Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-12

last Thursday. Mr.. COe drove Owe
the line surveyed several years agt
between Portage and Grand Rapid.
via Friendship, and as he is in The
employ Of The G. NJ. & St. p Ry. The
presumption is that he was inspecting
the route in the interests Of the st
Paul company. He was accompanied
from Friendship by Vim. Sweet, The
energetic attorney. Mr.. COe left fOI
Milwaukee Thursday afternoon anC
Mr.. Sweet returned to Friendship
Friday morning.
The Dixon House proprietor ha.
fitted up the annex" into sleeping
apartments for their gentlemen
boarders and has already assigned tc:
OF their young men bOarderS TO these
rooms. A telephone will be installed
for the rOOmers and these bachelor
headquarters will be made very
attractive and pleasant for these
young men who take great pride il
having things just right. The young
ladies Of Grand Rapids had best
appear in their prettieSt WhcI
promenading by there on Sunday
afternoons.
Mrs. Lizzie Cahill. who has beer
running ii millinery shop in the Geo
\. Wood building at the east end OF
The wagon bridge, exchanged business
places with Geo. w. PauluS on Satur
day, each moving their Office furniture
stock and fixtures to the opposite side
of the street. Hereafter, Mr. PauluS
may he found in the Geo. n. Woo
nffi nd 4 rig T,h N hn
rooms of the Wood County National
Bank building
McssrS. Nick Berg, of Auburndalc
and George w. Brown, of PIltSyillc
members of the committee on "Road>
and Bridges" were in the city Mon
day and drove out into the town OF
Seneca to examine and accept new
iron bridge that had been erected in
that town. 1t consisted of one iron
span and cost about S400, one half OF
which is paid by the county and one
half by the town.
Mrs. Chas. Meunier has fine sample
of her crayon work in the display
window of the Wood County Drug
Co.'S. store this week, enlarged from
photographs. 1t is an excellent
reproduction from the photo and is al
hand work. Mrs Meunier does work
in Sepia, crayon and India ink
Persons desiring work done can leave
orders with her.
W. A. Keyes, who has been very
sick for the past three weeks, is still
very poorly with some doubt as
to his final recovery. He has typhoid
fever, and while. at times his cOndi.
ton appears somewhat improved, he
has a hard time throwing off the
typhoid condition. His family and
friends are sincerely in hopes that he
will soon be himself again.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sowatzki WHO
owned farm in the town of Crane
Rapids, sold it recently and have
rented of Mrs, E. Fontaine her vacant
store building on the west side, neal
the Lefebvre property for period OF
one year, in which they will open ;
bakery this coming week.
The city authorities had crew O.
men cleaning off the sidewalk:
throughout the city. which has brct
greatly appreciated by pedestrians
Attention to these small matters is Z
mark of faithfulness on the part OF
the city officials who have these
matters in charge.
Frank E. Eckel, administrator OF
John McCuen S estate of Rye, Colorado
is anxious to find his only and long
lost brother who is reported to b(
living somewhere in the State OF
Wisconsin. The brother is heir to ;
small fortune if he can be found.
ChaS. Oberly and family arrived
here Monday and for the present they
are boarding at the Witter House
His wife is sick and Will be under The
doctors care for Il short time. TheiI
many friends will be glad to gree
and welcome their return.
Rev. B. J. II. Shaw, pastor of thu
Congregational church in this rity
leaves this week to attend th,
Ministers Association in Plymouth
church, milwaukee,, and while thert
will be lie guest Of Rev. Titsworll
an old friend in the work.
After Il short luIl f"r few DAYS
blasting rock on HE island MA
resumed Friday under ii new manage
mcnt. Discharges Of dynamite ar
heard every day, but the reports ar
much lighter than those made upon
the start.
l'iliSbury;S Best Flour, Cuntaiuin!
4 large percentage OF gluten ant
phOSphateS. is best for CROWN!
children as it nourlShes both body ant
brain. Always make bread for sch0u
lunch with 1t.
Mrs. Ophelia DcSSant and sons Solt
| iir TWO houses and lots they own Of
DAILY street in the second ward, one t
Mrs. r. Ferguson. and the other I
Joseph R0goger. Consideration 70
the Two 81, 100.
J. NJ Gage. Of Kellner, who i
running general store at that point
was in he city Saturday and report
| himself pretty well satisfied with tn
business he is doing at Kellner.
| PilIshury'S Best Flour is approve
of 10y the most people. as more Of it
sold than of any other brand. Th
! Pill>bury Mills make more than tiv
million pounds Of fi,uT daily