Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-01
Thursday, July I, 1897.
PERSONAL.

Miss Minnie HelmOld, Centrana,
passed Sunday last in Stevens Point as
the guest of Miss Gertie Schall.
Miss Ethel Chouniard of Milwaukee
was ente rtained in the city this week at
the home of Mrs E. I. Philleo.
Rev. F. S. Wheeler returned to Grand
Rapids, Friday, after a pleasant week
spent in Appleton.
Miss Lucille Matthews of Merrill, for
mer teacher in the Centralia schools, is
guest of Mrs. J. w. Natwick.
Rev. w. Krimf of the town of Sigel
will occupy the pulpit of the German
Lutheran church in this city, Sunday,
July 1. at $50 p. m.
Arthur Pepin, deliveryman for .. s..
Express Agent Ellis Kroner, has new
bicycle. The name plate says it is a
"Pattee."
Mrs. a. NJ. Muir and children went
to Winona, Monday morning, to spend
about two weeks with friends and rel
atiyes.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Kellogg and Miss
Leila Treat will entertain at the home
on High street this. Thursday, evening,
Z o'clock, whist
Miss Emma Kraus Of Pittsville has
been spending a few days in the city as
the guest Of Misses Mary and Matilda
BUnge.
O. P. Mcneil came home Monday
evening from a three days trip to Me-
nasha, Neenah and Appleton. Oswald
was taking photos Of a special attraction
over in that direction.
Mr.. James Luft, of Madison, spent
three days the fore part of this week
at the d. D. Conway home i'll Centralia.
Miss Kathryn Luft is a guest at the
same residence this week.
George Booth Of Stevens Point han
died the razor in f. Stamm's barber
shop, Saturday last, while Fred was alb
sent at Oshkosh with the MGnnerchor
Singing society.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Herbst and son,
George, of Faribault, Minnesota, are
visiting in the twin cities with Mrs.
Ernestine Fontaine and relatives.
They came Tuesday morning and will
remain q few weeks.
Geo. w. Davis, Samuel Thompson
and Anton Hirzy have new walks this
week after long delay by street i'm
provements III front of their business
places. They appreciate the change, so
do their customers.
Messrs. T. w. Kruger, Maurice SLIDER
and printer went fishing down river
the first day of the week and -)t-Wet.
But the same party tried il over again
for few hours during the afternoon Of
the next day and they brought home a
long string of nice ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. +. Philleo came home
the first Of the week from TOmahaWk,
where they spent two weeks as guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Cutter. Mr..
Philleo is somewhat of an enthusiast
with rod and reel, and he reports some
pleasant fishing expeditions among the
lakes up that way.
Miss Florence B. Philleo is home
from Detroit, Michigan, where she has
! finished her third season in the study
of music. Miss Florence has beenvery
successful in her work and comes back
TO her home city a talented vocalist.
We shall be pleased to listen to notes Of
her accomplishment in the near future.
Rev. John Rowland's friends in the
twin cities will be pleased to learn that
he intends to sail from New \ ork on
July 10 for Il trip to Cork, Ireland,
where he will visit his parents whom he
mas not seen for many years. We hope
he will have a safe journey and pleas
ant visit among the scenes of his child
hood.
Mr.. Hopkins of St Louis, contractor
for the sub-structure of the new Green
Bay & Western railroad bridge soon
! to be erected across the Wisconsin
river at this point, was in town We'd
nesday. This bridge must be COM
| pleted by October /, bnt high water is
retarding the beginning Of work. The
contractors are accordingly anxious. A
carefully prepared schedule of the
different stages of water attained by
the old "Wisconse" during the summer
months of 80 and '96 was furnished
the contractors as a basis for their plans
as to the proper time to erect the new
bridge, but the schedule doesn't seem
to hold good this year. The river is
much higher than usua! and recent
hard rains are adding TO the difference
from former seasons.