Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-12-17
PERSONAL MENTION.
IMPORTANT ARRIVALS AND DEPART
URES. PLEASANT NOTES.

Mrs. W. W. Kline is visiting hel
daughter, Mrs. Gagnon, at Merrill.
| W. E. Mack spent few days in
Minneapolis this week.
Mr.. J. Powers, lumber speculator
of Marshfeld, was registered at the
Central House Monday.
Miss Weinzereil is successfully
teaching large class in German at the
Howe High School.
W. J. Paddock, the popular young
man of Vesper, was registered at the
Witter House, Monday.
DR.. Daniels was in our city accord
ing to previous announcement in this
paper on the 18th. Their Institute is
meeting with merited success.
Louis Marchetti, the fat political
speculator of Wausau, was attending
to court business in this city Monday
and registered at the Central House.
Atty Harshaw, Oshkosh, spent a
few days in this city this week attend
ing to court business for W. HI.
Upham, in the trespass suit. Mr..
Harshaw is said to be an able attorney
VIM. Hirth, the plaintiff in the
tresspass suit against the Upham Mfg
Co. of Marshfeld, was autographed
at the Central House. Mr.. Deming
and Williams were his attorneys.
From a letter received this week
written by Mr.. Garvin, we learn that
he is pleasantly situated at West
Concord, Minnesota. He reports the
blizzarls as discouraging. Wheat is
selling at 73 cts. per bushel.
Ed. T. Harmon, one of the fairest
of Pittsville's thrifty young business
men, was booked at the Witter House
Monday. We presumed Ed. came
over to discharge Hiles from further
expense in his libel case.
W. H. Upham and his right hand
man, W. G. Human, were in this city
this week attending court in answer to
a claim of 800 for alleged trespa8s
on timber lands. They were registered
at The Witter House.
The gentlemanly attorney, e. M.
Deming of Marshfeld, has spent the
greater portion of the Court term in
this city attending to legal business.
He is rapidly working up large prac-
tice in his adopted city.
Mr.. Dewitt Bronson made his
appearance in this city a few days
since from Minneapolis He is now en-
gagged in canvassing tor Watson's At
las of the World and is doing we'll. He
has grown considerable in stature since
his last visit to his old home.
A. NJ. Pride spent about ten days
at Ledy ard the past week. He found
the pulp mills there choked up with
anchor ice and consequently idle. The
mills in this city and Centralia have
been idle for several days for the same
reasons. He visited brothers and
sisters.
The Grand Forks Daily Herald
speaks of F. J. Lunt being on the
Board of Trade there as follows:
There is the grim and sedate E. j.
Lunt, the Gen. Grant of the campaign,
who studies the news and takes the
bearings with keenness born of Wall
street atmosphere"
Mr.. Ellis Rogers, who has been
visiting his Aunt, Mrs Millard of
Centralia, since August last, will leave
for his home in Pittsburg, Pa, Friday
evening next. He has made number
of warm friends in the twin cities
during his stay who regret his depart
ure.
Our brother, E. FL. Fontaine, who
has been a resident of Central City
and Denver, Colorado, for many years
has moved his family to the garden
city of the west, Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, where he has engaged in the
bakery business. His family now
consists of wife. one boy, and girl
All doing well. While we regret he
is SO far away we hope his fondest
hopes may be realized.
Senator Ring, of this district,
prominent attorney of Neillsville made
this city business visit Friday. He
had a case before Judge Webb. The
REPORTER acknowledges a call from
the gentleman when the legislative
matters of the past winter were talked
over. His position in the matter of
organizing the town of Grant was
what our people were most displeased
with, however. there was no bitter
animosities engendered.
W. W. Hazeltine. Jas. o. Raymond
Henry Curran, three of Stevens Point
brainy politicians were registered at
the Witter House, Monday. They
came TO assist in the case involving