Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-10-18

been spending the summer IN
Northern Wisconsin as a pine hunter
for landry and johnson, of Centralia.
He comes back fresh and in excellent
health after an all summers abode in
the Wisconsin forests.
Have you noticed and examined our
magnificent stock of stoves for the
fall trade? If not do so right away
and secure your choice. We have the
finest stock of hardware in Wood Co.
and defy competition on low prices.
For ready cash you can secure an
excellent bargain. G. E. Pariseau,
proprietor.
Mr.. Henry Kuntz only acted as an
agent for Messrs Lutz Bros in the
purchase of the old court house, as
Messrs. Weight and Schnably, would
not sell to the Lutz Bro directly.
The deed will be made from Kuntz to
Lutz Bros as soon as the transfer
can be made. Some dough heads are
hard to please.
During the past four weeks, the
Hyde pulp mill of this city, has done
excellent work. In fact they are
doing splendid work constantly. In
those four weeks of "a working days
they have turned out 1879 bundles of
pulp of 100 pounds each. Four
grinders were kept at work propelled
by three water wheels. The pulp is
of superior quality.
Mrs. Geo. Wood, of Grand Rapids,
this State, is taking lessons Of Julius
Segall. She commenced to paint in a
general way last Spring and is making
good progress. Two of her landscape
copies after Segall's can scarcely be
distinguished from the originals
MiI,Uauhee Sentinel.
We found the above item in last
Sunday mornings Sentinel under the
head of ''Studio and Easel" Mrs.
Woods friends will be pleased to note
her advancement.
The scientific press of Europe is
considerably exercised over the
changes of level of the earth's surface,
in certain parts of the continent.
Villages in the Jura which were
hidden from each other on longer than
forty years ago, have gradually risen
in sight, while in a village in Bohemia.
the inhabitants now see half Of a
distant church spire, of which only
the top was visible thirty years ago.
A comparison of the British with
the French feet shows that each con-
tains just thirty-six frst-cass war
vessels. In point of thickness of
armor and weight of guns, two of the
English are superior in offensive power
to any on the French list. But in
the next seventeen on each list the
French are superior to the English,
and in the whole list the French are
superior in twenty four, the English
only in twelve. Besides this. the
English discarded breech-loading
cannons in the construction of their
fleet, on the ground that muzzle-
leaders are easier to manage at sea-
The French and the other Continental
powers adopted the breech-loaders,
which are capable of swifter and more
effective handling. Taking the two
navies throughout it appears that
England is far from possessing that
pre-. eminence on the sea, contempt
rary adds, which she did in the days
when her "wooden walls were her
glory and her defence. Even Italy
and Germany now might challenge
comparison with her.
We are in receipt Of the initial
number of the Chicago Western Rural
which has been enlarged to nearly
double its former size, and which is
christened, The Western Rural and
american Stockman. This improve
ment in The Rural, which evidently
places it at the head of any other
paper of its kind in this or any other
country, is only indicative of the
rapid development Of our agricultural
and live stock interests, and the
number now before us, in its brand
new dress and its large twenty-four