Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-01-12

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HERE AND THERE.
Smoke the Mikado 10 cent cigar.
GA youth, just launching out in trade
Unto wealthy merchant said:
"Pray, tell me, sir, what you profess
To cali the secret Of success7"
The merchants eyes with pleasure
[shone
As he replied in earnest tone:
''The simplest thing in trade, 1 think,
You'll find it, sir. in printers ink"
Work is progressing quite rapidly on
the railroad bridge.
This Office enjoyed a short visit from
O. Gordon, Centralia, on Friday last
The teachers have all returned from
their holiday vacation to their labors.
General Bragg has been disposed of.
They sent him to Mexico as Minister.
Miss Mary DougEerty spent part OF
her vacation with friends in Merrillan
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Nash are rejoicing
over the arrival of baby boy on Friday
last.
Mr.. Nels Noel, of Merrill, spent the
Sabbath in this city at the residence OF
Jos. La Vigne
The old Pierce Property in the second
ward is for sale at S1200. Apply at this
Office for particulars.
Mr.. Glennon, of the Stevens Point
Gazette, was a welcome caller at the
REPORTER Office while in the city with
his troupe.
The WooD COUNTY REPORTER is the
largest and cheapest paper in the county
Subscribe for it, only $50 per year in
advance.
Mr.. Elmer Eighme, of Pittsville, was
a caller at this Office Friday last. He
has been reader of the REPORTER for
many years.
Misses Nettie Wheelan and Laura
Canning were guests of Miss Eva
Marshal, at Stevens Point, during the
holidays.
why do you get intoxicated?'' ''To
drown my Sorrows "And you sue
ceed?" fWell, I'm having hard time
Of it; they all SWIM
Mr.. Frank Pomainville lost his family
horse the past week with inflammation of
the lungs. She was thought great
deal of by the children who drove her
at will.
NJ. \. Bogoger & Co., have purchased
all the remnant wood manufactured by
T. MacKlnnon & Co. Persons desiring
wood OF this kind can leave their orders
at the factory or with the above firm.
Mr.. V. B. Webster has sold out his
interests in Pittsvile and gone back to
Minneapolis to live Mr. Boyington
and son have purchased his interests
and take his place in the new firm.
The c. NJ. & St. Paul Company con-
template the erection of new depot at
Tomah, just west of the present one.
This is an improvement very much
needed. It will be built of white brick.
Geo. L. Williams left SATURDAY. even
ing for Madison, to present his brief in
the case Pioneer Wood Pulp Co. vs. NJ.
l.. Bensley which was called for Mon
day in the Supreme Court.
Marshal Duncan in Centralia, says,
that the Pittsyille witnesses in the
Perkins trial brought over all the small
insects with them. For there never
was any until this trial.
Aluminium makes splendid plate for
artificial teeth. It is as clean as gold,
never furnishes, is very light, and the
expense is only nominal Apply to A.
B. Crawford, Dentist, for further infor-
nation
Mr.. 7. A. Taylor returned to his
labors here Thursday, after a holiday
vacation with his parents in Menasha.
Tom is an active Insurance man and
very pleasant to transact business with.
He is getting to the front.
There is some talk on the part of the
officers Of the Green Bay road towards
moving their machine shops from Fort
Howard to Grand Rapids. A liberal
offer has been made by land owners
here to favor their coming. More will
be said later.
The past week we sold the Pomeroy
residence to Mr. w. L. Scott for the
sum of $4,000. Its cheap property
at that. We also sold our lots east of
the school house in the second ward to
Mrs. G. Fl. Wood for the sum of 1926. 90.
Both properties were sold cheap.
John G. Love, agent at the c. NJ. < st.
Paul depot informed the writer that the
receipts at that station were Sl4,O00.0O
better in 1887 than the year previous.
The company is well pleased with the
business done at this point Through
the atfable and gentlemenly treatment
given by the agent and employees of
that road to their customers aids greatly
in bringing business up.
While in Centralia the past week we