Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-03-08

lOioS>iugS, dS many DeIleVe0. He was
a witness on the case of the Hack
worthy Construction company against
the Rhinelander Paper company.
FOR RENT-DeSirable office rooms.
Inquire at Wood County National
| bank. If
Rev. Fred Staff delivered the
second lecture of his course on Sun
day evening on the Life of Jacob"
Ii proved very instructive and in
teresting and those present enjoyed
IL greatly. We have often paid SOC
and as high as S1.0O to hear lectures
that were far from being as good.
The Postmaster's private office in
the post office building will soon be
ready for occupancy. When ready
the Postmaster can be found there
during the office hours of the day
where he will be glad to meet with
the patrons of the office on any bust
ness.
Competent girl for general house.
work wanted. Inquire of Mrs. J. S.
Thompson. LIT
j. Z. Schumacher stepped into a
hole in plank flooring in his store
frlday, and in endeayoring to save
himself from falling. caught his foot
In auch way that his right foot was
severely strained at the instep, so that
Crutch was necessary for him to
move about the remainder of the
week.
mat the roller skating rink has not
lost its popularity was indicated
Saturday night by the fact that all
but two of the LOG pairs of skates
were being used, and the gallery was
we'll filled. The skating rink has
proven a good investment for the
promoters, and has furnished a good
place of amusement during the winter
For sale or exchange 100 acre ina.
proved farm in Rock county, Wis.
Wat. Turner. Vesper, Wis. LAT
Ray Welsh came up from Missis-
slppi Thursday to visit his uncle and
aunt, Officer and Mrs. John Garrihee.
The sudden change from the warm 60
cold weather caused him to catch
cold and it developed into pneumonia.
He was taken to Riverview hospital. |
where he could be better cared for.
and is now rapidly gaining ia health.
Chicago'S city council on Monday
passed the 100000 saloon license
ordinance, double the fee now paid by |
saloons in that city. Mayor Dunno
will sign the ordinance. The result is
victory for the law and order ele-
ment, which has contended that a
high license would close many of the
low grOggeries where crimes are
Matched and criminals are Schooled.
March has come in like a lion, as
the old weather adage runs, and we
can expect to see some fine weather
toward the end of the month,
Farmers Throughout this part of the
country, however, declare that
though the end of the month will be
warmer, there will be one or two late
frosts which will be harmful to winter
and early crops.
Jacobson and DeGuere, the Indust-
rial engineers, are making plans for
solid stone dam to be put across the
Red River at Gresham, Wis. The
dam will furnish power for a grist
mill, flour mill, saw mill, and will
furnish power to electrically light the
town of Gresham. Work on the new
dam will begin Immediately, or as
soon as the weather will permit,
"Judge Lindsey, of juvenile court
fame in Denver, thinks that the most
contemplate man on earth is the nan
who thinks he has done his duty by
his children when he has provided
their physical support. I'm Denver"
he says, Il sent such man to Jail for
thirty days. THE Advance.
That's nothing; we have a man in
this city who went to jail TO days
rather than furnish the physical sup
port of his son.
For the past three weeks the New
London Press, published at New
London in Waupaca county, has
contained full page advertisement
paid for by the people in that city
who do not favor an open town, and |
who wish to keep the saloon element
from controlling the coming election. |
The advertisement asks every citizen
who desires the best for the town to
vote against the saloon mems candi- |
dates.
mot long since young fellow |
under took to jolly an old maid, |
when the following conversation took |
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