Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-18

Peterson and his family left for the
scene of their new field of labor a
Lake MinnetOnka on Mondays trair
via the G. B. & w. road.
1t is expected that before the enc
of this week the Marshfeld Tissue Co
VIII start the new plant The last O.
the machinery ordered many month:
ago has arrived, long delays having
been Occasioned by a rush Of order.
and machiniSt'S strike. The capacity
of the plant is two and one-half tons
of tissue paper per day and machines
Of all kinds have been put in tt
facilitate the work. The promoters
of the new manufacturing enterprise
are M. G. Fleckenstein, Michae
HeSSer and Jos. HeSSer. -MarShfielC
News.
The G. B. & W. r. 4. advertise .
low rate excursion to Green Bay anc
return on Saturday, July q. Tickets
will be sold at S1.O0 for the round trip
The train will leave Grand Rapids al
GAO a. m. arriving at Green Bay Hoo
a. M. ard returning will leave Greer
Bay at 6:30 p. m. Arrangements have
been made for an excursion on the
steamer Belle" from Green Bay &c
Bay Beach and return. The boat will
leave the dock at Walnut st. Bridge
at 1:30 p. m. and returning, will reach
Green Bay at $50 p. m. Fare for the
round trip, Is cents.
The Stevens Point Business college
furnishes Individual instruction to all
students enrolled: also gives away
absolutely free all books and stationery
required besides paying car fare for
nonresident students. This school
has placed a much larger per cent OF
its graduates in lucrative positions
than any other school in the north
vest. Send for a list of graduates
which will convince you that the in
struction is both thorough and
practical. 2w
Many Grand Rapids people are TAX
ing advantage of the nice, bright
moonlight nights this warm weather
to 60 bOat-riding on the river. 1t is
cool and pleasant there and the scene
from the river on a moonlight is us
pretty as a picture, and is full of
inspiration to one not lost to the
beauties of nature. Add to that few
agreeable companions and there is
little left to be desired in the way of
happy situations.
There is to be another big ball game
at the Fair grounds next Sunday.
The married men gS. the single men
with +. IL. Norton as umpire will be
one OF the attractions and the other
will be a contest between Stevens
Point and Grand Rapids base ball
teams, while the band will furnish
their choicest selection Of music for
the occasion.
1t ought not to be necessary to ask
men and boys TO stop occupying the
steps in front Of any business house
for seats or a general loafing place,
and especially is this true of shops and
stores run by ladies. We speak of
this because complaint is made that
this is true. Shop keepers troubled in
this way should appeal to the police.
G w. Lyons of Babcock was a bust
ness Visito in the city Monday. He
Says his nutarcty Us d m0SS-gatherer
has so increased this spring that his
time is much occupied in answering
letters of inquiry as TO how he manages
this business to make money out Of it..
The letters come principally from the
owners Of swamp lands.
G. NJ. & st. p. road will sell eXcur-
sion tickets to points west and south
on Aug. and 20 and Sept. 3 and L.,
account of HOmeseekerS. To points
in Colorado, Utah and South Dakota
until Aug. 81. To Star Lake from
now until Oct. 81. To WauSau July 81
to Aug ,, account Of Nj. w. A. picnic.
Miss Ruth Baker of Madison is here
organizing class of young ladies for
pant0mine Under the MiStletOe
BOugn" to be given in the near future.
THIS beautiful play has recently been
given at NeillSvilIe and was loudly
praised by the papers there. Miss
Baker comes highly recommended.
Geo. Moulton, the mason, and
plaSte1er, has changed jobs again.
Last week we had him at work on the
new railroad bridge. Saturday larger
wages offered by Thos. Nash induced
him to commence work on Mr.. Nash s
fancy stone wall in front of his
residence on the west side.
Among those registered at the
Central House this week we find tax
proprietor of Hotel Florence, Waupaca,
Captain Holmes of New London and
Will Collins of Stevens Point, assem-
blyman Of Portage cOunty.-Pittsville
Pilot.
Talk about your hot places, if you
want to see what warm situation
Daniel was in, in old bible times, go
up to ROeniuS' foundry sometime and
see them heat up a batch of iron for
casting And yet they say Daniel
didn't even get his eyebrows singed.
The work of laying rails on the
Princeton & Northwestern road is
reported to have begun at Princeton
this week, but it will be fall before
the road can be completed to Granu
Rapids.
The ladies Missionary society of
the Congregational church will give Il
musical on Friday. July %. \ full
n ptice of which will be published next
week. Bear this date in mind.
No one ever went to WauSau with
out having a good time. So do pot
fail TO attend the great NJ. w A.
picnic in that city on August 1St.
Reduced rates on all roads.
Miss Ruth Baker invites all young
ladies interested in delSarte and
expression Of the body to meet her at