Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-03
Local and Otherwise.

New style sailor hats at Mrs. A. +.
Donaldson's.
Imports of gold from England this
week expect to reach 100000.
A second band of 'Kings Daughter"
were organized last evening under the
leadership of Mrs. NJ, Raymond.
A cranberry meeting will be held at
A. G. BENEFITS marsh on Tuesday
August the Sth. Parties interested will
please bear this in mind and attend.
A $2OO,OUO fire occurred at Fifeld
Friday. Thirty-four buildings were
burned.
Prof. McKanlass, Negro Niolinist,
humorist and only man that plays two
comets at once. Opera House tonight
1t is dull times. but you must have
new and stylish hats if you are going to
the Worlds fair. Mrs. Donaldson
keeps them.
A new sidewalk has been laid along
the east side of the Gardner brick
block.
Sweet bread makes a sweet wife.
Washburn Crosby's Gold Medal -four
will do it. Ask VIM. Scott Jr. for it.
The c., NJ. & st. p. Ry. will sell
Excursion Tickets to the Worlds Fair
at 1888 for the round trip, good for 80
days.
2w. F. w. CRAPsEY, Agt.
There will be services in st. Johns
Church, Centralia, on Sunday next both
morning and evening. 1t being the
Feast Of the TRANSPORTATION the services
will be appropriate to the day.
KARL's CLOVER ROOT will purify
your blood, clear your complexion,
regulate your bowels and make your
head clear as bell. 25c. and soc. For
sale by III. H. Noss.
The depot agent of Lynn has been
withdrawn and the train that formerly
run from Babcock to Lynn daily, now
makes tri-weekly trips going Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
T. W. Kruger & Co. have made
another valuable improvement in their
store by the addition of a large arc
light 1t Eliminates their business
place to perfection and shows the
progressive spirit of the proprietors.
The handsome residence of VIM. H.
H. Edwards has been receiving a new
coat of paint. The colors used harmon
ize with the style of architecture and
seemingly add to the size of the build
ing.
The c., NJ. 4 st. P. Ry. will sell
Excursion Tickets to Whitewater for
the Fireman's State Tournament Aug.
Is and Is, good until Aug. 10, fare one
and one third.
2w. T. w. CRAPSEY, Agt.
Considerable work has been done out
in the western portion of the county in
improving the roads. From Dexter
vile to Pittville the road is in fine con-
dition and throughout the town of
Wood a marked improvement has taken
place duri Nc the summer.
No other band of flour ever attained
the popularity of Washburn Crosby s
Gold Medal, because none has been so
uniformly good in quality. For sale by
VIM. Scott Jr.
The gold in the [. S. treasury yester.
day August I'd, exclusive of that held
as basis for gold securities amounted
to 800, 791 $40, or S79l $40 free gold.
Information received at the treasury
department show that Sl0,O00,0OO is Oh
the way now from Europe, and the
most of this as usual will find its way to
| the [. S. treasury.
Captain Sweeney, I. S. A, San Diego
Cal, says: "Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Is
the first medicine [ have ever found
| that would do me any good" Price
80 cts. Sold by H. III. Noss.
For SALE.-125 acre farm within q
mile of Babcock, with 25 acres under
cultivation, 53 acres fenced and 20 acres
of cranberry marsh. Good house and
barn, farm machinery span of mares
two cows, chickens etc. All for sale
cheap. For further particulars enquire
of A. L. Fontaine.