Hon. Thad. G. Pound for valuable
documents received this week
Anyone wanting a good hair cut or
shave while in Mansfield will do we'll
to step!in Gokey's tonsorial rooms on
Grand Avenue.
Kentucky Prohibltionists will nomi-
nate State ticket for the spring cleo
ton, including Governor The con-
vention meets in Louisville, Feb'y 10.
No furthur particulars about the
Hesler murder this week. It is
rumored that reward of $500 will
be offered by Adams county this week
1t is said the French and Chinese
difficulties in Tonquin have been set
tied. However, the Chinese govern
ment has large army concentrated
there.
Mr.. Allen Neeves has one of the
neatest and most pleasant Offices in
this city. located one door south of the
Wood County Drug Store. He carries
on general broker business and has
all he can do.
The young people gave Messrs.
Harry and David Worthington pleas
ant surprise Saturday evening last.
At this gathering there were seven
cousins present. A jolly time is
reported.
1t has been rumored on our streets
that seven buildings were consumed
by fire at Merrill, Monday night. No
particulars however, as yet, excepting
that Mr.. Ed. King was among the un-
fortuDates.
The Pennsylvania House of Repre-
sentatives has passed the bill granting
pension of $120 to soldiers and
widows of soldiers of the war of 1912,
1t is asserted that these pensions will
cost the State 100000 a year.
Twenty-one American sewing
N, n al,inoo xUara rooo;,,nJ - H. w.
county drug store this week. They
are selling more machines than any
firm in the county so far as heard from.
Mr.. Egbert is their salesman and agent.
A twelve pound girl at Gustave
Pariseau's is the latest gossip about
town. He is receiving congratulations
in abundance, and the boys are
smoking at his expense. Mother and
child both doing we'll.
INDELIBLE STAMPING-Indeli6le
stamping done on all kinds of goods.
--latest designs. Work warranted.
Call and see samples. Mrs. G. N.
Wood.
By the will of a Boston lady, lately
deceased, Miss Susan B. Anthony and
Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell will re-
ceive 100000 each as the represent
tative woman suffraglsts, and it is said
they will use the money in advancing
the cause.
One of the saddest suicides reported
for long time is that of an old man
and his vife-respectable people
who deliberately poisoned themselves
in Baltimore, Monday night, by taking
laudanum. Poverty became burden
to them, and in death they sought
relief
The Y. NJ. D. c. met in the Witter
House parlor Wednesday evening and
decided to give the sixth reception
after lent. They donated $50 of the
net receipts to L. S. L. for BENEFICIARY
purposes. The total net receipts from
the five dances given was $50.
SATISFACTION FOR TEN.-In our
family of ten for over two years Park
er's Ginger Tonic has cured headache,
malaria and other complaints SO salts
factorily that We are all in excellent
health and no expense for doctors or
other medicines.
Congress will be asked to pass {. law
giving the people of the District of
Columbia local optien to license or pro-
hibit the sale of liquor. There are at
present seven hundred drinking places
in the district.
Little boy in Second Ward: "Ma
is Mr.. Lord a whole man 2" Mother
-"Why certainly he is my son."
Boy-s'Then my uncle Pierce is man
and half.
It is common talk on our streets
that Emory Dumas, who recently
escaped from our Jail, is at Rudolph,
and has been ever since he made his
escape. Sheriff McCamley should
investigate this little business 1t is