Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-16
WOOD COUNTY REPORTER.
PERSONAL.

Merrill News: Otto Rmnius was the
guest Of Miss Laura King last Sunday.
D. D. Conway spent two days at
Ri inelander during the past week on
business.
T. w. Kruger went to Milwaukee
Tuesday night to be absent two or three
days on business.
Edward Daily departed for La Crosse
Sunday evening, where he will attend
the business college there.
Wausau Herald: w. II. Carey, the
Centralia insurance agent, spent the
fore part of the week in the city in
creasing his list Of insured.
Mrs. Will Gross, accompanied by her
oldest child, departed last Thursday
evening for Chicago to visit about two
weeks as guest of her sister.
Geo. Laufer went to Milwaukee Sat
urday evening in the interest Of his
health. George has been troubled a
great deal with rheumatism Of late
W. E. Mack, of the Central Electric
Co., has been registered on the sick list
this week, DR.. a. L. Ridgman attend
ing physician.
Walter Dennis, Centralia, has been
engaged by A. M. Muir as clerk in his
shoe store and Walter started to work
Monday morning.
John E. DAILY has purchased S. f.
Duryea's horse, buggy and outfit at a
bargain. Mr.. and Mrs. DAILY will take
great pleasure in the use of them.
G. II. Grundy, general manager of the
Marshield sr& Southeastern Ry., with
headquarters at Marshfield, was noticed
in our city between trains Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gessler of Green
Bay are IN the city, guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Scott. They intend to visit
relatives also in the town of New Rome
r. II. Noble, of the Milwaukee Even
ing Wisconsin,, has been working the
town 4 few days this week in behalf Of
that paper. He came here from Stevens
Point.
Mr.. j. &. Post returned to Milwaukee
Sunday evening to look after his bust
ness interests while Mrs. Post will re-
main and 90 with Mr.. and Mrs. Cam
eron Wednesday.
Waupaca Post, Mrs. E. NJ. Allerton
& Co. of Grand Rapids, Wis, have
rented Mrs. Calkins' store and will open
millinery store. They expect to have
the goods placed by Saturday.
Edmund Rossier and NJ. n. Weeks of
Wausau came down Saturday evening
and hunted prairie chickens in this
vicinity until Tuesday. They brought
some birds home with them.
Menominee Herald: American Ex-
press Agent J. L. Dugas was called out
at an early hour yesterday morning,
Sept. s, to check off consignment No. 2,
male gender. Mother and child doing
nicely, thank you.
Senator John c.. Spooner and ex-Sen-
ator VIM. f. Villas have gone on an out
ing in the west. They will visit the
Yellowstone Park and other points of
interest out that way and expect to
travel together for a month.
The families of DIR. G. L. Tisdale and
Edward Lynch are nicely settled in the
Wood block where they will spend the
winter and do light housekeeping.
They have pleasant quarters and will be
very comfortable this winter
O'Day & DAILY have purchased a rail-
way locomotive for use in their logging
business in the northern part of the
state. The engine is named the Port
Edwards" and will be useful acuuisi-
ton to the outfit of this enterprising
firm.
Robert Rowland came home Monday
evening from Il ten days absence in
Milwaukee and Chicago. purchasing
stock for the store of Geo. 7. Rowland
& Son, general merchandise. Robert
had good time in the city and bought
himself new bicycle while away.
Maurice SLIDER returned Saturday
night from Chicago and Milwaukee,
whittier he went 10 purchase new goods
for the SLIDER store. Clerks have been
busy at that emporium all week unpack-
ing stock as it arrived, and they now
display rich line of nobby things in
neckwear, dress patterns, gents cloth
ing, ETC., all indicating that Maurice's
Judgment as & careful buyer is good and
that his selection was up to date il
every particular. The young man also
reports having had good time in the
big city.
+. c. ketchum, only reliableice dealer
in the twin cities PrOmnt delivery