Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-05-07


G. J. Jackson, was in the city We'd
nesdGy morning to attend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Noel are moving
this week into the Pariseau house,
Centralia, recently vacated by H. NJ.
Lash, who moved his family up to
Marshfeld
DR.. w. H. Searles, of Oshkosh,
specialist in Eye. Ear, Nose, and
Throat diseases will be in the twin
cities for ten days at least, beginning
May 11th. Can be consulted at Dixon
House, Centralia.
Having received the Grand Agency
for Steamship Lines, parties desiring to
go to the old Country or send for their
friends, will find it to their interest to
call upon me and secure terms etc. F.
w. CRAPsEY, Agent G. NJ. & St. P. R'y.
Ex-Governor Hoard has been invited
to deliver an address at the big Mod
ern Woodmen picnic to be held in
Stevens Point on the 18th of next
month.
Mr.. Joseph Kilburne returned to
Dayton, Ohio, Monday evening. He
was accompanied as far as Necedah by
photographer c. P. Mcneil who went
to transact business with Z. 0. Juve
now located in a gallery at that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Smith, ofSherry
were at the Witter House on Tuesday.
While here Mr.. Smith announced the
fact that he was candidate for sheriff
this fall. George is we'll liked, a good
man for the place and his many friends
here hope he may succeed.
Miss. Florence Philleo has returne d
home from a pleasant stay with her
sister Mrs. j. d. Cutter in Tomahawk.
Miss Florence brought with her
beautiful cluster of fragrant arbutus
gathered on the shores of Clear Lake,
one of the pretty little spots in the
north of the state.
Mrs. John Corydon returned to her
home in Stevens Point Monday after
noon having spent two weeks in
Centralia, guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. McCarr Mrs. Martin
Doyle, sister Of Hr. McCa:r, was also a
visitor at his home over Sunday and
departed Monday evening for her home
in Milwaukee.
The hub and spoke factory of the F.
MaCkinnOn Mfg. Co. was closed four
days last week while men were busy
renovating, painting and cleaning up
within. 1t presents a very neat
interior now, besides having some new
Improvements made to machinery.
The office was also treated to some
Frightening touches.
Sheriff Lindahl reached the CITY
Thursday noon from Fond du Lac with
his slippery prisoner John Stone and
the latter has since been quartered in
the city Jail. Mr.. Stone has been
brought into court before Justice Keyes
four times during the past week, each
time securing an adjournment. He is
now bound over for hearing on Satur-
day next when it is expected that
settlement will be made.
Mr.. J. Edward Brazeau, barber, left
last evening for Chicago to undergo an
operation for radical cure of the hernia.
He will be in the care of DR.. z. Wyllvs
Andrews, office No. IS Randolph St.,
one of Chicago's leading surgeons and a
specialist in abdominal surgery. The
operation will probably be made by
DR.. Andrews on Saturday of this week.
Ed. expects to be away about one
month. Mr.. Will Burt will take his
place in the barber shop during this
time.
Messrs. Eugene Miller, Maurice
Siiber, Chas. E. Lord, Robt. Rowland.
Dan McKercher, Chas. Dixon, Chas.
Kruger, J. Z. Drescher, Royal Havenor
and Fred Alters formed party of
wheelmen who mounted their willing
steeds Sunday last and made a trip to
Stevens Point. All kind of experiences
are related. Some covered the dis
lance in just 1:40 ii. e. hours and
minutes), others delayed the ride at
least 1:25. Two didn't reach home
until Monday morning, and the most
unfortunate in the company broke the
crank chain to his wheel and was
pulled into town by rope attachment.
All things occur on bike outing.
An interesting picture has been ex-
hibited in the display window of F. w.
Kruger & Co. the past week with the
following explanatory card beneath
it. 'War Picture on Lookout
Mountain-taken Dec. 10, 1S63-Capt.
Z. Mennet and Veterans of Co. D.
! 59th Illinois on day of re-enlistment
This picture copied from 4x5 t1ntype
in possession of Capt. Mennet OF
Centralia. Size of enlargement 1Sx22
Work done by Taylor & Peckinpaugh.' .
The enlarged picture is very creditable
to the makers and give splendid like
ness of the Captain in the active days Of
his career.