Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-04-12
Vesper Locals.


their mill, until midsummer, unless the
the ice goes out sooner.
Geo. Radford has gone home to
Oshkosh.
Jas. Lawless and family expect to
remove to Oshkosh this week.
Mr.. VIII Connor and wife Of Auburn
dale, were guests of Mrs. J. w. Gamer
on the fore part of the week.
Mrs L. B. Stowell and Chas. Lord
have returned to Grand Rapids.
J. M. Stearns was summoned to
Chicago on Friday evening owing to the
illness of his mother.
We noticed in your last issue a card
from M. J. Everson explaining his per-
sonal connection with the Industrial
Mutual Association, and his action as
their agent. In reply [ will say that
the writer of the article referred to by
him as well as the boys who were in
duced to contribute their hard earned
dollars to that association, are willing to
accept his statements and exhonorate
him from any intent to wrong the boys,
and they sregret that he should have
got mixed up with such a crowd.
Some of the Vesper boys attended
the concert and dance given at the
Skating rink in Grand Rapids, on
Tuesday evening last. 1t happening to
be the eve of election day One Of our
newly elected town officers, who having
been elected constable, deemed it a
suitable time to celebrate his victory
with music and dancing, accordingly he
logged himself up in his Sunday-go-to-
meeting clothes, and pranced off to join
the merry throng. Now Hiram is q
pretty good looking chap when dressed
up, consequently he cut quite swell
when he arrived at the city, and some
of the girls supposed him to be one Of
the Wausau boys, were delighted to
accept his kind invitation to dance with
him. Now Hiram little dreampt that
his seeming popularity, was based upon
his supposed residence at the metropo-
oils Of Wausau, therefore iii reply to
some question regarding his residence
there, he informed his lady partner
| that he was not a resident of that city
but had the honor of residing at Vesper
| The lady remarked with a sigh that she
had not seen him when there a short
time ago on visit. Why says Hiram
II saw you, [ was working in the mill
when you and certain other ladies were
looking it over during your stay" The
denouement produced such a sudden
feeling of lassitude that the young lady
| begged to be seated at once, and said
she was too tired to go on with the
dance, and the poor fellow had to look
up another partner, and while musing
over the mysteries Of fashionable life
| he was astOnished to see this same
tired young lady waltzing on the f1oo1
with a city chap, and when they took a
position just opposite him on the floor,
| he was heard to mutter to himself
''Isen't it surprising TO see how quick
some people can get tired and get
rested again. Hiram came home a
sadder and a wiser man.
Miss Pet Smith says that Pat Starr is
a good horseman-bu she cannot think
why he should put the harness on the
horse wrong end to.
MARRIED at the residence of the
groom, at WhortIeberry Hollow, in
town of Vesper, April 18th 1888, by J.
w. Cameron, Justice of the Peace, Mr.
Michael Cahill to Mrs. Mary Johnson
/ No cards.
DR.. @. F. Witter made this burg q
pleasant call Monday p. m.