Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-02-21

Une W. Ou OOuIOy LOU Line Co.. ana
G. NJ. DOughcrty, manager of the
Wood County Telephone Co.. were in
Madison two or three days the past
week in attendance upon the annual
session of the Independent Telephone
com panies Of the state of Wisconsin.
They report large attendance and
a very interesting meeting. The
wonderful progress Of the Indepen-
dent Telephone companies in the state
/! is remarkable and detailed report
Of this work will probably appear
little later. Mr.. Dougherty went
from Madison to Chicago in the
interest of the local company before
returning to the city.
A sleigh ride was enioyed last
Sunday evening by the following
young folks of South Centralia: Nj essrS.
Todd, Scott and Lee Payne. John
Talbot. Gustav Nieman. Robt. HARPER
and Will Derrick also little Roy
Payne. The Misses Juel Hurley,
Nellye Payne, Alice Codding. Dora
Crotteau. Adela, Emma and Ida
Binneboese and Mrs. W. J. Bell who
acted as chaperOne.
Go to the Centralia Hardware Co.'S
store and look over their new stock of
Crucible cooking ware-kettles. pud-
ding pans, bean bakers, meat roaSters
and coffee boilers. 1t is the finest line
of goods ever invented for the purpose
and entirely new in design. They are
Just what every woman has long been
needing in her kitchen. 1t costs
nothing to look at them. PIP.
Miss Mabel Mcfarland spent Satur-
day Feb. 8, in Stevens Point on
business. She visited part of the
day at the home of Charles Duncan.
a former resident of our city but now
of Stevens Point where he is finely
located on Strong's Ave. and engaged
in photography.
Frank Benson, who went to Cali
fornia from this city about month
ago, writes friends that he has
enlisted in Co. B., .. S. A, Twenty
seventh Infantry, and left San
Francisco on the 18th of this month
for the Philippine Islands.
Erwin Rector and Mrs. Ella Carrier
of Vesper were joined in the holy
bonds of matrimony by Justice
ClOtteau Of this city on Wednesday,
the Goth inst. The happy pair will
make their home on a farm near
Vesper.
Henry Harding who has been
employed by the Twin City Electric
Co. since it started, has resigned his
position to accept one with DAILY &
O'Dav as engineer to run their logging
engine in the northern part of the
state.
The many friends of Miss May Arm
strong in this city Will be pleased to
learn of her marriage to Albert Davis
of Chicago. The wedding took place
at the brides home at Necedah on
Tuesday.
Oil cans at half price next Saturday,
Feb. %, at f. FL. Norton's, the Stove
Man.
Mrs. Hiram Knox, nee Grace Briggs,
of West Superior has moved with her
family to Dallas, Texas, where Mr..
Knox has extensive lumber interests
and will operate one of the largest
saw mills in the south.
AS the spring election draws nigh
the subject Of new city officers
with the politicians of the street.
Already tue canvass has opened in
this CITY.
John EckleS of Ployer, one of the
oldest residents of Portage county,
died at his home on Sunday morning.
The funeral was held at Plover Tues
day under the auspices of the |. 0. ..
f. lodge.
Mrs. VOyer, wife of Severe VOyer
of Plover, died at her home in that
town last Wednesday and the funeral
occurred there Friday. She was we'll
known in this city.
The Twentieth Century Place
Lunch Rooms will serve Is cents
oyster stew ON Saturday. This is
for Saturday only. Come and try
them.
Grin O'Dell, the east side barber,
has moved from his former residence
on the west side into the Grandpre
house just back CT the opera house.
Messrs. Todd Payne and Lloyd
Weber and Misses Adela and Emma
Binne bose attended the dance at the
Opera House Monday evening.
Mrs. Horace Barrett, entertained a
number of friends at her home on the
west side Monday evening and all
reported pleasant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Morrisy of
Port Edwards are happy over the
safe arrival of baby girl Saturday
morning.
We are pleased to note that Mrs. J.
La Madeline is improving slowly
from her serious illness with pneu-
| mOnia.
New telephones were placed in the
homes of John Schnabel Jr., and r.
E. Mcfarland the first of the month.
The first meeting of the Ethical
Circle, for study, will be in the Free
Library this evening at 1870.
See Norton's patent oil cans at his
sale Saturday Feb. %. They will be
sold at half price that day.
The Centralia Hardware Co. has just
received car load of wagons and
| buggies, all the latest patterns, an up
to-date stock of good reliable goods.
See these goods and get their prices.
No man who is contemplating buying
a wagon Or buggy can afford to buy
before investigating these goods and
| prices. PIP
West Side Century Place.
Eri6ov ovopipr last tho waSt ci6a