Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-07-07
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

w VI 40 IN " Sh10liio 1ttplNiiy oh tlIC
foundation for the new paper mill.
Miss May Short, of Topeka, Kan
sas, is the guest of Miss Stella Jackson.
Miss Minnie Prevey, of Elroy, was
the guest of Miss Van Slette the past
week.
Mrs. Orson Gordon, of Lodi, is the
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Gordon.
-Myron Lane, the new barber spent
the 4th of July with relatives in Adams
county.
Mrs. II. E. Lamb is doing q nice
little business in her confectionery store
near the c. NJ. q st. Paul depot.
Mike Doland has opened livery
stable in E. Meunier's barn near the
valley depot.
J. B. Grignon Jr., is meeting with
excellent success i'll his photograph
gallery in this city.
Mr.. W. H. Cochran, of Ironwood,
Michigan, spent the Fourth in this city
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Havenor, drove
over and spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Fox at Plainfeld,
E. Meunier is closing out the
Duncan Bros stock of groceries which
recently came into his possession.
-Chas. Ekelund, a successful farmer IN
the town of Sigel, was'a Twin City Wis
itor on the Fourth.
Mrs. B. r. Goegins and son return
ed home Friday after several weeks
absence among relatives in Calumet
county.
Misses Fannie Slowy and Dimple
Nanastine, of Kilbourne City, are
visiting in the city the guests of Mrs.
Gerry Mason.
Mrs. f. E. Dickerson, book-keeper
for the Jackson Milling Co. at Stevens
Point was the guest of her sister Oh the
Fourth.
-Messrs. Del White and Carl
Bandeline came down from Wausau
Monday to help furnish music for the
dance in this city.
The Rev. Mr.. Weller, of Stevens
Point, will preach at st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, Centralia, next Sunday
morning and evening
Mrs. Melvin Palmer and children
left Saturday for an extended visit at
Appleton and vicinity among her
relatives.
Of the many fine samples of straw
berries received this season, Hubbard
Robinson presented us with a variety
grown in his garden that is hard to beat
Mrs. f. c. Awkward and the Misses
Eleanor and Katherine Awkward, Of
Neenah, are guests of the Mayors fam
lily this week. The first named is a
sister of Mrs. John Schnable.
The dance which took place in
McMillan's new hall on the night of
the Fourth was largely attended Sc
tickets were sold. Good music was in
attendance.
The special on the Port Edwards
road Saturday evening brought down
about one hundred people from Nesper
and Arpin to enjoy the Fourth in the
twin cities.
One of our local physicians certainly
made a mistake in taking his family of
children on the fair grounds on the
Fourth while they were not vet over
the contagious part of scarlet fever.
Such conduct alarmed all those who
were knowing of these facts and they
had just cause to be SO alarmed.
Joseph and patsy Corriveau
purchased fine bred three year old
colt Wednesday'which promises to be a
speedy animal. 1t Is out of the two
well known horses Icicle and Dame
Hill and is a brother to the one also
purchased this week by D. D. Conway.
If YOU want nice ride get in with the
boys when they are holding the ribbons
over the new colt.
Mr.. n. E. Smedley, member of
the Jr., Order United American
Mechanics, attended in company with
many members of Stevens Point who
had been invited by the Merrill Lodge
to take part with them in the exercises
on the Fourth in that city. This order.
among many other things, make a
speciality of presenting the public
schools in which city the lodge is
located, with elegant fags-the emblems
of our country Mr.. Smedley reports a
splendid time and the days doings very
interesting.