Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-04-27
Local and Otherwise.

Mr.. Ed. Warner purchased 7. J.
Cooper's driving horse and buggy the
past week. I. J. says lie feels lost
without him.
Leave orders for painting. papering
and calcimining at Johnson, Hill & Co. s
They have the goods and guarantee
fine work
Mr.. T. Garrison, president of the
Wood County National Bank and Cen
tralia Pulp & ". P Co. has been con-
fined to his home the past week with
an attack of pneumonia. At this writ
ing he is convalescent.
No other brand Of flour ever attain
ed the popularity of Washburn Crosby's
Gold Medal, because none has been so
uniformly good IN quality. VIM. Scott
Jr. miller's agent.
Mr. Geo. & Corriyeau, Sr. sold one
of his residence properties near the c.,
NJ. & st. P. depot the past week. He
also sold farm in the town of Seneca.
After closing these deals he purchased
the farm joining Frank Hamm's, at the
place known as Doudville. This prop
erty has clay bed which he thinks
some Of working up.
Bills are out announcing base ball
dance in .Pomainville's ball on Monday
evening May 1st. This is to be bene-
fit for the newly organized base ball
club. Buy ticket if you cannot at
tend just to help the boys along. Good
music will be in attendance and good
time promised all Tickets 80 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mobiles buried
their little three year old child Tuesday
afternoon from their home in Centralia
Death has chosen many little one dur
ing these last months to add to the list
that always seems so large, and it seems
unspeakably sad to think after Iife's
bright promise all ends here with a
little funeral pail, and little ridge in
the church yard.
1t is rumored that Chicago Com
mission merchant has been looking
over land here with view to buying
intending to put in 100 acrest to Hubbard
squash. Hubbard squash requires a
rich, light soil in warm sunny slope
and thorough cultivation to prove pro-
ductive, but it amply repays the cost as
the demand far exceeds the supply.
In this market they readily bring from
ten to fifteen cents piece.
Wonder if the experience of some of
our youne people who have lately in
vested in bicycles correspond to = Par
ker's who said to friend one day.
get tired Of riding home in crowded
cars or walking so bought bicycle.
Friend-So you are going to ride home
hereafter?
Parker-Well! don't know I only
got it yesterday and last night I rode
home in an ambulance.
May 30th, is Arbor day and the state
generously proposes to furnish a quanti-
ty Of strawberry plants among school
scholars hoping thereby to benefit them
and foster love for fruit raising 1t is
to be hoped our children will take adj
vantage of this offer and every child
that can have tiny spot. of ground
start bed that will in few years be
source of profit. The writer has been
told that lady on High street made a
net profit Of $50 on her strawberries
raised on a small portion of her resi-
dence lot.
Ia Mrs. Pauline Mauksch, an exper-
fenced and skilful midwife, now occu-
pies the second story Of the building
next to the Commercial Hotel of this
city where she can be found at any
hour of the day or night by those who
may need her services. She also has
rooms at her house where she can take
care of ladies during confinement. She
further announces that she has some
excellent remedies for female troubles,
and respectfully solicits the patronage
Of the public of the twin cities and
vicinity. If