Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
NElGHBORING NOTES.
Taken From Our Exchanges and Con-
densed for Local Readers.

Taken From Our Exchanges and Con-
densed for Local Readers.
r. d. Sparks, who resides four miles
north of Plainfeld, claims to have
raised the largest hog ever known in
the county. The animal when butch
cred and dressed for market tipped the
scales at $50 pounds, which is as much
as large COW weighs when dressed.
The city of Merrill is to have free
mail delivery system in operation III a
short time. The work of numbering
its streets and residences is now about
completed.
Wausau Herald: Chris V. Kennel, a
| farmer who lives two miles south of
Kelly. was in the city Monday with
samples of rock from well be was
digging on his farm and had many
interested listeners about him while he
told about his gold mine" About two
weeks before that he had begun his
digging and at the depth OF ten feet
struck gold bearing quartz. He sent
and the report he received stated it
contained S44.13 of gold and trace of
silver AT depth of twenty feet he
found a formation that seemed still
richer in gold and now he has sent
samples of that to be tested. In the
mean time Kennel keeps on digging.
MARINETTE GETS DANA'S BAND.
Marinette Eagle: About three weeks
ago The Eagle announced for the first
time that an attempt would be made to
bring Dana's band to Marinette. Mon
day night the efforts eliminated in
success and the Business Mems Assocla-
ton of Marinette guaranteed the
inducements demanded by the manager
Of the band, Prof. Dana. The several
mill men and other business men
pledging enough to secure it. Conse-
quently Mr.. Dana will move from
Appleton to Marinette as soon as
possible.
CAN IT BE TRUE.
Wausau Herald: \ pretty young
| lady walked into store in Merrill the
other day, and on selecting piece of
goods asked what 1t was worth. -Four
kisses per vard," said the polite clerk.
The young lady stood abashed for a
moment, and then replied that she
would take four yards The cloth was
cut off, nicely wrapped up and handed
to the fair purchaser. who received it
with a smile and said: Send the bill
around TO my grandmother; she will
settle it."
The Tomahawk: A. M. Pride, mana
ger of the Tomahawk Pulp and Paper
Mills, was most kindly remembered by
his employees last week, they having
presented him a very fine office desk
and chair. 1t demonstrates the high
esteem in which Mr.. Pride is held bv
his employees.
THEY HAVE DISBANDED.
Stevens Point Gazette: The Hesperus
Club, an organization composed of
young men which has been in existence
for several years, occupying pleasant
quarters over Mieding's drug store, is a
thing of the past. At a meeting held
last Wednesday evening the remaining
members decided to disband, give up
their lease and sell their furniture. An
chairs, carpets. ETC., was had at once,
all being sold, and the only articles left
were billiard table and some lesser
effects. Some of the members say
that if so many of the boys had not got
married during the past few years, the
Club might still be fiourishing.
THEY MAKE SOME PAPER.
Stevens Point Gazette: The public is
aware that the new Wisconsin River
Paper Co. are making print paper and
lots of it, but few have any idea of the
enormous amount they are turning out.
One day last week, in just % hours and
45 minutes, they turned out $1,000
pounds of paper, or 33339 tons. Divide
this into car lots, and you will have
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quality Of their output is also as good as
the quantity is enormous.
! Stevens Point Gazette: VIM. Louis
and John Ule. who have spent the past
several months at Biron, doing the
mason work on the new paper mill,
have finished their contract and
returned to the city on Fridry last.
Chas. E. Meyer IS employed as mill
wright at the same establishme mt
The Schl1tz Brewing Co. pay a tax of
$4,000 to the city Of Milwaukee this
wear, while the Pabst Brewing Co. 90
them one better and turn in about
$40, 900 to the tax collector. The total
tax raised in Stevens Point. this year
for all purposes. including citv, school,
county and state is $64, 1929. 1t will
be noticed that there is just little
ditference-between a brewery and q
healthy, growing city of 5000 inhabi
tantS.
Marshtield Times Miss Mae Arm
strong has been engaged by Mr.. Frank
A. Cady to assist in his office in the
capacity of stenographer. Miss Arm
strong is sister to Miss Matte Arm
strong, the young lady who rattles the
KEYS on the Remington in Mayer Coles
office.-The Marshfeld Telephone As
ISOLATION now has forty-five patrons,
twelve new ones having been added by
Mr. Goetschius since he assumed man
agement of the exchange.
Stevens Point Journal: The inter
views with Stevens Point Republicans
in regard to their first choice for Presi-
dent, published in the Journal the first
of the week, shows an overwhelming
preference for Mckinley. So far as
| expressions have been heard it is
believed this sentiment is general, in
the northern part of the state at least
and the people of this Congressional
district should see to it that Mckinley
delegates are sent to the ST. Louis
convention.
ROPES TO HANG HIM.
Plover, Wis, Jan. 21.-John Lukaze-
Wig, clerk of School district No. &, in the
town of Plover, has made himself very
unpopular by his management of the