Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-24
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

VI. oldItefy new building.
Mr.. E. r. Favel is improving from 8
severe attack of pneumonia.
Miss Maud BalGe1ston is employed
in Geo. \. Woods real estate office.
Little Addie Baker is sick with an
attack of the prevailing disease-la
Grippe.
Ifyou want residence lot remember
that you can get bargain Of Dr.
Hougen.
Local items are crowded out thisweek
on account of a large amount Of surplus
advertising.
Mr.. B. I. Worth1ngton is busy
putting up an addition to L. Fournier's
barber shop.
Mr.. Frank Billmvre is going to
supply the saloon trade the coming
summer with ice.
Messrs John Parrish, c. \. Spencer
and Geo. n. Wood are spending the
week in Milwaukee.
Ba@O. t. Hougen NJ. d., Office over
Woods Drug store. Telephone at office
81, at residence +.
The publication of the Pittsvllle
| election ticket occupies considerable of
our space in this issue.
Read over the new advertisement
of Doud & Muir on the first page of
this issue of the REpoRTRR.
Miss Helen Philleo leaves Friday for
Neilsville to visit few weeks with her
friend Miss frankie Brown.
Mr.. Nicholas Ratelle and sisters
Rosetta and Mary, of Rudolph, spent
Sunday in this city with friends.
c. H. Forbes Jr., of Bearss Marsh,
was at the county seat Monday on
business. This office acknowledges a
call
NJ. \. Bogoger makes special offers
in his advertisement this week. Read
them over and then take advantage of
them.
Mr. JOS. Whitney returned home
Sunday morning from St. Louis where
he has been for several weeks on
business.
Miss Laura Reeves will entertain
company of lady friends Friday with a
five O clock ''cotfee." A pleasant time
is assured. = r
Have you seen those pretty new
easels at Geo. w. Bakers furniture
store? If not you had better stop in
and see them.
Mrs. Geo. r. Marvin, of Meadow
Valley, relative of Mr.. S. 7. Young
was in the city Monday on her way
home from lola.
The boss is away this week in Wausau
attending the winter meeting of the
return Friday night,
Judge Webb IS holding court in
Waupaca. There sre new developments
in the the Mead murder. Prominent
business men are implicated.
Mr. Fred C. Oberbeck, of Chicago.
was III the city a few days the past
week looking over the Furniture factory
III which he has an interest.
Miss Mary Edwards is home from
her studies at Ripon College enjoying
short vacation. She arrived Friday
and will remain about ten days.
Messrs. T. j. Wood, |. f. Phileo and
+. I. Harmon left for Milwaukee
Wednesday evening to attend the
Bankers Convention in that city.
Geo. n. Wood purchased thirty
square feet of land facing on bridge
street of his brother Frank upon which
his office is located Consideration $500.
DR.. \. B. Crawford insists that his
land purchased the past week of Mr..
Wood is not one mile from the post
office. Therefore we must have been
mistaken
Mr.. G. w. Brown, city clerk of Pitts
vile, was at the county seat the past
week on business connected with his
office. He was pleasant caller at the
REPORTER office.
The band boys will give a dance on
Monday April 18th at which time
they will furnish their own orchestra.
They are making special preparations
for this occasion.
MARRIED:-At the Congregational
parsonage last Friday evening March
18th, by the Rev. VIM. kllbourn. Mr..
John Carlson and Miss Mary Millenbah.
both of this city.
Nss% At the Hustler, onions, carrots,
parsnips, sweet potatoes, dates, figs.
cocoanuts, hickory nuts and popcorn.
Also full line of fruits, confectionery
and nuts of all kinds.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hickman are the
possessors of new born boy He made
his arrival on Sunday morning March
10th, 1892. His weight is 10 lbs. and DR..
Hougen was the attending physician.
Our friend James McGrath was in
the city Monday driving in his wonder
full one horse shay known to every
old timer on the Wisconsin river. 1t
was manufactured by himself in 1857.
j. r. Chapman's show window
attracted considerable attention Mon
day on account of the display of