Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-23


o. P. Mcneil spent Wednesday
among the good people in Pittsville on
| business errands.
Dir. Arthur Miller, of Dexterville,
visited with his parents and friends in
our city Monday.
DR.. Rea. the eminent specialist OF
Chicago, will be at the Witter House
Saturday, July 25th-one day.
Mrs. Chas. DAILY, in order to keep
uD with the times, has purchased a
fbike." We expect to see her riding IT
soon.
Insure your property against loss by
Wind. 30 cts. per hundred for 8 yrs.
| Taylor & Scott agts. Grand Rapids and
! Csntralia, Wis. JunelSm3
CooIe Cotey, of PittsviIle, and Arthur
! Arpin, of this city, drove to Stevens
Point Sunday to attend the base ball
! tournament.
Messrs. Thomas and Towers, of Ne
koosa. were in town Sunday morning
on their way to Stevens Point where
they witnessed the ball games.
1880 a. m. and 3;15 q. n. sharp are
the hours set to start he ball rolling in
the two games next Sunday. Watch
for bills distributed Friday.
Mrs. II. H. Compton left on the early
train last Saturday foran extended visit
with relatives and friends in Elgin and
| Waukegan, Illinois.
For SALE.-Lot one, block ten, Ne
koosa, 56x155 feet with house 24x24 #.
For full particulars enquire Of A. l..
Fontaine.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Unity
church will meet with Mrs. Joseph
Demroe next Wednesday afternoon.
All are cordially invited.
Capt. Joseph L. Cotey is agent for the
| popular book on Protection and Pros
perity." He is meeting with excellent
! success in its sale.
Mr.. Russ Lyons, of Wausau, came
down Saturday night to spend part of
his vacation at home. His many
| friends are always glad to see him.
ST. Durga, agent at the Green Bay
depot has been i'll this week with the
old invader on his general good health
asthma. Mr.. Durga has serious times
with this disease of respiration.
Master Howard Crotteau, Of Stevens
| Point, visited at the Commercial Hotel
in Centralia the past week, and went to
remained a few days with Mr.. and
Ire | II
Nekoosa is favored with two ferries.
The first was established by H. E. Her
rick above the paper mill and dam, and
the other by the Wakely boys below
the dam, opposite the Wakely home
stead.
The Pioneer Wood Pnlp Co. started
up on Monday after a long shut down,
caused by the limited demand for its
product. Prices are lower for paper
and wood pulp than ever known before.
f. M. stearns has been engaged by
the Grand Rapids Pulp & Paper Co., at
Biron to take charge of their large
boarding house there. He will move
his family up there Monday to take
charge August LIST.
Mr.. Wilbert Whiting, Mrs. G. D.
Whiting, the Misses Olive and Alice
Whiting and Chas. Downey spent Sun
d.ty with friends in Stevens Point.
MIS-. Whiting and daughter Olive re-
NAMED in our neighboring city for a
few days.
Metssrs. Will TayIer aud Homer
Potter, of NeCedah, came to this city
Sunday morning upon their wheels,
and returned the same evening by
train. They came up on the east side
Of the Wisconsin river as far as Nekoosa
and then up on the west side.
On Tuesday morning a party con-
sisting of Albert and Earle Crawford
and Clarke Jenkins started for Biron in
search of some of "the fnny tribe. )"
They returned in the afternoon with
eight bass and two pike. Albert and
Clarke did the fishing while Earle
caught grasshoppers for bait.
Mr.. Ezra Dyslin and twelve year old
daughter, Of Chicago, arrived in this
city Friday morning to visit about two
weeks with his nephew, j. Edward
nected with the Proctor, Gamble Soap
W. III UIIS past SNSdGy -UNO y S'eiS S'A -
seldom gets away from the busy hum of
city life He will be treated to a few
outings after the festive bass in the old
"Wisconse" while here, country sport
which he cannot help but enjoy.
The wonderful benefits of the new
methods of treatment practiced by DR..
Rea are attracting much attention
among the suffering in this city and
vicinity, and at every visit Of the noted
doctor to this city the number Of the
sick that consult him increases. The
wonderful success of his methods,
which have been discovered after years
of patient study and observation, make
him one Of the most noted specialists
of the day. He will visit this city as
usual this month.
DR.. F. Byron Robinson and wife, DR..
Lucy Waite, Of Chicago, were shaking
hands with acquaintance in the twin
cities between trains Monday while on
their way to Lake Emily for their an
nual summer outing. They brought
bicycles with them and were well pro-
vided with camping paraphernalla. DR..
Robinson and wife manage to spend
two weeks every year at the little way
side resort and enjoy the uninterrupted
quietness there.
Enthus iastic wheelmen in the twin
cities arc. agitating the question Of
making a bicycle path from this city tC
Plover Bicyclers from our cities and
the Point are constantly making trips
back and forth and a special path
would be a fine thing. 1t would GER
tainly shorten the, time distance by al
annraciabIa ,,,oroTn TT is thOuUht