Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-02-20

John A. Gaynor departed Tuesday
night for Milwaukee, where he will at
tend the annual session of the INDIE
pendent Telephone company, which
meets there Wednesday and Thursday.
D. F. Willard of Minneapolis sue
ceeded J. A. Jaeger as z. S. Express
man in this city. He comes highly
recommended and we believe will prove
to be an excellent substitute for Mr..
Jaeger.
G. T. Parker, travelling salesman for
a crockery firm in Chicago, is an exact
double of our friend and neighbor II.
H. VoSs, the druggist. Everytime Mr..
Parker visits this city he calls upon
Mr.. VOss and they compare notes.
They truly resemble each other very
much.
r. A. Mcdonald, the newly-appoint-
ed postmaster in Centralia, sent in
his bonds last Friday and is now eX-
pecting his commission any day, when
he will be privileged to take charge Of
his Office.
II. G. Mccain returned the first Of
the week from Chicago where he put
in one week selecting a stock of spring
and summer goods. Henry bought
freely and will soon announce some
bargains that will be winners.
Elder W. NJ. Covert, Of Bethel
president Of the school board there,
was in the city Wednesday and made
arrangements with The Telephone
Toll Line company for connections
with the Marshfield and Grand Rap
Id, exchanges. This line will be con-
Structed as soon as the frost is out of
the ground in the spring.
DR.. A. L. Ridgman and Geo. n.
Corriveau returned Saturday after
spending the week at the Sanitarium,
at Hudson, Wis. They speak very
highly Of this institution as an invit-
ing retreat from an active business
life for rest and recuperatiOn. They
reported, George n. Wood fleshy
ruddy, with a healthy complexion and
very much improved.
John Bell, returned from Water
town, Wis, and vicinity last week
where he had been on a business trip
on land matters. He reports an
state for Wood county lands. He
reports having closed two deals since
his return home. John is hustler
and good judge of poor land.
DR.. D. J. Hayes, of Milwaukee, ar
rived here this morning to make the
final operation upon Herman Krum-
rel, who was injured in the John Ed
wards Manufacturing cOmpany'S mill
at Port Edwards the past week. 1t
will be remembered that a prelimi-
nary operation was performed by Drs.
K. POmainville and O. t. Hougen, and
the patient has been doing nicely ever
since.
CT. Carman's friends will be glad
to know that he reached his deStina-
tion in Indian Territory all safe with
his car load of precious freight. Since
his arrival he has put up barn and
has his house nearly completed. His
family he says consists of horse, cow,
SOW and seven little pigs, dog,
chickens, etc. He expects to put IN
several acres Of crops this season so as
to- be able to properly feed and care
for his family.
j. A. Jaeger, q. S. Express agent in
this city for the past year, was pro-
NOTED to a better position at Merrill,
Wis, where he will have a larger
office and better salary. While in
this city, Mr.. Jaeger made many
friends and proved himself a most
Obliging and efficient officer. We
take pleasure in commencing him to
the good people of Merrill, and we
know he will not disappoint them, in
the discharge of his official duties
there.