Local notes from Grand Rapids county meeting and city life
Official city paper reports G A Coon attends annual County Board meeting in Grand Rapids. Various residents visit Menasha and Colinguitla. Supervisors Maurer Arnold Norton and Nason coordinate trips to the meeting. Local business moves include John Seimetz barn and millinery store setup. News on health, temperance, and school visits follow with multiple small items and commercial updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MH. N. Maurer
Istwird
Tink Arnold
Ios
Norton
Srd
W.L. Nason
Lincoln
Lefl
Grand Rapids
Merrill Elected by About 160 Majority Report
The notice claims Geo F Merrill won the 11th district senate seat by about 160 votes. It notes Damon of Edgerton Minn will bring many work oxen for the woods soon, and advises buyers to wait. W A Sexton added a new street sign at his drug store. Prof Horsford’s Baking Powder and Cerealine mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. F Merrill
Damon
Edgerton
Minn
Arive
W. A. Sexton
D. A. Doyle
Chicago
Horsford
Upham’s Manufretaring Co
Banner Mills
Worsford
Uphamiig, Co
County Board opens rival session with diverse roster
Wood County Supervisors convened the rival session on Tuesday at 2 pm, with most members listed from Marshfield Grand Rapids and surrounding areas, except R. Voight, chair of Grand Rapids town. The article notes attendance, names wards and officials, and highlights a later baking powder demonstration by D A Doyle of Horsford’s Baking Powder and Cerealine at Upham Manufacturing Co. store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaaxip Ravips
County Board
R. Voight
Chairwan
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
HN. i Maurer
L. A. Arnold
Thos
Norton
City
J. Arpin
Fr. Wood
Ard
John Farrish
Bentralia
Nels John
Gon
L. M. Nash
Lyon
Sherry
A.C
Briggs
Remington
W. H. Bowden
Auburndale
W. D. Con
Pio Edwards
J. Edwards
Villsville
Village
Ifarion
Seneca
R. Narisen
Rock
J. Dense
Sigel
Claus Johnsett
Milladore
Joseph Kohel
Saratoga
R. Voiht
Rudolph
Whitman
Rishfield
Zchu
J. Wood
Heate
S. L. Nason
Lincoln
Marshfield Town Special Meeting and Wisconsin Delegates
A December special town meeting for Marshfield is planned to decide on Clerk Zeitler’s claimed expenses and Stubb’s bills. The piece lists Wisconsin’s next congressional delegates by district, with party affiliations, and reports local board results and a post office notices section including unclaimed letters. The notices describe the chief clerk Nash’s expanded duties and advocate Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with local trial offers.
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Marshfield
Zeitler
Stubb
Washington
Wisconsin
Post Office Department
Nash
Nasi
Vilas
Fenileman
Dr. Kings
Dr. King
W. H. Budge
Petersons Magazine Christmas Gift Offers and Patterns
Petergon's Magazine for December is featured with steel engravings and a colored plate, priced two dollars a year. The issue includes fifty wood-cuts of fashion and embroidery patterns, and contributions from Mrs. Anne Stephens, Frank Dee Benedict, Edgar Fawcett, and others. Subscriptions offer club discounts, with premiums for larger clubs. address Charles J. Peterson at 806 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Petergon's
Fael
Peterson
Anne, Stephens
Frank Dee Benedict
Edgar Fawcett
John ‘Sherwood
Charles J. Peterson
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Novelty Carpet Exhibitors entice cheap sale in Chelsea
G. S. Vedder & Co show patent carpet novelty samples cut out of Chicago with no leftovers, promising cheaper prices. Chelsea village reports a disastrous Thursday fire that swept the business district on Main Street and surrounding properties, detailing losses to Gearhart, Wheel, Gibbs, Shervice, Anderson, Berger, Donville, Town Hall, Keathlence and others with varying insurance.
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G. S. Vedder & Go
Chicago
Chelsea
Medford Star & News
Main Street
National Hotel
Ed Service
Second St
Gorow
John Berger
C. Donville
M. Keathlence
Scott
Trevors
Prize shooting for geese at Gap next Sunday
A telegraphed item notes Wilhelms place four miles south of the city will host a geese prize target shooting next Sunday afternoon with shooting to begin at 2 o clock. Also announced is the opening of the Wiscon Central Line passenger depot at Polk Street and Fifth Avenue in Chicago, highlighting convenient access and rapid expansion of the Northwest route with multiple daily express trains and broad ticket acceptance. The report also covers French visitors in Ithia, the Bartholdi statue ceremonies, and President Cleveland's Boston Harvard visit plans with a potential Mrs. Cleveland accompanying, amid war and state officials’ movements.
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Gap
Wilhelm’s Place
Chicago
Polk Street
Fifth Avenue
Avenrascy
Northwest
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Lake Superior
Yond du Lac
Oshkosh
Neenah
Memisha
Burlington
Waukesha
Sith
Ithia
Bartholdi
Washington
White House
Count DeLesseps
Harvard College
Harvard
Cleveland
White Hous
Boston
Democratic setback looms as Republicans gain in 1886
Washington dispatch details a sharp political shift after the November 1886 elections. Democrats lose grip in the House and face a changed Senate landscape, with Republicans celebrating early victories while Democrats tally losses and reckon with absentee lawmakers and shifting allegiances. Kentucky delegation, strong in horse racing ties, emerges amid maneuvering over tariff policy and party infighting.
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Washington
James, Buchanan
House of Representatives
California
Massachusetts
Morrison
Wrank Ituve
Senate
Hackson
McDonald
Voorhees
Indias
Nevada
Old
Virginia
Congress
Col. Morrison
Kentucky
Silk dress shop advert offers black and colored silks
An advertisement by C. S. Ve Pour & Co promotes a large selection of black and colored silks and promises lower prices than any retail store west of Chicago, inviting customers to visit for silk dresses.
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Chicago
C.S. Vepour & Ca
Great Paper Promotes Farmer Interests and National Alliance
The Western Rural of Chicago is praised as a progressive farm paper championing farmers rights, denouncing food adulteration and fraud, and promoting unity through the National Farmers Alliance. It notes an upcoming Chicago meeting during the Fat Stock Show and invites honorary memberships. includes subscription details and sample copies. A separate item reports brakeman Jon Dunning losing two fingers in a line coupling accident, requiring amputation, and a brief remark about Lou at Upham dig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Farmers Alliance
Milton George
Dearborn Street
Jon Dunning
Lou
Upham Dig. Co
Prous Puporsa Riddle on Plum Pudding and Ocean Current
A fragment presents a riddle about plum pudding and the ocean. It links current of public opinion with a pun on Taylor's Premium Cologne, advertised as the finest perfume. Sold by W A Bextones via a two cent stamp for a Riddle Book.
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Taylor's
Cologne
Walter
A. Taylor
Atlanta
W. A. Bextones
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