Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-11

this city the past week. He is at
work in Wausau.
Wausau will have camp fire on
the evening of Oct. u. Soldiers are
cordially invited to be present. A
dance will also be given
Lew A. Gates has retired 'from
the Menasha Press and accepted a
position as city editor on the Apple
ton DAILY Post T. G. johnson will
control the future actions of the
Press.
Mr.. Frank Landon in the employ of
the Green Bay & W. R. r. Co. has
been promoted from master of the
yard in this city, to master of the
yards in Fort Howard. Mr.. Landon
has moved his family to Green Bay
Rev. n Forde will hold religious
services in the Lutheran church of
this city Wednesday evening Oct. "a,
in the Norwegian language Com
munion services will also be
administered. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public.
Mr.. A Bezaillon has returned from
the cranberry marsh and has resumed
work at his blacksmith shop. He
will also keep for sale in the future the
celebrated Winona plows, which he
will sell at reasonable prices. Farmers
will find it to their interest to con-
suit him before purchasing elsewhere.
Patronize home industries. Omitted
we stand divided we fall'' is the main
spring of any success. At Menasha
the business men and citizens all
stick together and maintain their
local institutions
The Sunday Telegraph Office has
been changed from Mason street to
Evening Wisconsin building, corner of
Milwaukee and Michigan streets.
The Co.'s. are publishing an excellent
paper for general readers.
Virginia is making -four of peanuts,
of which she raises 100000 bushels
this year Peanuts, so called in the
Old Dominion, were introduced from
Africa and are known in North
Carolina as ground peas, in Tennessee
as goobars, and in Georgia, Alabama,
and Mississippi as pinders.
The local Chautauqua circle will be
reorganized Friday evening next at
the residence of Mrs. Chas. Raymond.
This circle is rapidly increasing in
numbers. All persons who are
DESTROYS of entering the class will
please be present on the above named
evening.
Mr.. w. G. Witter, at one time a
resident of Grand Rapids, and &C
quainted throughout the northern
section, is in town. Mr.. Wittcr is
now special agent OF the Fidelity &
Casualty Co Of New York, of which
Ed S. Anderson is the local agent.
-Wausau Central
Wills friends in this city will be
pleased to read the above item.
Grand Lecturer NJ. L. Young, of
the A. E. & A. NJ. order, of the State
OF Wisconsin stopped over in this city
Wednesday and Thursday of last week
and improved the boys in masonry.
An oyster supper at the Milwaukee
restaurant closed the ceremonies.
A very large number of persons
estimated at 10000 witnessed Bar
NUNS, Bailey's and Hutchinson's
shows on Tuesday afternoon last. The
general expression was one of dissatis-
faction. The show of animals was
large and varied and they were we'll
kept but the performance did not
equal Coles. The value of advertis-
ing was we'll illustrated by the
immense crowds brought to the city to
see Barnum and Jumbo. The show
was nc better than Coles, in some
respects not near as good F.; but he
had a bigger audience and it was ad
vertising that did it, (free advertising
good deal of it).-Stevens Point
Democrat.
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