Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-05

Mahara's darkey MINISTRIES in this
city last Saturday were the real thing
in many respects and had house il
the evening that paid the interested
parties well. They had a good bass
and several other good singers, but
the prima donna was not in that list
The center man as a coon ballet
dancer was not SO bad, in fact the
show as a whole was fairly good.
Ray Love has accepted a position as
abstract clerk in the freight office OF
the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific rail
road at Anaconda, Mont. 1t is a mucl
better position than he had here. His
brother Arthur is in the auditing
department of the same office. All
the Love boys seem to have great
heads on them for railroad business.
In our article in last weeks paper
| relative to the destruction of noXious
weeds, we by no means wished tC
discourage the crusade against the
weeds. That should be done in the
proper season vigorously but innofen
Sively. There is no expense attached
to their destruction SO we are told
1 except what individual property
holders pay.
The following people were observed
among those from Grand Rapid!
attending the fair at Stevens Point
last week. The Misses Della Renne
Ellie Goggins, Ethel Kelly, Matilda
Bunge, Mary Mcmillan, Miss Pruell
Mrs James Miller and Messrs. Chas
POdawiltZ, Benz. Closuit, Edw. Lynch
d. d. Conway, Edw. Whitney, Harry
SanderSon and Thco. Brazeau.
Chas. Dougherty has decided tt
open an electrical repair shop anC
electrical supply store in this city
He will also be prepared to do al
kinds of electrical light and bell wir
ing. For the present orders may bt
left, or he can be found by calling VI
telephone No. Sc.
The grading across the marsh tt
the east of Grand Rapids on the line
of The Princeton 6 Northwestern
road was completed Wednesday; tn,
track is complete to within eigh
miles of the city and it is expected
that it will be completed to Crane
Rapids by Monday, Sept. 9th.
The board of tax reviewer
consisting of Messrs. w. Wheelan
Emile Rossier, VIM. Gross and B. G
ChandoS met on Monday and adjourned
the 18th of this month. Assessor B
G. Chandos has his report abou
completed on this years assessment.
The c., NJ. & St. P. road has reduced
rates for round trip tickets from
Grand Rapids to Milwaukee, St. Paul
Minneapolis, La Crosse, Cleveland, 0.
Buffalo, n. Y, Tomah and WauSau
Wis. For further particulars see tn
local agent.
VIM. Kreiger one of the force a
work on the telephone line had a clos
call for his life Wednesday while a
, work on the west side. He was Struc
by falling pole and badly hurt bu
will recover all right in few days.
The Chicago, Milwaukee s st. Pau
road have a crew of men at wOr
enlarging the freight house at tn
depot. 1t will be extended twenty
four feet, which will make it quite
commodiQus freight house.
Last Thursday Phil Ward of TIL
, city sold his LleWellen setter to
Ward, Jr., of BabcOck for $40. COnsiC
. ering the breeding of the dog and tn
season of the year, the price was nc
considered by any means fancy.
| The greatest violinistS is Jaco
!. Reuter-. He will appear in a gran
, concert at the Opera House, Septen
Der Il. Don't miss this musical trea
= Try Maple City Self Washing soa
. for washing woOlenS or lace curtain
1t is uneQualled for washing ladie
!. shirt waists. For sale by all grocer
,. Don't wait until you become chrol
q lcally constipated but take Dewitt
N Little Early RiSers now and thel
i They will keep your liver and bowe
~ in good order. Easy to take. Sa
: pills. Wood County Drug Co.
Johnson & Hill Co.
y Jacob Reuter- is the greatest wolf
J. iSt in this country. Hear him at IL
s Opera House on September L.
h The houses located Jn right of W.
: on the PRINCETON & Northwestel
Railway line at South Centralia a
II now subject do sale. Any one desiriu
r information as to the above will ca
lie ON or address T. E. keIlner, Gran
Rapids, Wis. If.