Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-11

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this city.
Harry Burt who is in W. FL. Coch.
rams employ at Rudolph came down
Monday on business. He returned
Monday night.
The city of Waupaca will soon be
lighted with electricity Her mer.
chants do not intend to remain behind
the times.
An afternoon social was given by
Mrs. G. J. Jackson Saturday after.
noon at their residence in Centralia
1t was largely attended and an excel
lent time was enjoyed.
Gen. Fairchild was elected as state
commander of the G.. A. r. the past
week on the first formal ballot. The
General is popular man.
We noticed that DR.. Robinson was
called to attend Mrs. Judge Webb
last week. We inquired and learned
that she was some better.
E. e. Elliott, a shrewd speculator
and merchant of Saratoga is selling
out certain lines of goods which he
has been carrying at prices with the
bottom knocked out.
Ed. T. Wheelock is now sole pro-
prietor of the Medford Star & News.
Edgar is a brick. He says he will
advocate Republican principles but
will not be hide-bound. Sound.
G. H. Wood dropped down from
Aberdeen, Dakota, Saturday and
spent a few days in this city with
relatives at the residence of NJ. Hun
tington. He found our people quite
the same as usual.
TAX NoTICE.-The tax rolls are
now in my possession for collection
All taxes unpaid on February 18th
will be collected by distress and sale
of property.
D. E. CAREY, City Marshal.
Rev. Guyton who will preach in
this city Sunday is graduate of the
Chicago Theological Seminary and a
man of fine literary culture. Let the
people turn out en- ngassc and hear him.
Gen'l Winfield Scott Hancock died
suddenly at his home on Governors
Island, n. Y at 2:35 Tuesday after
noon the 9th. His death was caused
from a malignant carbuncle on his
neck. He was 81 years of age.
Tank Kee gave most excellent satis-
faction, and should we ever have him
again he will be sure of crowded
houses. Would like to engage him
for course. Yours, Rev. A. s. Col
lins, pastor Of NJ. E. Church, Portage,
Wis.
A ten year old son of Mr.. G. Fl.
johnson, of Meadow Valley, is quite
i'll with typhoid fever. DIR. Robinson
was telegraphed for several times.
This is fever that usually deals hard
and long with its victims. 1t is hoped
the boy will soon recover.
The Miller Sisters-the little Mid
gits-gave an exhibition at the Opera
Rink Monday evening and gave
splendid satisfaction to the audience
and manager. The attendance was
large. This was their second appear
ance in our city.
Many young men are working hard
to get to the front in the various
professions but we believe none are
making better progress than Mr.
Harry Worthington who is now, on a
short furlough, in this city. He came
home Saturday and spending the week
resting from labors. "
After an absence of fourteen days
Mr.. Melvin Palmer has again resumed
work at his old stand. He was con-
fined to the house most of the time
from having taken severe cold.
Melvin makes a popular clerk and his
friends are pleased to see him out
again.
See what can be bought at W. A.
Keyes new store on his 5 and 10ct
counters, such as milk pans all sizes,
stewing pans, frying pans, cake pans
all kinds, fire shovels, lamp burners,
knives, towels, gents hose, ssuspenders,
close line brackets, soaps of all kinds,
and thousand other things too num-
erous to mention. Cali in and see for
yourself.
The New Lodon Times speaks of
Tank KEGS entertainment as follows:
"Never since its founding has New
London experienced the rare blessing
vouchsafed it the present week in the
lectures of Tank Kee upon China.
Though filled with witticisms and sar-
castle comparisons, yet there was a
repleteness of information reletive to
that strange land which could not fail
TO interest the most listless hearers
The attendance was large and audience
delighted.