Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27

planning mill and is surrounded by fertile
farming country.
a matter that interests Us very
| much and which we desire to bring to
| the attention of our readers is the
| fact that there is no grass growing on
our main street and as we interpret
| the future it will not be able to get
start. This street is being improved
| from the store to the creamery. All
| the corduroy and StumpS have been
| taken out and the street improved
nearly its entire length. 4. Shoe
maker is doing the work and at pres
ent writing we should say that when
! finished it will be an object lesson in
roadmaking.
Last Thursday evening the Sunday
school held a social and ice cream
|Supper in the hall. y large crowd was
fpresent and everybody enjoyed them
IselveS immensely. y short but eX-
Ecellent program was given. The pro-
tceeds, about $12. will be applied on
the preachers salary. The village OF
Arpin sent down quite a delegation.
Among them were Mr.. and Mrs. John
| PoSpisiel. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kraus,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Skies, and Messrs.
fO'kOneski and HOglan.
At the annual meeting of school
district No. officers were elected
viva vOce instead Of by ballot. Owing
to a difference Of opinion regarding
the employment Of a teacher, the
legality Of such election has been
called into question. The county
superintendent has, we are told, pro
nOunced it illegal and it has now been
referred to the state superintendent
for his opinion.
One of our tOwnsmen recently be-
came impressed with the belief that
his internal mechanism needed tinker
ing up and proceeded to monkey around
in the realm of 1ESculapiuS with the
startling result that III great haste
and much. pain he sent for a sure
enough doctor to undo what himself
had done. He had only taken about
a two horse dose Of salts.
The creamery is now receiving
twenty-five hundred pounds of milk
daily. For the month of June Mr..
Otto paid his patrons - cents per
hundred more for milk than was paid
by the Seneca cheese factory. THAT
is what comes from having creamery
man who produces an article that
commands fancy prices
The NJ. & S. e. Ry. Co. having
promised to build station at point
!, near their section car house provided
a street was opened and graded to that
j point. Mr. GOldSWOrthv is now having
, such d street graded. He is also hay
: ing graded a street running south past
the hotel The work is being done by
Martin HoclIstra.
Gun-ShOt wounds and pOWdeT-burnS,
cuts, bruises, sprainS, wounds from
rusty nails, insect StingS and ivy
poisOning-quiclIly healed by DeWitt'S
Witch Hazel SalVe. Positively pre-
vents blood poisoning. Beware of
sure. Wood County Drug Co.
The hotel is a pleasing fact at last,
and we are assured by travelling men
and others that it lis all right" This
phrase has grown to mean a great
deal. In this case it is meant to be
very fattering. 1t is exceedingly
gratifying to hear this enterprise so
well spoken Of.
Andrew Johnson will start on a
bicycle cruise Monday, his objective
point being Racine. Well, if he don t
, make better time or have better
partner than he did coming from the
picnic he viii have to come back on
skates.
Do you know how a handmade four
inch tire wagon can be made for $33?
Mr. HailIS can tell you all about it
and he can do you slick job of black
: Smi thing OF repairing in wood work.
For Sores, Ulcers, Burns, Calls,
Piles. nothing SO good as Banner SalVe,
the most healing medicine in the
world. 25c. John E. DAILY and Wood
County Drug Co,
Mr.. Trevis says that carload OF bees
which he brought here from ElkhOrn
this spring is doing well, and he eX-
poets to ship good deal Of honey.
! Mike Cahill is making preparations
to ship his lumber to the Oberbeck
Furniture Co. He has about 100000
feet Of fine oak.
,, Miss Aylward of Neenah. niece Of
p. Flanagan, was at the home Of her
uncle on Wednesday for few hours
between trains.
Miss Mabel Marceau of Centralia
was d welcome visitor at the ROZell
and White residences this week.
w. Il. Thatcher, agent Tor Ulnn y
Co., was out to see about putting
their books in District No. i.
Miss Ethel Kelly of Grand Rapids
visited among friends here several
days during the week.
C. r. Goldsworty left on Thursday
on 4 business trip to Milwaukee, RAJ
cine and Union Grove.
Mrs Murgatroyd left on Monday for
a visit with her father in the neigh
bOrhOOd Of Racine.
Harvey Bunker made several bust
ness trips to the county seat this week
on business.
: Leo Trudeau and Joe KrauS Of Ar
pin called here while on a bicycle trip
sunday.
P. J. Flanagan and family are pleas
antly domiciled in the rooms over the
store.
IN AND ABOUT ARPlN.