Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-08

she needs some stockings and our baby
needs a dress; Jimmie needs some
biiiches and so do Kate and Bess. Pud
is on the hog train and Peggy sick with
grief, and good gosh almighty can't you
give man relief. Shell ont the nickels
and turn loose the dimes. turn 'em loose
and whistle and We'll all have better
times; there will be fewer patches on
| the bosom Of our pants, and we'll make
the paper better if We get half chance.
Don't give us that old story, long gone
to seed bout taking more family papers
than the family want to read. but help
to feed the printer. and he'll help your
! town to grow, and thus escape the sui
| phur in the regions down below"
A knot of boys ranging IN ages from
eight to fourteen years, a little 22-calibre
revolver, not in prime condition but
spliced up with rubber bandages SO that
it could still shoot real cartridges, an
accidental discharge and the bullet
landed on the ninth rib of George
Wolltuuth. l2-year-old son of Fred
Wollmuth, the Centlalia tailor. The
knot of boys were SO frightened that
none agree just who had that revolver
in hand when it went off. The above
accident occurred Saturday afternoon
on the ice near Williams island. The
sequel to the story, briefly, is this:
Hugh Goggins, son of Atty. B. R. Cog
gins, one day spied revolver in his
grandpa's attic that would shoot real B..
B. bullets. Hugh decided to have the
prize and informed his playmates of his
chances. They gathered their pennies
for ammunition and on Saturday fore
noon Hugh captured the shooting iron.
In the afternoon the boys were out for
target practice each having fired one or
two rounds when young Wollmuth was
shot during the process of reloading.
The boy was evidently standing less
than two feet from the pistol when he
was hit. Fortunately nothing serious
has resulted excepting intense alarm on
the part of all concerned. The injured
boy is up and around, we'll on theyway
to recovery.
Fire broke out about 9 o'clock We'd
nesday morning in the single story
frame building on Front street owned
by Chas. Briere and rented to Fisher
Bros. as harness shop. A defective
chimney was the cause. Promptness
of the fire department, for they had a
stream playing on the flames just seven
minutes after an alarm was turned in.
kept the dangerous element in the up
| per part of the structure. No damage
was done on the floor except by falling
bricks and water Fisher Bros. got out
all their stock practically without loss.
They held no insurance, The harness
shop has been opened in the Pomain-
vile building formerly occupied by
Grignon, the tailor, next to the New
Central hotel Mr.. Briere held an in
surance of 500 on the building. He
estimates damages at $3.50.
Among those who have become pa
irons of the Wood County Telephone
company within the last month we note:
Phones in residences-F, Beadle, Jack
Paterick, DR.. Sweetman, in Grand
Rapids; G. w. Paulus. John Graither
in Centralia. Phones in business places
Grand Rapids Meat company, Brooks
Bros. at Nekoosa. Stock is going fast
and the local telephone concern is in
healty standing.
Rudolph Gettsloff, a sixteen year old
resident of the town of Grand Rapids,
had his arm broken between the elbow
and wrist while wrestling, about two
weeks ago. The boy did not realize the
seriousness of his injury for week. or
until last Friday evening, when he
called on DR.. Sweetman. The fractured
bones had commenced to knit, so the
arm was rebroken and properly set.
J. A. Jordan, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Green Bay &
Western Ry., and Superintendent F.
B. Seymour were in the city Monday
inspecting the new water tank lately
completed and now in operation at this
station. They also took notes concern
ing the construction of large scales for
weighing cars which are now being put
in here by the Green Bay road.
damon and Pythias," play in five
acts, is now in rehearsal by home talent
under direction of Ellis Kroner to be
put before the footlights in Opera House
some time during the month of Janu-
airy. The entertainment will be given
for the benefit of Prof. Hlrzy orchestra.
| 1t is intended to present the play in
! Merrill if it proves a success at home
By special arrangement with a mann
moth wholesale jewelers. establishment
in Chicago, Anton P. Hirzy will be able
to spread before holiday purchasers in
Grand Rapids display of rich things
in his lime equal to that of the metro
politan store, and at prices just as low.
See his advertisement in this issue.
Emile C. Rossier, hardware dealer in
CentralIa, has commenced the erection
of barn on the southeast corner of the
Mrs. E. B. Rossier homestead. The
stable is intended for the accommoda-
ton of Mr.. Rossier's delivery horse.
Will Lemley Is carpenter in charge.
Joseph Ebocher, who has been run
ming John Parrish farm In the town of
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