Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-08-13
LOCALS.

LOCALS.
Paul Mcneil went to Colby Saturday
where he spent a few days of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Dickerman drove
up from Babcock Tuesday on business
returning in the evening.
If your watch has given you trouble
take it to Scott's, PomainvilIe block,
Centralia.
Engraving and repairing of jewelry
of all kinds at Scott's, Pomainville
block, Centralia.
Bag~O T. Hougen NJ. D., Office over
Days Drug store. Telephone at office
81 residence II.
Peter Christman Jr., assistant with
Anton HirZy tie German jeweler, is
improving from a severe attack Of
malarial fever.
Your laundry will be neatly, promptly
and carefully done up at the Model
Steam Laundry in Centralia. Try the
home institution.
Insure your property against loss by
Wind. 90 cts. per hundred for ; yrs.
Taylor & Scott agts. Grand Rapids and
Centralia, Wis. June1Sm3
Irving Brazeau came home Friday
evening last from a visit at Tomah with
his friend Simon Bailey. He also
spent some time at Camp Douglas and
at Sparta.
Ella Kellner and Myrtle kellogg
invited about twenty of their little
friends to a picnic up river today and
the young people are having a happy
| time.
| Mrs. Martin Conway accompanied nv
| her daughter Miss Grace, departed for
their home in Orient, South Dakota,
after a two months visit with relatives
and friends in the twin cities.
Mr.. Max Whitney, formerly a Cen
tralia boy and son of Dr. Whitney, has
| been visiting this week in our cities
renewing early acquaintance. Max is
now located in Chicago following the
profession of attorney-at-law.
Gus Otto, druggist for Johnson, Hill
& Co., and John Z. DAILY have been
| following the band at the druggists con-
ventiOn in Stevens Point three days
this week. They have been having
| big times among the medicine mixers.
Miss Jennie Ward, of Necedah, guest
at the Geo. w. Davis home, and Miss
Mae Emmons were in Stevens Point
| Tuesday and Wednesday during the
first two days session of the State Phar-
! maceutiCal Association.
Miss Addie Baker entertained few
of her little friends on Monday p. m.
The occasion being her 10th birthday.
! The little ones spent a jolly afternoon
after which light refreshments were
served. All went home expressing a
"loyely time"
Mr.. Fred Bunge, who is employed in
the Centralia meat market, moved his
family over from Pittsville Tuesday and
is now settled in one Of Peter Des-
saints houses in the second ward. We
are pleased to welcome MI. Bunge and
family as permanent residents in our
city.
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found a statement made by members
! the Republicans Of this county, to repre-
sent them i'll the state convention. 1t
is worthy of a careful perusal and eX-
| presses, we believe, the views of
Republicans generally SO far as the
| facts have been made known to them.
Probably among the happiest men in
Grand Rapids this week is L. w.
Kruger, the Clotheir. He is not happy
because trade is excellent fol these
times but because little daughter ar
rived at his home Saturday morning
August Sth. We have not yet learned
whether clothing will be cheaper or
not. Fritz, may the little one prove a
blessing and joy forever to your house
hold is the sincere wish of your friends.
She registered s pounds.
George Schroeder, year old son of
Mr.. Pete Schroeder, Centralia, was
drowned while bathing in the river
back of the Jackson flour mill Satur-
day last. \ number of the little boys
were swimming together and we under
stand one of the boys wanted to play
the usual joke on young Schroeder and
held him under water. But the fun
proved sad and serious. The body was
soon found and 4 more badly fright
ened company of youngsters than
those in the swimming party would be
hard to find.
Since 1873 there have been nine
epidemics of dysentery III different
parts of the country in which Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was used with perfect success.
Dysentery, when epidemic, is almost as
severe and dangerous as ASiatiC cholera.
Heretofore the best efforts of the most
skilled physicians have failed to check
its ravages, this remedy, however, has
cured the most malignant cases, both OF
children and adults, and under the
most trying conditions, which proves it
to be the best medicine in the world for
bowel complaints. For sale by F. L.
Steib & Co. August
Prof. T. B. Robinson and his wife, DIR,
Lucy Waite, departed Saturday night
for Chicago after three weeks outing
at Lake Emily, pretty little body OF
water which is becoming quite a resort
; for camping parties. While there they
were called professionally to Tomah
Stevens Point and Plainfeld. AT
| Tomah they performed an operation in
DR.. Simonson's hospital the outcome OF
: which has been watched with great in.
f terest. At this writing the lady patient
= has so far recovered as to be wholly out
x>e oI,ll l l.