Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-01-28

weeks. Her remains were taken to
Detroit for burial.
We omitted to notice in our last
issue the fact that Arthur Demarais
dislocated the knee joint while skating
upon the ice recently near the Wood
county bridge. He is getting around
again as usual.
TAKE NoTIoE.-An very import
ant business meeting will be held in
the basement of the Cong'l Church
Thursday evening January 18th.
Everybody interested in the welfare of
the society cordially invited to be
present.
Mrs. G. M. Peeso is nicely located
again at the old stand The wall on
the grocery side is painted bright
red color, while tho other side is paint
ed white. This we are told is the
latest style in the east.
Cholera is taking off thousands of
chickens and turkeys in Dane County.
Many large focks are being swept
away. The disease is fatal within a
few hours after the commencement of
the attack.
The Wood County drug store has
just purchased its Spring stock of
wall paper. 1t consists of nearly 5000
rolls, of every shade and design known
to the art. Wall and ceiling decora-
tions Of the latest styles and patterns.
''It is not work that kills men; it is
worry. Work is healthy; you can
hardly put more upon person than
he can bear E; worry is rust upon the
blade; it is not the revolution that
destroys the machinery, but the fric-
tion."
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, suspenders,
close line brackets, soaps Of all kinds,
and thousand other things too num-
erous to mention. Call in and see for
yourself.
The rapidly increasing subscription
list of the REPORTER is the best evi-
dence of the popularity of this paper.
1t endeavors to represent public senti-
ment on all public matters and is
constantly in sympathy with the labor
er and artisan. That the paper fairly
represents the real sentiment of the
people is not contradicted, but by a
few.
We have neither space or disposi-
tion to answer any article that appears
in the Tribune unless we know the
author. IF Mr.. W. G. Witter had
made a denial over his own signature
we would take space and time to
answer him, but to answer anything
the young man who stands as proprie-
tor of the Tribune may say, would be
wasting time upon one whose judgment
on public matters we do not respect.
A pleasant surprise was enjoyed by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. LaMadeleine and
friends Saturday. It was originated
by their daughter Sophie, who invited
a few Of their intimate friends to sur
prise her mother on the occasion of
her 51st birthday which occurred the
following day, being Sunday. The
friends enjoyed their visit greatly and
a more surprised couple would have
been impossible to find. Such gather
ings are invariably pleasant. 1t is
hoped Mrs. LaMadeleine May be spar
ed to see many more such days.
Green Bay Gazette: During the
past year the American Express
Company have shipped from this point
4S0, 900 pounds of fresh fish; They
are sent to Cairo, ILL.,, ST. Louis. Mo-,
Pueblo and Denver, Col, Hot Springs
Ark. and other points east, south and
west This is the largest business
ever transacted in this line in one year,
and. shows the growth of fishing
industry at this place. When the
enormous amount shipped annually by
freight and boat is taken into consid-
Grafton a faint idea of the fish business
at this place can be formed.