Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-12-05


When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to Castora.
! When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
There is good deal of force in the
suggestion that if Cleveland had man
| aged the finances of the Government as
well as he has managed his own the
Treasury would not need any propping.
The John Edwards Mfg. Co. have
decided definitely to do no more log
ging or numbering. Their mill is shut
down and will remain so. Next season
| 1t will be converted into some other
| line of manufacturing.
The Symphony Mandolin Club paid
homage to the signal football victory of
the High School eleven Thanksgiving
day by dressing their instruments in
scarlet and white" for the dance party
in the dance party in the evening.
Messrs. Judge f. G. Pors, E. M. Dem
ing and Frank A. Cady, Of Marshfeld,
were in the city the fore part of the
week, the former to hold his regular
session of county court while the latter
| had probate matters to attend to before
| sid court.
The Ladies Aid Society of Unity
Church will meet with Mrs. E. B.
Rossier Dec. IL. Coffee and cake will
be served, price 15c. proceeds to be
used for Christmas entertainment of
Sabbath School Everyone cordially
invited
The Central House is making rapid
progress and picking up new business
every week since Benny Boguslawsky
assumed control of the hotel. There is
now system and order in all appoint
ments and the travelling public
appreciates the favorable change.
The membership of the Choral Union
at the University of Wisconsin this
year is over two hundred, comprising
both students and townspeople. 1t is
studying Memberships sacred oratorio
Elijah" and expect to give it III con-
cert about Feb. /.
Mr.. Sanborn will withdraw from the
law firm of Cate, Jones & Sanborn, in
Stevens Point, January LIST, 1896. The
reason for this change is given by Mr.
Jones as necessary on account of Mr..
Sanborn's partnership with the firm Of
Sanborn, Dufur & O'Keefe in Ashland.
The Wisconsin Bell Telephone Com
pany are keeping track of all calls at
the Central office for period of two
weeks with IS phones on the Exchange.
Barring the calls on the toll line the
local calls haye been Monday $40, Tues
day 373, Wednesday
w. S. Buckley brought a party of
gentlemen consisting of Messrs. Aug.
krenzke, Ted Betting and Dan Lawer,
from South Milwaukee to Rudolph
Saturday where they were investigating
lands handled by the John B. Arpin
Realty Co., as intending purchasers
Mrs. L. Fournier entertained a small
company of her friends at progressive
whist Monday night in honor of her
friend Miss Jennie Ward of Necedah.
Will Gross was winner of the first
prize and Miss Helen Kroner the
second. \ very pleasant evening is
reported.
MIR. A. 5. Hoefs, Milwaukee, was in
the city the past week looking over the
cities with view of purchasing Doud &
Muir'S stock of goods. He was favor
ably impressed and if he closes the deal
will move here with his family and
continue the shoe business.
Prof. Z. w. Bemis, formerly of the
University of Chicago, has just COM
pleted his course of ten lectures on
Money" at the university of Wisconsin
The lectures have aroused much in
attendance throughout the course has
been uniformly large.
Mrs. c. T. Kellogg and Mrs. William
Scott will give coffee at the residence
Of Mrs. c. T. Kellogg Wednesday after
noon Dec. IL, at ) o'clock for the
benefit of the Ladies Society of the NJ
Z. Church. The Ladies Society have a
special object in view and will be glad
to have large attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Crapsey and son
Fay, were in Fond du Lac the past
week to spend Thanksgiving and attend
the marriage of Miss Carolyn Pendell
to Mr.. John B. Harris. Miss Pendell
has many warm friends here who are
pleased to extend their congratulations
for success and happiness.
Make the importers Of foreign goods
:, pay the American customs duties upon
their goods in gold coin. This viii
increase the amount of gold in the
Treasury. This year, to October 81, less
than One-ffth of one per cent of the
f entire amount of money received
through our custom houses was paid in
GOLD coin Rut tho fOrniOn ,,,o,,y, FL n