Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-08-16
Messrs. Jos. Wood, A. D. Tenant, J.

MI JUiiH RauSCn, Ol the Town OF
Rock, and Will Witter of the town OF
Lincoln, were delegates to the Repub!i-
can convention in this city Wednesday.
Mr.. F. E. Timeon, of Amherst,
foreman of the jackson Milling Co.'S,
mill at that place was in this city the
past week. This office acknowledges q
call.
Messrs. Fred Upham, Frank A Cady,
{. A. Coon, DR.. ]. C.. Hayward, J. B.
Gill and T. Norton, Of Marshfeld, were
in this city Wednesday in attendance
at the Republican County convention.
Last Wednesday the Grand Rapids
House was opened to the public again.
1t is now modern in all its appointments
and viii be a popular resort. Its q
great improvement on the old house.
Miss Burtie Gardner has just return
ed from protracted visit at Lacrosse
with Mrs. White an old friend of hers
for the past three weeks. Miss Alice
White-accompanied her home and will
remain in Centralia for three weeks.
Mr.. John Rablin is beautifying his
residence with fresh coat of paint.
Mr.. John Andrews is also improving
the looks of his place by liberal ap-
plication of paint. Truly the first ward
is booming.
A. J. Landon sold his residence in
the first ward to Mr.. Vanberg road
master on the Green Bay railroad last
Mr.. Landon and family will
move to Detroit, Mich., where they
viii probably make it their home Con-
sideration $500 cash.
F. A. Hoefs, station agent at the
Green Bay depot informs us that the
Short line passenger train viii be put on
again Sunday August 10Th. This makes
the quickest, shortest and best route to
Milwaukee, Chicago, Green Bay,
Oshkosh and Appleton. Please bear
this change in mind.
I. J. Simons, secretary, Martin Moy-
Ian, Ray Sherwood and Adam Meyers
regiSted at the Witter House, Monday
noon while in the city billing the Great
District Fair to be held at Stevens Point
Sept. i, 5, 6 7. The fare during the
entire fair is one fare for the round trip,
and no doubt many of our people will
attend.
The Green Bay railroad bridge is re-
paired and the span that was taken out
by the cyclone sometime since is rebuilt
and ready for use again. The company
hustled this Improvement right along.
Perhaps Wood County might take les
sons from this company i'll bridge build
ing.
E. T. Wheelock, of the Medford Star
and News, was in the city Monday last
looking exceedingly well. Since the
last time we set our eyes on his graceful
form he has fleshed up considerably.
Ho now impreB8os us ab physically fitted
for any office from that Of Alderman to
that of member of congress. This
office acknowledges fraternal call.
Last Monday an operation upon q
serious cyst of the neck of little child
belonging to John Wallock who lives
few miles north of Centralia was
performed by DR.. Boorman of that city.
It contained quite large amount of
fluid amounting to a pint and half.
At last reports the child was getting
along nicely.
Number one of the Daily Eagle
published at Marinette by the Eagle
Printing Co., was a welcome visitor on
our exchange table. It starts out as a
five colum folio ripe in the news of the
day. Messrs. Noyes are enterprising
newspaper men and ought to be
in this new departure.
May success attend their efforts is the
wish.
Harvest Excursion Tickets viii be
sold by the Green Bay, Winona & St.
Paul Railroad Company to points in
Iowa, Minnesota, Dakota, Montana,
Nebraska, Wyoming and
Colorado, August 2lst, September 18th
and 25th, October 9Th and 23d 1888, at
the lowest first-class rate one way for
the round trip. For full information
regarding rates, tickets, etc, apply to
agents of the Green Bay, Winona & St.
Paul Railroad, or to the General
Passenger Agent, Green Bay, Wis.
The teachers institute is now in
session in Centralia under the leader
ship of Messrs. Stewart and Morrison,
who are reported as doing very good
work and giving excellent satisfaction.
The attendance is quite large and the
interest runs high with the school
MANS a public meeting is expected to
take place Wednesday evening the 22nd
in the Court House at which time DIR.
Robinson has been asked to give a
lecture on Rome and others will proba-
bly, give short addresses.
The prompt action of the State of
Florida in deciding to make an elabo-
rate exhibit at the Exposition at Min
neapolis this season has brought Cal
ifornia and Alabama to the front and
thev announce that they will be on
hand with complete exhibit of their
resources and products. The wonder
full developement of the iron and coal
of Alabama and the great increase of
the fruit growing industries of Califor-
MIA present many features of interest
to the public and collection showing
what has been done in manner at
once graphic and complete cannot fail
to he very interesting