Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-28
OUR NEIGHBORS.
YESPER

This little burg is now booming.
Everything about the place is life
itself
Miss Belle Raymond is making
complete success of the school here
and is we'll liked by the people.
The Company Mill is saving so,
900 feet of lumber each day and SO,
of shingles, besides quantity of lath.
Friday night large bear was caught
in trap and then killed by Barney the
hostler. Every one living here went
out to see him.
Two new families have moved in
here recently and will soon build
houses and become permanent resi-
dents.
Among the changes that have taken
place is the improvement in the Com
pany store. Tt is being remodeled
throughout to accommodate a stock of
new goods. They sell as cheap here
as in Centralia or Grand Rapids.
wAUsAU.
The Torch: Pipe laying for the
Wausau water works goes forward so
fast that the whole work of laying
mains bids fair to be completed long
before the wells or reservoirs and
pumping machinery can possibly be
finished
VIM. Kadell, of this city, one of
the veteran soldiers of the late unpleas-
antness, was made happy the other
day by receipt of his pension with
back pay amounting to about $1,000
The money could not be more worthily
bestowed and we hope that the now
aged soldier lad may live many years
yet to enjoy his good fortune.
The Central: Art. J. Dodge, editor
of this paper, departed to-day for
Oshkosh, to accept position on the
Times, Mrs. Dodge will remain in
Wausau for the present at least.
There have been up to this time, So
saloon licenses applied for and granted
in Wausau. This will yield an income
of S11, 600. It is expected that
enough more will take out license
during the year to raise the total to
over $4,000.
The bonds, 80 in number, issued by
the city of Wausau, to apply on the
contract with the Holly Manufacturing
Company, arrived this week, ready to
receive the signatures of the mayor
and city clerk. Each bond is worth
$1,000, making 100000 worth in all.
the sum voted by the city. To each
bond is attached forty coupons, on
which is inscribed the value of the
coupon, S25, for the semi annual inter-
est on each bond of $1,000. The
coupons bear engraved facsimiles of the
signatures of Mayor R. P. Manson
and City Clerk, J. J. Sherman. The
interest is at the rate of five per cent.
per annum, payable semi annually, and
the principal is payable in 1906, at the
Farmers Loan and Trust Co.'S bank in
New York City. The bonds are taste
fully arranged and look very neat.
STEVENS POINT.
The Gazette: John Parks, an old
resident of this section, and who spent
many years of his life in Stevens Point,
died at Wausau on the 9th inst.
The Roller Rink ordinance will be-
come a law on and after its passage
and publication, and thereafter any
skating rink proprietor who does not
walk up and deposit his little 500 SO,
will be subject to fine of from $500
to $25. 90 or Imprisonment from five
to twenty-five days for each and every
ofense of opening his doors for public
patronage.
The Democrat: Mr. James Meehan
and wife returned from a three months
tri p in California they describe the
places, they visited, as very beautiful,
they visited Mr.. Blake and Mr.. VIM.
Mitchell, and also visited the follow.
ing places. San Francisco, San Jose
Oakland, Los Angeles. Santa Barbara.
San Monico, Santa Cruz, Pass er dina,
Lara Madra, Villa, Santa Anna, Santa
Aliego, and a number of other places.
The Journal: The death of Mrs
Eliza A. Youmans occurred at the
residence of her son-in-law. E. r.
Herren, last Saturday morning. The
remains were taken to Rochester for
interment, accompanied by Miss Julia
and &. II. Grant.
A company to be known as the
Stevens Point Lighting Company was
organized the first of the week, the
incorporators being H. G. Higgins,
Louis Brill, Owen Clark, E. r. Herren,
John Curran, B. B. Park, Emmons
Burr and Z. B. Lamoreux. The gas
plant established in this city by Higgins
Bros. has been purchased by new COM
pany and the property will be turned
over to them as soon as the articles of
incorporation are filed with the Secre-
tary of the State. The officers are