Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-07-12

The Mission Festival in the Moravian
Church last Sunday was very largely
attended. The collection for foreign
missions amounted to S25 and the
services were interesting and pleasing.
Next Sunday services in the forenoon
at 1890. and Young Peoples Society at
7:30 p. m.
Agents wanted in every town to sell
patented articles. Sell on sight. No
competition. Exclusive territory 10
right man. Agents are making good
money. Send 25 cents for sample and
particulars. Northwestern Patent
Investment Company, La Crosse, Wis.
2w.
F. W. Kruger, our hustling Gents
Furnishing dealer, is absent in Chicago
and Milwaukee this week purchasing
new goods to repIenish their mammoth
stock. Fritz has splendid eve for tasty
clothing and you may look for a fine
assortment of latest styles when these
goods arrive at their store.
The I. S. Express Co. made the
largest single express shipment in the
history of the twin cities this week.
Tuesday evening they sent 11,11
pounds of newspaper print from the
South Centralia mills to the Paper Mfg.
Company of Chicago. This was
caused by the strike they being
unable to send it through by freight.
Mr. B. SLIDER has had new stairway
erected this week at the side of his
business block occupied by F. W.
Kruger & Co. Mr.. SLIDER is preparing
to move his stock back to the old stand
as soon as it is vacated by Kruger & Co.
who will go into the new Wood brick
block.
Ehle Allen, the St. Paul man who
murdered John Clapp only few days
ago, committed suicide Friday morning
at Lake Minnetouka, near st. Paul, by
putting bullet through his heart. 1t
is believed that the disgrace he and his
relatives would be obliged to suffer
caused Allen to end his life. He had
relatives in this city.
The firm of Purdy & Read has
changed hands the past week, Mr.. L.
I'll. Read having purchased the entire
interest in the business. Mr.. Read is a
first-class market gardener and an
intelligent grower of farm products
He keeps constantly on the market the
incest and best garden truck and invites
continuance of the old trade as we'll
as al increase of customers.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Business Mems Association was held in
their Club rooms in the DAILY Block
Monday evening. A large attendance
and very enthusiastic session is re-
ported. Both sides of the river were
well represented and matters of impor-
lance were considered. The association
is on firm basis and ten prospective
members signifed their intention of
joining at the next meeting.
Most Of the people of these United
States have been laboring under the
impression that when Grover Cleveland
was elected president two years ago he
was to execute the laws of the country.
Now comes Dictator Debs, with Sub
dictator Howard. and these two
inaugurate general tie-up of twenty
two of the common carriers, the
railroads, to the great interference now
troubling the commerce of the country,
and the business, pleasure and pursuit
OF happiness Of the people.
The ranks of our citizens were slightly
tbinned on Tuesday, the day of Ringing
Bros. big show in Stevens Point. The
"scoot'' Oh the Green Bay road pulled
out that morning we'll crowded with
over $50 people bent on seeing the
sights. Besides this quite few rode up
on their wheels and by carriage.
Married people and single ones, young
children and "old' children formed the
happy crowd. They report a good clean
show, but not as many new features as
were expected. On the whole all
returned satisfied with the circus.
Mrs. Ernest Mcneil is seriously sick
this week with what is thought to be a
cancer il the side. She has been
troubled on and off for several years,
has now been sick a.few weeks, but the
past week she has suffered most severe
ly and the complete restoration of her
health is despaired of. Her son
Oswald was also confined four or five
days with a hard attack of his old
trouble asthma, and the home has
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