Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-31
PERSONAL.

morning for Evansville, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Laramie lost
their baby Thursday morning May 9th
only nine days old
Mr.. E. P. Johnson, of Lacrosse. has
opened a shooting gallery in the
Peterson building, Centralia.
Henry E. Fitch, attorney-at-law, of
Bearss' Marsh. was in the city to-day on
business
viii Burt, who is following his trade
IN Green Bay, was home few days the
present week.
MIR. and Mrs. Pat Griffin, of Merrill,
| were down the past week to attend the
funeral of Mike Henry.
Mr.. Maxson, of Necedah, was in the
city over Sunday and sang in the Cong'l
church choir morning and evening.
|. E. Philleo Is at the Witter House
while his wife is visiting in Tomahawk
the guest Of her sister Mrs. A. NJ Pride.
Mrs. John Arpin is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Buckley,
in Milwaukee this week. She expects
to make quite an extended stay.
Mr.. II. Bert Chouinard, of Merrill,
who is studying for the ministry at
Nashotah, Wis, near Delafeld, was in
the twin cities few days this week.
Geo. w. Small, of Visalia, California,
an old friend of L. M. Alexander, was
guest in Port Edwards the first of the
week.
Charles LaBreche, of West Superior,
arrived home Tuesday morning. He
has been employed the past two years
Oh the Fire Company force in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Morrison and
Mrs. VIM. A. Moulton, of Babcock,
were i'll the city Monday at the Witter
House.
Mrs. Pete Wheelihan, of Necedah,
came up Friday to purchase a fine
dress hat at the popular millinery
establishment of Mrs. A. E. Donaldson.
B. G. Chandos has sold the Nekoosa
Paper Co. 250 cords of stone to fill their
dam and piers. They are blasting the
larger ones for easier transportation.
Mrs. w. H. Luehr is away this week
on visit to her parents. During her
absence Prof. Luehr will make his
home with Landlord Hathaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ca Knuteson and child
have returned from Sheboygan to Arpin
where he is employed as book-keeper
for the Arpin Lumber Co.
The Misses Ella and Martha Byrnes,
teachers in Lincoln county, have moved
back to this city with their mother and
will make the old home headquarters
again.
Mrs. A. E. Donaldson spent the past
week in Nashville the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. John McTavish. She reports
a pleasant time and successful
business trip.
Mrs. Abrams, who has charge of the
Poor Farm, furnished the four-horse
team for the conveyance of the Ladies
Relief Corps to the cemetery and
return on Decoration Day.
DR.. Warner, agent for the Hirschberg
Optical Co., st. Louis, Mo-. was in the
twin cities this week with headquarters
at John E. Days drug store and
Corriveau & Garrison's dry goods store.
Mr.. Mike Mahar, of Merrill, was in
the city the fore part of the week as a
witness in the case of B. G. ChandOs VS..
Frances J. Edwards and L. M. Alex
ander. His many old time friends
here were glad to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Harmon will soon
be ready to receive their friends at their
new home in the Williams house in the
second ward. They have been furnish
ing and getting the house ready for two
weeks past.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Crapsey enter
tanned few of their intimate friends at
whist Monday evening in honor of Mrs.
Crapsey's sister, Miss Caryoline Pendell,
of Fond du Lac. A very pleasant
evening is reported.
Albert Marceau returned home
Saturday morning from Hot Springs,
Arkansas, after an absence Of four
months. His health is much improved
and be is feeling good.
Karl Witzel, an old gentleman eighty
nine years old, living with his son in the
town of Port Edwards, died Of heart
trouble Tuesday May 22nd while sitting
at the dinner table. He was buried in
this city on the oath, M. A. Bogoger
having charge of the funeral service.
Mrs Elizabeth Crawford, of Friend
ship, is in the city visiting her old
neighbors and friends in the first ward.
Her son is in the employ of the Omaha
railroad with headquarters at Altoona,
this state. Her daughter Eva Whalen
is in Chicago.
The following ladies from Babcock
were registered at the Lyon House,
Centralia, on Saturday: Mesdames III.
H. Seymour, J. w. Welsch, Thomas
Law, P. J. Mccormick, J. O. Geller and
Miss Rose Honish. They did some
shopping in the twin cities and returned
the same evening. 1t was jolly party
Necedah Republican:-Messrs. G. w.
Davis and G. n Wood of Grand