The Gazette from Stevens Point, Wisconsin • Page 12

Hlfkest Fair DR. CREAM BAWN6 MWDB MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20.

1894. --Baled hay at P. Leonard Son's. --Sun umbrellas, in great variety, at Clifford's. --Have yoar photos made by Ennor.

Then you will be satisfied. --Senator Pratt, of Oshkosh, was a Stevens Point visitor yesterday. --Girl wanted, for general housework. Enquire at 312 Center avenue. --The finest of all comedians, tonight.

Opera House. That "Pair of Kids. --C. A. Lamoreux and wife, of Milwaukee, were guests of relatives, here last Sunday.

--Get your seats reserved in time at Mieding's drug store for the comic opera. That McGibney Family. --F. H. Terry, the Standard Paper Co.

representative, of Milwaukee, was a Stevens Point visitor yesterday. --Mrs. Mollie Norton, of Baraboo, is visiting at the home of her son. Dr. F.

A. Norton, 806 Main street. --Chief of Police Zorn was off duty for a couple of days, the last of the week, having been taken suddenly ill. --Mrs. "Weller and children are now at Bloomington, Grant county, where they expect to remain for several weeks.

--P. Leonard Son, on Clark street, have the exclusive agency for the Silver Leaf tea, the best in the market. Try it. tf --Fifty pieces of challics, all this year's styles, and fast colors, until all are sold, only 3 cents per yard, at Clifford's. --P.

Leonard Son have just received a full iine of flavoring extracts, which they will sell in quantities to suit purchasers. --Fat men, go to Clifford's for extra size suits. Good cashmere suits only $8.00, worth SI 5.00. Were bought for 50 cents on the dollar. --The Eingling Bros, advertising car, with twenty-two bill posters, visited this city on Monday.

They report an excellent business thus far this season. --A full stock of lumberof all kinds, as well as timber, lath, shingles, can be found at the North Side Lumber Co. yard. They are making a specialty of the retail trade. --Leroy Murat, who had been attending the State University, returned home last Thursday evening.

He is highly pleased with the school and Madison as a place to live. Miss Mattic Vaughn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. IT, Vaughn, of Oncida county, visited in this city for a day or two last week, while on her way home from Grand Rapids.

--Maj. W. II. Upham, the Marsh- fleld gentleman who would be the republican candidate for governor of this great commonwealth, spent a few hours in this city on Monday. B.

Congdon, of this city, has been appointed as grand warden of the Knights Templars Grand Com- mandary, the appointment being made by Grand Commander Elliott, of Milwaukee. --Misses Anna Burns and Anna O'Connor, teachers in the Plamfleld schools, spent Saturday in this city, the latter being on her way to her home at Oshkosh. Miss Burns resides in the town of Almond. --Hugh Keough, the Chicago newspaperman who spent a couple of days in this city, last week, a guest at the residence of Andy Scott, is sporting editor of the Chicago Times, and not the Inter-Ocean, as previously stated. --Those who wish to buy lumber, sash, doors or blinds, should not fail to remember the South Side Lumber Co.

The largest stock in Portage county, complete in all grades and sizes, while prices have been reduced in accordance with the times. Call at once. tf --Mothers and fathers, let your little ones go to the Opera House, Monday evening, and see that famous McGibney Family. All all sizes, down to the little tot only five years old, in comic opera. Your children will enjoy it as well as you.

Then let them o. --Go to A. O. Vaughn's for machine oil. Best quality.

--The largest assortment of kid gloves in the city at Clifford's. --Ladies' muslin underwear, a large assortment, at Clifford's. --Use good, sound, solid judgment by having Ennor do your photographic work. --Orville Rousseau carue down from the north, last week, and is visiting bis parents here. --A flrstclass burglar and Hre proof safe, large size, for sale at a bargain.

Call at this office. tf --Byron B. Park will deliver an oration at our neighboring city of Grand Rapids, July 4th. --Money to loan on improved city and country property. Call at once.

jEO. E. OSTEK. --Ladies, you can buy a jacket or cape, in this spring's style, for just half price, to close, at Clifford's. --A rain during Saturday night and most all day Sunday, did much good to growing crops in this locality.

--Clifford has the finest stock of shoes in the city, all sizes, in all the latest styles, and at the lowest prices. --E. H. Joy returned from New York city, Sunday morning, where he had been on a short business trip. --For your choice family groceries, fail not to call on P.

Leonard Son, Clark street, opposite Jacobs House. --Miss Frank Quinn took the noon train on the Central, last Friday, to spend the summer vacation in Chicago. --Two furnished rooms to rent on the ground floor. Three minutes walk from post office. Enquire at this office.

3w --Do you something refined and real nice If so, attend the opera Monday evening, at Opera House. --Miss Delia Blodgett, who is now teaching at Minneapolis, where she has been for several years, is spending the summer vacation in this city. --Champion binders and mowers leads them all in their line. Come and see, buy and be convinced. For sale by A.

O. Vaughn, N. 3d street. --A people's party county convention is called to meet in this city next Monday evening, at the court house, and is signed by S. A.

Sherman, chairman. --Mrs. Margaret Campbell left for Chicago last Thursday morning, where she expects to spend some time visiting with the Herbert families, and among other friends. --The four boys who were sent to the reform school at Waukesha, by Jugde Murat, on Tuesday of last week, were taken to that institution on Thursday by Sheriff Wheelock. --P.

Leonard Son are giving a fine descriptive book of sights and scenes at the World's Fair, to purchasers of a certain amount of goods at their store. Call and see the book. --If you intend to buy any lumber or shingles this season, fail not to call on the South Side Lumber Co. They have just made a great reduction in prices. Yard south of Central track.

--Max. Krembs, who had one of his lower limbs broken, nearly five weeks ago, is again able to get out, with the aid of crutches. Although the break was quite a bad one, Max. suffered but very little from the same. --J.

W. Dunegan is now enjoying a three weeks' vacation with relatives and friends in northern Illinois, leaving the city last Friday morning, and intending to stop at Milwaukee and Chicago while on his way south. --Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Altenhorg, of Dancy, spent a few hours in the city on Monday, while on their way home afterspcnding Sunday in Huena Visla. the former's old home. A pleasant call is acknowledged at this office. --The bicycle meet in this city, July 4th, promises to be a good event with which to observe the day in a becoming manner. The various committees are leaving nothing undone, and entries are coming in every day from all parts of the state.

--Work upon the Normal School building is progressing rapidly, and it is now expected that the building will be ready for commencing school on the 1st of September. Some delay has heretofore been experienced in securing the pressed brick from River Falls. --A republican county convention, to nominate delegates for the state, congressional and senatorial conventions, will be held in this city on Tuesday afternoon next, at 2 o'clock. Caucuses will be held in the various wards and towns on Saturday afternoon or evening, in accordance with the call. --Tne Walker residence is now being removed from the corner of Main street and Strong's avenue, to its new location opposite the Normal School grounds.

Although tbe building was erected nearly forty years ago, the foundation timbers were found as sound as the day they were laid, with one exception, and the balance of the structure, except the front chimney, is wonderfully well preserved. --Ezra Kendall's celebrated "Pair of Kids," tonight. --Mrs. E. J.

Hildreth is uuw at St. Paul visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Hunter. --Two first-class tailors wanted at once. Enquire at P.

W. Giese's shop, South Side. tf --The cape and jacket sale still continues at the Cheap Cash store, E. L. Ross, proprietor.

--A line of drugs and stationery, at Atwell's store, in the Glover brick block, Division street. --Mr. and Mrs. A. Eaton, rejoice over the arrival of another little girl, at their home on Clark street.

--Frank Thompson, Olc Vrum and Fred. Dewey will go up to Wausau to take part in the bicycle races there next Friday. --Ttie Andrue if- Shaffer Co. ure offering great inducements in tcash dress goods all this iceek. Handsome and desirable patterns at small cost.

Call at once. --Who wants to go to "The Dells" this summer? The Wisconsin Central will run an excursion, providing they are assured of a good crowd, tf --Mrs. Gay lord Macnish has been visiting Portage friends for a few days past, having accompanied Mrs. Geo. Breese, of Madison, as far as that city.

--Are you interested in sanitary plumbing, heating and gas fitting? We are practical. PATTKBSON EGGLESTON, ill N. Third street. Telephone 62. tf --When wanting ceiling decorations, borders, wall papers, of the finest and best, call at the II.

IX McCulloch Co. store. Headquarters for everything in this line. --Nothing but words of praise and crowded houses meet the McGibney Family Comic Opera Co. in their latest and most successful enterprise, the ''Princess of Trebizonde." --J.

E. Corrigan, a former Stevens Pointer.is now a leading Good Templar of the state of Texas, being Grand Counselor and Deputy Grand Chief Templar. Mr. Corrigan resides at Hico. --John C.

Campbell, who has been attending the theological college at Andover, returned to his home in this city on Friday morning, being accompanied from Chicago by his brother, Gavin. --Jas. Collins, one of the most worthy veteran residents of Portage, spent a couple of days in this city, last week, with his brothers, Patrick and and also visited with his sister, Mrs. Jos. McHugh, in Stockton.

--A. 11. Marshall returned to his home in this city, last week, after an eight months absence in the Ecd Lake, country, where he was looking over and estimating timber for Meehan Bros. lie will return there after the 4th of July. --The celebrated McGibney Comic Opera Company will appear at Central City Opera House, Monday evening, June 25th, in the funniest of cornic operas, the "Princess of Trobizonde." Prices for tbe attraction within the reach of all--only 50 arid 75 cents.

--For the Acme high grade paints, all shades and colors, call at Atwi-ll's drug store, South Side. are the best paints made foi carriage work, docorating and enameling on wfjort and iron, as well as for house and floor painting. Prices low. --Mrs. Henry and baby daughter, of Peoria, 111., arrived here last vver'k to spend a couple (if with Mrs.

Ilingness' parents, A. .1. Booth and i Mr. and Mrs. I).

Giles of arid Mrs. (J. E. Blodgett, of Marshflcld, have a'so been visiting at the old home for a few days. --After boing out for hours, the jury in the Fennelly case, at Ashland, decided that- they could not agree, and were accordingly discharged.

Fennelly is charged with being $16,000 short in his accounts as county clerk. It is said the jury stood ten for conviction to two for acquittal. Another trial will be had at once. --Max. Newald, proprietor of The Fair, is having a fine new residence erected at the corner of Clark street and East avenue, upon the lots recently purchased from Aug.

Goerke. The new structure will be two stories high, 30x50 feet, with necessary additions. The mason work, which is being done by Peter Ule, Is now well under way, and the carpenter work will be done by Potter Parmeter. --Frank A. Degen is again proprietor of the Wisconsin House, on Clark street, having removed into the same last week, and will hereafter endeavor to please both transient and regular boarders.

This business is not a new one to either Mr. or Mrs. Degen, both having had jears of experience, and they know how to please friends and patrons. F. C.

Cram, who has been in the Wisconsin House for several months, is still a resident of the city. --Some of the largest strawberries It has been our good fortune to see or feast upon, are from the garden of Jacob Boerchardt, who lives at 826 N. Second street. They are an exceptionally large and fine variety, and those who wish to secure plants from his garden can he accommodated. --Benj.

Fleming, of Amherst, was a visitor to the city, the last of the week. Mr. Fleming lives iu close proximity to the Central road, and a flock of his turkeys wandered out upon the track, when some of them were run down by a train and, killed. One of these weighed 35 pounds, and the owner claimed that it was one of the poorest turkeys in the flock. --Ole Virum took part in the bicycle road race from Cedarburg to Milwaukee, a distance of sixteen miles, last Saturday afternoon.

Ninety-four riders participated, and Ole passed under the wire the 28th one, passing fifty competitors on the road. The best time made was 50 minutes and 49 seconds. Chandler, of Waupaca, took first prize and the two Anderson brothers, of the same place, took seventh and ninth place. --Peter J. Eiden, of Sharon, was married yesterday to Miss Maggie Pelts, of Stemper, Hillsborough county, Florida, the ceremony being performed at the latter place.

When Peter left for the south, a few months ago, it was whispered that something of more than ordinary interest was drawing him thither, and such has proven to be the Whether the young couple will remain in the south or return here, we have not heard. --The ladies of the W. C. T. U.

met in annual meeting, at Temperance Hall, last Wednesday afternoon, at which time the following officers were chosen President, Mrs. Owen Claik; first vice-president, Mrs. E. P. Bankin; second vice-president, Mrs.

Webster Millar: third vice- president, Mrs. M. Townscnd fourth vice-president, Mrs. C. E.

Van Heckc; fifth vice-president, Mrs. H. Raymond: financial secretary, Mrs. Libbie Wright; recording secretary, Mrs. L.

R. Taylor; treasurer, Mrs. O. Parmeter. --One hundred thousand pike and the same amount of rock bass were received from the state ilsh hatchery, at Milwaukee, last week, and placed in the Wisconsin river near the Central railroad bridge by C.

H. Grant. They were consigned to F. B. Lamoreux.

These fish, or most of them, will remain between the Clark mcl Whiting dams, and in another season or two this point will afford as fine fishing grounds as can be found the state. A large number of jrout have also recently been placed the Little Plover river. --Merrill has another new lumber company, the Lovcjoy Anson Co. Two of the stockholders, L. N.

Anson and John Landers, are former Stevens Pointers. They have purchased 120,000,000 feet of standing timber of the Land Log company of Milwaukee. The tract is what is known to umbormen as the "Big Rice Tract." The company has not decided on whether to build saw mills and manufacture the logs into lumber on the land, or ship them "ny rail to- Merrill. The latter i be done if satisfactory shipping rates can be made. The price of the tract is said to have been in the neighborhood of $150,000.

--Jas. Tslir-rwood, of the town of Plover, made 272i pounds of butter i the of May from eight cwvs, or an average of over one pound per day from each cow. Mr. Islier- wood's cows are all of the common breed, none of Ihem noted for theii butter a i proclivities, and hif success in this i is mainly due to a machine which separates the cream from the rnilk, known as the "Baby Separator." The rnilk is placed into this immediately after i i and after working for fifteen or twenty minutes, the separation Is brought about, being a time-saver as well as a rnoney-maker. No inducement could be made that would cause Mr.

Isherwood to part with his machine, pro- i i he could not replace It with another. --Stevens Point was well represented at the graduating exercises the Amherst High School, held Friday evening. The graduating class numbered four, three girls and one boy, and i the exercises thej were addressed hy Rev. R. H.

Weller rector of the Episcopal church of thi city, and his words of advice and en couragcment were as well received as they were sound and eloquently de livered. Those who went down from this city were Misses Myra and May Fuller and Ada Lewis, Carl Cadman Fred. Olln, Clarence Karner, Thos Gilbert, Chas. Red field, Frank Bean and T. L.

McGlachlin. After thi graduating exercises, a reception wai tendered the alumni, the gradnate; and visitors at the residence of A J. Smith, where a very pleasant tim was had. --Thos. and Will.

Grooms, former residents of this city, and sons of Mrs. John Couaiff, met with a serious loss, at Sidnaw, one week ago asl Monday. The boys were proprietors of a saloon and livery stable it Siduaw and both buildings were wiped out by forest fires, nearly the whole town being burned at the same time. They also lost four horses, but succeeded in saving seven. Tom.

had ust completed a nice residence, and ihis, too, went up in smoke. Their many friends in this county will be (cry sorry to learn of the young men's oss and hope they will soon be "on feet" again. --A team of mules was left stand- ngon N. Third street, from about nine o'clock in the morning until late the evening, last Thursday, and ill of this time without food or water, while the hot scorching sun beat down upon them. Where was the owner of these poor neglected brutes during ill tliis time You will say that the uan was drunk, but he was not, and when found by a policeman at about iight In the evening commenced to realize what lie had done, and made the excuse that he had given the team lome water at noon.

The fellow had the day, not on business, but oafing about and enjoying himself, ind another repetition of such neglect will no doubt coat him a One for ruelty to animals. --Large cats, small cats, cats old years and young in days, torn cats ind cats of the opposite sex, cats with ong tails, cats with short tails, and ats that evidently never had a tail, vere offered for sale at the saloon of lartin Moylan on Friday and Satur- ay last. They came singly, by pairs and even in larger numbers, and wore irought not only by barefooted urchins, but by gray haired men as as well. One young fellow brought ix of them in a box, but all wore reject- on account of a lack of harmony mong the cats. Another had his lockets (Hied with cats, and evcry- hing indicated that he had robbed ome cat's nest the night before.

He arrowly escaped being sat upon by he coroner. This unusual offering vas brought about by some jocular ricnd of Mr. Moylan's having insert- a local In one of our papers setting orth that the sum of 25 cents would be paid for each cat brought to his stablishment--and Martin is now "looking" for that friend. --Miss Katherlne Jacobs left for an extended visit to St. 'Paul, Minneapolis and Le Sueur, last Monday morning, and was accompanied by Miss Kittie Schmidt, of Oshkosh, who spent Sunday in this city.

--Ed. Durkee and Dan. Sullivan, of Phillips, spent a part of Tuesday in the city. The latter left for Toiuah on the afternoon train to attend the fireman's tournament, but on account of illness the latter decided to return home. YOUR "Downy Couch" Is only a figure of speech unless it is equipped with the daintiest and best of bedding and you have eaten good Bread for supper.

For the moral call on BENNETT. J. A. ENNOK. Hgr.

City A. EN Monday, June 25th, The Celebrated and Famous In Offenbach's greatest and most successful Comic Opera, "The Princes of Trebizonde," Positively the Greatest Musical aud Comical event of the Season. Every Artist a Star, Prices within the reach of. all--50 and 75 cents Children 25 cts. Boats on sale at Mieding's drug store.

1LUTT (Corner Clark Street and Strong's Ave.) 21 pounds Granulated Sugar, 23 pounds Light Brown Sugar. 28 bars Centennial Soap, 28 bars Badger Soap, 28 bars Cabinet Soap, 25 pounds Best Rolled Oats, 5 pounds Good Japan Tea, 5 pounds Best Crushed Java Coffee, Lion Coffee, per pound, Arbuckle's Coffee, per pound, McGlaughlin's XXXX Coffee, per pound, Badger Smoking Tobacco, per pound, Standard Smoking Tobacco, per pound, Fine Cut Tobacco, good quality, per pound, Plug Tobacco, per pound, Royal Baking Powder, per pound, Pure Cream Tartar Baking Powder, per pound, German Sweet Chocolate, per pound, Arm and Hammer Brand Salaratus, per pound, Kirkoline, best washing powder on the market, per package, Wheatena "Health Food," per package, Yeast Foam, per package, Salmon, good quality, per can, Early June Peas, good quality, per can. Sweet Corn, good quality, per can, Tomatoes, good quality, per can, Canned Apples, good quality, per can, IOO 1.00 I.OO I.OO 1.00 IOO I.OO .24 .24 .24 .14 22 .25 25 .45 35 .25 6 23 25 4 .10 IO 8 IO Leading brands of Flour at lowest cash prices, Specialty of Fresh Butter and Eggs. SLUTTS BROS- fSPA-PERl.