Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-08-17
Personal.

Is 1fOi. Alex L6nlGf was 4 welcome
caller on numerous friends from Friday
until Monday last.
I. 0. Juve our photographer spent
a day in Necedah last week combining
business and pleasure.
Mrs. Chas. Kruger had as guests
Monday and Tuesday, Mrs. Harland
and Mrs. R. A. Kruger, of baskerville.
Sarah and Clara SLIDER are the guests
of the Heineman household, Wausau.
They will remain there about two weeks
Gus Frank leaves this week for Graf
ton, North Dakota, where he takes
charge of ]. H. kelIer's threshing
engine &c.
Mrs. Chapman's mother and sister of
Milwaukee are visiting at her home on
Oak Street.
Miss Anna Buhlmyre has been having
quite serious seige with erysipelas but
at present is doing nicely under the care
Of DR.. de Grandpre.
Miss Ella Baker is spending part of
her summer vacation on the cranberry
marsh with her friends Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickerman, near Babcock.
Mr.. Isaac Witter, accompanied by his
sister Ruth left for Auburndale last
Monday to visit with cousins and enjoy
country air for few days.
Mr. D. Edwards, of Galena, H., was
a visitor in the Twin Cities q few days
the past week.
Mr.. Moses Mezerow, Of Ashland, re-
turned to this city Saturday to visit a
few days among friends on his way
home from the Worlds Fair
Mrs. Fannie Thompson spent few
days in Colby, the guest of Mrs. c.
Hamilton formerly of this city.
Mrs. NJ. J. Warren has returned from
a visit to her son Walton and family of
Milwaukee. She will entertain the
Ladies Relief Corps Friday afternoon.
Mrs. W. L. Wood entertains the
Guild" at her house tomorrow after
noon. A cordial invitation is extended
to all interested.
Messrs. Milton Mosher and Ernie
Andrews accompanied the Twin City
Ball Team to Necedah last Saturday.
They returned with the boys Sunday.
Mrs. &. IL. Slocum and two youngest
children, Of West Superior, are in the
city visiting relatives. They will re-
main several weeks.
Mrs. Mary Platt, of California, who
formerly taught here, is visiting friends
and relatives. She spent a few days
last week in Colby. Mis-. Nutter, her
niece, accompanied her,
Mrs Faulkner made heH: friends and
relatives weeks visit in Green Bay
the past week Miss GuttS had charge
of her millinery store during her
absence.
Little Katie Walsh was the getter up
Of a picnic given on the Fair grounds
Aug. 18th in honor of her brother
Frazer and sister Mamie's birthday
A score Of little friends joined in making
the day a merry one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Kroner have been
enjoying visit from Mr.. Kromer's
brother Henry, of Lagrange, Ind. He
lived here over twenty years ago, and
notes the city's growth and improve
ments.
Miss Alice Walsh left yesterday with
her cousin Mr.. Fay, of Chicago, who has
been visiting here for some time. She
will visit relatives and enjoy the
"World's FAIR" sights
Messrs. R. C. Worthing ton, DR.. \. L.
Ridgman and Henry Berard left Mon
day evening for Chicago, where they
will spend a week viewing the White
City. Mr.. Berard will continue his
studies at Rush Medical College.
Mrs, S. Pratt who dislocated her hip
last week is suffering less pain, but a
long and tedius confinement awaits her.
She is under the care Of DR.. Witter who
has placed the injured limb in cast.
Mrs. Pratt fell and broke her wrist a
year ago, and IN this second misfortune
endures a double portion of suffering.
Mrs. Fournier who has been a great
sufferer from nervous exhaustion for
two years and over will go to the city
of Milwaukee for treatment under the
advice of physicians who recommend a
change of climate, environments and
treatment not to be obtained at home
Many friends sympathize with her, and
hope a speedy relief.
Messrs. Ed Whitney, Chas. Lubbock,
Tom Nash and Charlie Jones left the
Twin Cities by boat Monday afternoon
for trip down river through the Dells
and on toward the mouth Of the river.
The boys have planned pleasant outing
and may float way down to the Missis-
sippi.
Mr.. Fred Stamm returned from
Kankakee, H., Sunday morning,
where he has been employed in a
Furniture Factory for the past five
months. Fred says Kankakee is a
great furniture and chair factory center
and is usually a thriving, lively city but
that the mills have all been forced to
shut down and labor shut out of the