Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26
SPRAY OF THE RAPIDS.

SPRAY OF THE RAPIDS.
Tom Farmer Of Minneapolis was a
social caller at this Office Tuesday.
Miss Leila Treat of the Enterprise
force is visiting at La Crosse this
week.
Attorney D. d. Conway was in
Hurley the fore part of this week
attending to legal business.
The Ladies' Aid society of Unity
church, Centralia, will meet next
week with Mrs. A. J. Damon.
W. f. Sanderson of the Witter
Hotel spent two days this week at his
old home in Portage on business.
Ernest Oberbeck of the Oberbeck
Manufacturing Co. in Centralia has
been in Chicago this week on business.
C. H. Grundy, general manager of
the MarShtield x Southeastern Ry.,
was at the county seat Saturday fore
noon.
Dan Hanrahan, the hide buyer, for
merly engaged in business at Grand
Rapids, has been visiting the twin
cities this week.
The Ladies Aid society of NJ. E.
church will meet next week at the
residence of Mrs. Walter Smith. lis
North Broadway.
Mrs. Sarah Gardner is reported
quite sick with lung trouble at her
home in Centralia. Her illness has
grown out of a bad cold.
Miss Sarah Danforth, teacher at
Dancy, was entertained at the Lyon
hotel, Centralia, over Sunday by her
friend Miss Gertrude Schall.
George Rous came home Saturday
from Stevens Point where he has just
completed commercial course in the
Allen business college of that city.
Mrs. Isabelle PhilleO was in Eau
Claire Wednesday attending con-
ventiOn of the state Federation of
WOmen's clubs. About $50 delegates
attended.
Population in Centralia, the south
side, was increased by another voter
this week, Mr.. and Mrs. viii Harper
being the proud parents of boy born
Tuesday morning.
An order has been issued from the
department in Washington discon-
tinuing the postOtfice at DAILY, Wood
county. Mail for that station will be
sent to BabcOck.
Mr.. and Mrs Ebert A. King, Cen
tralia, are learning how to handle
their first born, a bouncing eight
pound boy. The young man hereafter
will receive birthday tokens on Oct. %.
Undersheriff Joseph Rick has estab-
liShed headquarters at Sherry for the
next few weeks where he will enjoy
a vacation period from regular duties
at his favOrite paStime, hunting and
trapping.
Nightwatchman James Hewlett is
getting along finely from severe
siege of rheumatism He is now able
to walk around and this morning told
his physician, DR.. A. L. Ridgman,
that he was feeling like a colt.
Green Bay Gazette--Grand Rapids
and Centralia are talking of CONSOLE
dation. Green Bay and Fort Howard
tried it and, with the wisdom born of
experience, can cheerfully say to the
two towns ''go and do likewise"
Merrill News: Anon Mattson left
the first of the week for Grand Rapids
where he has secured work at his
trade, that of carpentering. He will
work on new saw mill being built
there. Horatio Combs is at work on
the same job.
Will Wright, the famous Wisconsin
valley second baSeman and popular
ladies' man of the Milwaukee road,
went through Centralia Sunday morn
ing on his way to Merrill. Mr.. Wright
is employed in the superintendent
office at Babcock.
The War of the Rebellion saw the
origin of the since famous remedy,
Coles Carbolisalve. During the late
war with Spain we find it still the
Worlds Remedy for Skin Diseases.
LII dlI UllcSc ycdlS VI SuCCcSS, VIC Id'S
proof of it's worth. Sold by John E.
DAILY.
Mrs. w. e. Little is in Madison as
delegate from the Foreign Missionary
society of the Congregational church
to the wOmen'S board of missions in
session for three days. Ten states ale
represented aud more than 300 dele
gates are at Madison.
Theodore w. BraZeau went back to
his studies at the university law
school in Madison Sunday evening.
Mr.. Brazeau visited his friend Geo. b.
Nelson at Amherst a couple days last
week and returned to Grand Rapids
in time to witness the Centralia-
Normal football game on Saturday.
The Young Ladies Sodality of the
Catholic church will give Hallowe 'en
party in the ForeSter's hall halloween
eve Monday October Both. All kinds
of games suitable for that evening
will be INDUCED in and dancing.
Both old and young are cordially in
vited to be present. Admission 10
cents. Refreshments extra.
Dr p TT Syvaatpoap has moved hiC