Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-26

Mr.. Herman Otto, of the town of
Seneca, is quite sick with pneumonia.
We are pleased to see Peter Mccain
ley out again after two weeks illness.
Miss Annie Hanranhan, of Appleton,
is in the city the guest of Mrs. John
DAILY.
Mr.. Louie Schall and sister Gertie, of
Rudolph, visited with friends in this
city Sunday.
B1~O. I. Hougen NJ. D., Office over
Woods Drug store. Telephone at office
"a, at residence 4.
Mr.. Henry Oleson, of Blair, was in
the city Monday the guest of Mrs. VIM.
Ayshford.
Miss Laura Biron is nicely located in
rooms with Mr. and Mrs. d. J. Arpin in
the first ward.
Peter DAILY, an employee on the
Green Bay railroad, is seriously sick at
Loves boarding house.
Miss Eva Jones accompanied by little
Edna Muir leave Saturday for visit
with her parents at Mazomanie.
Mrs. c. E. Pariseau, who has been
very poorly for some time back is
slowly improving.
Mrs. John Rospioces, of Rudolph,
who was: seriously sick with spasmodic
is slowly recovering. =.
Mrs, Ella Brown, nee Parrish, of
Rogers Park, ILL.,, is home on visit to
her parents MIR. and Mrs. Robt. Parrish.
Miss Celia Compton has been detained
this week from her school work, at
Saratoga, by the illness Of her mother.
DR.. and Mrs. Wood, of Pittsville,
drove over on Sunday and spent the
Sabbath here as guests Of Mrs. Fergu-
son.
Will III. Miller, travelling salesman for
a boot and shoe firm in Duluth, Mimi,
was i'll the city over Sunday with his
parents.
Beg~ Do not be bothered with watch
that dees not keep accurate time but
take it to J. r. Chapman and have it
Bsg~ Hot and Cold water baths at
L. Fournier's barber shop. First-class
service. if.
Mrs. E. f. Carver and daughter Hazel
of Hutchinson, Mimi, arrived in the city
and will remain a week the
guest Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
Lyons.
essasgs- Geo. n. Wood,
Real Estate,
Insurance.
Mrs. +. Weaver, wife of Mr.. Fred
Weaver who is employed in Spaford,
Cole & Lipke's store, presented her
husband with a daughter Sunday, Jan
uary 22nd.
Bss@ VIM. Scott Jr. has received three
car loads of flour and feed this week
and still he can't keep up with the de-
mand. Low prices for first-class goods
are what count.
Messrs. w. A. Hayward and Chas. H.
Seaman, two young wide awake real
estate men, of Milwaukee, were in the
city the fore part of the week talking
Cudahy property to our business men.
We learn that our former townsman,
Mr.. Phil Ward, has started hotel IN
Merrill. Mr.. Ward, wife and daughter
spent few days in the Cream City the
past week selecting and purchasing
furniture for the new hotel.
Mrs. f. PomaInville and son George
left Friday noon for Milwaukee,.
George went to have some optical work
done returning Saturday evening. Mrs.
Pomainville remained in Milwaukee
where she now is with her husband,
registered at the Pabst Hotel.
News has been received by Mr.. Sam
Eiles, of Dexter, that George Hiles
who is at Eureka Springs, Ark, met
with an accident that may lay him up
indefinitely. He slipped and fell on
slippery sidewalk in such way that it
sprained his side and induces a semi
paralysis.
Mr.. Frank Pomainville Jr., was
called from his studies at Madison and
kept his father company in Milwaukee
all of last week. Mr.. Pomainville is
slowly improving from the operation
performed six weeks ago and removed
from st. Mary's Hospital to the Pabst
Hotel one week ago Monday. Several
Grand Rap1dities called on him while
there.
The new Columbian postage stamp
was vigorously attacked in the senate
Saturday last by Senator Wolcott, of
Colorado. In brief, but decidedly
breezy speech he ridiculed postmaster
general Wanamaker's mercantile idea
that large profit might be made from
their sale to stamp collectors-an idea,
said Senator Wolcott, that might suit
some Central American state that was
few thousand dollars shy. He was un-
willing to have unloaded on the stamp
collector "a cruel and unusual stamp
and rather approved of physicians
idea that it might be used as ''chest
protector" A Joint resolution directing
the diScOntinuance of these StampS