Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-11-12
PERSONAL MENTION.
IMPORTANT ARRIVALS AND DEPART
URES. PLEASANT NOTES.

W. B. Neeves and wife are absent
from the city.
DR.. Whitney will return to Lake
Benton, Mimi, next week.
Mr.. Allen Neeves returned the past
week from St. Louis and Chicago.
Mentor Gordon is making a splendid
clerk at St. Amours store. Customers
speak highly of him.
Mr.. E L. Whitman has taken up
homestead in Port Edwards where he
will reside in the future.
Mrs. A. S. Robinson has gone to
Hillsdale, Illinois, and will be absent
until after the holidays. She is visit
ing a sister.
Richard Shay has sold his farm
in Rudolph, to a Polander, for $4,000.
He will take up homestead in town
of Port Edwards.
Mrs. Charbonneau of Watertown.
returned home Tuesday evening. She
enjoyed her stay in Centralia very
much.
E. S. Frink, travelling agent for the
Pioneer Press Co. of St. Paul, made
this office short call Thursday. He
represents good paper.
Mr.. Bat O'Day has decided to
spend the winter at Ashland He
will leave Monday next. His daugh-
ter resides there.
Messrs. Daniel Finney and P. T.
Dessaint have formed copartnership
and now occupy the Compton building
one door north of the brick building.
Elizabeth Brown is the name of
one of Ed. Lynch's unknown girls,
Hiles said so in order to secure a
continuance of his libel suits. She is
an important witness.
The marriage of Mr.. Rasimus
O'Slinning and Miss Eliza Amundsen,
took place at the residence of Rev.
John Rowland, Nov. 10, 1885. They
were both from Barnum, Wis.
James Granger has gone to Armen-
ia this week where a nephew, Mr.. J.
Granger, lies dangerously ILL., Has
been sick 16 months with jaunders.
Or. Granger will remain for some
time.
The marriage of Mr.. Saul Preston
and Miss Hattie Philleo takes place as
we go to press The REPORTER joins
with their numerous friends in wishing
them pleasant voyage through life.
May success attend them.
G. A. Coon, L. A. Arnold. Of
Marshfeld; J. G. Davis, Richfeld;
J. St. Thomas, town Auburndale;
w. G.. Connor, village Auburndals;
Geo. E. Marshall, Milladore. were in
attendance at County board meeting
Tuesdsy.
Wausau Central: MIR. j. D. Witter,
Of Grand Rapids, was in the city
during the week, viewed its improve
ments and spoke very complimentary
of its enterprise Hon. 7. B. Scott,
of Merrill, was in the city during the
week. He is looking very much like
his former self and apparently seems to
be on the high road to health.
Taken from Stevens Point Journal,
Plover items: j. w. Strope returned
on Tuesday from Louisville, KY. where
he combined business with pleasure
for a few days, visiting the exposition
and other points of interest Among
the human monstrosities seen was
Mulato weighing 701 pounds, waist
measure being feet 9 inches, the arm
above the elbow 80 inches --Whew,
what whopper !!
Mr.. e. Dutruit made this Office
pleasant call Monday. He visited at
Mr.. Rossier's residence, Centralia, and
talked over his European trip and
experiences He also attended Mrs.
Emma Voyer who lies dangerously i'll.
Mr.. Dutruit is prominent candidate
for the post office at Merrill and his
many old time friends hope he will
prove the successful candidate. The
present ineumbents term expires in
July 1886.
Portage Register: Theodore D. Kan
ouse, whilom candidate for Governor
and Congress on the Prohibition ticket
in this State, has been elected to Con-
gress from the wants to-be State of
South Dakota He is the man who
wanted to get the "balance of power"
in 1881 in this State in order 'to waltz
around with it" as he said to the writer.
Verify, well-baited hook left long
enough in the water is sure to catch
fish, though perhaps sucker.
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