Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-11-23

! The valuable bay driving mare
owned by DR.. A. L. Ridgman died at
/ the Centralia stable Tuesday night of
I lOckjaW, the result Of a nail accident
ally driven into its foot. The nail
was not lodged there more than two
hours. Dr. Ridgman has purchased
another nice driver from John c. Bell.
/ the proud mare that the latter
/ brought up from Watertown about
! two months ago.
Sam n. Baum. former merchant IN
! this city but now proprietor of the
Milwaukee Cheap Store in Pittsville.
/ drove over TO visit our town on Tues
/ day. Sam made Il trip to Chicago
/ lately and bought big stock Of goods.
/ He is going to waken the tradeSpe0ple
/ OF Pittsville with big ten day
special sale.
! The stars and stripes float at half
mast over the Court House and G. y.
| r. quarters in this city as tribute to
| the memory of Garrett \. Hobart.
vice president Of the United States,
who died at Paterson, New jersey.
Tuesday morning Nov. 81 The vice
president had been critically i'll for a
| month.
The Ladies aid society of Unity
church will meet with Mrs. f. CARR
son next Wednesday afternoon.
''Thanksgiving'' will be the subject
for readings and quotations. All
members OF the society are invited to
| bring THANK Offering; in place of
an entertainment for the present
| quarter.
Get your Christmas photos at
| fuckers studio, in time to have them
done properly and in the latest style
and cheap as the cheapest. New back
grounds, chairs and the very finest
cards on the market can be seen on
display by calling at fuckers. 1O6
Front street, Grand Rapids, Wis.
Guy Wood went hunting Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Finley near
Dexterville and had the pleasure of
shooting buck deer. His delight was
great. The deer was not only a
beauty, but we can vOuch for it's
SavOrinesS for we were remembered
with a sample.
Workmen are busy placing city
scales at the west end of the new city
market and expect to have the work
done the latter part of the week
| The weighing apparatus is located
handily in recess at intersection Of
Front and Center streets.
Diphtheria in the home of Ben
Benson at Rudolph is now nicely
under control and all the sick are
gaining. One death resulted in this
home and eight children were given
the anti toxin treatmentby DR.. A. L.
Ridgman during one call.
Appleton Post-Rev. F. S. Wheeler,
pastor Of the Congregational church
at kaukauna, has rendered his
resi- gnatiOn to take effect Dec. 10.
He has not yet decided where he will
locate after leaving Kaukauna.
Being unable to move on Nov. 20 as
previously announced, DR.. A. B. Craw-
ford, dentist, will endeavor to make
the change Of Office quarters to the
new IRELAND & Weiland block on the
9th.
Holders of property on Water and
Center streets, Grand Rapids, will
find interest in the macadam assess
ment notice, by the board of public
works, appearing in this issue.
| Only kind word spoken,
Only loving smirk:
Only box of Coles Carbolisalve,
| But it does the work.
Sold by John E. DAILY.
Mr.. and Mrs. OS ar CrOtteau are
| happy over the arrival of the first
| born in their little family-a girl.
Date of birth was Wednesday, Nov.
-.
Mr. and Mrs. d. B. Philleo have the
repairs to their home on Milwaukee
street nearly completed and expect to
move in the last OF this week.
Pure Whiskey HARPER Perfect
WhiSkey HARPER Every bottle guar
anteed HARPER. Sold by 'ChaS.
GOuger, Grand Rapids, Wis.
For SALE:-Smith Premier type.
writer Oberbeck Bios Mfg. Co.
The Ladies aid society Of the NJ. E.
church Will meet with Mrs. n. E.
Emmons Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. Chas. Pomainville, dentist, office
over the J. \, Cohen store, Grand
Rapids.
For SALE.--Three cheap horses
Enquire of NJ. A. Bogoger.
GOING AND COMING
Mrs. E. E. RamSdell of Sherry was 9
visitor in town the fore part Of the
week.
Andrew Searls went over to Stevens
Point Monday afternoon for short
business trip.
Miss Sylvia Stillwell, who has beer
in Merrill the past year, is home now
for the winter.
Cashier T. J. Wood and wife spent
Tuesday afternoon of this week il
Stevens Point.
Harry SandersOn of Fond du Lac
| yyaS in tho citv Wednesday, tO attaOC