Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-25

It has come to be generally under
stood that the damming of the Wis
| consin river at this point this year
will prove an illusion to those who
hoped that the settlement of con-
f1ictdng interests in the water power
here would hasten this result. This
water power is certainly too valuable
to always remain idle, but so far as
| this year is concerned the projected
enterprises in connection with the
building of the dam have probably
come to an end.
The new Great Northern boiler
which will generate the heat for the
M. E. church in the future. has
arrived and will be placed in position
and the steam pipes and radiators
connected by Gitchell & Lubbock. 1t
| is the same make of boiler that was
put into the court house this spring.
The work on the railroad grade OF
| the Northwestern road across ]. d.
Writer'S land east Of the river is
beginning to look very much like a
railroad. There is big cut in the
ridge. just south of the old fail
grounds and fill in the hollow lead
| Ing down to the Witter fish pond.
The Rummage Sale will be divided
into the following departments
Millinery, plant, shoe, gents clothing
Ladies and Misses wearing apparel
furniture, art gallery, news and mis-
cellaneous departments. Everything
that is put up for sale will be clean
and in good repair.
The Marshfeld papers have just
issued in pamphlet form the proceed
ingS of the county board for the May
and November sessions 1900, and the
adjourned annual session of February
1901. 1t is valuable in the county
as a book of reference and is a gooC
clean job.
Stevens Point is hoping to enter the
State league of base ball cities. The
other cities in the league are Wausau
Kaukauna, Marshfield, Green Bay
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and Menasha
Sunday games at Stevens Point would
attract many from Grand Rapids.
Hundreds of young men and womer
who are now holding responsible
positions, obtained their business
education at the Stevens Point Bust
ness College. Send for an elegant
new catalog to Prof w. E. Allen. so
Main St., Stevens Point, Wis.
One more chance for a cheap ride tc
the PACIFIC coast; Next Tuesday, the
Both. the Green Bay will sell tickets
to points on the coast for $4,000 from
Grand Rapids. Also very low rates tt
| raiotc nalyoto
Montana and Idaho.
Thos. Mullen is having his new
home on High street nicely painted
Tuscan red for the body of the house
with cream trimmings produces {
| peculiar yet artistic combination OF
color. W. c. Martin has the contract
| for the work.
TOmahawk is making preparations
| to celebrate ArbutuS Day early il
May. 1t was such pleasing feature
of last spring in this vicinity that il
| seems pity that the attention paiC
| to the plant was for season only.
Two work trains were put in service
on the G. B. & w. on Monday. A
| large amount of improvement will bt
done on that line this season. II
Johnson and Frank Welby are the
| conductors in charge.
Inquiry among the paper mill mer
shows that there is prevalent at thi!
time what is termed 'SoftneSS" il
the paper market, causing precep
tible decrease in the price of The
product to jobberS.
Rev. Shaw's subject next Sunday
morning at First Congregational
church will be 1.-THE Mistake of indie
cisiOn." In the evening THE Charac
ter of Tito" in George Eliot'S ROmOlO
AS a labor saver Maple City Sci
Washing Soap has no equal, and i
does not injure thenclothes. Ask you
dealers for it and try it according tt
directions. For sale by all grocers.
NJ. a. Bogoger is taking life easy il
his new home on High street. l
keeps one of his livery teams quit,
busy hauling him backwards an(
forwards to the new residence.
Mrs. John Wagner has purchased
the home of Geo. Delap on Milwaukee,
street. The consideration was $3.50
At that figure it is regarded as chea]
piece of property.
The households of this city art
nearly all in state of eruption thi
week. caused by an epidemic O
housekeeping that became prevalen
early in the week.
The new sidewalk going ND the hill
to High street on Bridge street de
cidedly comes under the head of
'long felt want" 1t has just beer
completed.
Parties having contracts of carpen
ter work, buildings, ETC., will do wei
to call upon Walter Gardner, ives
side, who is open for business.
Insist on having Maple City Soap i
you want the best. If your deale
does not keep it he will get it for you
For sale by all grocers.
A new awning and fresh beautiful
wall paper is the latest improvement
to the already very attractive barber
shop of 0. E. Odell.
The Ethical Circle will meet in tn,
Free Library a week from this evening
at 7:45. Subject for study "Conducr
and Character.
Mrs. r. E. Ferguson has not sold he