Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-22

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| Milwaukee Granite Works, was in the
twin cities Tuesday and made a special
call at this office. Mr.. Sarls had come
! from Baskerville where he had been on
! business pertaining to the erection of a
monument for the late George HiIes,
deceased.
Mr. John Martin, saw fler who
usually makes his winter residence in
the twin cities, returned from the
seasons work at Minneapolis Friday
afternoon Mr.. Martin has established
headquarters at the Witter House and
has been circulating among his friends
| here.
Hunters from different parts of the
country seemed to be f0cking into
Babcock and vicinity quite numerously
the fore part of the week The nice
snow fall of Monday without doubt
made their hearts glad, as it must have
| been of valuable assistance in tracking
the cunning deer across the marshes.
Mrs. D. D. CONWAY and guests. Miss
Kitty Lnft and Miss Veva Couiliard, de-
parted for Madison last Thursday even
Ing. Mrs. Conway will visit with her
parents in the capital city until after
election when our friend Dennis will
have time to rest from the dizzy whirl
Of politics by which he is now sub
merged, and will have been retired to
the quiet pleasures of home life.
The men. and there are some of
them, who are simple enough to claim
that the advance of prices of farm pro-
ducts is merely wicked Republican
trick to deceive the innocent farmer.
must do their, shouting quick. or the
fool-catcher will very soon mark them
as his own.
"Labor cannot wait. The capital of
the working man is in his good right
arm. If he does not use it to-day, lust
that much of his capital has gone for
ever. The capitalist can wait on his
dividends, but the workingman cannot
wait on his dinner. And there is moth
ing 81 we'll calculated to iniure labor in
the United States as deprecated cur
rency. "-Major Mckinley.
| The Democratic candidates and speak
ers have repeatedly stated at their meet
ings that Asscmblvman Wipperman
voted in favor Of the bill to relieve ex-
State Treasurer McFetridge from pay
ing interest that the court held him
Liable to paw. This is false-ENTIRELY
FALSE Mr.. Wipperman voted AGAINST
all of the bills to relieve the ex-state
treasnrers. See Assembly journal April
| u, 1895.
The Republican county ticket is COM
posed of men peculiarly qualified for
| :he positions to which they aspire All
Of them save the sheriff and clerk
have served one term and their records
during that time should measure their
claims to reelection. and with their
| records they may we'll 60 before the
people.
Mr. Frank Wright, of Marshfield, was
accidentally killed near Stratford while
hunting deer Monday of this week
He was standing on a brush heap and
tumbled off, one barrel of his shotgun
being discharged, the entire charge of
buckshot entering his chin and fright
fully disfguring his face. Death in
stantly followed. He leaves a wife and
infant child.
The prohibitionists have nominated
candidates for the county ticket and the
same were filed with the County Clerk
Monday as follows: For Sheriff, lie Evils
Rusted. Of Lincoln; Clerk, Nelson H.
Kendall, Marshield; Treasurer, James
G. Dawes, Pittsville; Clerk of Court,
Joseph Kraus j., Pittsville; Register
of Deeds, Theo. A. Tyler, Centralia :;
Coroner, Geo. M. Dillon. In conven-
ton they elected a county committee
including NJ. V. Payne, Mrs. J. c..
Dawes, Geo. NJ. Dillon.
The Twin City ''street carr service is
now in new hands, or rather if not in
| new hands is under direction of new
proprietorship. Mr.. Will Collier, of
Centralia, who has been employed as
driver for Kern's ten cent bus line,
purchased the bus and interests in
same of his employer this week and
began Monday morning as driver for
himself. Will is an obliging fellow.
prompt in attending to orders, and can
be relied upon to get You to your train
on time. He should receive his full
share of patronage. Mr.. Kern will de-
vote his entire time to drayage.
A change in the proprietorship of the
saloon business in the Pomainville
building on Main street took place this
week. Mr.. Dan Hanrahan, who has
conducted the place for the past three
years, transferred his interests to Mr.
! Chas DAILY on Monday, and departed
for Appleton and Milwaukee. Mr.
Hanrahan said he expected to locate
somewhere in Colorado, but just where
and what business he would follow was
not certain. Mr.. DAILY has retained the
reliable and popular clerk Mr.. Geo.
Grignon in charge of affairs, TO be as
sisted by his brother John Grignon.
The two men now wait upon the trade.
A good one was told on three of our
Democratic county candidates who
were making a canvass in the rural
districts recently. The three candi-
dates carried little eve water along to
apply upon their friends as Il persuader.
Driving along thew hailed IL farmer who
was at work in his field and he came to
the road where they were. Each man
gave him a smile of eye water after TIE
farmer smiled three times in their
| honor. One of the candidates said
vour good Democratic, Amt You?
What the farmer said in surprise?
Again repeating the inquiry. you are Il
good Democrat NOW? He replied, No