Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

Colored Oxfords for 98 cents, worth
from Sl.23 to $3.50, at Muir's, the Shoe
Man.
Have you ordered out the old COM
pany's phone? If not, do so immedi-
ately and gain the respect and good
will of the home company.
Insure your property against loss by
Wind. 80 cts. per hundred for 3 yrs.
Taylor & Scott agts. Grand Rapids and
Centralia, Wis. June10m3
Miss Clara Grignon is visiting friends
in Stevens Point this week. She is
expected home Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Wood and son, Walter, de-
parted Tuesday evening for Racine on
an extended visit with her friend Mrs.
Rogers.
DR.. Rea, the eminent specialist of
Chicago, will be at the Witter House
Saturday, July 25th-one day.
If your clock needs repairing ring up
telephone No. % and J. r. Chapman
will call for it and return it in good
order.
If it is a question of seconds with
you, take your watch to J. r. Chap
man to be repaired, and you can rely
on it for correct time.
+. P. Arpin, of the John Arpin Lum-
Der Co., and Attorney d. D. Conway
made business trips to our neighboring
clty-Stevens Point-Friday last.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Unity
Church will meet with Mrs. S. H. Smart
next Wednesday afternoon. All are
cordially invited.
Yenowines Illustrated News, Mil
waukee: Miss Maude TibbIts
entertained at a luncheon Friday noon
in honor of her guest Miss Nettie
Wheelan.
Kirk Muir, the bright young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Muir, celebrated his
tenth birthday Tuesday surrounded by
a nice party Of invited little people.
The young folks had merry time.
Mr. Michael Matthews, Jr., is con-
fined at the hospital in the first ward,
being treated for rheumatism by DR..
Mellin.
Fred Alters and Fred GetsChaW, of
Centralia, started out on their bicycles
Monday for an outing to Appleton,
Fond du Lac, Wate1to town and other
cities.
Mr.. Chas. Lemley Sr. and son Will,
carpenters of Centralia, put in a new
Fairbank Scales of Corriveau & CARR
son. Now call on this firm for nice
new weigh.
Mrs. Frank johnson, of Pittsville,
and her guest, Mrs. A. q. Erickson, of
Oconomowoc, were visitors in Grand
Rapids the fore part of this week enter
tanned by Mrs. j. Edward Brazeat.
POO pairs of Ladies Fine Shoes that
sold for $500, 500. $500, $3.50 your
t, B, c., D and E, the best bargains ever
offered on ladies' shoes in the state, at
Muir's, the Shoe Man.
Miss Nettie Wheelan came home
Tuesday night from jolly two weeks
visit in Milwaukee with her friend Miss
Maude Tibbits. Miss Tibbits accom-
panied Miss Nettie to this city and both
will spend a few days with the camping
party at Lake Emily.
Edward J. Whitney reached home
this morning from his annual lumber
trip TO La Crosse and down the
Mississippi river. He boarded the
afternoon Green Bay train for Lake
Emily to join the merry company in
camp there from this city.
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Church, Rev. VIM. Kilburne, has been
he will spend at Monona Lake Assembly.
School and y. P. S. c.. L. will be he'd
on Sundays July 10Th and Goth but there
will be no preaching services.
Mr. and Mrs j. W. Cameron, of Mil
waukee, reached our city Tuesday eve
ming from Appleton, where they had
been visiting friends, and are now
guests at the home of their son Frank
J. Cameron.
Excavation is going on this week for
the foundation walls of the new ward
school building in the second ward.
The site for this building grows in value
as you mediate upon the advantages it
possesses.
F. NJ. Stearns and wife, and Mrs. P.
McCamley spent day the past week in
the vicinity of Nesper and Arpin, berry
picking. Raspberrles are reported
very plentiful over in that direction
this year.
Herman Loock and James Keyes
each purchased block of land from
Messrs. Bogoger and Reiland Tuesday
of this week, the real estate being
situate on the Seneca road west of
Centralia just on the outskirts of town.
We understand the boys intend to
build. Both are unmarried, and con-
sequently this is suggestive, so the story
goes. Consideration S175 per block.
Mayor Geo. w. Baker and his friend
Con. Boron, of Madison, Messrs. Will
Martin and A. NJ. Muir spent nice dav
fishing up river the first of the week
and came home with a catch of thirty
five scaled Observation-Disclosures bass,
eight pike. A basket of the fish were
sent to Mrs. Boron at Madison and tif-
teen families were treated to "a mess"
in this city.