Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15
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Three children in the family of Reg
lister Of Deeds Nash Mitchell are prac.
tically recovered from an eight dav
siege with llphtheria. The disease was
ance of the first symptoms, antitoxin
! injections being administered for the
cure with satisfactory results Mr..
Mitchell confined himself indoors, as a
! proper precantinn against the spread OF
the infectious element, until Wednes-
day mo- ming, when the quarantine card
vas removed from The home. Affairs
at the utficp of the register ot deeds
! wer.. ia ciIarg, of The obliging assistant
Miss Grace Pratt, while the. boss was ut
/ home b. il SAID, to the credit of Miss
Pratt, that the business of said Office
has been handled with perfect eff
cheney. The register now shows up at
his office occasionally, although he has
been troubled somewhat with la grippe.
Chas. E. Lord reached home Tuesday
morning from St. Hilaire, Minnesota.
where he has been for over a year
except the time he served in the Span
| ish-American war as a member of the
! fourteenth Minnesota regiment. He has
rented a store building in Plainfield
| Wis, in which he will open a jewelry
store the first of January. Charley is a
| first-class wor kmsn, perfect gentle
man and an honorable citizen and if
| Plainfeld is in need of such man they
will find Mr.. Lord the right man for
the place. Mr.. Lord spent FIVE years
with J r. Chapman of this city, who
has no superiors when it comes to the
knowledge and mechanism of time
piece, engraver and optician. We there
| fore take pleasure in commencing Mr..
Lord to the people of Plaintield as a
gentleman deserving their confidence
and trade.
North Dakota Globe: Hon. H. Wip-
perman of Grand Rapids, Wis, has
been visiting his brother, M. A. WHIP
perman. in Wabpeton this week. Mr.
Wipperman is staunch republican, and
| was d member of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture for a number of years. He is a
very interesting gentleman, and Is well
pleased with the material prospects of
North Dakota, but is not impressed with
the results of the prohibition law. He
says if the law really prohibited-pre-
vented-the sale of liquor it might do,
but he thinks 1t decided revenue
catcher for Minnesota interests.
The Catholic knights have set aside
the date of their dance planned to take
place Dec. 9th, and have cancelled all
arrangements therefor. This move was
made in Difference to the Centralia Fire
company, who will have big event on
the Goth inst. The Knights were called
upon 10 act similarly for Thanksgiving.
This is the second time they have
stepped out of the front seat with good
grace. Three times and out is the adage
always remembered by those who wait
and hope. The conduct of the knights
entities them to everything in sight on
the third trial.
Carl Merklein. cutter at the Centralia
Meat Market, resigned his position
Wednesday evening to return to Wau-
sau and take charge of his fathers shop
in that city. The elder Merklein has
been in The meat business for thirtv-
five ears, bnt having come to the adj
>anced age of 20 has decided to place
his affairs on the shoulders of his son.
carl Merklein is now busy packing
household goods and will depart Sun
: az morning, bearing with himself and
if, The best wishes of many friends in
tralia
A new ilnminator was placed in the
Anton Hwy jewtlry store this week as
/ substitute for half dozen or more
electric lamps The new light is known
as an alternating closed arc. 1t is an
invention not more than two years old
and will burn one hundred hours with
out change. The closed arc takes its
supply from the incandescent current
instead of requiring regular arc cur
rent. This device is destined to come
into popular use.
Miss Brehm of Chicago will deliver a
lecture at the Congregational church
his Thursday evening. All are most
cordially invited to hear the lecturer,
who has national reputation as
thinker and speaker. No admittance
fee and all are alike welcome. Remem-
Der the date and place. This Thursday
evening at the Congregational church.
Public schools in Centralia will close
for the Christmas vacation on Friday
Dec. %. At the meeting Of the Grand
Rapids board Monday evening it Was
decided that school should close here
also on the same date, one week from
tomorrow. Christmas vacation will last
two weeks in each case, or until Mon
day January 9.
-Four attractive show globes, with
fancy coIored filings, have been added
to the decorative furniture in the drug
store of the Wood County Drug Co.,
Wood brick block. Two large ovals are
suspended in the display window, and
two pommel globes embellish the sub
scription case, the latter made to order.
The fire alarm in Centralia, shortly
after the supper hour Tuesday evening,
caused some furry and excitement on
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