Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-08-23

Miss Lizzie. daughter of A. TT.
Herschleb. who graduated in the
Howe High school class of 1900. takes
her departure this Thursday morning
| for HeSpler. in the province of
Ontario, Canada. where she will spend
several months visiting relatives.
Mrs. John Brundage and children.
after an extended visit with relatives
in this city. returned to their home at
| Eureka. S. D.. Monday. Mrs. Harriet
NJ. Brundage accompanied Mrs. John
\. Brundage and her children and
will make an extended visit in Dakota.
AWest side resident calls our atten-
tiOn to the fact that merchants are
encumbering the walks with their
wares to a greater extent than is per-
miSsable according to the ordinances
governing these matters, and he adds
that if the council is so strict in the
matter of removing trees, they ought
not to overlook these greater nuiSances
on the walks People in the midst of
large building enterprises are ALWAYS
more or less aggressive, but as the i'm
prOvemerts on the West side are near
ing completion, it may be expected
that the usually placid temper of the
West slider will resume its normal con-
ditiOn. All will eventually adjust
themselves to the new conditions.
A telephone message from CranmOOr
Sunday warned the owners of cram
berry marshes who live here that fire
was raging in the swampS near that
place. Geo and Archie Nc MILAN
went down to investigate. They
found that the fire had started from a
passing engine on the c. NJ. & St. P.
road about mile this side of Gran
moor. 1t burned the vines on the east
end of Skeel'S marsh and all of Mrs.
Mat Carey'S vines, besides about 30
rods of track on the tramway at
Archie Nc Millan's place, but by the
help of the railroad men and others it
was finally eXtinguiShed. The damage
will amount to five or six hundred
dollars.
Reader your attention is called to
the fact that the Board of Review is
in session at the Council rooms on the
west side and you are cordially invited
to call and examine your assessment.
The question of equaliZing the valua-
ton of property on either side of the
river is difficult of solving to the salts
faction of all. The Board have our
sympathy in this matter and all
property owners should give what
assistance they can. Don't wait until
tax paying time and then kick on your
taxes, but kick now while the Board
Of Equalization is in session.
a genuine Philippine was in the
city Tuesday. He was travelling
salesman representing a perfumery
house of New York City. This man
thoroughly endorses President
McKinley's policy regarding the
Philippine islands and says it would
be terrible misfortune if the demo-
Gratis should happen to win this year
Under the present policy he sees Il
great future for the islanders. as we'll
us most advantageous trade relations
between them and the parent
government.
The cut stone for the main entrance
to the court house is being placed in
position this week. 1t is a decided
improvement over the old style. In
fact the appearance Of the whole
building will be vastly improved when
the repairs are completed. The walls
of the additions are finished, the roof
built and the plaStering is now in
progress. The contractors, Able and
Schroeder, expect to have the build
ing completed according to contract
for the October term of court.
Many of our SpOrtSmen are giving
their dogs a little practice in field
work preliminary to the opening of
the prairie chicken season which
begins Sept. 1st. The parties we have
reference to leave their guns at home,
but it is reported that few in this
neighbOrhoOd have been shooting
chickens on the quiet. They will
have to be very quiet in this business
as our game wardenS are very active,
and this breach of the laws may prove
expensive to them.
The Times reports the disappearance
of Jacob Schwartz of MarShtield and a
man named Brill, both of whom were
dealers in junk shop goods. They
left the city in company nearly four
months ago, and as nothing has since
been seen or heard of them, it is
feared that one or both have come to
some bad end. Schwartz is said to be
a man of considerable means.
The pickle business at this point is
now assuming respectable proportions.
On Monday 5000 pounds Or 120 bushels
of very good stock was received by the
local buyer and shipped to the factory
at Green Bay. Growers as rule are
well satisfied with the experiment and
will go more extensively into the bust
ness next year.
ThOS E. Nash, president of the
NekOOSa Paper Co.. expects to build a
fine brick residence next season. Just |
in the rear of his present home, and |
when completed will remove the old |
residence to grounds on another
section of his homestead in West |
Grand Rapids. He has one of the |
most desirable building places on the |
West Side.
Jack Arpin was up from Juneau !
county Tuesday and reports his
dredger working most satisfactorily |
since the arrival of his new 27-horSe-
power engine. The machine will han
die yard and a half of dirt minute |
with ease, and all in all exceeds the |
expectation of its builders in the |
way it operates on any kind of ground. |
Mrs. T. LambertOn entertained her |
Sunday school class at her home on
Oak street Tuesday evening. Those |