Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08

large number Of his juvenile friends.
| The event was in honor of John
PhilleO, son of Mr. and Mrs. d. B.
Philleo. Wausau, guests in this city
at that time.
The foundation walls for Jacob
LutZ'S new saloon building are COM
pleted and ready for the super-Struct-
ure. The contract for furnishing lum-
| Der has been given to Gordon & Kru-
ger, Centralia dealers, they being the
| lowest bidders. Schwartz & Brehm
have secured the contract to lay the
! brick.
Geo. t. Rowland departed for Osh-
| koSh Monday morning to attend the
annual convention of OddfellOws in
that city as a delegate from Grand
Rapids lodge, No. 81. He went from
there to Waupun, where he will be
the guest of his brother, Rev. John
Rowland, until Monday or Tuesday
next.
| Nat McDougal, the quarter-mile,
mile and fiVe-mile amateur champion.
of the state thinks seriously of retir-
| ing from the racing path in a short
time. He will compete in the carnival
race meet in latter part OF June and
after that McDOugal may never be
seen on the track again.
Miss Celia Kline very pleasantly
entertained a large company OF young
people at her home, 303 North Mil
| Waukee street, Saturday evening in
| honor of Miss Florence Bailey and
Bert Bailey of Waupaca. Whist was
| the order Of diversion and a jolly time
| is reported.
Attorney D. D. Conway was in
WauSau between trains Tuesday
morning. A trip north on the early
train and back home for dinner leaves
nearly three hours time for twin
city resident to Iinger with Wausau-
| ties. Not 50 bad when one is in a
hurry.
Two children in the home of VIM.
| PrebbanOW, Centralia, have caused
considerable anxiety this week for
their parents on account of sickness
with whOoping cough, but at present
they are improving nicely under care
of DR.. A. L. Ridgman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Crotteau of the
Hotel Lyon, Centralia. drove to their
farm at Rudolph Monday ana spent
the day there looking over the crop
prospects for this season. Excessive
spring rains have retarded planting
very materially.
M. Z. Gates, a clothing salesman
from Syracuse, n. Y, has been con-
fined with sickness at the Witter
during the past week. He was able
to continue on his way over the Green
Bay & Western Wednesday afternoon.
A. J. Hasbrouck has recently added
three seated covered surrey to his
livery outfit that will prove an excel
lent turnout for picnic parties, etc.
It's a high grade vehicle that will
come in handy in many ways.
Dan Brown, nightwatch in Contra
liza, has moved into his new home on
Chase street. Dan did not allow time
to go to waste in the erection of his
house, one month turning the trick
from foundation to roof.
A. J. HaSbrOuck returned Tuesday
from Hustler, Wis, where he went to
purchase fine driving mare for f. j.
Wood. The animal is a handsome
locker and promises to be just what
Mr.. Wood wanted.
Rudolph Millstein, our local cornet-
ist, went up to Stevens Point Saturday
afternoon and on Sunday assisted the
musical organization of that city in
making band music at picnic Of the
Eintrachts Verein.
Through the kindness of Arthur
Arpin we had the pleasure of eXamin-
| ing a copy Of The San Juan News,
published at San Juan, Thursday,
May Is. The paper is published by
Drackin & Bird.
Peter Christman. Jr., received a
very pretty new bicycle on Saturday
from Toledo, Ohio, which he purchased
direct from the Viking Manufacturing
Co. The Viking looks like a good
machine.
W. c. Lampert, the optician from
New London, will be at Anton HirZy'S
jewelry store Monday and Tuesday,
June L and Is, and will test your eyes
free of charge. Remember the dates.
You cannot always tell whether
your goods are all wool or mixed goods.
Il makes no difference if you use
Putnam FadeleSs Dyes. They color
everything. Sold by Z. L. Steib & Co.
William Peer of Stevens Point, con-
ductor on the Wisconsin Central, is
stopping with DR.. Mellin at the Drake
street intirmary, under care of our
specialist on rheumatic ailments.
| Madame DobbS, the massage healer.
! is doing good work at the Dixon House.
If you wish your rheumatism TO van
| iSh or weak eyes made stronger call on
her at her rooms, Nos. Il and Is.
At the request of the Glass of SO of
| the Centralia high school, Rev. +. \.
NimitS will deliver a baccalaureate
address at the Unity church, Sunday
evening, June / at $50 o'clock.
Mrs. w. Little was chosen a dele
gate by the Congregational church
society to attend the Lemonweir Dis
trict convention at New Chester which
is in session this week.
DR.. r. H. Sweetman. Grand Rapids,
| Wis Office in Z. L. Steib & Co. s drug
store building. Telephone. office No.
So, residence No. 147.
Andrew Searls and family moved to
the marsh home at Walker last Satur-
day, where they will stay through the
| summer.
4 little more rain. and little more
rain, and little more rain, Oh, when
! will the harvest be-
DR.. J. c. Commit, dentist. Office over