Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-11
Spaford, Cole & Lipke will have

cts at their special sale next week.
Miss Nettie Potter1s back home again
after an absence of two weeks on ac-
count of her mothers sickness. We
are glad to note her mothers improve
ment.
This week we are offering the biggest
bargains ever offered in wall paper and
curtains. Our prices and styles will
you. J. E. DAILY, Wood County
Drug Store.
A Catholic basket social was given in
Rudolph last Saturday evening. Dancing
furnished amusement and a pleasant
social time was duly appreciated by
goodly number.
The ladies of the w. R. c. of Grand
Rapids and Centralia will give picnic
sociable at the residence of Mr.. Geo.
W. Bakers on Oak street, Friday p. N.
All are cordially invited.
County Register Oettinger returned
home last Thursday after an absence of
five weeks, visiting in Hewitt and other
places. His health is much improved
by the rest and recreation.
A fruit stand or booth is being erected
on ]. 0. Hebert's land adjacent to his
art gallery building which will be
occupied by Mr.. Rumsey. This is an
excellent stand.
Mr.. Frank Achilli, who has been
South the past winter, is in the city
with his wife, guests of Mr.. Rumsey.
He will be employed this summer in
Fort Howard in a canning factory.
An invitation is extended to ladies
interested in st. GATHERINGS Guild to
meet Friday p. m. at the residence of
Mrs. j. L. Dugas, just beyond the
Green Bay depot.
Mrs. Mary Gass left Saturday evening
for a visit to Chicago and the Columbian
exposition leaving her little girl in her
mothers CAFE. She will return here be-
fore going to her home in Des Moines.
Frank Seymour, assistant superin-
tendent of the Green Bay railroad, was
in the city Tuesday with the stock
holders of the Grand Rapids Paper Co.
looking after the new line to that pro-
perry at Birons.
Mr.. Nate Compton is busy setting out
native trees for residents in the city.
Where grounds can be beautifed at so
small expense as can be here, every
home ought to be furnished with orna-
mental shade trees.
If in need of anything in the line of
boots and shoes, underwear,
hats and caps, ties, shirts, pants, sus-
penders, etc. Don't fail to call on F.
w. Kruger & Co. during their special
sale which begins to-day and lasts only
three days.
A big difference in the diet of people
who forget to consider. "He lives upon
mouldy stewed prunes and dried cakes"
king Henry ". What a contrast to
the discriminating gentleman who eats
bread made from Washburn Crosby's
Gold medal flour. Ask VIM. Scott Jr.
for it.
The Kroner studio will close on the
10Th to make way for the new gallery
in process of construction. In the
we understand Mr.. Dorward
will store his outfit and devote his
whole time to the training Of his
promising young band the "Centralia
Cadets"
James McCarty was elected street
commissioner and since his election he
has been doing good work on the
streets New sidewalks have been put
in on either side of the city hall. Main
street has been improved and other
will soon be started.
Mr.. Southworth, of Mcmillan, who
was Mrs. Sam Hiles' father died at his
home in Mcmillan Thursday May 4th.
His remains were taken to his old home
New Lisbon for interment. Mr.. South
worth, has lived in this section many
years and was a man thoroughly re-
spected and beloved by all who knew
him.
The fair bicyclers are fast learning to
manage their wheels and barring bruised
shins, jammed thumbs, blistered palms,
sprained arms, and banged up bodies
generally no serious casualties are re-
ported, but "for this are we doctors"
and with remarkable heroism the ladies
make no complaints and ''never tell of
such trivial mishaps.
An effort is being made to induce
Miss Kittie Heyd, of Milwaukee, who
is now visiting at the home of DR..
Phillips, of Stevens Point, to teach a
class in water colors here. Miss Heyd
is an accomplished artist and her work
is we'll received among art patrons.
She will be in the city the early part OF
next week the guest of Miss Woodwork
on High street.
He will be rapid if he eats bread made
from Washburn Crosbv's Gold Medal.
"He That will have acook, out of the
wheat makes better the grinding. p
Troilus and Cressida. If the grinding
was done by Washburn Crosby Co. at
their big mills, he that waited was well
repaid for he could not gather better
bread than that made from Washburn' s
agent.