Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-25
PERSONAL.

J. W. Cochran left Tuesday evening
for Chicago on weeks business trip.
Miss Winnie Blanchard is home from
her school in Nasonville sick with Ia
Grippe.
| Geo. \. Wood and the writer were
pleasantly entertained at whist Monday
evening at the home of Mayor Taylor
| Mr.. D. o. Fisher is agent for a
Jackson Michigan Corset Co., and is
now constantly on the road.
Mr.. Ed. Rossier was down from
Wausau and spent Sunday with his
mother and friends in our cities
Mr.. Jim Canning Sr. left Monday
morning for Emmonsville, near Wausau,
to look after business interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Love are the
happy parents of a little baby girl born
on Thursday evening last.
| Mrs. T. NJ. Reed, of Necedah, a
sister of Mrs w. F. kellogg, is in the
city visiting relatives.
Mrs. A. r. Moody, of Northport,
Wis, was in the city between trains on
| Wednesday.
Robt. Blow Jr. who has been a
resident of Stevens Point, year past
lost his house Sunday by fire.
R. T. Doud, of Winona, was in the
city Wednesday looking after his bust
ness interests.
Mr.. Erwin Boyer, of Merrill, was in
the city the fore part of the week
guest of Chas. Carman.
Mr.. Chas. King and his white bull
dog went to Rudolph Monday morning
to visit friends.
Mrs. M. Brown, of Neilsville, is
visiting in the city the guest of her
sister Mrs. Orr1n Gray.
Mr.. Gus Frank went to Arpln
Wednesday morning to enter the en-
ployment of the Arpin Lumber Co.
Mr.. F. MacKinnon returned home
Tuesday morning from a short business
| trip to the large cities.
Mr.. Malcolm Young, book-keeper at
Nekoosa, departed last Friday evening
for his home in Buffalo, n Y. to be
absent about two weeks.
DR.. 0. T. Hougen attended the Fox
River Vally Medical society at Green
Bay on Tuesday. He returned to his
practice on Wednesday.
Mr.. Matthew McRaith will leave
Monday for Fond du Lac to enter the
employment Of one Of the druggists in
that city. Matthew's asteady man and
we wish him success.
Mr.. A. Fl. Dustin, who has been at
work carpentering on the Nekoosa
mill, left for Merrill "Wednesday morn
ing to visit with his son for two or
three weeks.
Miss Carrie Bell, formerly teacher
in Centralia, was the guest Of Miss Alta
Powers few days last week. She re-
turned to her home in Pittsville
Tuesday morning.
W. E. Mack, of Cleveland, Ohio, is in
the city on business for few days. He
returns home and then will make a
visit to that grand old state of Cali
| fornia.
Mr.. Ellis Kroner returned home
| from the South Tuesday morning after
an absence of six months. He is HON
| for a six weeks vacation after which he
| will 90 on the road again.
Mr.. Fred Closuit, of Green Bay, and
| Mrs. ]. D. Fowzer and little son Lloyd
were guests at the home of their
mother, Mrs. Fred Closuit, last week
Miss Ellen Minahan is preparing for
the presentation of popular play at
the opera house in the near future.
The proceeds will go towards the pur-
chase of a piano for the Howe High
| school,
R. B. Bates, National Bank examiner,
was in the city Wednesday and Thurs
day looking after the interests of
'Uncle SAM in our local banks. The
local banks never know when the
examiner may drop in upon them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Muir, of Pittsville,
came over on Saturday to spend the
Sabbath guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Muir. Mr.. Muir returned Monday but
his wife will spend the week here.
Harriette Caroline Louise Pagel died
Saturday January Goth at the home of
Albert Podawiltz in this city, of old age.
She was born in Germany February 26,
1925. The funeral service took place at
the Moravian Church, Centralia, on
Monday January 22nd, Rev. Madsen
officiating.
Mr.. E. B. Sutton, of Sherry, was in
our cities Thursday and Friday. He
was among the spectators at the
Masquerade in Pomainville's hall and
was a social caller at this Office the
following morning. Ed. is one of those
jovial fellows we are always pleased to
meet.
! Miss Nettie Wheelan, who is teaching
school near Rudolph, was home last
week on the sick list. She returned
Monday morning with very hard cold
but bound to look after her pupils.
This week will close Miss Nettie s