Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-27
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store building. Telephone No. AZ.
Everybody is interested in books
See them at the Book Auction.
R. T. Doud was over from Winons
Monday, the guest of A. NJ. Muir il
this city.
Mrs. 7. L. Fancher, sister Of Mrs
Chas. F. kellogg, returned to her home
in Racine Wednesday afternoon.
Apples. Apples!! A nice quality al
20 cents per peck. Johnson, Hill & Co
in Centralia
Dr.. Julian C. Baker, of Warrens, Mon.
roe county, Wis, was noticed greeting
old friends in town the fore part of the
week.
Chas. F. Kellog, the Centralia lumber.
man, departed Tuesday evening to be
absent several days on business trip
into Illinois and Indiana.
Geo. A. DeLap, for nearly eight years
employed in the REPORTER office, has
resigned his position, to take effect
Saturday evening of this week.
Mrs Cochran will entertain the For.
eign Missionary society, of the Con.
gregational church, at her home Tues.
day afternoon, Feb. l. The members
are requested to be present.
A. W. Rumsey, proprietor of the 1C
cent bus, was off duty the first of this
week tusseling with neuralgia. Will
Lyon had charge of the twin city street
car while the boss was sick.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, His
tories, ALIASES, Bibles, works of art,
etc. Also line of choice sets of books
by our best authors can be found at
the Book Auction"
We are pleased to note that Mrs.
Nettie Chrystal of the town of Saratoga
is recovering from very serious illness
which is pleasing to her many friends
in the twin cities.
William Owen is great actor and is
supported by a stronger company than
has ever visited the twin cities. You
will regret it exceedingly if you fail to
see their 'Richelieu" Friday night.
Prices %, so, and Is cents.
E. F. Tucker, photographer and copy
list, Hebert's gallery. All work guar
anteed tirst-class, taken either in clear
or cloudy weather. Telephone 49,
O. D. Mansfield, of the firm of Nc
Dewitt & Mansfield, Chicago, has
rented the Wood building formerly
occupied by A. W. Rumsey, in which
he will open book store this week.
Watch the REPORTER for further in
formation next week.
j. D. Witter and son Isaac P. Witter
started Tuesday evening on their for
eign trip to be absent several months.
Mr. Fred Jackson as cashier and w. G..
Schroedel, bookeeper, will have charge
of affairs at Centralia bank during the
absence of the Writer'S.
Our choice stock of apples are going
at 70 cents per peck as long as they will
last Call at Johnson, Hill & Co., Cen
lalia.
Will Schultz went to work Tuesday
morning as bill clerk for the Marshfeld
& Southeastern Ry. al the Port Edwards
and Nekoosa stations. Will makes his
headquarters at the Centralia depot and
rides up and down with the train, thus
keeping track of what goes in and out
Of the lower stations, where the COM
pany has no regular agents.
Madison Democrat: The engage
ment is announced of George R. Mead,
of Rockford, and Miss Ruth Witter, of
Grand Rapids, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Witter. Mr.. Mead was graduated
from the university with the class of '94
and is manager for the Empire Mercan-
tile company of Rockford. Miss Witter
was in the university for some time
with the class of '9S and is now spend
ing year abroad.
Geo. Booth, the barber employed
with J. Edward Brazeau, has put away
his strop and left for Marshfield to ac-
cept a position as clerk in the fremont
Hotel. Mr.. Giles, the manager of the
fremont, is a brother-in-law of Mr..
Booth, and Chas. Blodgett, proprietor of
the hostelry, is also his brother-in-law.
George has nice chances for promotion
and is young man worthy of all success.
Edward Akey, employed on the cir
culating force of the Chicago Record,
was plying business among his numer-
Gus friends in the twin cities Tuesday
and Wednesday. Ed. was formerly
news agent on the Valley division OF
the st. Paul Ry. and has acquaintance
all over this part of the woods. Has he
been working for the Record in Canada
during the last two weeks and is now
headed toward North Dakota.
Edward J. Whitney and Ellis Kroner
drove up to Stevens Point, Monday
| and IN the evening went to the opera
house of that city to be entertained by
William Owen in the production O.
"Richelieu." They found the perform
ance of such high merit that Mr.. Whit
| ney at once contracted with the Over
company for an appearance in this city
the date of which has been set for Fri
day, Jan. %. This star coterie of play
ers is still filling engagements in classi,
dramas at Stevens Point and is playin.
| To crowded wo11 plaaSo5 boucoC