Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
LOOKING BACKWARD
Items of Interest Published IN the
Wood County Reporter Just Thirty
two Years Ago.
January 16-and no snow.

January 16-and no snow.
Frank PomainviIle has his Nine
Pins alley in successful operation.
The French have evacuated several
of their advanced posts northeast of
Paris.
The work of surveying the line OF
the Portage, Stevens Point and
Superior railroad has commenced.
George Weller, of the Centralia
mills has recently put in newly
patented wheat cleaning apparatus.
Phil. Ward has procured the services
Of a tirst-claSs baker and proposes to
run hrst-class institution this sum-
mer.
Hon. NJ. II. Sessions has gone to
Nebraska with an idea Of purchasing
property and eventually locating
there.
The first train over the Madison s.
Portage railroad left Portage last
Monday at 1870 a. IN. and arrived at
Madison at 100 p. m.
City orders are being taken at par
by our merchants. This is the first
time they have been so received since
the organization.
Married on January II. at the resi-
dence Of the brides father by Rev. +.
G. Carpenter, Mr.. John Rablin, Jr., to
Miss Ivah Compton. all of Grand
Rapids.
The religious excitement continues
at both churches and we trust is doing
a good work. Several arise nightly
supplicating grace and hoping for
redemption.
the validity Of the act OF the legisla-
ture anneXing the towns Of Dexter
and Remington to Jackson county.
The attorney general, however, says
| that the act is valid.
Cur enterprising merchants, Messrs.
| Spafford & Compton are doing a ire
mendous business in supplying the
many logging camps in this vicinity.
| On the average three or four loads
| leave their store daily.
The town of Plover voted last Thurs
day $4,000 in bonds to aid in the
construction of the Green Bay & Lake
Pepin railroad. The town of Buena
Vista voted on the same proposition
but it failed to carry on account OF
| the influence of Stevens Point.
PhilleO'S circulating library now
numbers $50 volumes These winter
evenings no enjoyment can be more
Salutary than the perusal of some one
of these books. The rates are moder-
ate-ten cents week, and the public
ought to sustain the institution.
The liquor dealers and common
council of Stevens Point are at
''lOggerheads. The council refuses
to grant them license to sell liquor
unless they can prove satisfactorily
that they have not violated the excise
law in the past. What good city
Stevens Point must have been in those
days.-Ed.
Quite number of citizens assembled
at Rablin'S hall on Friday for the
purpose of listening to few remarks
from Mr.. Ketchum, one of the directors
of the Green Bay railroad. The re-
marks were we'll received and we
believe that gentleman tC be entirely
free from that Insincerity so prevalent
among railroad men. With reason
able amount of local aid the road will
probably reach the Wisconsin river by
another year.
The patrons of Prof. Balcomb en-
jOyed a rich treat Saturday in listen
ing to the efforts of several Of his
pupils. The musicale took place at
the residence of G. Nj. Webb. Among
those who took part were: the Misses
Amelia Lefebrve, Cyrilla Smith, Ella
Roe, Elmina Webb, AntOinette
Minnet, Jennie Webb, Maria Reeves,
Winnie and Susie Rablin. and Cassie
Scott. REGULATIONS were given by
Masters Walter Scott and Alex Zenier. |
Following are the names of the
pupils in the upper department. Of the
Union graded school: Appleton
Cotey, A. L. Darlington, Albert
fontaine, Phillip LaBreche, Ellis
Ialmadge, George Ward, Chas. Howes,
August Baudoline, Maggie Corcoran,
Ella Gerard, Fannie HOwes, Mary
HoWeS, Minnie NaylOr, Katie Rum
Sey, Sarah Turnbull, Jane Ward, |
Gertie Witter, Carrie Richards, Kate
Sweeney. j. Q. Emery is principal
and Libbie Callan, assistant.