Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-07
PERSONAL.

very sick with lung trouble.
Mr.. Oswald St. Amour, of AIinnea
polls, was in the city Monday.
Mrs. John Nash and son Edward are
improving from an attack of la Grippe
Mrs D. VI Huntington has been con
fined to the house with the prevailing
illness.
Miss Fannie Rocheleau was a guest O
her sister Anna in this city the pas
week.
Mr.. Albert Niles, Of Friendship, /:
visiting his sister, Mrs. S. T. Young, il
this city.
John Brundage arrived Tuesday for
several weeks visit with his brother
Edward and family.
Mrs. Abrams, mistress at the Poor
Farm, is improving from siege Of
sickness.
Ernest Oberbeck Jr. has been very
sick With bronchitis but is now i'm
proving
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Cooper are i'm
proving from the prevalent disease OF
la Grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Dugas ST.. are both
confined to the house with an attack of
la Grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melyill Palmer and
little daughter have been among the
many suffering with Grippe.
Mr.. Ramsey, of Appleton, was in.the
city Tuesday on business with his
partner Mr.. F. MacKinnon.
Mr.. James Pickett, Of Centralia, lost
one of his children Sunday with the
prevalent disease-la Grippe.
Mr.. Ed. Tenant made his appearance
on Wednesday the first time i'll a week
after a severe attack of la Grippe.
Mrs. L. NJ. Alexander and baby
Pauline, Of Port Edwards, are recover
ing from a severe attack of influenza.
Mr.. Theodore Lipke spent Thanks
giving with his mother in Appleton.
Mrs. Lipke has been quite sick and
enjoyed the presence of her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Metzger lost their
little five year old daughter Tuesday
with the prevailing disease. The
funeral service takes place to-day.
Mr.. Gus. LaVigne, of Port Edwards,
was in the city Tuesday the first time
for many months. He is quite char
acter in the history of the county.
Mr.. Glenn Williams, Guy and Nellie
Nash, members of the Freshman class
at the State University, visited their
homes in this city on Thanksgiving
Mr.. F. Fl. Lamberton, of Tomah, has
associated himself with the new barber
and they are now running two chairs.
Business appears to be rushing.
Mr.. Frank Brazeau who has charge of
the Arpin store at Arpin, enjoyed
Thanksgiving dinner with his brothers
and family in this city.
Miss Perry, of Tomah, and Miss
Richardson, of Sparta, teachers in the
Howe High School, were among those
who spent the Thanksgiving vacation at
| their homes.
John E. Carey, of Eau Claire, was in
he city Wednesday to attend the
uneral Of his father. Mr.. Carey re-
ports a splendid business and be is
certainly the perfect picture Of health
Mr.. and Mrs II. w. Richer, of
Necedah, were guests at the Hasbrouck
residence in this city the latter part of
last week. They departed for their
home Sunday evening.
Miss Anne Conner, assistant principal
III the Centralia High School, passed
the Thanksgiving vacation at her home
in Auburndale. She returned to her
duties Sunday evening
Mr.. Curtis Crotteau, who has been
employed at March for the past five
months, is again at home with his
parents making his headquarters at the
Commercial Hotel.
| Mr.. NJ E. Stevens and family, who
have spent the summer and fall on their
cranberry marsh, returned to this city
last week. They have taken up their
abode in Ed. Bonham's residence.
Mr.. Hemmer, salesman for the
Hemmer Jewelry Co., of Chicago, and
who spent several weeks in the twin
cities the past summer, was here on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Andrews, Jr., OF
Stevens Point, spent Thanksgiving with
Mrs. AS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. D.
Potter, in the town of Grand Rapids
They made few calls in the city while
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus. Woodwork, OF
Milwaukee, and T. s. Woodwork, Of
Pittsville, were welcome guests at the
Woodwork homestead on Thanks
giving day. The father, who is very
feeble, was delighted to see them.
Messrs. Frank Haskins and n. Z.
Smedley, Of CentralIa, returned the
past week from a six weeks hunting
expedition i'll Bayfield, county. They
report fine time and long list Of
game.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe spoke of Lucy
Stone before the Genealogical and Bio
graphical Society Of New York City, the
other evening. It was an elOuuent and