CITY N BRIEF JWOOD COUNTY WEATHER.

Cloudy. Thunder showers today audtomorrow.

Following arethe temperatures lor thepast three days:Saturday’s minimum 48 degreesSaturday’s maximum 69 degreesSunday’s minimum 56 degrees

Sunday’s maximum 81 degreesMonday’s minimum 68 degreesMonday’s maximum 78 degreesToday’s minimum 62 degreesToday’s maximum 74 degrees

The prevailing winds were: Today,

south; Monday, north, Sunday, west; Satur-day, southwest.

Ed. Mahoney, Observer.

City Improving.R. 11. Bullis, of Dcxterville, was in

the city Saturday on business. Mr.Bullis notices the many improvementsbeing made in Grand Rapids everytime lie visits the county seat.

Moves to New Quarters.The United Stales express office

moved to their new headquarters, inthe MacKinnon block, on Saturday.They now have a nice cozy office justaround the corner of the block.

Buys the Knoll Farm.

Mrs. Mary Sauter has purchasedFerdinand Knoll’s farm in the townof Grant, seven miles east of this city.The farm consists of 200 acres, eightyof which are under cultivation andthe remainder in marsh and timberlands.

Had Pleasant Outing.

Gus. Kruger and wife, Herman Abeland wife and E. C. Persohn boarded theexcursion train Sunday on the GreenBay and Western and stopped off atSeymour. There they took a carriageand drove out into the country to thehome of Mrs. Persohn where theyspent the day enjoying themselves.They returned on the evening train,accompanied by Mrs. Persohn.

Arrives from the South.Mrs. Joseph Hesser, of Orange,

Texas, arrived in the city the pastweek for a visit with her parents, Mr,and Mrs. F. W. Young, of the westside, and also her sister, Mrs. MikeHesser, in Nekoosa, On her way hereshe visited friends in Milwaukee andOconomowoc. Mrs. Hesser reportsher husband well and pleased withIds business in the South. He expectsto live there as long as businesscontinues good. She will make anextended visit before she returns.

Not Over-Wise.There is an old allegorical picture of

a girl scared at a grass-hopper, but inthe act of heedlessly treading on asnake. This is paralleled by the manwho spends a large sum of moneybuilding a cyclone cellar, but neglectsto provide his family with a bottle ofChamberlain’s Colic, Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy as a safeguardagainst bowel complaints, whosevictims outnumber those of thecyclone a hundred to one. This remedyis everywhere recognized as the mostprompt and reliable medicine in usefor these diseases. For sale by J. E.Daly and Sam Church.

To Locate at New London.

C. M. Shepard and wife departedFriday for New London, where he hasrented a store building in which hewill open a mercantile business.We were in hopes that Mr. Shepardwould remain in Grand Rapids. Hedesired to locate here permanentlybut could neither rent nor buy suitableproperty at what be termed a reason-able price. Mr. and Mrs. Shepard areexcellent people and we are sorry theywere obliged to leave. Their friendshere wish them well in their newhome.

Married Yesterday,W. A, Sweeney and Miss Dora Green

were married at 8 o’clock Mondaymorning at the Catholic church byRev. Van Rossmalen. The bridesmaidwas Minnie Kaufert, and the bestman, Anton Green, Jr. The youngcouple left on the 2:45 train Mondayfor Amherst where they will visit afew days with the brides’ brother,Peter Green, when they will return tothe city and keep house in thetirst ward. Both bride and groom arewell known in this vicinity and theirmany friends wish them much hap-piness in their married life. MissGreen is the daughter of Anton Green,of Meehan Station, and Mr, Sweeney*is the second son of Joseph IISweeney, who lives near Birou.

CASTOR IAFor Infants and Children.

The Kind You Have Always BoughtSignature cf

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Removal Sale!F. Beadle, the all round

handy man has got to moveas he don’t pay his rent. Hefinds through experience thatit is far cheaper to move thanto pay rent. Therefore he isoffering his entire stock ofPicture Frames and Mould-ing way above cost.

Come Earlyand Avoid the

RUSH!

F. BEADLE

D. N. Alcorn, M. D.Expert Eye and Ear examining Surgeon for

the United States tension Bureau. Practicelimited to the

EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.Glasses ground to order to correct all eyesStevens I*oint, Wis.

Wheelan & Rourke,LAW, ABSTRACTS,

INSURANCE.REAL ESTATE,

and LOANS.Office over Cohen Brother’s Store

j MINOR LOCAL NEWS |Bert Smith, of Brace, was in the city

Saturday on business.At the opera house to-morrow

night, the girl from Sweden.Andrew Bissig, of City Point, was

in the city today on business.

Miss Martha Miller, of Milwaukee,is in the city visiting her mother.

Ada Lovely, of Almond, is visitingat the home of Louis Young thisweek.

John Ilieb went to Merrill Fridayevening on business and remainedover Sunday.

Mrs. U. B. Harding spent Sundayat Bancroft at the home of her cousin,Burt E. White.

Henry Fisher, of Waupaca, was inthe city Monday night aod Tuesdayon business.

Miss Lucy Woodworth, of Pittsville,was the guest of Miss Cora Pratt thefirst of the week.

Albert Dustin, who is now doingcarpenter work in Necedah, spentSunday in the city.

A. W, Bryant. William Bradfordand E. B. Smart are installing anewelectric plant at Plainfield.

Mrs. Josie Fontaine and two chil-dren will leave Wednesday on theirreturn home to Minneapolis.

Master Harry Elkhorn, of StevensPoint, is visiting his friend, GeorgeEberhart, this week in Kellner.

W. H. Dawes went to Red Granite,Wis., Monday morning, where he hassecured employment in the quarry.

. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Love, ofStevens Point, spent Sunday at thehome of Wm. Love, Sr., and family.

Edwin Harding is spending themonth in Minneapolis as the guest ofhis cousins, Alex and David Morrill.

The Misses Grace and Mabel Woock,of Baraboo, are guests at the home ofFrank Garrison and family this week.

Francis and Grace Leary returnedto their home In Merrill after twoweeks’ visit at the home of OwenLove.

Miss Bertha and Louise Mehne, ofAlmond, returned home today after apleasant visit in the city Sunday andMonday.

F. Beadle, the handy man, was atStevens Point yesterday attending thedrill of the Canton of which he is amember.

Mrs. A. L. Fontaine and daughter,Ruth, returned home Friday from atwo weeks’ visit with her parents inMukwonago.

Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Mullen and son,Howard, departed east Saturday andexpect to make an extended visitthrough the east.

Mrs. Lucian Berard, Sr., and Dr.Henry Berard went to Chicago Friday.Mrs. Berard will make an extendedvisit in Chicago.

James Kramer, the violinist, hasreturned to the city from Antigo, andcan be found at Ernest Menzel’sresidence ’Phone. 55.

Messrs. Edward Nelson, ClarenceFuller and Doll Case, of Necedah,spent Sunday in the city. The latterthe guest of Miss Nellie Ward.

The Misses Roene and RoellaIlavenor departed Saturday for GreenLake to spend one week campingamong friends at that popular summerresort.

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Mr. andMrs. Elsworth, of Chicago, returnedThursday after one week’s pleasantvisit with relatives here and inNekuosa.

Miss Bell Akey, who has beenteaching at Babcock the past year,returned from her trip in lowa Fri-day night, and is now attending theinstitute.

Mrs. S. S. Runyan, of LaCrosse, isin the city a guest of Mrs. J. J:Hazzard. While here she is beingtreated by Dr. J. J. Looze for aninjured limb.

Mr. and Mrs. G, A. Decker, of Lud-ington, Michigan, arrived in the citythis noon. They were called here onaccount of the serious illness of MissHazel Decker,

Attorney Then. W. Brazeau de-parted for Burlington, in southernlowa, Saturday night, where he willremain about one week attendinglegal business.

The Misses Jennie and Ella Has-brouck leaye today for a two weeks’stay at Green Lake. Green Lakeresorts are becoming quite popularwith Grand Rapids people.

The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congrega-tional church will give a lawn socialat the residence of Mr. Rossior, on thewest side, Thursday evening, Aug. 13.All are cordially invited to attend.

Miss Blanche Nash, of Eau Claire,who has been visiting the past weekat the home of Fred Warner and family,departed today for Mazomanie, Wis.,where she will be the guest of friends.

Mr. and Mrs. 11. G. Smith returnedto Pierre, South Dakota, after oneweek's visit in the city with relatives.Mike McCarthy’s two children, Graceand Leo, accompanied them to Dakota.

Mrs. B. J. H. Shaw and three chil-dren are spending their vacation ;.tHartland. A. D. Blakeslee, ofNecedah, will occupv the pulpit atthe Congregational church Sundaymorning.

Messrs. Win J. Morgan, of Milwau-kee, and Robert Kickbush, of Wausau,spent the Sabbath in this city theguests of Will Gross. Win Morgan isthe well known real estate man iu Mil-waukee and Robert Kickbush is inthe wholesale grocery business iuWausau. They are jolly good fellowsand well pleased with their entertain-ment in Grand Rapids.

City Meat MarketAll kinds of Fish, Poultry

and Sausages. Fresh, Salt andSmoked -

MeatsCash paid for Hides and

Pelts. Prompt Delivery. -

Wholesaleand Retail.

N. REILAND,Tel. 275. East Side.

Grand Fapids, Wis.

Notice to Library Patrons.The library will be closed Tuesday

and Thursday evenings during themonths of July and August.

Edith Rablin. librarian.

Don’t fail to see the girl fromSweden at the opera house to-morrow' night.

Infant Died Thursday.Tiie twenty-six-hours-old child of

Dr. and Mrs. E. J. Clark died Thurs-day. The funeral occured Friday,Rev. Geo. Gibson officiating. Theparents have the sympathy of thecommunity in their less.

For Rent—Front suite of offices.Daly, the druggist.

A Fine Edition.Edward Glennon, publisher of the

Stevens Point Gazette, celebrated thetwentieth anniversary of his paper bypublishing an appropriate edition.Among the many fine features was aminiature facsimile of the first pagepublished twenty years ago. TheGazette is one of the best editedpapers in the state and deserves thesuccess it is meeting.

Don’t fail to see the girl fromSweden at the opera house to-morrow night.

Dysentery Cured Without the Aid of aDoctor.

“I am just up from a hard spell ofthe tlux” (dysentery) says Mr. T. A.Pinner, a well known merchant ofDrummond,Tenn. “I used one smallbottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Choleraand Diarrhoea Remedy and was curedwithout having a doctor. I considerit the best cholera medicine in theworld.” There is no need of employ-ing a doctor when this remedy is used,lor no doctor can prescribe a hettermedicine for bowel complaint in anyform eitherfor children or adults. Itnever fails and is pleasant to take.For sale by J. E. Daly and Sam Church.

| WHY PAYRENT?

Inquire forbargainsinHomes andLots, etc.

\U. PaulusReal Estate Dealer.

E. Grand Rapids, Wis.

HARDWARE6 STOVES

f am mat am mm aaa mm mamBuilding Hard-ware, Cutlery,Lime, Brick, Salt,Cement andSmithing Coal.

fresh Groceries.Cash paid forFurs & Hides.

TmTisT& BROTHER.

rrr-towp.'i .I*ll*™

I Eugene MillerI SELLS

| The Orient,I World andI other bicy-| cles. A full

line of Sun-dries.

Repairing done on shortnotice. Next door to Spaf-ford, Cole & Company’sstore.

E. Grand Rapids Wis.

BIRCH BARK INVITATIONSTO BIRCH LEAF CLUB HOUSE

Last week Mr. and Mrs. Jake Lutzsent oat unique birch bark invitations,designed like a birch tree leaf, to rela-tives and friends from here andabroad to come to their Birch Leafclub house on Sunday,and spend theday. The following well known peopleresponded to the invitations: Messrs.Nathan Church, Edward Kraus,Henry Wakely, Benj. Ciosuit, ThomasMcGrath, Fred Miller, John Yetter,Gus Mickelson, Anton P. Hirzy, Johnand Carl Oertle and Robert Lutz, ofStevens Point, Mesdames Anton P.Hirzy, Thomas McGrath, NathanChurch, Ida Ashford, Benj. Ciosuitand the Misses Emma Lutz,Stella Lutz, Josephine Morgan andcousins, Bertha and Louise Mehne,of Almoud Wis.

At six o’clock in the afternoon alldid justice to an appetizing chickenchowder dinner. Later in the even-ing light refreshments were served.Then the many guests departedmuch pleased with the way their hostand hostress entertained them atthe club house.

All kinds of machine needles atDaly’s Drugstore.

MACCABEES PLEASEDWITH VISIT TO CITY

A delegation of li members of LoyalTent No. 70. Knights of the Macca-bees, of this city, drcve down toGrand Rapids Friday night, leavinghere at 6 o’clock, to act as initiatoryteam in admitting a class of twenty-three new members into the camp atGrand Rapids. The boys were welltaken care of and arrived home at5 o’clock this morning very muchpleased with the success of the trip.If the Grand Rapids tent secures twomore members within the next monthit will win as a prize a SSO lodge outfit.

Those who composed the local dele-gation were, E. A, Mase, A. J. Charles-worth, Henry Kelp, F. J. Stewart,W. Q. Stewart, M. C. Cooper, JosephShaurette, M. ShaurCtte, M. Sher-finski, Ray Pittsley, O. L. Fancherand H. A. Strong.—Stevens PointJournal.

CRUSHED TWO FINGERSOF HIS RIGHT HAND

John Mahoney, while helping tounload radiators for Church & Cos. inthe new Cohen building yesterday, hadthe misfortune to smash the twomiddle fingers of his right hand,

MRS. CANNINGPASSED AWAY

Mrs. James Canning passedaway this afternoon as a resultof the wound received by theaccidental discharge of a shotgun Sunday noon.

PROMOTED TO TRAVEL-ING FREIGHT AGENT

C. W. Hodson Will Take up New Work atOnce.

C. W. Hodson, agent at the Wiscon-sin Central depot, has been promotedto traveling freight agent. Histerritory will include the main linefrom Chicago to Marshfield and theManitowoc andGrand Rapids branches.He expects to take up his new workat once. Mr. Hodson will make hishome in Milwaukee, his family havingalready left for that city.

R. Frank Turned, who has held theposition as agent at Stevens Point,will succeed Mr. Hodson. H. F.Gustavus formerly traveling freightagent, will take Mr. Turnell’s positionat Stevens Point.

Mr. Hodson has gained many friendsduring his stay in this city. He hasmade a fine record and all aiv pleasedto hear of his promotion.

Of his successor, the Stevens PointJournal says: “Mr. Turned has been aresident of Stevens Point several yearsand has always been a most efficientofficial courteous and diligent. Hehas also made many warm friends inthe city, being prominent in socialcircles, and all will regret his transferto another field.”

FIRST STONE ARCHIN TOWN OF SENECA

Completed by Gustave A. Giese, of Town o!

Grand Rapids.Gustave A. Giese. of the town of

Grand Rapids, has just finished workon the first arch bridge built in thetown of Seneca. It crosses MoccasinCreek near Chas. Bender’s home. Thebridge is a triple arch, nine-foot spaneach, giving it a water course oftwenty-seven feet. The total lengthof bridge is sixty-seven feet, whileacross the road it is twenty-two feet.The whole work, which required morethan fifty cords of rock, was done incement and is a credit to both thebuilder and the town.

James—Don’t figure on marrying amodel wife unless you are a mindreader and know for certain that shetakes Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents.J. E. Daly.

HIS HAND CAUGHT INDERRICK PULLEY

Ed. Sullivan caught his hand in thepulley of the derrick, used in hoist-ing rocks at the Consolidated WaterPower company’s plant, Saturday, andseverely cut and lacerated it. Hemay be laid up for three weeks as aresult.

Mr. Sullivan arrived from StevensPoint a short time ago. He will movehis family here if a suitable home canbe found.

Dates to Remember.Wednesday, August 5.

Ladies’ aid society of the M, E.church will meet with Mrs. BurtonBrown,

Ladies’ aid society, of the Congre-gational church, east side, will meetwith Mrs. D. E. Carey.

Ladies’ aid society of the Congre-gational church, west side, will meetwith Mrs. Fred Bossert.

Thursday, August 6.Ladies’ aid society of the Norwe-

gian Moravian church will meetwith Mrs. Nels Sundet.

Friday, August 7.M.E. church foreign missionary

society at the church parlors.Tuesday, August 11.

W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.J. W. Cochran.

Cheap Gaa for Balloons.The gas works at Rueil, France, have

made an arrangement by which aero-nauts can be supplied with coal gascheaply. Three balloons took advan-tage of this arrangement on a recentSunday. This is the record from onegas works in one afternoon. The gassupplied at Rueil is specifically manu-factured for balloons, which are nowfilled so cheaply that ascents will benumerous from, Rueil this season.

For sale—A ten-room house, con-taining anew furnace and bathroomfacilities. Located one block east ofMilwaukee street, near the Howe highschool. Inquire of Kellogg BrosLumber company.

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t Railroad Cimc Cables. ♦

Chicago & ISorthwestern Ky.

GOING NORTHWEST.

No 15 Lv Chicago 10:30 pmNo 15 Lv Milwaukee 12:40 a mNo 15 Ar Grand Rapids 12:10 p mNo 9 Lv Chicago 35:00 p mNo 9 Lv .Milwaukee 1:0" p mNo 9 Ar Grand Rapids 1:2-) p m

No i7 Lv Chicago 8:00 a rnNo 275 Lv Milwaukee 7:55 a mNo 275 Ar Grand Rapids 1:10 pm

GOING SOUTHEAST.

No 10 Lv Grand Rapids .. 5:00 a mNo 10 Ar Milwaukee 10:45 a mNo 10 Ar Chicago 1:15 p in

No 14 Lv Grand Rapids 9:45 amNo 14 Ar Milwaukee 3:35 p m

I No 14 Ar Chicago 6:10 p mI No 16 Lv Grand Rapids 4:25 a m

No 11 Ar Milwaukee 7:05 pmNo 66 Ar Chicago 9:80 p m

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.GOING NORTH.

No 8 passenger, daily except Snndav 7:82 a mNo5. passenger, .laily except Sunday 6:80 mNo 26 passenger, Sunday only J1:14 a inNo 05 freight S:80 a m

GOING SOUTH.No 2 passenger daily 10 26 pmNo 6. passenger, daily except Sunday 12:87 p mNo 92 freight doom

Passenger .rains going south make close con-nections at V- Lisbon with regular trains go-ing east ana west.

Baggage checked through.Tickets to all points in the United States and

Omada. G, O. Anderson, Local .Agent.

(ireen Bay & Western Ky.

GOING EAST.No 8 freight departs 6:00 a mNo 4 passenger departs 6:40 a mNo 2 passenger departs 2:42 p mNo 10 freight arrives 6:15 p m

GOING WEST.

No9 freight departs 4:00a mNo 1 passenger departs JO;S2a mNo 3 passenger arrives 9:30 p mNo 7 freight arrives 7:80 p ra

Exc rsion train .Sunday only going eastleaves 7:00 u. m for Green Bay and all interme-diate points. Ketnrning leaves Green Bay at6 20 p. m , arrives Grand Rapids at 9:50 p. rn.

Tickets on sale for all points in United Stalesand Canada. Baggage checked through.

A. D. HILL, Locai Agent.

Wisconsin Central Line.SOUTH BOUND.

Ar Marshfield 2:20 pm 7:30 ainLv Grand Rapids 8:20p m 8:30 a mAr Minneapolis 7:25 p m 7;Oo p mAr St. Paul 7:40 pm 8:'0 a mAr Ehu Claire 10- 25 p m 11:00 a mAr Chippewa Falls 11:00 p m 11:90 a mAr Ashland 7:25 p m 8:40 a mAr Duluth 4:00 p m

NORTH BOUND.Lv Grand Rapids 9:85 a m 5:06 p mAr Marshfield 10:36 a m 6:05 p mArChippewa Falls l:10pra 8:30 pmAr Eau Claire 1:40 pm 9:20 p mAr Ashland 4:16 pm 7:45" mAr Duluth 7:10 p m 11 16 a mAr St. Paul 4:30 p m 8:16 a mAr Minneapolis 5:10 p m 8:50 a m

NEKOOSA TRAINSNorth South

Grand Rapids 9:35 ami r>,o6 p m 8:30a m 3:20 p mj 6:00 p m

South Centralia 9:3oam 515 nrn8 85a m325 p mj 5 00pm

Port Edwards 9 25ara)6 10pm8 40am\8S0pm/465pm | 5 40 p mNekoosa 915 a m )500pm860 a m ]l340 p m

/ 4 45 p m j 4 CO p m

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THE PRIDE OF THE BRIDEAnew home completely furnished should have a Moore'sSteel Range in the kitchen. It insures every convenienceand economy,

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