Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-01-04

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Grieves, of Steven

sonage the early part of the week. Mr..
Grieves is a brother-in-law of Mr.. VIM.
kilburne.
Messrs. Chas. and Herman Delaney,
of Povnette, brothers of Mrs. Geo. K.
Gardner, arrived in the city Wednesday
morning and are guests at the Gardner
residence on High st.
James keyes is studying law in the
office of Atty B. NJ. Vaughan. James
is an earnest, hard worker and says it is
better to study than waste his time in
idleness on our streets. James is light.
Mss Nellie Herschleb and her guest.
Miss Matte Vaughan, left for Stevens
Point this morning to visit with friends.
Miss Nellie will return Saturday evening
and Miss Vaughan will 60 to her home
at Tomahawk Lake.
Mr.. Fitch and sister, of Bearss Marsh,
were among the many in attendance at
the grand New Year Party in Pomain-
Wills hall Monday night. They have
many friends in the Twin Cities and are
always on hand at our social gatherings.
Miss Bessie Robinson is confined to
her home in Centralia with sickness.
She was taken i'll with la Grippe about
eight weeks ago, other complications
set in later, and she is still very sick.
Miss Lucy Woodwork and Miss Nellie
! Kroner left Saturday for Stevens Point
to be the guests of DR.. ]. Phillips and
family over Sunday. Miss Woodwork
goes from there to St. Paul to visit
! friends.
The boss, A i. Fontaine, departed
Saturday for Minneapolis to spend New
Years with his brothers and sisters in
| that city. He has been absent all week
and if any errors have crept into this
issue of the REPORTER they must be
accounted for by the devil"
Miss Minnie Gets, Centralia, enter
tanned the young ladies of the O. l. &.
last Thursday evening, the occasion OF
their annual oyster supper. Music and
a literary program also added to the
evenings entertainment and the young
ladies had good time.
Miss Kittie Coye, of Moslnee, was {
guest of Miss Carrie Pomainville in this
city few days the past week. Miss
Coye is always a welcome visitor II
Grand Rapids society and she manages
to larry here few days once or twice {
lyear.
DR.. Teller came home from Milwaukee
Sunday morning whittier he went tC
spend the holidays. Mr. Telfe" was
taken sick in the White City with la
Grippe and his fun was spoiled. He il
able to attend his business, though no
completely recovered.
Severe Belanger CANA home from
F West Superior Monday where he has
. been employed for some time in a drus
store of that city. Severe will remain
with his mother in this city for abou
two months. He came home in time t.
meet many of his young friends at the
New Year party.
Miss Ella Hasbrouck and E. H
LaVigne drove to Vesper Sunday las
and took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. I
J. Cameron. They continued to Arpil
in the afternoon and were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Arsin Arpin till Monday
morning. They reported finding thu
young married people very happy.
, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Luehr gave a New
Years dinner at their home in til,
fourth ward at which fifteen guests die
, justice It was very pleasant gatherin!
nearly all present being former Calume
County people and old friends anc
associates. 1t was a genuine happ.
reunion of warm friends.
Mr.. JOS Kilburne, brother Of Rev
VIM. Kilburne, was guest at tn
! Congregational parsonage few day
the past week. Jos. was employed 70
some time as typo in the Enterpris
; office, Centralia, and now holds simila
position in Cedarburg, Wis, 20 mile
1 north of Milwaukee. He returned tn
first of the week.
Mr.. Albert Gray came home from
: New Rome Tuesday morning after clos
ing a very successful term of school worl
in what is known as the Spring Brancl
l district. Albert is an earnest worke
and a good teacher and leaves recor'
in that district which made him man
: friends. The vacation lasts until sum
e mer and Albert is now at home waitin
an opportunity to 60 to work at some
thing else.
Mrs. L. w. Quimby is at home afte
e six weeks absence visiting friends i
e Lacrosse, Winona, st. Paul and Mime
: apolis. While at the latter place sh
helped celebrate Mr.. and Mrs. D. D
o Demarais' birthday anniversaries an
e the silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. I
e McCracken. Mrs. McCracken will b
4 remembered as Miss Mary Hawley VIII
lived here in her younger years.
4 Rev. Chas. Madsen, of the Moravia
n church, was handsomely remembered
o by his congregation and friends durin
j the holidays. The German members o
his church presented him a very fin
sofa as Christmas gift, which we men
" toned last week, but giving credit fo
" same to the entire congregation. Th
Scandinavians in Centralia and Rudolp
. remembered him with a gift of Yer