Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-06

people who have no faith in banks, had
4 4 snug fortune of 500 hid away
beneath the floor OF his Woodshed last
week Today his pile has vanished,
stolen by some lniscreant hand. The
/ money was kept in q tin box covered
+ with sand and stones, S9G0) in bonds,
s., 500 In gold, and S., Geo in greenbacks.
" heReyer the old gentleman needed 9
+ little change he would step cut to the
shed. uaeaTTh the treasure and draw on
his own bank, acting as cashier and
booi1keeper himself His last visit was
made Sunday morning when he found
everything in place but the money.
I The police are making an Investigator.
Tie first drawing III kruger q Cam
eroni5 suit club was held at the store
/ Monday evening. an occasion OF much
E.Uu and some excitement The names
Of the hundred names the club we're
/ placed IN the box, Tie slips well shaken
+ TIP, then drawn out one by Oney- Iile
/ last name out was declared winner and
SO il Was that our g00du&tured, lucky
strike friend Ludwig Gross got a so
sUtt OF clothes for one round dollar.
EIiis name came last. Il stayer just Ike
lis owner. Tire next.diaWing occurs on
/ Monday evening, Oct. TO- Now, there
are ninety and nine boys in the club
who feel that they might get a S25 suit
/ for =, Surely one Qf tLIeIn will. WHO
| is il?
The Romadka tract OF timber lands,
/ located in the towns OF Fremont and
I York, Clark county, directly west of
| Marshffeld was sold last week to the
! Geo Hilas Land and Lumber Co., Of
/ Baskerville. the consideration being
! $50 Coo The tract comprises $500 acres,
! 1t is one Of the finest hardwood tracts
| in.the state Of Wisconsin, and viii cut
| 20, 000.000 feet. The st. Paul road runs
/ right drought the lands, making it very
| convenient to haul the logs to the COM
pany's mill at Dextervile. Mr.tJ. XII
! iiiles states hat about 10 000,000 will be
| cut this winter.
The speech of Father Abraham in
the last number Of Poor Richards Al
manac, published by Benjamin Frank
| lin il 1857, Contains the Wisdom Of
many ages and nations assembled and
| formed into one connected DISCOURSE"
! When first published it attracted world
wide attention and was copied III all Of
| the newspapers in America and Eng
| land and translated into many foreign
languages. Would you not.like to read
| it? Get copy free of charge at +. /.
Steib i Co.'s drug store.
Kenosha News: The trouble with
! the state democrats is they either don't
| know whether they ough5 to stand on
! the silver issue or not, or they dOn't
| know whether they are standing on ii
] or not, It's a kind Of 4 case Of not
Knowing whether they are afoot or
a-hotsc
! More than twenty million free samples
| Of DeWiti's Witch Hazel Salye have,
been distributed by the manufactures,
| What better proof OF their confidence
in its merits do you want? 1t cures
piles, burns, scaIds. sores, III the short.
est space,of lime. Wood County Drug
Go. aug
Tie Grand Rapids and Ceuralia high
school football teams W8ged GrjdiIon war
against one anotherin a good natured
| way Thursday afternoon which resulted
ia q score Of - to in favor Of the
former. The game was a good one and
largely attended, no gate fee being
charged.
Truth wears well. People have learn
ed that DeAYiti's Little Early Risers are
bowels, curing Constipation and sick
headache. They don't grip. Wood
County Drug Co. .-. aug
The Howe High school library is
richer by q numbered unbound volumes
Of Appleton 5 Popular Science Monthly
The books were donated by DR.. D. 4.
Teller, an earnest friend Of the High
school.
The appointments in the Wisconsin
conference Of the NJ. Z. church in ses-
sion at Waupun were announced Tues
day afternoon Of this week. Rev. T. A.
Nimits is returned to Grand Rapids,
! (2) Karl's Clover Root Tea is pleas
ant laxative. b"2u'ats The bow els,
purides the blood. Clears the com
pIeXion. Easy TO make and pleasant to
take p cts. Sold by john L. DAILY.
OLD fashions in dress may be revived,
but no old-fashioned medicine can
replace Chamberlain 5 Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea RemeuaY, For sale by
E. T., Steib 4 Co.
~ Ladies, Take the Best. If you
are troubled With Constipation. SalIow
Skin, and TireG Feeling, take Karl's
| Clover Tee, it is pleasant TO take. Sold
by John L. DAILY.
~ Cure that Cough with ShiIoh's
/ Cure. The best Cough Care. Reliable
| Croup promptly. One million bottles
/ sold last wear - doses for - cts. Sold
by John d. DAILY.
GU Be Not Deceived. A Cough,
IIoarseness or Group are not TO be