Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-11-14

Rev. B. J. Ell. Shaw, pastor of the
First Congregational church. has
announced a services Of six lectures to
be rendered Sunday evenings upon
Ideal Citizenship" We presume
the pastor received inspiration from
the successful outcome Of the political
fight in New York city. We can
assure ali those interested in this
subject that it will be ably handled
by Rev. Shaw. The business men
have a cordial invitation to come out
and hear them.
a pair of Angora goats in the yard
of J. c. Carman on Milwaukee street
is one of the greatest curiositieS in the
town. Everybody hasn't seen the
much talked about Angora goat, and
while they remain in Mr. Carman's
yard the time seems propitious to
make his acquaintance. Unlike his
kindred Of the Billy variety, we
believe the Angora has no appetite
for tin cans or other like rubbish.
while the beauty Of his appearance is
even more so.
The Yellow River Pilot, published
by II. ii. Dunn at Pittsville. has been
sold the past week TO G. E. Nowatnev
& Co. who hope to be able to keep the
paper in existence hereafter. The
struggle for the existence of a weekly
paper in that city has been a hard
proposition for every printer that has
attempted it, ever since the first start
made by Woodwork & POmerOy.
Perhaps the new company can make a
win oft. They have our best wishes
for success.
We received a short letter from Mrs
A. l., Tracy, at FaulktOn, South
Dakota, with information that she
was well pleased with 100 acre tract
of land that she had taken as a home
stead out there. She reports it is
nicely located upon which she has had
erected comfortable buildings and
feels greatly elated over the country
and prospects. We hope none of the
winter billiards will have any effect
upon changing Der mind.
We wonder if the excavation going
on this fall for waterworkS has any
thing to do with the prevalence of
scarlet fever, diptheria and smallpox?
We understand that when waterworks
were put in on the Centralia side sew
eral years ago an epidemic of typhoid
fever and diptheria was prevalent. Is
this so? We would be inclined to the
opinion that there might be more
truth than poetry in this idea
We have no desire to cast any re-
Election upon any particular person or
company, but we do believe there has
been, and still is, considerable negli-
gence and careleSSneSS shown in
leaving open and unfinished so many
of the excavations made by the water
works contractors, in many parts of
the city. City officers. is there any
practical need Of such work? If not,
have it remedied.
B. r. Goggins Of this city, has been
engaged by the city Of Stevens Point
to act as one of the attorneys in the
case of city of Stevens Point VS.. the
Wisconsin Central r. r. Co. 1t
involves the question of right for that
company to remove it's car shops from
said city. In Mr.. GOgginS that city
will find an able and faithful attorney
for his client.
Prof W. A. Scott of the State
University, has been appointed by
Gov. La Toilette, as member of the
state board of managers for the St.
Louis exposition. The othermembers
of the board are Senator J. II. Stout
of Menominee, EX-GOv. W. D. Hoard
Of Fort A tkinson, former Assembly
man W. H. Flett of Merrill and
William Gender of Milwaukee.
Rev. Shaw's subject next Sunday
morning at First Congregational
church will be 1.-THE Reality of
Dreams" In the evening he will
give the first of course of lectures
on Ideal Citizenship subject "The
Personal Responsibility of Society,""
Special music for the evening service
England is pouring her blood and
her treasure into the South African
hole with an unstinted hand. Four
thousand cavalry are dispatched Friday
from London for Capetown, and the
Chancellor Of the EXchequer estimates
that England is expanding in South
Africa $500, 900 daily.
Good reports have returned from
the Larry Nash party Of deer hunters
from Grand Rapids. All the boys
haven't got deer yet, but Gerry
Mason leads the bunch of huntsmen
with two to his credit. Gerry better
come home and give the other boys a
chance.
Miss Grace Clark. youngest daughter
of George P. Clark, was married
Thursday to Arthur O.. Stewart, a
young farmer of Wild Rose, Waushara
county, the Rev. r. D. Sparks per-
forming the ceremony at his residence
in Plainteld.
Gordon A Bushey, a well-known
citizen in the vicinity Of Plainfeld