Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-03
PORT EDWARDS.

| Is located on the west bank of the Wisconsin
| river four miles south of the twin cities o
Grand Rapids and Centralia. 1t has popula
uon OF about 800 people and favored with tive
railroads, the C. NJ. & St. P and Marshfield anC
Southeastern. The John Edwards Mfg Co.
| Pulp q Paper Mills are located here.
Hugh Boyle moved his household
effects into Mrs. c.. T. Kruger'S house
in Grand Rapids last Tuesday, where
his family will make their home. He
will hereafter be dOmiciled at the
Alien House. The change was made
so that their children might have
high school advantages. This estim-
able family has made their home in
our midst during the past year and
we are sorry to see them leave.
Our baby wassick for month with
severe cough and catarrhal fever.
Although we tried many remedies she
kept getting worse until we used One
Minute Cough Cure,-it relieved at
once and cured her in a few days. -
B. l.. Nance, Prin. High School,
Blu1fdaIe, Texas. Wood County Drug
Go.
Our school house is receiving a coat
OF paint, MeSSrs. Dessaint and Parker
doing the work. We would beg to
inform the Centralia Enterprise that
our new school house was heated all
last winter with a furnace and that
they are not putting in a new one as
stated in last weeks paper.
a meeting of the school board was
held last Wednesday evening at which
it was decided to offer to Alfred Sweat
OF New Rome the principalShip and
to Miss Retta Cleveland of this place
the charge of the other department,
both OF whom have since accepted.
Lawyer Stuart of Oshkosh, repre-.
senting the Fidelity & Casualty Co.
OF New York city, was in town Thurs.
day and Friday and made a settle.
ment with John Cumberland of this
place, who was injured in the mill
here over year ago.
The office of the John Edwards
Mfg. company has been undergoing a
thorough house cleaning from the
effects of which it is much improved
with its new wall paper and paint on
wood work and floor.
There was collision Wednesday
| DCUH CS1l " uCU. NCCllldil Oll Lib NU6oI
and Miss Lizzie Cleveland in her car.
rage which might have resulted dis.
astrously but, luckily, no one was hurt
The large driving horse of VIM
Kranke took lively run for itself last
! Friday, with no one holding the rib.
| bOnS No damage was done, however
Chas. Briere and wife. Mrs. Pomain-
vile, Mrs. d. BeZoier and Misses
Carrie Briere and LenOre Bezoier
called on friends here Wednesday.
! Mr.. and Mrs II. II. Voss. Mrs.
! Perry and Miss Perry spent Sunday at
! the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
BraZeau.
Miss Fanny Burrows gave delight
Fful party last evening, all who were
there pronounced it the event of the
season.
Miss Van Duzee, the blind graduate,
gave an entertainment in the chapel
Friday eve, to very small house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ermin Arpin and
Mrs. Peterson of Iowa inspected the
paper mill last Friday eve.
1t seems easier for T. e. Nash to
run the great NekoOSa plant than a
common everyday bicycle.
NesSrS. /. \. BraZeau and BurgoOd
are riding new wheels purchased this
week from BraZeau Bros.
Rev. Peterson Of Centralia held
church service in the chapel last
Sunday afternoon.
Jno. Morrisey has moved his family
into the house recently vacated by
Il ugh Boyle.
Mrs. O;Riley of Stevens Point has
been visiting at the home of Mrs. Ed.
Boyle.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Edwards were
Sunday guests at W. A. Brazeau'S.