Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-07-19

| III unC ClUy w euucSUdS VII DuSiHcSS.
He is man in his Seth year, hale and
| hearty IN appearance and as bright
mentally as at any time in his life. He
| came to Grand Rapids in 1889, and fol
about Il years following made this
| city his home. He then removed tC
Stevens Point where he has since re-
sided. He was formerly New York
man and in casual talk about people
who had settled in this locality from
that state, distant relatives were
discovered that he had long known
only as friends.
Charles Forbes, who lives south OF
Nekoosa about 4 miles, was a visitor
in the city Monday for the first time
in many moons. Mr.. Forbes came
here in 1854 and is consequently one of
the oldest settlers. He and his wife
are both 81 years old this month. Mr..
Forbes was born in Jefferson county,
\. Y. Their oldest son Emmett and
daughter Rose, now Mrs. BENZ. Bender,
are living at Bradley, S. D., Pearl or
Mrs. Richard Rein, lives at Cranmoor
while Henry is at home with his
parents on the farm.
Geo. n. Wood attended the recep-
tlOn given the Wisconsin Press AsSo-
cation at the opera house Monday
evening and renewed acquaintance
with many members of the press, he
having had the pleasure of three
annual press outings. His first trip
was in December, 1892, through
Georgia and Florida as far south as
Tampa; in December, 1894, through
Texas to the Gulf and in the summer
of 1898 from Winnipeg, Canada to the
Pacific coast over the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
Many physicians are satisfied with
two or three terms at medical college
and go through life vainIy and
ignorantly believing that they are
great physicians. How different is
the practice of DR.. Nc Elwee, the
we'll known specialist, who will be at
the Witter House on Saturday. He
never lets a year 60 by without adding
to his store of knowledge by visiting
the largest hospitals in the world. He
has but now returned from a season Of
travel and study in Europe.
1t probably will do no good to call
down in print the miserable low
ScalaWag who last Monday night COM
mltted all the low depredations he
could think of in the toilet room of
the Wood block, but the publication
may call somebody's attention to the
fact who might give information that
would lead to his identification and
punishment. Anybody who can as
sist in this respect should communi-
cate with +. J. Wood of the Wood
County National Bank.
The school census completed last
week by Miss Mabel Podawiltz shows
the number of school children between
the ages OF four and twenty years in
Grand Rapids to be 1883. Last year
Grand Rapids alone had 1872 and con-
SolidatiOn this year increases that
number by $50, which would indicate
many more school children on the
East side Of the river than on the
West side. 709 of these children are
boys and $50 are girls.
DR.. D. Waters of Marine CITY.
Michigan, has rented rooms over the
Centralia Drug store on the West Side
where he will open an Office as soon as
the rooms are ready. DR.. Waters is a
brother of Mrs. S. A. MacGregor Of
Nekoosa and comes highly recon-
mended in his profession and as a
gentleman. His welcome is cordial
and we sincerely hope he will find
Grand Rapids all that it has been
represented to be.
At the NJ. f. church on Sunday.
July p, Rev. f. A. Nimits will preach
in the morning on Redemption, Is 1t
The Result Of Christ'S Work, Or of
Mans Own Efforts?" This is a most
vital question. You are invited to
hear what Gods Word says about it.
In the evening the pastor will preach
on The Evolution and Destiny Of a
Sinner. You are cordially invited to
attend these services.
Brick laying begins today on the
new sidewalks from Maple street to
the bridge on the West side. 1t is
now about settled fact that the side
walks on Cranberry street on both
sides of the street from the Milwaukee
depot to the bridge will be built OF
brick, making of it the finest stretch
OF business street in the city, il not
the finest street in this section of the
state.
James Nc Laughlin of Babcock was
In the city Wednesday and while here
called at this office. He made known
the fact to us that he was candidate
for sheriff subject to the action of
the Republican county convention.
His card appears in another column.
He was deputy under John Lindahl
| and Geo. II. Smith when they held
the sherriff'S office.
Miss Laura Schmitt, sister of Mrs.
NJ. y. Bogoger, whose millinery store
in the rear of the Wood County
National Bank has been a popular
shopping place with the ladies of
Grand Rapids during the past season.
has closed her shop for a summer
vacation and started Saturday for her
| home in Merrill. She will reopen her
shop about September 1st.
| DR.. LoOze has purchased lot and
fraction, amounting to 60x15O feet on
| Court House street, near the fair
grounds, of Mrs. n. Pepin, on which
he will erect in the near future com.