Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-04-25
PERSONAL.

Miss Beulah Cochran is expected
home this week.
\. \. Sicard, Of Wausau, was in the
city Wednesday on business.
Dick Stevenson came up from Milwau-
kee Sunday morning.
F. L. Tibbits will move his family to
Milwaukee the first week in May.
Mrs. Fitsch and daughter, of Bears
Marsh, was in the city Tuesday shop
ping.
Miss Eva Jones, of Pittsville, was in
the city over Sunday the guest of her
sister Mrs. A. Muir.
Evangelist Merrill writes that services
will be begun in the Con2'l Church next
week, Friday, May Sd.
VIM. L. Sprowl, of the town of
Seneca, was in the city and renewed
his subscription to the REPORTER.
B. r. Goggins is having bay window
addition erected on the south side of
his house in Centralia.
DR.. Hougen was in Kaukauna, Tues
day, in attendance upon the Fox River
Medical society.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nachs are happy
over the arrival Of a son Tuesday
morning.
L. NJ. Gates, proprietor of the Oak
land, at Babcock, was in the city
Saturday on business.
Mr. Edward Lynch, accompanied
Mrs. Edward Mccartney, who has been
visiting in this city several weeks, to
Montello Tuesday.
Miss Arvilla Demarais entertained
company Of girl friends Saturday in
honor Of her 18th birthday. A pleasant
afternoon is reported.
Miss Hattie B. M oberg, editor and
proprietor of the Amherst Advocate
spent the Sabbath in this city the guest
of Miss Minnie Brown.
Mr.. VIM. Slattery is erecting a home
in the town of Carson, Portage county.
Michael Matthews is doing the carpen-
ter work.
Rev. and Mrs. Churm, of Milwaukee,
have been guests at the John Edwards
homestead in Port Edwards during this
week.
Mr.. Heber Tlbbits, travelling salesman
for the Centralia Lumber Co., with head
quarters at Madison, spent Sunday and
Monday with his parents here.
B. T. Worthington, who has been in
Waupaca the most of the winter, has
been home recently on account of
severe cold. He expects to return soon.
P. A. Williams, of Marshfeld, was
appointed district attorney for Wood
county to fill vacancy caused by the
resignation of L. NJ. Deming.
Eric Berg, who has been employed
the past winter by the Arpin Lumber
Company, came home Saturday. He
called at this Office and renewed his
subscription to the REPORTER.
Mrs. A. A. Williams, who formerly
lived in the town Of Saratoga but is now
resident of this city, was a social
caller Tuesday and subscribed for the
paper.
Mr.. Ellis Rogers, editor of the Black
River Falls Post. was 4 welcome caller
at this Office Monday evening. We are
always delighted to have good visit
with our newspaper friends.
We received short letter from W.
H. Gay, Milan, Michigan, this week in
which he ordered the REPORTER for a
year to keep track Of the news in the
twin cities.
Mr.. Fred Mosier, of Centralia, was
nicely surprised by number of his
young friends last Friday evening April
10. The houls were spent in dancing
and merrv-making and all departed
having satisfied themselves with a good
time.
Messrs Steven Warner and Abner
! Brooks, of Bearss Marsh, have one of
the Holcomb teams and a large breaking
pillow with which they will do break
ing for anyone who desires such work
done at reasonable rates.
Thomas w. Henderson, of West
Superior, purchased eighty acres of
cranberry land recently of Henry
/ Forbes, Bearss Marsh, consideration
/ 5000. He intends to cultivate and
improve the lands in connection with
the Rein Bros, who own a marsh
joining.
MIS- Geo. Shorey returned Tuesday
from California where she has been for
the past nineteen months. She was
much taken up with that state but says
it cost more to live there then in Wis
consin She brought samples of fine
fruit and the editor was remembered.
James Ryan, prisoner serving a
term Of six months in the county Jail
for stealing an overcoat in Marshfield,
escaped Monday evening at about s
O'Clock. He was permitted to 90 after
a pail of water in lis shirt sleeves Just
outside the Jail and he dropped the
pail and ran away. At this writing he
has not yet been recaptured. He had
already served three months of his