Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-15
PERSONALS.

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Mrs. III. c. Warren is home from her
extended visit with friends at Plover.
Miss Fannie Roeheleau has gone back
to Merrill where she will teach school.
Miss Alice Frechette left the city
Tuesday afternoon to visit with friends.
Grant Beardsley went to Tomah Sat
urday to see his best girl and has not
returned yet.
VIM. Brown and crew of men are
fast reducing the piers which originally
formed the Neeves' boomage.
DR.. II. C. Worthington, of Merrill,
was welcome caller at this Office last
Saturday.
Nothing slow about Kipp and Mullen
as base ball battery. No flies were
allowed to roost Oh them.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Crosse returned
Wednesday morning from short visit
at Necedah with relatives.
Mrs. Jos. Cave, of Remington, is in
the city for few days. She has some
idea of buying home here.
Chas. J. Sowle, pension agent from
Tomah, was registered at the Central
House Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cohan, of Wausau, and
Miss Bick, of Milwaukee, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Arpin the past
week.
Mrs. Hamm and daughter Clara re-
turned home Tuesday from Appleton
where they had been visiting with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nienstedt, of Clarinda,
Iowa, mother and father of Mrs. E. 2.
,Arpin are in the city guests of their son
and daughter.
Mr.. Lara Ward, of Pittsyille, was in
the city Monday and stated that he
was going to move his family to Mil
waukee.
Mr.. Fred Crosse, of Sparta, is in the
city visiting with his parents and par
taking of what poor chicken hunting
there is in this ne1ghborhood.
Married-August 9th 1889, in Cen
tralia, by the Rev. c. Madsen, John
Anderson to Miss Maria Johnson both
of Sigel, Wood Co.. Wis.
Mr.. Phil. Ward was up from his.
cranberry marsh the past week and
reported that the last frost Injured his
crop about one half.
psy@ If you have any furniture that
needs repairing, remember that Mike
BoGoger does all kinds Of this work at
moderate prices. Shop in his building
next to r. Parrish & Bros store.
Mr. Louis Alexander, of San Francis
co, California, and Miss Dafter, of Mar
inette, Wis. are guests Of Miss Lydia
Edwards, of Port Edwards, the present
week.
Mrs. Donaldson, Miss Maggie Hamm,
Miss May Stattery and Miss Minnie
McGrath accompanied the Mathew
sisters home last Friday evening and
had good time.
Messrs. I. J. Simons, Homer Blan-
chard and Adam Myers, of Stevens
Point, were in the city Monday billing
the Great District Fair which takes
place in that city Sept 3, 4, 5, and 9Th.
Messrs w. L. Wood, Will Martin and
Alex Bezaillon returned last Saturday
from weeks trip 10y row boat down
| the Wisconsin river to the "DeIls'
Fhey had beautiful weather and report
an enjoyable trip.
Conductor Monahan recently had a
rather unique passenger on his train on
the Green Bay railroad in the person OF
an old man of ninety years who was
taking his first ride on railroad. His
name was John Barker, and he rode
from Grand Rapids to Elm Lake-TLa-
Crosse Chronicle.
A. L. Crosse and family are located
and doing business in their new build
ing lately erected. The arrangement
is complete and handy as a pocket in a
shirt. In the basement an oven has
been put in which is reached by an in
side and outside entrance. The rear
part is arranged for family purposes
while the front IS suitable for refresh
ment room and business place with
shelves, counters, ETC. Mr.. Crosse
informed the writer that it was pleas
ure to do business in his new quarters.
Messrs. Antoine Arpin and John
Andrews left Monday to be absent
several days for the purpose of estimat-
ing tract of pine timber lands owned
by Mr.. Antoine Arpin in Sections 35, 26.
22, 10. township a range east. as he is
going to place it on the market for sale.
Mr.. John Arpin has crew of men
estimating the timber on lands of his
in the same vicinity which he intends
to offer for sale. Parties desiring to
make purchase of some pine timber
this is their opportunity. They Will
leave tent on the grounds if there
are any parties who would like to look
the land over.
At the Quarterly Conference of the
Methodist Church held on Monday last,
Rev. s. Smith, notified his official board
and Presiding Elder that in view of his
wife's health, he could not be consider
ed as a candidate for this charge for
the coming year. The four years pas
torate of the Rev. Smith viii close with