Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-28
PERSONAL MENTION.
IMPORTANT ARRIVALS AND DEPART
URES. PLEASANT NOTES.

Mrs. W. M. Billins returned from
Oshkosh Monday.
Mr.. E. B. Fritzsinger has gone to
Chicago on business
1t gives the friends of Mrs. Z. G.
st. Amour great pleasure to note her
complete recovery. She enjoyed the
sunshine Monday out riding.
Rev. Geo. NJ. Franklin will preach
in the Cong'l church Sunday morning
and evening. 1t may be his trial
sermon before this people. Come out
and hear him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. N. Wood were
greatly alarmed this week over the
illness of little Zoa Inflammation of
the bowels threatened the child's life.
AT present she is improving.
Mrs. John Edwards was taken sick
the present week and has had quite
serious time. DR.. DeMars treated her
successfully and tho still quite feeble
is improving. Mrs. John Albee also
rendered valuable assistance.
Congressman Joseph Rankin died
in Washington Sunday afternoon JAN
uary the 24th 1886. He leaves wife
daughter and son to mourn his sad
departure. Funeral services will be
held at ManitOWoc Thursday forenoon
at IL o'clock.
New London Times Dentist Rab-
er removed his dental Office to Grand
Rapids last Tuesday. The DR.. is
.skillful dental surgeon, a generous
hearted. socially inclined young man,
for whose Spiritual and temporal vel
fare the Times has bright hopes.
A telegram received Tuesday even
ing from the Oshkosh Asylum announ-
ced the approaching death of Mr.. Jas.
Dixon, of Centralia, an inmate. His
sister, Mrs. Rearden, has gone down.
The immediate cause of his trouble
was hemorrhage of the lungs. Mr..
Dixon has been there about ten years.
The REPORTER recently received a
short letter from Mr.. Al. Woodwork
at Council Bluffs in which he gave an
account of their journey home. An
emigrant lady on the train gave birth
to IL pound girl The passengers
made up purse and presented it to
IT, mother, The baby was Christened
a'Blizzard Van Harm The train
was in a snow blockade at the tune.
They finally reached home safely.
Mr.. Aleck Zenier departed Monday
evening for New York where he will
continue studying music under the
celebrated Pianist, S. B. Mills, and
Dudley Buck, organist. Aleck has
thus far made rapid progress and will
make his mark in the world without
doubt Our readers take special inter-
est in him and are looking forward to
his success with anxious pride. He is
not certain how long he will remain.
A card of marriage has been re-
ceived at this office from Doland,
Dakota, announcing the facts that
Miss Ella Roe was married Thursday,
Dec. 81. 1885, to Mr.. Mark S. Hotch-
kiss of the same place. Miss Roe's
many friends and acquaintanees in
this city received the news with re-
joicing and trust that their friend has
made wise selection. Mr.. Hotchkiss
has won prize that he will have no
occasion to regret. May they find
smooth sailing throughout life's jour
ney in the blizzard Dakota, their
adopted home. Their future prospects
are bright.
The Stevens Point Journal says in
its last number:
Geo. N. Wood, one of the best of
Grand Rapids young men, was in the
city on Tuesday and tested the bill of
fare at the Mansion House. ....
Miss Stella Jackson, of Centralia, is
expected to-day, (Friday, J and will be
the guest of Miss Anna Coleman until
Monday. C. Willard of Sher-
ry. was in the city on Saturday, and
while in our Office on business we
learned from him that Sherry, Willard
& Go. expect to put in 100000 feet,
and in addition to this they will buy
three million from sellers in the
vicinity of Sherry. This firm now
own the mill at Hewitt and have re-
built the same, put in new band saws
and other machinery. They expect
to log about three million at this
station, to which will be added two
million, which they are now buying
from farmers