Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-03

The city council meeting on Tues
day evening was most important
one. The proceedings published in
this issue should be read by all.
Among other important matters
transacted the city appropriated a
81, 900 this year for the use of our
public library. This is very liberal
but needed contribution. As we have
one of the best libraries in the state
we hope all will make use of it to
their advantage.
VIM. Owen and his excellent COM
pany presented one of Shakespeare's
popular PLAYS entitled Romeo and
Juliet" in a faulteSS manner at the
Opera House in this city Saturday
night. A large audience greeted
them and Mr.. and Mr.. Owen lost none
of their favor with Grand Rapids
audience. They have hosts of ad-
mirers in this city who are always
glad to greet them.
Go and see 'sFaust" at the Opera
House next Monday night, Oct. I.
Popular prices.
In reference to VIM. Torrence's
corrections in the last issue of the
Grand Rapids Tribune all we desire to
say is this: That the G. & n. w.
engine was here as we stated and was
not allowed to cross the new bridge as
stated in our item. We have neither
the time, space nor disposition to
parley with Mr.. Terrence on technical
ities and will drop the subject with
this statement.
The first game of foot ball scheduled
for this year in Grand Rapids will
occur at the fair ground park next
Saturday afternoon. The Grand
Rapids ana Wausau high school teams
will be pitted against each other and
d fine contest may be expected. AS
mentioned elsewhere in this issue one
week from Saturday the Tomah
Indians will engage the Grand Rapids
high school team.
Don't forget "Faust" at the Opera
House next Monday night. Popular
prices.
Chas. Kruger, Ben Hansen and Dan
| McKercher of this city have formed a
company for the operation of a -four,
feed and wholesale fruit business at
Merrill and have rented a mill in that
city to manufacture their -four and
feed. Mr.. McKercher will have the
active management of the business
| and went to Merrill last Saturday to
! take charge of these matters.
|
Jos. Corriveau has purchased the
| bowling alley belonging to the west
side fire company and will move it
| into the Chas. Briere store building
| formerly occupied by Lane & Co. as a
furniture store. There is saloon in
that building now which will be run
by [. W. Sweet of Milwaukee. 1t will
be run in good style and promises to
become a popular resort.
Mrs. E. G. Smith of Mercer arrived
Monday night and is having her home
recently vacated by Will Compton and
family, papered, painted and other
wise renovated, as she has leased it to
John McGloin. He expects his family
this week and they will Immediately
take up their residence there upon
| their arrival.
Mr.. Doty is raising young actor of
excellence and ability.-GlObe Demo
crat, st. Louis. In Faust" at Opera
| House Monday. Oct. /.
CIR. Goldsworthy, of Vesper, was
a Grand Rapids visitor a short time
Monday. Mr.. GoldSworthy just re-
turned from a business trip to La
Crosse, Wis, where he was looking
after some real estate deals, and
brought back with him several land
seekers who were looking for locations.
Mrs. Kate Townsend will leave
sometime this month for the state of
Washington where she will spend the
winter with her brother, III. III. Comp
ton, formerly resident of Grand
Rapids. Her home will be occupied
by Will Compton who has already
moved into it.
Andrew Elm, representing the
Indian school at TOmah, was in the
city Monday trying to arrange a
game of foot ball with the Grand
Rapids high school team. A date was
fixed for game with the Indians at
the fair grounds on Saturday, Oct. II.
Don, t forget that Major Dillenback
Of the regular army is in the city and
is preparing the great drama "Battle
Santiago" by home talent company.
1t is expected the play will be given
about Oct 18th, but dates will be
announced definitely little later.
The first session of the gospel meet
ings at the Twentieth Century Place
will be held in the reading room next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr..
and Mrs. James Miller have kindly
loaned the management an organ
for these meetings.
Will Collier had a runaway at the
| west end of the wagon bridge Friday
morning, from which be escaped
personally unhurt, and the damage to
| his team amounted only to a broken
wagon tongue and one of his horses
Slightly injured.
Mr.. Earl E. Doty is scoring hit in
and earning much applause through
his impersonation of ''Mephisto," the
character requiring the earnest efforts
of an artist, in its perfect rendition
Chicago Journal. In "Faust" at
Opera House Monday, Oct. 7.
Mrs. H. II. Voss went to Port
Edwards last Wednesday to visit her
sister, Mrs. Geo. Brazeau. While
there she was taken sick and has been
| confined to her bed since, but is some
what imprOved at this writing, We'd