Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-25
We received a letter from G.. T..

Company as draughtsman in the civi
engineer department. We are pleased
to note G. rs advancement.
Thos. w. Pitts returned Monda,
from his trip to New Orleans. H.
found matters in the South muci
better than he expected. Genera
prosperity among the common people
south, however, does not compare
favorably with those at the north.
Vandecar, the william who was ar
rested charged with the murder of FL.
G. Mead, of Waupaca, is wanted in
Morehead, Minnesota, for the murder
of young girl of that city whom he
killed in August 1878. That he il
the murderer of Mr.. Mead is the gen.
sral belief.
A CHICAGO MERCHANTS ExPER.
}IENCE.-After / had become almost
skin and bone, with neither strength,
appetite nor ambition left, and the
doctors couldn't help me, two bottles
Parker's Ginger Tonic cured me COM
pletely. NJ. B. Westcott, Lamp Mfr,
Chicago.
A most extraordinary and painful
phenomenon has lately occurred in
Warsaw. A lady died under some
what peculiar circumstances, which
gave rise to a report that her death
had been caused by her husbands i'll
treatment. Hence several weeks after
the interment her body was exhumed
for post naortem examination, when it
was found that in the grave perfect
ly healthy child had been born.
Three railroad breakmen on the
Green Bay road made themselves quite
obnoxious at the depot the other day
in the presence of two ladies who were
waiting for the train. Mr. Pat. Nee
han being present asked the boys to
behave which they refused to do. Mr..
Meehan thereupon fired" the three
out Of the car in less time than is
required to tell it. Mr.. Meehan is
entitled to thanks for his kindness.
We are informed they were conduc-
tor Coles men.
*"Keep your place and your
place will keep you" But you cannot
expect to keep your place without
health, the foundation of all success.
For instance, a railroad engineer in
the employ ofC. the NJ. & St. PR. R.
had been grivously affected with dia-
betes for six years. He took four box
es of Kidney Wort and now writes
that he is entirely cured and working
regularly.
An ordinance of the village of
Plalnfield requires each owner of
wooden buildings to provide two lad
ders, for use in case of fire, one to
reach from the ground to the caves
of his building, and the other from
the caves to the ridge of the roof, to
be a permanent fixture. The village
has also expended fifty dollars for
supply OF ladders for general use. A
shed and wagon are also provided for
protecting and transporting the lad
ders. Would not this be good plan
for Grand Rapids tt follow?
a COMPLIMENT The Belleville,
Ontario, Chronicle of last week con-
tanned the follow g item:
''The choir of the Baptist Church
recently presented Mr.. Riggs, the pop
ular leader and instructor of the Odd
Fellows Band, with handsome silver
G cornet with gold trimmings-the
estimated value of which is over 500.
The instrument is a very fine one, and
it is some satisfaction to the donors to
know that Mr.. Riggs knows how to
play it. =
Mr.. Riggs is receiving fine treat
ment at the hands of his Canadian
friends.
Prof FL. I'll. Balcomb, the far
famed instructor of instrumental mu-
sic from Grand Rapids was in town
looking up the musical talent with the
Intention of giving a series of lessons
if sufficient number of pupils could
be obtained. Not finding musical
talent distributed unanimously among
our people he departed on Friday
Phillips Times.
Mr.. Balcomb was invited to go to
Phillips by several of its best citizens
believing he could readily secure a
large class of pupils, but it would
seem from the above that his friends
were mistaken.
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