Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-26

schoolmates, WedT 3sday evening.
Those who attended report q very pleas
ant time.
At the Cong'l church next Sabbath
evening Rev. A. L. P. Loomis viii give
the concluding portion of his lecture on
Jerusalem, giving an account of the
temple, the Knights Hospitalies and
the Holy Sepulcher.
Mr.. J. II. Pearson leaves Sunday
night for Milwaukee where he has been
promoted to higher position by the
q. S. Express Co. He wishes to say to
the public that he has turned the Ex-
press and his interests in the store over
to his brother Harry E. Pearson who
viii continue to carry on the business.
Mrs. E. L. Bliss and children who has
been visiting her father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Blake and her sisters
Mrs. J. L. Beadle and Mrs. S. E.
Vaughan left last evening for her home
at Bancroft, Kossuth County, Iowa.
The Harvey farm a few miles south of
this city IS for sale cheap. The build
ings, barns, sheds, &c, are in good
condition. There are 50 acres cleared
and under cultivation. For particulars
and prices call at this Office.
IF young men in this country put half
as much energy into their daily work as
they do into playing bah, the young
men Of this country would be rich
enough to marry before they were two
years older.
Many persons miss their vocations in
life because their bodies don't happen
to fit their souls. Nothing out of order
in our organization. Never miss read
ing our column weekly, prices given at
ST. Amour's Fair Corner could never be
duplicated by I, disturbed organization.
For the next 80 days I viii sell Bed
room Suits, Bureaus &c, at cost. Call
early and take your choice Of those
elegant marble tops which viii 50 dirt
cheap. Special bargains III other goods
st Gro. w. BAKERS Furniture Ware
Rooms, Cor. Oak & Water Sts,, Grand
Rapids.
Il viii be news TO the readers Of the
EEPoRrEa to learn Of the marriage of
Dr. NJ. Pomeroy, formerly Of this city,
but now Of Minneapolis, to charming
young lady Of that city. The best
wishes of q host of friends in this
community unite with us in extending
congratulations.
scYou can't fool the voters!" shouts an
esteemed contemporary. Well, no; it
isn't necessary, anyhow. About the
time the campaign begins to get red hot
the average voter is Ebable to make p
fool Of himself without any assistance.
You're going to join q marching club, q
course, aren't you? So be We.
Rev. Cox, of Seymour, occupied the NJ.
z. Church pulpit last Sabbath morning
and evening and delivered two very
good sermons. We understand that he
formerly worked at the printing busi-
ness for ten years prior to his entry in
to the ministry. It's remarkable that
printer devil' graduates at the end of
ten years into q processing Christian
and preacher.
A. H. Smythe, Of Columbus, Ohio, has
for sale the Harrison Log Cabin song
book Of 1910, revised for the campaign
Of 1888. AL the appropriate songs have
been reprinted from the famous cam
paign book of 1910, revised for 1888, and
published by the successor of the pub
Usher of the original book. 1t contains
81 pages and is now ready. Sample
copies by mail 10 cents. Send for one.
Last Friday afternoon DR.. Boorman,
the new physician in Centralia, was
called to see Mr.. John Miller who was
suffering from what was supposed to be
sun stroke. On close examination he
discovered bullet weighing 4S grains
which he took from the head back of
the right ear. Mr.. Miller received this
Gettysberg, in 1862, and has carried it
ever since. Of late he has had consider
able mental alteration and impairment
of health undoubtedly caused from this
bullet. 1t IS now to be hoped that he
viii be better both in body and mind
4 very fair horse race took place
Friday afternoon between the horses of
". II. Jones, u. G. st. Amour and
Edward Lynch. They took their
positions in the race as above named
and retained those positions. Tt was
readily seen that Ir. jones' mare
would keep the lead, with Mr.. ST.
Amour's mare a close second. The best
time made was minutes. This
! 1redeems the record OF q scrub race as
far as the first two horses are concerned.
Next Friday the long talked Of race
between Antoine Arpin's Billy" and
E. B. Brundage's "Prince" viii take
place.
The cause of education, especially in
the &c EldEtlLleAS q iLiSSAUss4 training is
advancing very rapidly-nucb more SO
! than those not directly interested in it
can realize. At the Minneapolis Ex-
position this fall there viii be q very
extensive show of educational wolk
from various schools and colleges and
prizes viii be given for the best work of
individual pupils in various depart-
ments. The manual training department