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

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two weeks.
The excessive heat for the past ten
days has been the cause of many
deaths in the larger cities and increased
the amount of sickness.
Insure your property against loss by
| Wind. so cts per hundred for 5 years.
Taylor & Scott agts. Grand Rapids and
Centralia, Wis. June Is m )
Mrs. w. Z. Coats and daughter
Susie, Of Minneapolis, arrived Monday
afternoon for several weeks visit with
mother Fontaine and family.
A neatly polished shirt front is essen
tial to the socially polished gentleman's
attire Have your work done at the
Model Steam Laundry, Centralia, and
get the best finish.
Mrs. P. Gardner and two children,
and Miss Sophie Pfeifer, of Chicago
are guests Of Mrs. l.. Lampert, Cen
tralia. They expect to remain about
thu ee weeks.
Mrs. J. w. Natwick entertained a
company Of young ladies at 3 o'clock
tea Friday afternoon in honor of her
guest Miss Lucille Matthews, of Merrill.
A very pleasant affair is reported.
Z. B. Grignon, tailor, invites you to
! look over bis new line of Fall and Win
| ter samples from the Detmer Wooden
| Co., Chicago, leaders in clothing Weayes.
He has the finest line of late styles ever
shown in the city.
Mrs. Ed. Rossier came down from
| Wausau Saturday evening and visited
with relatives until Sunday morning at
| 1920 o'clock. Mr.. Rossier was left at
home i'll charge of the baby, which
| probably accounts for her short stay in
the twin cities.
| The Geo. NJ Hill residence in Cen
| tralia is almost ready for its occupants,
| Mr.. Hill has added five rooms to his
house and now has very neat, cosy
and rOOmy home. They expect to
move therein as soon as the paper
decorator finishes his work.
A special train will be run by the
G.. B. & w. r. r. from Green Bay to
St. Paul on Tuesday Sept. LIST to accom-
mOdate those wishing to attend the O..
a. r. Encampment. This train will
arrive in st. Paul about o'clock p. m.
The time for these cities will be an
nounced later.
Will Tillman and Harl Searles, of
| Merrill rode their bicycles to the twin
cities the past week and they are now
visiting friends here. The former is a
guest Of Eddie DAILY and the latter is
entertained by Geo. Warren. The boys
expect to return by wheel, starting
Saturday.
The c., NJ. & st. P. Ry. will sell
excursion tickets to the following points:
National Encampmept G. A. r. at st.
Paul, September LIST to 4;h; Supreme
Lodge K of P. at Minneapolis, August
"a to Sept. 5. For further information
apply to agent.
While in Milwaukee the past week
we had read and heard so much of
Schlitz's palm garden that we felt it
necessary to go and see the place. We
did so on Thursday night, August 9th
and found it most charming and re-
freshing place. On looking about us
for friends or acquaintance we spied
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Coon, Of Marsh
field.
The two Franks-Pomainville and
Steib-were in Stevens Point Tuesday
and Wednesday this week attending
the big jubilee Of the Wisconsin phar-
macists. Druggist Steib got into the
parade, and DR.. Pomainville played
baton in the band. They had comical
time with the "komical Rooms" and
vote with all the rest in saying that the
convention was a jolly success.
Mayor Baker, Prof Nageler and Will
Martin came home Sunday from three
days hunt for the finny brain food down
river. They report catch of nine
varieties of fish, in number 81, and in
weight IS pounds. The largest hooked
was an 81 pound pickerel caught bv
Martin, and the second best went into
the basket of Prof, Nageler-a 81 pound
pike. A number of very fine bass, also
a few OsWegO bass were on their string.
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.
The school-house in the First ward is
moving upward nicely and when COM
pleted will make a very neat, substantial
brick building The stone foundation
walls are completed and briCk-laying is
we'll under way. The structure will be
two stores high with four rooms, two
on each floor. A large chimney with s
4 fues, dimensions 4X22 feet is being
erected in the center to 90 clear up
through the roof, full size, especially
constructed for the new system Of
sanitary closets with latest improve
ments. Heating, ventilation and light
are essentials not being over looked in
the erection of the new ward school.
Ny little boy, when two years of age,
was taken very i'll with bloody fiux. l
was advised to use Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and
luckily procured part of bottle. l
carefully read the directions and gave
it accordingly. He was very low, but
f slowly and surely he began to improve,
gradually recovered, and is now as
. it saved his life. | never can praise the
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