Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-08

is living with her son Peter. in the
town of Rudolph, is in very poor
health. Itrwill be remembered that
about three years ago she was stricken
with paralysis and she has lost the use
of her left side and lower limb on the
right side. She is now confined to bel
bed and has to be cared for as child
In spite of her illness she is in pretty
good spirits. She is the mother OF
IA children, eleven of whom are living
and most of them have families OF
their own. Those living are: Joseph
Tutield, Oliver, Peter Akey and Mrs
Rosalia RayOme Of the town OF
RudOlph; Eugene and John Akey at
Merrill: George Akey at Quicny
Adams county: Edward Akey, of
Eau Claire: and Mrs. Chas. -Meunier
of this city. Her children visit hel
DIS often as possible and this with
seeing all her friends and neighbors is
all the pleasure she gets out of life.
J. G. Jacobson. the architect was in
ShaWanO the past week inspecting the
new paper mill which he was in
charge of for the Wolf River Paper
ana Fibre Company which made its
first paper last Monday. He turned
the plant over to the company com
plete in every detail and we under
stand they ale well pleased with the
quality of its first product. The mill
has been running regularly since Dec
ember 29th and Mr. Hugh Boyles,
formerly employed in the John Ed
wards Manufacturing company at
Port Edwards, is superintendent and
general manager Of this new mill.
This plant is another sample Of j. e.
JacobsOn'S good Judgment in con-
struction of paper mills. His friends
in Grand Rapids are pleased to watch
the progress he is making in this
special line Of work.
| 1t is reliably reported that the G..
NJ. & st. Paul Railroad Company want
| to extend their switch track that now
passes through the heart of our city
on the West side TO the present Grand
| Rapids Milling Co.'S. flour mill. up
along the west bank of the Wisconsin
river TO their main track north of the
city. They intend to use this track
| for passenger trains and erect their
new depot at some point on Cranberry
| street. The block now owned by the
E. P0mainville estate, ChaS. Briere,
Mrs. b. FOntaine and Mrs. FL.
Lefebreye is spoken Of aS the proba BILE
one that they will want. This location
would certainly be an excellent one
and very desirable.
The chairman Of the finance COM
mittee was authorized by the county
board to engage such help us was
necessary and To check up the several
| county officers reports for the past
| term and report on same at the next
meeting of the board, In compliance
with said Instructions VIM. Hooper, of
J NekOOSa, was bore Tuesday and
started the committee on this work.
The committee consists of j. c. Davis,
of the town Of Richtield, and MeSsrs
| w. Il. Jones and Frank Rourkc, of
this city. They are now in the dis
charge of their duties at the court
house.
The postmaster general has directed
| the issuance Of fraud order against
the Standard Fountain Pen COM
pany of New York on account of an
endless chain scheme which the
company has been working. Their
| plan was to sell fountain pen for 81
and pay $l2 d week to any person who
would mail letters making similar Of
fers to 200 other persons. The scheme
of the promoters was to establish an
endless chain business which would in
| time result in defrauding many people.
The last issue of the Wood County
Reporter contained as a special feat
ure an original poem of 81 lines by
Miss Laura Wnitrock, formerly of
this city. The title of the poem is,
The Legend of the ChriStbearer. "
The story, as we'll as its metrical ar
rangement, appears to be original,
| The tale is we'll told and the quality
of the poem is above the average, both
rejecting very creditably the ability
of the authOr.-SteyenS Point Journal.
| w. l.. Scott. the florist, has lemon
tree in his greenhouse that is bearing
large sized fruit, in fact the largest
lemons we have ever seen The fruit
is of fine form and excellent flavor and
his good wife made two very fine pies
with one lemon, presenting We editor
and family with one Of them. We
therefore had splendid opportunity
| to judge of its flavor and the excellent
quality of the pie. We appreciate
| the remembrance.
The many friends of w. E. Smith
in this city will be pleased to learn
that he has been chosen to represent
the Stevens Point Normal in the de-
bate with the Whitewater Normal.
The question for discussion is, RE
solved, That it Would be to the Bene-
fit of the United States to establish
Complete Commercial Reciprocity Be
tween the United States and Canada. y
A resident of this city wrote his
uncle urging him to come up in this
country prospecting" for invest
ments. He received the following
characteristic reply among other
things: at will not pay me to go
prospecting" with the prospect"
that the prospect" might be a
prospect" that 'proSpectively
speaking [ could not accept a
prospect" for permanent future
business.
The F. MacKinnon Manufacturing
Cos. Hub and Spoke Factory started
up again on Monday after having been
shut down for the past month on
account of a shortage in logs. The
Grand Rapids Lumber Cos. saw mill
will begin operations today Thurs
day. having been shut down the past
two months.