Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-05-02

T. Mackinnon is making a nice
improvement on the farm property he
| purchased last year of James Canning
which lies north of the city on the
Biron road. A new house or cottage
is being erected. 1t Is one and one
| half stories high with a ground floor
space Of l6X42 feet and ample verandas
will increase the attractive appearance
of the building as well as to add
comfort to its inhabitants. In sink
ing a we'll near this house recently
through white sand stone fine flow
ing stream was tapped that furnishes
an abundant supply of the coolest.
pureSt water. 1t is Mr. MackinnOn' S
design to turn the farm into an ideal
| dairy farm and it is near enough town
to enable him to get great deal OF
| pleasure out of the undertaking in
personally supervising the work there.
| There was a small fire at r. A.
BeestOn'S home in the first ward
Monday that caught from a small
kerosene stove which became unman-
ageable and which Mrs. Beeston had
managed to get out of the house.
The porch was burned considerably
but no great damage was done before
neighbOrS succeeded in putting out
the flames. During the excitement
Mrs. BeeSton tainted, and it was
reported got badly burned in the
| blaze, but this was not true.
John E DAILY has sold his residence
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ground front to Nate Anderson of the
west side. The consideration was
$1,000. Mr.. DAILY retains 80 feet front
age in the same block on which he
will erect in the course Of the summer
a 50, 900 residence for himself. During
the summer, while their house is
being built, Nj. and Mrs. DAILY will
room and board with Mrs. Days
mother. Mrs, Jeanette Balderston, on
High street.
What might have proved a very
dangerous fire but for its quick dis
covery and eXtinguishment, occurred
in the city Saturday. The wood
saving machine of Ed Bonham was
working nearby J. B. Hasbrouck' s
home when spark from the
engine caught on the roof of the barn
setting il on fire. The men about the
machine FASTENED with buckets of
| water to mount the roof and flood the
fire, which was quickly put out.
We are glad to note that Justice has
finally been shown Albert S. Hougen
of ManitOWOc county. as there is no
doubt in the minds Of those who
know the facts that Mr.. Hougen was
elected by the people. Edward
Schmitz resignation is only a polite
way of getting out of a bad mess.
Right and justice will prevail sooner
| or later and we are glad to know it
has won out in this case.
James Woodford died this friday
| morning, about s o'clock, at his home
in the city of Pttsville. He had been
an invalid long time, and confined
to his bed the past two weeks. The
funeral will be held on Sunday. and as
he was an old soldier, we presume the
G. A. r. will have it in charge. Mr..
| Woodford was one of the pioneers in
this section, about so years of age
| PittSville Pilot.
@. E. Stamm called at the REPORTER
Office Tuesday to say goodbye. He
started tuesday evening for Wallace,
Idaho, where he has number of
mining claims and a homestead and
other property that require his
immediate attention. He thinks that
it is a very fine country and will make
his home there. Mrs. Stamm expects
to 60 there at later date
5. l.. Alexander came to the Rapids
from lis home in Menominee to start
the work at the Grand Rapids Brick
Cos. yards last Thursday His many
friends here were much pleased to see
him, and the children of the Congre-
gational Sunday school prevailed on
him TO stay over Sunday and attend
the school where he was SO long the
popular superintendent.
H. H. Voss, DR.. Looze, w. G..
Martin and A. e. Miller are erecting a
| stylish boat house in the rear of the
REPORTER office in which to house
their boats when out of service.
They have purchased four fine "klin-
kerr built boats from a Racine boat
company and will have in them the
'sWellest" craft on the river.
MIS-. N. Icplu lids SOlu Uuo TpSlQ6DCo
property of John Marsh on Water
street in the First ward to John
Alpine of Biron, who will soon take
possession and make his home on the
property. The consideration was $500.
The property has a 50-foou frontage
and is 25O feet in length.
Mrs. John Russell and children left
Wednesday evening to join her hus-
! band at LillOnette, on Frazier river.
British Columbia, where they will
make their home. They have sold
| their property on First Avenue, near
the fair grounds to John Anderson.
W. E. Gardner, who went to Tomah
| last winter and had a cancer removed
| by the surgeons knife, is now at St.
JOseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, where
on Thursday he had the operation
repeated as the cancer had begun to
grow again.
Nose Sharkey of Rudolph has
recently sold forty acres of land with
buildings adjoining the Catholic
church there, to Mr.. Morgan of
Fond du Lac county who moved into
his new possessions last week.
The farm house and contents
belonging to Geo. Gabel, four miles
northeast of PittSville, was DESTROYED
by fire on Monday. The dry weather
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