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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

III. 4. Oblingcr Of Bowling Green
was in town Tuesday visiting home !
and friends.
Miss Wellstead returned last
Wednesday night from a visit with
friends in Sandusky.
John Craig and wife of Cozy
Nook entertained Alfred Merrill and
wife of Toledo oyer Sunday
Misses Addie Shipman and
Dorothy Perrin of Roachton, visited
friends in Weston last Sunday.
Will Powell and family joined
friends from Swanton and enjoyed a
days outing on the river last Sunday.
A baby girl came to tia home of
Wm Brown of Roachtou last Sun
day evening, and the family are corre-
spondingly happy.
Services will be held ut the Pres
bytcrian church next Sunday evening
Mt o'clock, conducted by Rev. Camp
bell Coylc of Toledo.
Miss Mabel Carson of Asheville,
n. c., who has been making her home
with Miss Maddy, has returned to her
home in the south.
Many friends We're pleased to see
Pierce Norton who returned home last
Thursday after an eight months stay
ut NcwbWgh, y. Y.
George Kerber and Chris. Danner
were visiting John Snyder and wife al
Shepard, Mich, last week. They were
well pleased with the country and en-
ioyed their trip.
If detachment suits continue ant
are sustained by the courts, Haskin'
will continue to grow smaller. Th,
last case filed is that of Robert Daw
son and Auna NJ. Shicd, whose Ian,
aggregates s. acres.
Mrs. George Haskell and daughter
Gladys, who have been visiting IL.
Newton and wife, the parents of Mrs
haskell, have gone to Bowling Gree
! to visit relatives.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

ID. Main entertained his son from
Swayzee, Ind, the last of the week.
Mrs. G.. Laskey of Toledo was the
guest of Miss Hulburd over Sunday.
Almost scho oil time. Bring IN the
boys and get them one of those nobby
suits just being shown at
A. G. FULLER's
Miss Nellie Cassiday of Toledo
was the guest of Mrs. S. A. Cook last
week.
If you want a bargain in 100
pound horse. Enquire at Journal
office.
The NJ. E. Sunday school of Lime
City will have their annual picnic at
Ft. Meigs on Saturday, Sept. 10.
New line of outings, good pat
terms, extra good quality for the
money, at A. C. FULLER's
M. V. Brown and daughter of De
troit are guests of DR.. Babcock and
family this week.
Tile birthday anniversary of Err
vim Kopp was celebrated on Tuesday
evening. A large number Of friends
were present, ice cream and cake
served, and very pleasant time en-
joyed.
The NJ. L. Sunday school held
their annual picnic ut Ft. Meigs, and
the Presbyterian Sunday school held
similar outing for the children at
the suburban home Of w. II. Roose, on
Wednesday. Both events were we'll at
tended and thoroughly enjoyed.
Boys and Misses school shoes, few
/ that equal, none are better, at
A. G. FULLER's
Conrad Sieling celebrated his
birthday last week by inviting q large
number of his friends and relatives tC
his home where they were given very
cordial reception. Refreshments Were
served and general good time was
enjoyed by all present.
Mary-Sponge the pimples witt
warm water. You need blood tonic
would advise you to take Hollister'.
Rocky Mountain Tea. 1T drives away
all eruptions. 80 cents. Tea or tab
let form. Bowers & Comstock.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

e. ID. Ross and family of Toledo
were Sunday guests of relatives here.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

Joe Scott spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Bowling Green.
Mrs. Kennedy was the guest of
Rossford friends recently.
Mrs. d. *. Hollenbeck and daugh
tars have returned from Boston.
Herman and Chris. Schaller start
ed for the Worlds Fair on Wednesday.
Henry VanHellen of Toledo was
the guest of Perrysburg relatives this
week.
Mrs. Abbie Johnson spent Satur
day and Sunday with relatives in To-
ledo.
WIN. Frusher and wife were Sun
day guests of George Lintner, Jr., and
family.
C. A. Lucas is making a business
trip through Ohio and Indiana's prin-
cipal cities.
Deter Wersching near Middletown
is building new barn. Nick Roneau
is doing the work.
John Gunder has erected wind
mill over his new well and has a fine
system of waterworks.
Miss Ora Radcliffe and Miss Ada
Wilson of Toledo were guests of Mrs
Edith Maddy on Saturday.
DO not fail to come in and see ou
new line of tlanneletts.
\. G. FULLER'S
Misses Lucy and Lulu Schneider
are visiting their uncle and aunt, Char
ley Keller and wife. at Stony Ridg,
this week.
The Lime City base ball team
went over to LeAIoyne last Sunday anC
not only played an excellent game o
ball, defeating the LeAIoyne team, bu
brought home with them a purse o
$40.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

Mrs. Ben Schaller and Miss Hulda
Schaller spent Sunday with Stephen
Schaller and family.
"A very delightful social dance was
enjoyed ut the home of James Byrne
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Addison Smith entertained
Charles Webb and VIE and Miss
Webb of I.eMoyne last week.
Will Siler of Merrill, Mich, was
the guest of Il. G. Welstead and 9TH
cr friends here the first of the week.
Mrs. Wier and Miss Mabel Wier
have returned to their home in Cleve-
land after a pleasant visit with Mrs.
ice.
Prof. Ash of Bowling Green and
Prof. Garfield of Defiance were guests
of ELI Grass and family last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Il. l.. Cowlcs is visiting rela-
tives in Perrysburg. They have re-
Gently moved from Saginaw to De
troit, Mich.
Mrs. a. G. Anderson of New York
City and Mrs. Jeanette Rattray of
Detroit are guests of Mrs. John Craig
at Cozy Nook, in Perrysburg.
j. j. Heilman and wife, John
Shoemaker and wife, Charles Bayer
and family went to Station island last
Sunday and enjoyed days outing.
-Chas. Kreuger and wife, Arthur
Hartman, wife and family, Ora Kree
bel and wife, and Miss Stella Delhi of
Toledo, spent Sunday with Daniel
KIingler and family.
Frank Thompson went to Boston
) to attend the G. A. Il. reunion and took
Il side trip down to Providence, r. L.,
| where he visited relatives and was
accompanied home by Mrs. Thompson,
who had been spending several weeks
in the east for the benefit of her health.
. The new line of samples for mems
II clothing are worth your notice. Ask
to see them, at a. c. FULLER'S
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

Miss Edna Neifer is visiting at
Napoleon this week.
Chester VanHellen of Toledo was
the guest of Lewis Emch and family
of Lime City on Saturday and Sunday
last
Misses Emma Williams of Eagle
Point and Myrtle Carrothers of To
ledo were recent guests of Miss Edna
Britton.
= The next social of the Evangelical
church will be held at the residence OF
Mrs Ben Thornton on Friday after
noon and evening, Sept,2.
I Mrs. John Yeomans gave a thea
tire party to six young ladies on Fri
day evening in honor of her niece,
Miss Mabel Leonard of Toronto, On
tario.
WIN. Wcidner and wife and Mrs.
Burn of Toledo, Charles Kazmaier and
Charles Grueshaber of Perrysburg,
were guests of Charles Weidner and
family over Sunday.
Art Hufford and wife of Grand
Rapids, Mich, are visiting relatives
and friends in perrysburg. Art holds
a responsible position us manager of
one of the large dry goods houses of
that city and is doing well.
"A letter from John ID. Rapelye OF
Brooklyn informs us that he is now
in Texas looking after the interests OF
his firm. He reports the weather as
being as hot as-well, hot enough to
boil eggs. The crops are fair; cotton
doing very well, but the Bowl weeve
doing some damage. Mr.. Rapelye has
travelled over nearly every part of the
United States and is well known from
Maine to California, from the Gulf tc
Canada, and wherever he goes finds
many friends to welcome him. There
are few men OH the road who art
more cordially welcomed wherever ht
goes.
-WANTED.-30 teams to work OF
Urban & mterurban railway grade
25a KLINMAN & BATTLES.
-WANTED.-Glrl for general house
work. Enquire of Mrs. John Craig
Cozy Nook, mile east of Perrys
burg. 90;
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
r. P. BARTON,
uNDERT AKER, PERRYsBuRG, o.
Phones--White 90 Residence-Main 27

REV. Fir. j. II. Kleekamp is spend
ing this week in Cleveland.
Mrs. d. Peterson of East Toledo is
the guest of Mrs. Della Cook
-F'red Foot of Kent, o., was the
guest of Charles Peck on Tuesday.
Miss Alice Tucker of Topeka Eas.,
is the guest of Mrs Edith Maddy.
Il. Il. Fox and wife and son Har-
old spent Sunday in Liberty township.
-Chas. Braun and wife were guests
of Mrs, BIS parents in Toledo on Sun
day.
Mrs Addie Cranlier was the guest
of Mrs. VIM. Teachout of Toledo Sun
day.
Mrs. Kennedy was the guest of
II. G. Newton and family of Rossford
last Sunday.
Miss Bertha Cranker was the
guest of Mrs. G. L. Powell of Bowling
Green this week.
Frank Diebert, who has been visit
ing relatives at Rocky Ridge, returned
home on Monday.
Il. \. Bauman and wife and Parks
Decker and wife of Toledo were guests
of John Gunder and family on Sunday.
Mrs. Durham Simmons, Jr., ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs. Fow-
Ter of Bradner, are guests of relatives
in Sandusky.
Lew Finch and family, Chester
Chappel, Robert Stickles and wife OF
Pcrrysburg, and Miss Durham of To
iedo We're guests of Stephen Schallel
and family over Sunday.
Nellie Fuller, Denver-"My fac,
was full of pimples and black-heads
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea ha
driven them away. People hardl!
know me. I'm looking fine" 80 cents
Tea or tablets. Bowers & Comstock
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

Christ Hartsing, wife and son
Russell, Henry Muir and wife, Mrs. l..
Fink and daughter Lottie enjoyed a
very pleasant ride to Toledo in the
Naptha launch Sunday last, stopping
to take supper with Thomas RAIDER
and family.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

e. d. Ross and family of Toledo
were Sunday guests of relatives here.
Mrs. Ann Robertson of the
Prairie spent Sunday with Mrs. j. II.
Robertson.
Mrs. Wiers and daughter returned
to their home in Cleveland, this week,
after spending several weeks with
Mrs. e. G. Lee.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Bass of
Fernwood ave., Toledo, entertained a
party of young people in honor of
Miss Mable Leonard of Toronto, On
tario. who is the guest of Mrs. Yeo-
mans of Perrysburg.
e. V. McGrath of Findlay, travel
ing passenger agent of the c. II. & ID.
r. r., was in Perrysburg last Tuesday
making arrangements for an eXcur-
sion to run from tins place to Spring
field, on Thursday, Sept. s, at the re
markably low rate of $3.50 for the
round trip.
John Kleebarger of Roachton is
rel uilding his residence. He is max
ing a fine improvement. OF course we
don't know what Johns intentions
may be along the matromoniai line
but they do say it is ''never too late tC
mend or get married.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
CIDER MAKING.

T. II. Tinney of Lime City, will
operate his cider mill on Tuesday of
each week, commencing Sept, 6, for
custom work. 26tf
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
Announcement.

have just recently added another Company to
my agency. The Columbia Fire of Dayton, 0. This
is thefCompany formerly represented by MIR. f. +.
Holenbeck In the future shall take care OF his in
surance business and shall be pleased to have contn-
uance of the business formerly transacted by him.
Geo. j. Munger,
Ins. Ag't.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

j. NJ. DuFord, wife and daughter
Miss May, spent the first of the week
in Detroit.
-Everette Smith has arrived from
Austin, Tex. to visit with his mother,
Mrs. A. Smith.
The new line of Black Cat Hosiry
for men, women and children are hard
to equal in price and quality at
A. C. FULLER's
Miss Marie Sargent's 18th birth
day party on Wednesday evening,
was attended by about 80 young peo-
pie from Toledo, Maumee and Perrys-
burg. Progressive Finch was Ell
ioyed and a delightful supper par.
taken. Miss Marie received many
compliments and congratulations.
-FoR SALE.-One house and foul
lots, corner Fifth and Locust streets
2Gtf ADAM Il. LEYDORF.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
. PFR CENT
MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY TO LOAN
On first mortgage real estate, on five
or ten years time with privilege to
pay part or all at any time.
F. M. G. SlBERT,
S2z Weston, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02
LABOR DAY EXCURSION
;.aAe

Monday, Sept. 5th. Excursion tick
cts will be sold via Ohio Central Lines
to all points within distance of so
miles, good returning until the follow
ing day. No. 200
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
ENGLISH REFUSE
COAL TO RUSSIA
No Ships Belonging to Belligerent
Fleets May Get Fuel at
British Ports.
ORDER SENT TO COLONIES
This Move Is in Retaliation for the
Seizure of English
-. Ships.
ORDER SENT TO COLONIES
HARD BLOW FOR THE CAR.

London, Aug. est is understood by
the Times that instructions have now
been sent to the governors of their
colonies and dependencies that they shall
not allow coaling privileges TO any bel
lgerent fleet proceeding to the seat of
war or positions on the line of route with
the object of intercepting neutral ships
on suspicion of carrying contraband.
Such q feet is not to be permitted to
make use III any way Of any port or
roadstead or waters subject to the juris-
diction OF his majesty for the purpose Of
ccaling directly from the short or from
golfers accompanying the fleet. whether
the vessels of such feet present them
selves at the same time or successfully.
1t is also ordered that the same prac-
tice be pursued in reference TO single
belligercnt ships OF war proceeding for
the purpose of belligerent operations as
above defined.
Ships putting in on account of actual
distress at sea will receive such succor
as usually is extended in such cases in
accordance with the recognized usages
Of international law.
A proclamation on these lines already
has been issued by the governor OF
Malta.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
GEORGIA NEGRO KILLED
AND BURNED BY MOB.
Jim Glover, Identified by I5-Year-0lo
Girl He Had Attacked, Shot to
Death at Cedartown.

Cedartown, GA. Aug. 23.-After being
positively identified by Levia Reeves, the
13-year-Old daughter Of a we'll known
farmer. as the negro who had attacked
her. jim Glover was shot to death near
the girls home and then dragged into this
town and burned on the public square.
Montgomery. Ala. Aug. 23.-GOv.
Cunningham has offered rewards amounts
ing to $1,000. the largest ever offered in
Alabama. for the arrest and conviction Of
the lynchers Of Ed Avery of Walker, Ru-
fus Leseure Of Marriage, and VIII Rob
Crtson of Pickens.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
MIKADO'S AGENTS
BUY A BIG BULL.
Fine Animal Purchased in Waukesha Is
to Be Shipped to Toxic
at Once.

Waukesha, Wis, Aug. 23.-Messrs
Lehii and Hashimoto, representing the
government of Japan, We're here looking
over the stock on a Waukesha farm
They have been selecting cattle of vari-
Gus breeds for the imperial farm near
Toxic, and decided that the Waukesha
county farm contained the most typical
Shorthorn bull that they had seen, and
it was purchased. 1t will be shipped to
Toxic at once
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
WIDOW OF BADGER DIES.
Mrs. Caroline Boies Ely, Formerly of
Madison, Expires-Husband Was an
Attorney and Soldier.

New York. Aug. 23.-Mrs. Caroline
Boies Ely, we'll known writer, is dead
at the home of her daughters on River
side drive. She was 70 years old and
was the widow of Col. George B. Ely.
an attorney of Madison, Wis, who or
gan;zcd 4 company and afterwards com
manded IL regiment in the famous Ir0;:
brigade during the Civil war
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
May Starve Out Garrison.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP
A RESIDENCE FOILED.
Found Under Home of Chris Thomp-
son at Menominee.

Menominee, Mich, Aug 23.-[Spe-
cial. IA piece Of gas pipe filled with
nitro-glycerine was found under the
home of Chris Thompson. 1t was ex-
ploded by the police and caused a ter
rife racket. An attempt to commit Il
dastardly crime was thus foiled The
motive for the act is unknown. No clue
to the perpetrator of the deed has been
discovered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
KEROSENE ON BLAZE;
FRIGHTFULLY BURNED.
Wautona Butcher Lad Attempts to Eur-
ny the Fire and Suffers in Con-
sequence Of Rashness.

Wautoma, Wis, Aug. % Special. /
Fred Tctzlaff, Il young man employed in
the meat market of +. w. Teska, was
frightfu!ly burned late Saturday after
noon. Tetzlafr went out to the slaughter
house, two miles from this village, to
butcher He started fire which did not
burn as fast as he wished, so he took 4
kerosene can and started to pour the con-
tents on the blaze the result being an
explosion which burned his face and
hands badly. He may recover.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
OFFICERS ARE ALL AT WORK.
Heads of Paper Makers Union at Apple
ton Find Employment Again.

Appleton. Wis. Aug. 23.-Ex-Ald. Will
liam c. Bauer, third vice president of the
National Brotherhood of Papermakers,
who lost his position in the recent strike,
has accepted a position with an eastern
life insurance company. President James
Toland is employed in 9 Massachusetts
paper MILL Secretary H. A. Paulson
and Treasurer Herman Krankel are at
work on the new mill at Kimberly.
Michael Kerrigan. financial secretary, is
employed in the Thilmany paper mill at
kaukauna.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
LEVELS DAKOTA TOWN.
Willow Lakes Swept by Tornado-One
Farmer Killed and Half Dozen
Injured

Clark, S. D., Aug. pa tornado to-
day struck Willow Lakes, destroying al
most the entire town and also buildings
in the vicinity.
4 farmer by the name Of Erickson.
living a mile west of Willow Lakes. was
killed. Six or seven persons in Willow
Lakes were injured. but none fatally.
Nearly all store buildings, the churches.
the school house, railway station and a
majority of the dwelling houses are more
o. less wrecked.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
FIGHT STILL ON.
Battle Is Raging Before the
Doomed Gibraltar of the
Far East.
PORT ARTHUR'S STRUGGLE.
Brave Russians Are Withstanding the
Brilliant Attacks of the
Japanese.
MAY STARvE OUT THE GARRISON.

Chefoo, Aug. misunderstanding to
ndvices brought here from Port Arthur
by junk, the Japanese were hotly press
ing the Russian center along the railway
and the Russian right i'll the vicinity Of
Golden Hill. These advices are brought
by Chinese who departed from Tai
pangtze, which is one mile from the city,
near Golden Hill, between the city and
the forts of the Russian right wing. The
Chinese declare that the japanese occu-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
WAR PREVENTS HIS COMING.
English Attorney General Can't Attend
Legal Convention at ST. Louis.

London, Aug. 23-'E xigencies of pub
lie service as he explains in his letter
TO the St. Louis exhibition commissioners,
have necessitated the abandonment by
Sir Robert Einlay, the attorney general,
of his intention to represent the English
bar at the international conference OF
jurists at st. Louis Ii is accepted as 4
fact that the questions of contraband of
war. etc, on which Russia and Great
Britain are negotiating, as we'll as the
use by bellisorents of neutral ports re-
quire the uninterrupted attention of the
attorney general.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
WANTS GIANTS ABOUT HIM.
Mikado Desires a Bodygusrd of Goliaths
to Protect Him

Paris. Aug. pa Toxic dispatch to
The Rappel says the Mikado has long
had the same mania for Il botiyguard
composed OF giants as had Frederick the
Great.
AS giants are scarce in Japan. the Nj
kado years ago began to try TO grow them
by. iGtermarrying Japanese with Euro
pcans and feeding the children by these
Unions on Il special diet consisting largely
Of meat.
The Mihado bitterly regretted that the
war with Russia began before he had
Goliatlls enough or hand to tOr7a his
bodyguard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
AID FOR MANUAL TRAINING.
State Superintendent Distributes Appro-
priation Among Secondary Schools.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 23.-State Super
iDtendent Cary has apportioned the state
aid for free high schools maintaining de-
partments of manual training There
are fifteen to receive $3.50 each this wear.
making total of $3.50. The schools
participating are Appleton, Beaver Dam.
Chippewa Falls. GAINESVILLE. Marinette.
Mayville, Oconomowoc. Racine. Superior,
Washburn, Wausau. Grand Rapids and
Menomonie. Reports from Eau Claire
and one other are not complete.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
ENDS LIFE FOR LOVE OF GIRL.
Young Man Meets Her and Says "Good.
hive" Before Suicide.

Plainfield, Wis, Aug 23.-Clarence
Ostrander, aged 10, shot and killed him.
self Sunday. 1t appears that he met
young lady to whom he was attached
with another man. He bade her good
tye" and said she might never see him
again. A letter was found addressed to
the girl in which he stated that he hoped
she would think of the pain he had sui
fered.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Freight Train Hits Car of Dynamite
While Switching in Yards.

Nevada, Mo-. Aug. 22.-Five persons
were killed at Minden, a station on the
Nevada s. Minden branch OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, by the explosion of
car of dynamite.
The dead:
BROOKS. station agent, wife ana daugh
Ter. OF Minden.
RODEA engineer. Of Nevada.
TODD, fireman, Of Nevada.
i train crew On a local freight was
switching some cars when they struck .
car Of dynamite.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
Will HOLD TRI-STATE FAIR.
Merchants CT Dubuque Make Prepare
tious fol- Annual Show.

Dubuque. Ia. Aug. 22.-The officers of
the local retailers association are making
elaborate arrangements for the tri-state
fair. which will be held in this city the
first week in September. The fair VIII
be on a larger scale than ali similar eff
forts previously attempted by the bust
promises to be very large.
There viii be exhibits from the states
OF Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa. mostly
agricultural. and in addition there will
be carnival. The farmers of the three
states are naEifcstjrg much interest in
the enterprise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
WED DESPITE OF OBJECTIONS.
Chippewa Fails Physicians Marriage &
Minneapolis Causes Surprise.

Chippewa Falls, Wis. Aug. 23.-The
parents and friends Of Miss Mabel Olson
of Walker. Mimi, and DR. Thortin Thor
aldson of this city have been given a sur
prise by the announcement of the mar
riage in Cottonville, MINI, of the young
people. Last week DR.. Thoraldson went
to Minneapolis. met his sweetheart By
arrangement and they were married il
spite of parental objections.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-08-26
: POSTMASTER HANGS HIMSELF.
Erick Peterson, Proprietor of General
Store at Rochester, Ends Life.

Burlington. Wis, Aug. 23.-[Special.]
-Erick Peterson. postmaster at Roches-
ter, proprietor of the general store there.
hung himself in grove yesterday after
noon half a mile from his home. He
was made melancholy by business trou-
bles. He was about 50 years cid and
leaves Il wife and daughter.