Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-09
PERSONALS.

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people.
Miss Mary Meacham; of Vesper, was
a caller at the REpoRTER Office Friday
last while in the city.
Mrs. S. L. Knapp, of ST. Paul. is
visiting in this city with her daughter
Mrs. A. L. Fontaine.
Geo. Brazeau is home from Chicago
where he has been holding down
clerkship in one of the large wholesale
dry goods stores.
Mr.. Stowell of Friendship, spent
day in this city Tuesday with his father
and mother. He is noted for making
first-class butter.
J. D. Witter has charge of the bible
class in the Congregational Church
Sabbath School. He is we'll qualified
for such a position.
f. E. Hamlin principal of the Marsh,
field High School was visitor to
Centralia and Grand Rapids last Satur-
day.
MIR. E. B. Rossier, editor of the
Centralia Enterprise, is back from the
Hot Springs feeling largely benefited
from his treatment there His many
friends will be glad to learn of this
fact.
Samuel W. Smith, of Vesper, will
occupy the Mike McCarty residence on
High Street in this city and enjoy city
life. Mr.. Smith found time to make
the REPORTER office social call.
Stevens Point Journal: Reub. Lyon,
of Grand Rapids, ca me down Tuesday
evening last and assisted Ira Griffin in
his orchestra. Reuben is a fine clarin-
etist.
Henry Whitrock, of Pittsville, was in
the city and spent Sunday with rela-
tlves. He was a social caller at the
REPORTER office on Monday.
Mr.. G. 5. Cornell has been employed
by the business men to sprinkle the
Main Street. He commenced his labor
on Monday morning, May 9th.
Beech & Bowers the popular min
strel show men appear at the Opera
House tonight. They have an excel
lent reputation throughout the country
for giving a first-class show.
Out of twenty-seven applicants who
were examined by the State Board of
Law Examiners at Madison, only seven
passed the examination of whom w. G.
Witter, of this city, was one. We have
not learned where Mr.. Witter expects
to locate for the practice of his profess
sion
c. L. Peterson, of Milladore. the only
straight Republican in that burg was
appointed one of the first post-masters
in Wood County. Republicans are
very scarce in that village and the
"powers that be" had very little trouble
to assign the postmaster on that
account However they made an
excellent selection.
Lost but found again, Mr.. Charles
Quinn who has been away the past
year in the northern part of Wisconsin
as express messenger on the &. M. & st.
Paul railroad between Chippewa Fall,
Wis, and Wa0asha, Min, and latterly
between Ashland and Hurley on the
Lake Shore road is home again. We
are sorry to say Charley is not looking
very well. He is still ~ fat as ever.
Rev. John Rowland, wife and family,
passed through this city on Friday for
their new home in New London. They
met with a large number of their old
friends while in the city. Just recently
Rev. Rowland occupied the Congrega-
tiOnal Church pulpit at La Crosse and
we understand he was invited to the
pastorate of that church at a salary of
$1,000 We are pleased to learn that
our old friend is getting to the front.
The Woman's Suffrage Convention
which was held at Wausau the first of
the month is reported by the papers
of that city a success. 1t was largely
attended and great interest shown in
its proceedings.
The new cheese factories in the
towns of Rudolph and Sigel were
opened on Monday and commenced
business. They will use all the milk
that can be obtained in both towns.
We wish the proprietors of these new
enterprises abundant success.
The lots of Messrs. l. f. Philleo and
4. NJ. Pride east of the Court House
are enclosed by new Sedgwick wire
fence. 1t is very neat and said to be
durable. 1t was built by Mr.. VIII
Martin.
NatWick & Nilsson have rented F.
Pomainville's store building in Centra-
liza formerly occupied by Jones & Nash
and will move their furniture stock
therein as soon as the building is ready.
The postoffice will also be held there
soon.
Several Of the mail agents in these
parts are becoming alarmed on account
of their jobs They fear that the
slaughter of mail agents on the 18th Of
A pril will strike this part of Wisconsin.
BOYS don't get nervous until you are
called in for examination.
Jones & Nash and Mrs. John Hamm
have had the front Of their store
buildings painted the past week. W.
A. Kresbesky was the artist. The
bIII1inOS now present an inviting