Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-05-01

evening by telegraph. He received
the sad announcement of his fathers
death.
Mr. and Mrs. McClatchie who have
been spending the winter in Dakota
with their son Henry, returned home
on Tuesday.
Insure your life in the Phoenix
Mutual of Hartford Several of the
best plans of insurance known. Call
on or address PAUL FoNTAINF, local
agent.
Mr.. J. Sears, a cnItivator of cram
berries and one of Wood county's
noblest citizens returned ;he past week
from protracted visit ia the southern
part of the state
A radical change in time has taken
place on the Valley Division of the
St Paul Railway. The passenger
leaves going north at S:33 and goes
south at $50.
Last Sunday afternoon a chimney
in j. +. Irgrahams house on pumpkin
hill buried out and threatened to fire
the house. The timely assistance of
neighbors prevented any serious re.
suits
Mr.. F. W. Smith of Toledo, gave
two practical addresses at the C1ng'l
church Su rday mprning aud evening
last His address in the evening on
the "Foolishness of Fooling with SIM
was particularly ine.
Miss Hamm. daughter of Henry
Hamm, Of Doudvlle, has gone to
Westport, Dakota, this week to join
her father and brother who are there
and have taken up lands. 1t is hoped
they will fad true success on the
prairies of Dakota.
The lecture by Trunk W. Smith on
Monday evening at Witter hall was
we'll attended and gave pretty general
satisfaction. The subject was we'll
handled and contained much that was
pleasant aid laughabIe as we'll as the
serious and sad
The motion for inspection of the
books with privilege to take a copy of
the records in the Wis PittsviIle & S.
r. r. case was granted last Tuesday
before Judge Newman at Viroqua.
Attorney Geo. R. Gardner represented
the complainants in this action.
Another handsome business buggy
has just been completed at the wagon
manufactary Of Mr.. @ II. Hershleb
for Mr.. John Daily. This gentleman
is shrewd buyer and considers home
product as good in every respect as
that purchased in large cities. His
example should be followed by others.
J. i. Packard, President Iowa State
University says of the Wherefore
Concert company q am hap " to
express my great pleasure in listening
to yonr excellent company in your
recent entertainment at Iowa City.
You will always find welcome by the
music loving people of our city"
LosT.-W Wednesday evening last a
silver arrow, between the residence of
Z. S. Warren and the Wood county
drug store The arrow is a badge
belonging to an old soldier who will
literally reward the finder for the
return Of same at this Office.
Monday morning during that heavy
wind storm Mrs Beams house took
fire from defect in the chimney and
succeeded in burning out the kitchen
roof Only for the early assistance of
Mr.. Geo. Wood and others Mrs.
Bean would have lost her homestead.
W. G. Froemke the night operator
at the Centralia depot hrs gone to
Green Bay where he will probably get
work in the Green Bay railroad Office.
Aleck BezalIlon, Jr and Auren Kro-
mer accompanied him to the Bay
where they will have big time with
the boys.
The Hon. James G. Blaine is the
most prominent man, in our opinion,
in the United States for the Office of
President. Should Gen. Fairchild
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