Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-14
PERSONALS.

Win cOIu.
Miss Libbie Nau returned to hel
home in Green Bay Tuesday last.
Mr.. w. 3. Naylor, of Tomah, was in
this city Monday on business.
Eddie Whitney at writing is reported
critically sick with an attack of pneu-
monia.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Beadle and Mrs. A.
Blake are visiting this week with rela-
tives in Plover.
Frank o. Gray, of Nebraska, son OF
our esteemed Clerk of Court, is visiting
at the family homestead in this city.
Mrs. JOS Demereau and her sister,
Miss Maggie Meredith, are visiting with
relatives in New Lisbon.
Harry Rablin, who was reported dan
gerously. il. the past week, we are glad
to announce is much better.
Little Thresa Monroe, only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe, is dangerously
sick with brain fever.
Miss Emma Smith left Wednesday
evening for visit among relatives and
friends in Saltwater and Minneapolis
Walter L. Wood, Grand Rapids good
looking druggist, has adorned the front
of his store building with new awning.
R. A. Havenor's mother, from Osh-
kosh, was present at the funeral service
of his little daughter Rula, on Tuesday
Mr. c. D. Percy, brother of Mrs. A
L. Ridgman, was visiting with his sis
ter's family few days the past week.
Mr.. Geo. R. Gardeners daughter Ma
BILE is reported sick with an attack of
malaria DIR. Robinson is attending.
Rev. Bittner will hold English SER
vices at his church Sunday afternoon at
2:30 especially for Norwegian lutherans.
Miss Emma Cyscloiby, is back to her
labors in Ritzman & Brazeaus tailor
shop after several weeks visit with her
parents IN Amherst.
Mr.. W. Crosse spent few days the
past week with his parents in Necedah.
Mrs. Fournier kept his store open
while he was absent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bardwell, of Plainfeld,
a brother of Mrs. Havenor, were in at
tendance at the funeral service of little
Rula the daughter of Mrs. Havenor.
Rev. Loomis delivered an excellent
sermon last Sabbath morning on Switz-
erland and the great Swiss reformer,
Zwingi. 1t was very interesting and
instructive.
Chas. DAILY & Co. received car load
of nice beef from Milwaukee the past
week. Ten ton of stall fed beef will be
appreciated by the patrons of that
market.
Little Della Jones entertained about
thirty of her little friends last Friday
afternoon in honor of her eleventh
birthday. The little ones present re-
port very enjoyable time.
MI VIM. Prettyman will move the
balance of his stock of goods to Milwau-
kee and viii probably open up a retail
store there. They leave this city some
time the present week.
Rev. John Rowland has been invited
to the pastorate of the Congregational
Church at New London. We have not
learned yet whether it has been accept
ed.
Mrs. Vroom Talmadge arrived home
last Saturday after an absence of several
months in Nebraska. She came to look
after Mrs. E. G. Talmadge who has been
quite sick, but is now reported better.
Mrs. Kate Townsend is in the city
after a long absence with relatives in
the South and East. She is waiting
upon Mr.. N. L. Compton who is very
sick Her friends will be glad to learn
she is back again.
Mrs. John Hamm has received her
spring stock of goods. They are now
being placed upon the shelves. A fine
line of ready made men and boys cloth
| ing is among the new goods added.
| Call and examine her stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
Mr.. Henry Fisher, of Ma1shfeld, a
| frst-class harness maker, has been en-
gagged by Messrs. Frank Stahl and VIM.
Kuntz, of this city, who just recently
opened up harness shop here. They
occupy the building this side of the
American Express Office.
| Mr.. II. w. S. Peak, lately of st. Paul
and q brother of JOS. Peak in this city
was a welcome caller at this office on
| Wednesday. He is printer from way
back and has spent great deal of his
time seeing the country. He is q
genial good fellow whom any brother
in the profession is glad to meet with.
The Tomah Journal gives us the fol
lowing item about w. G. Homermiller
who is well known in this city:-'W
| C. Homermiller was badly shaken W
and considerably injured last Monday
4 morning as he was about to leave on the
early freight on the Valley road. While
the train was being made up, the cars
came together at one time with great
force, and Mr.. Homermiller, who hap
pened to be standing at the time, was
thrown violently, receiving serious in
juries about his shoulder and side"
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 4. Havenor have the
sympathy Of these communities in the
loss of their little girl Rula, aged foul
years, last Sunday morning, at 7:3(
O'Clock. with a severe attack of Group