Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-08-08

chair for the superintendent, and d
nice high chair for his only baby
son. The gift was token of esteem
for the superintendent on the part of
the teachers in attendance.
Th0S. Shields, foreman of the sub
structure work on the Northwestern
bridge has been discharged and his
place is taken by Mr.. Celleyham of
st. Paul. The iron for the bridge is
now arriving daily and the work of
constructing it on the big stone piers
will begin in few days. The con-
tractors who have this in charge are
expected to arrive this week
A Swindler in New Youk made this
confessions: eff the post office depart.
ment would let me alone / would have
to hire cart to carry my mOney-laden
mail. Let me promise Sc per cent on
fake and [ can get rich" The many
persons who are anxious to be soon
parted from their money are under
great obligations to Uncle Sans pro-
tective postal rules.
Mr.. and Mrs. La Fayette Porter
returned Saturday from three
weeks visit at Madison where they
have Been attending the Monona
assembly. They report most enjoy
able and profitable time. Mr.. Porter
came home quite sick and is confined
to his bed with his old army trouble
chronic diarrhea-alSo an attack of
quinSy.
The Stevens Point Fair, which will
be held Aug. p, %, 20 and 30, will be
bigger and better than ever. Large
exhibits are assumed and the race
program, which consists of pacing,
trotting running and bicycle races.
each day, will be unusually interest
ing. Excursion rates have been
arranged on all railroads.
J. A. Cohen of the Milwaukee Chear
Store purchased a $4,000 stock OF
goods at Chelsea during the past week
and is there taking an invoice of
stock, which will take him a week OF
ten days to accomplish. Morris Ise.
berg and Mary Mozynski of this city
accompanied M. Cohen to help him
in invoicing, etc.
The singing of Refuge" by little
Mary Jones and the pantomimic poses
OF little Annina DAILY in the same
piece was a fine exhibition of talent
on the part of both little girls and was
| highly appreciated by the audience
present at the "MiStletoe Bough'
entertainment at the opera house last
week.
! We are under obligations to O. J,
Bardweu of Shreveport, La, for 4
copy of the Times published there
| August 3. 1901, giving a full account
of the lynching of negroes in Car
rollton, Miss, recently.
The Sunday school of the Norwegian
Moravian church had an outing and
picnic at the old camping grounds OF
the AdventiSts on the east side
Tuesday. The children and everybody
else in attendance had the finest kline
of an outing.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Scandinavian church will give 8
sociable in the SLIDER building. Aug
10. Ice cream 10 cents, coffee 1G cents
From O'Clock on. All are welcome.
Jasper Crotteau had the misfortune
to lose his valuable mich COW
Monday. 1t got into a bin of feeC
Saturday and killed itself by over
eating.
Ellis KRONER, VIM. Kellogg an6
Jas. Mccarthy, ali of High street, are
decorating their homes this fint
weather with artistic combinations ui
paint.
w. III. Barnes, the confectioner or
the west side. will keep bakery good.
on sale and act as exclusive agent fol
ID. A. Herschleb, When you want
EbFead TapeyEber that w. fI. Rarne.
his 1T for sale. s-sW