Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-12


SHIRT Po11sH.--The improved shirt
polish is on sale at Spaford & Coles,
cheap for cash. If
The public debt statement shows a
decrease for the month of June of
$4,000, 600.
G. f. Witter physician and surgeon
Office on Main street, residence on
Drake street. if
Gen Atwood of Madison is spend
ing few days in Sparta and taking
Turkish baths.
F. B, Robinson physician and sur
geon. Office over Wood county drug
store. If.
Faded hair RECEIVERS it's youthful
color and soft, silky texture by the
use Of Parker's Hair Balsam.
Slocum sold 100 pounds of paris
green Saturday before last It must
be that there are plenty of potatoe
bugs in this vicinity.
Mrs Frank Garrison can boast Of
having a beautiful girl baby. The
little jewel has a remarkably fine head
Of dark hair.
Work on the fair grounds is pro-
crossing finely. The race course is
pretty near ready for the clay. Mr..
Canning is doing good work.
That mud hole in front of Clarence
Warren's reside ce on pumpkin hill
has been flle6 up, and the street
otherwise imp owed.
J. L. BIodgett, of Milwaukee, is
visiting his relatives in this city, He
holds an important position in the
Union Telegraph office in that city.
Merrill News: NJ. Fl. McCord has
retired from the banking firm of Ross,
McCord & Co., and hereafter the bus
mess will be conducted by Messrs.
Ross & Scott.
1t is rumored that the telegraph
operators Of the Western Union
Some 22,0OO-are going to strike for
higher wages on the 18th of July.
Mr.. G.. w. Witter. Of Wausau,
an old subscriber to the REPORTER is
doing an excellent milk business in
that city. We notice by the Wausau
papers that he believes in advertising.
Work was commenced on the
Luthern church Monday morning.
Mr. Pratt has the contract therefore
we expect a nice edifce for the money
invested.
Miss Nellie Hitchcock who has been
in business in Ledyard, Wis. returned
home Tuesday morning Nellie re-
ports having enjoyed a good business
while in that city.
I tell you that manliness is profit
able. [ tell you that there is no
manliness without truth, fidelity, in
tegrity, purity. These are real; and
he that disbeIieves them, does so at
his peril Beecher.
P. n. Christensen has purchased
the house on Pumpkin hill, which is
occupied by D. D. Demarais, from E.
J. Wood for 5000. Peter will make
some improvements about the premises
before moving into the house.
D. D. Demarais has been looking
over the old Hitchcock residence on
the hill, owned by the F. & A. NJ.
society, with the intention of purchas-
ing it. The house is nicely located
and can be made pleasant place.
Mr.. r. Parrish and Bro. have now
secured splendid tinsmich and will
do work in their line hereafter on
short notice. Repairing and jobbing
a speciality. Mr.. Cornish is man
who can be depended on.
St. Point Democrat Charlie Ray
mond, has just been appointed mail
agent, in place of Geo. p Hebard of
Plover, who was obliged to resign on
account Of his health. Charlie runs
between Green Bay and Winona.
The strawberry crop this season was
excellent in this section. The blue
berries are now coming in rapidly.
From the best authorities we learn
that the Weld this year will be en-