Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-16
LOOKING BACKWARD
Items of interest Published IN the
Wood County Reporter Just Thirty
two Years Ago.

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Rev. W. J. Mitchell, formerly pastor
Of the NJ. E. society here, called on US
Tuesday last
Miss MaIvina Gordon has opened a
fine stock of goods over the meat
market of Mosher & Snyder.
Miss Maggie Mahoney, having re-
turned to this city, is DESTROYS Of
forming select school in our city.
Frank }. Wood, who has been
attending the University at Madison,
has returned to his home and friends.
Mr.. Crosby informs US that the
aggregate number Of feet of lumber
passing the Rapids is 100000 to
40, 900. 900 for 1870.
The river forced a channel through
the ice below the bridge Saturday,
March 25, consequently the river is
now clear to it's mouth.
Volney KRONER. of CentraIia. has
| invented a new hydraulic vibrator
which is destined to work complete
change in water-pOWers.
We notice that Ralph WorthingtoI
has taken the precautiOn to place six
| large Oil barrels on the roof of his
store as a protection against fire.
Whipple's mill in Sigel cut in one
| day last week-twelve hOurS-fOrty-
one and one-half thousand shingles
and 2O6 Thousand during the entire
week.
The Brothers Herschleb are erect
| ing a wagon shop on the brow of
SearleS hill. A stately court house
would have presented fine appearance
from so lofty site.
The assembly district hitherto
composed of the counties of Wood
and Marathon. has been changed by
| the Legislature, attaching Wood to
| the county of Adams.
The many friends of Hon. W. c..
| Webb will be glad to learn that he
| has been recently appointed by the
governor of Kansas, superintendent of
| insurance for that state.
Phil Ward announces himself as an
''Independent" for city marshal. We
have four more days for others to
| come out" Phil will poll a good
many votes but not enough to make a
| success of the scheme.
Rablin's railroad, wherein he runs
slabs to be burned, caught fire last
week in the heavy wind and for a
time the whole mill property was
threatened. Energetic work with
water buckets Subdued the flames.
! Mr.. Colby and President Reed, of
| the Wisconsin Central railroad paid
our city a visit. Their business was
to see our town" and arrange as to
surveying the route for the Portage
City road via Grand Rapids to Stevens
Point.
Mrs. Baker will accept our thanks
! for very beautiful boquet, which
adOrnS our home, making all hearts
glad. Almost every issue of 1871
contains local to the effect that the
editor had received bOquet from
some admirer.-Ed.
The north stringer of the middle
span Of the frame bridge across the
| Wisconsin river was badly diSlocated
| by the giving away of a portion of the
wood tressel work. The accident was
OccdsiOned by troop of horses seek
ing shelter from the flies
Hon G. NJ. Webb greeted our people
with d stirring temperance address
last Sabbath evening at the NJ. E.
church. The address was neither too
long or too short. but just right, and
full of sound, practical ideas, and
most excellent suggestions
The first rail on the Wisconsin
Central road has been laid and the
first spike driven, at Neenah, amid
| festivity and rejoicing. The day is
slowly but surely approaching when
Grand Rapids will share hOnOrS with
Stevens Point in the completion Of
two roads.
The sidewalk on the east side of
Front street, from j. d. Writer'S
bank to the Plank road is being con-
structed. We are informed that the
street commissioner proposes to fill
up in front of "Rablin row" which
will materially add to the general
appearance of the street.
Results of the election: Mayor,
Joseph Wood: marshal, E. LavigDe;
treasurer, L. 2. Powers; police justice,
| M. G. Woodwork; alderman of first
ward, T. w. StevenSOn; second ward,
J. B. HaShrouck: third ward Geo.
NeeveS; supervisor of first ward, Seth
Reeves; second ward, J. B. Hasbrouck;
third ward, J. D. Witter.
The iron for the finished grade Of
the Green Bay and Lake Pepiu rail
road is expected to arrive upon the
| opening of navigation The negOtia-
tiOnS which have for some time been
pending for the iron and rolling stock
for the entire line to the Mississippi,
are delayed in their final consumatiOn
only by some comparatively trivial
obstacles, which will soon be removed.
The Normal school board of regents
are about making tour of the sixth
congressional district preliminary to
| locating the much-talked-of Normal
school to which the sixth district is
entitled The board will visit Black
River Falls, Stevens Point, Grand
| Rapids and Lacrosse. 1t now rests
| with our people to determine what
shall be done to secure the much
coveted prize.
Following are the names of the
scholars in the intermediate depart
ment, Mrs. NJ. l.. Emery. teacher:
Lizzie McRaith, Jessie Huntington,
Josey Balderson, Eddie Crawford,
Eddie Fisher, Willie Fisher. Elmer
Havland, Frank Morrill,, George
Norton, and Willie Reeves. In the
primary department., Miss T. L.
Potter. teacher: Peter Love, Willie
Gill Gooro;o poo rnjo1 Gouotto