Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

Sdl ISUuIUSu uOIuG
after a protracted absence.
Mrs. J. NJ Ferguson has returned
from her Monona Lake trip.
A G. McComb left the city for
Bozsman, Montana, Wednesday even.
ing.
Mr.. j. W. Cameron and son Frank
have returned from their visit in APP
pletdn.
Mrs. E. S. King of Merrill was in
the dty visiting friends the fore part
of the week.
Miss Cora Bellant returned home
last Saturday from three weeks visit
in Adams County.
Miss Cora Waterman and lady
friend were callers at the REPORTER
office Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Florence Lyon has gone to
Merrill, where she will visit her sister
Dora, for a couple of weeks
Rev. and Mrs A. Smith returned
Thursday, from Waupaca, where they
ATTENDED the annual NJ E. Conference.
Miss Maggie Switzer, who spent the
sumner with Miss Marion O'Niel,
returned to her home in Michigan the
past week.
A. ;. Kroner is at Merrill in charge
of TIE American Express office there
during the absence of the regular
agent
Nj. Jos. j. Harvey. now of Mill
adore, spent Sunday under the paternal
roof. Jos. is making nice progress
at Mlladore.
The families Of Geo. L. Williams,
Chas+ Quin and D. D. Demarais have
returl he'd home again, They broke up
camp at Emily Lake Saturday.
W aupaca Post: Miss "Bunnie
Hoskinson, of Green Bay, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Gibson, and will re-
main in the city several weeks.
B, j. Stevens, of Madison, and
General Bragg, of Fond du Lac, at
torneys at law, transacted legal busi-
ness before Judge Webb on Tuesday.
Mrs. Thos. Muir of Pittsville be-
came quite i'll the past week. DIR.
Robinson was called out to see her.
At last reports she was slowly recover
ing.
We omitted to notice pleasant call
from Mr.. W. L. Scott when in our city
recently. He expects to return to this
city in the near future and occupy the
rooms vacated by DIR. Edison.
E. B. Brundage will leave in the
near future for brief stay with his
parents in Dawson Dakota. Miss Cora
Dixon will assist in type setting during
bis absence.
Just previous to going to press the
REPORTER received pleasant call
from Mrs. q. D. Lemley and daughter
Lille, Miss Harriet Curtis and Miss
Ellen Kinney, of Hinsdale. Mass,
relatives who are visiting them a short
time. Mr.. Curtis and wife are expect
ed soon from Dakota, where they are
visiting. We were also presented with
a fine sample of apples which were
sent Mr.. Lemley by John Charnock.
While in Minneapolis we called on
R P. Bronson and found him busy at
work or his book-the Farmers Ledg-
er,-which he expects to have out by
the 10Th. of Sept. The book is ex-
pressly for farmers; The ruling and
heading is so full and complete that
the farmer has only to put the proper
figures under the appropriate heading
to have an exact cost of seeding. har-
vesting, marketing, etc. The amount
received for all that is sold, and value
Of what is consumed, also stock
account making in all twelve seperate
accounts embracing 160 pages. with
recapitulation, showing total amount,
balance and the amount made or lost
on each crop, or stock of each kind
kept on the farm. Also appropriate
heading for inventory to be taken on
the 1st of January in each year. 40
pages contains valuable tables Of wages,
interest, weights and measures, capaci-
ty OF boxes, cisterns, etc., also legal
forms, and variety of useful informa
ton and instruction particularly bene-
fetal to farmers He expects to be
able to sell the work for So.
1t was reported Wednesday morning
that free for all fight occurred at
Bearss Station the evening before be-
TWEEN a crowd of Polanders against
few Irishmen and Frenchmen Knives
were used and several parties were cut.
One young man was brought to this
city on the night freight to have his
wounds dressed. Yesterday, Sheriff
Torrance, Marshal Carey and several
Of our citizens departed for the m arsh
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